Using Nagios as a groundwork for developing a better network monitoring system

Due to the complexity of nowadays networks and the inadequate of existing open-source software features, network administrators usually have to integrate several tools to build up the monitoring environments that meet their requirements. Nagios is one of those tools that have been widely used by experienced network administrators. Because of the flexible modular architecture, Nagios allows users to develop custom modules to enhance the system functionality in many different ways. In this paper, we propose the conceptual design of the seamless integration of Nagios as a core of the new feature-rich monitoring system. Our new system is integrated with a more interactive and friendly user interface, while providing much more in-depth information about the network. Most importantly, all of which can be achieved without modifying any single line of Nagios source code.