I-CaN-MaMa: Integrated campus network monitoring and management

A campus network provides a number of services to its stakeholders. Due to the complexity of having many services, it is often difficult to pinpoint an issue quickly. The currently available tools for monitoring a campus network are often designed for a specific piece of the network. On the other hand, systems administrators running a campus network with data centers and supporting a number of internal and external applications face several challenges with the current set of tools for monitoring and management. To fill this void, we propose the I-CaN-MaMa (Integrated Campus Network Monitoring and Management) framework. Our approach takes an integrated view that was developed in consultations with issues faced by systems administrators. We present the key components in this framework and through a brief study, we show the utility of our approach.