Title :
Techniques for automated network map generation using SNMP
Author :
Mansfield, Glenn ; Ouchi, M. ; Jayanthi, K. ; Kimura, Y. ; Ohta, Kohei ; Nemoto, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Adv. Intelligent Commun. Syst. Lab., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Network configuration information is useful in producing a visual map of the network complete in all details. The visual map is an essential component for network management and operations. It is also possible to generate an inventory report of a network. The inventory report describes the nodes, networks, interfaces, addresses, protocols, speeds, etc. and is a valuable component for network planning and administration. Unfortunately, network management is severely constrained in scope and effectiveness by the lack of any organized pool of network configuration information. We present results of our efforts to develop tools and techniques for automatically and mechanically synthesizing network configuration related information from the Internet. These techniques, we believe, will be instrumental in, generating the pool of network configuration information
Keywords :
Internet; computer network management; distributed databases; planning; protocols; telecommunication computing; Internet; SNMP; addresses; automated network map generation; distributed databases; interfaces; network administration; network configuration information; network inventory report; network management; network operations; network planning; nodes; protocols; speeds; visual map; Aging; Bridges; Electronic mail; IP networks; Information science; Instruments; Laboratories; Network synthesis; Protocols; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '96. Fifteenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer Societies. Networking the Next Generation. Proceedings IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7293-5
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1996.493314