A distributed approach to lan monitoring using intelligent high performance monitors

Author

Soha, M.

Author_Institution

Digital Equipment Corp., Littleton, MA, USA

Volume

1

Issue

3

fYear

1987

fDate

7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

20

Abstract

A summary of the local area network (LAN) environment and its characteristics is provided. The architecture of a decentralized monitoring system and the specifics of an implementation are presented. These monitors are intelligent in that they do not require specification of what the monitor should examine; the monitor simply receives every packet and learns the required information to provide a meaningful presentation of the LAN statistics. The monitor´s design guarantees that every LAN packet will be processed regardless of the LAN traffic rate. The author´s experience with this system in monitoring Ethernets and 10-Mb/s 802.3 LANs is reviewed, and the complementary use of bridges to support LAN maintenance is introduced. The benefits of this approach are summarized. The techniques used by this monitoring system are applicable to all IEEE Standard 802 LANs.

Keywords

computerised monitoring; local area networks; 109 Mbit/s; 802.3 LANs; Ethernets; IEEE Standard 802 LANs; LAN monitoring; decentralized monitoring system; distributed approach; intelligent high performance monitors; statistics; Bridges; EPON; IEEE 802.3 Standards; Local area networks; Monitoring; Protocols; Radiation detectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MNET.1987.6434206

Filename

6434206