A model for SNMP based performance management services

This paper presents an SNMP-based management framework that can be used to monitor and control the performance of resources in a TCP/IP network. For the monitoring of diachronic network performance a set of indicators related to the host interfaces and to the TCP/IP implementation are defined. The layered architecture of the network management application and the performance services provided by each layer are also described. Moreover, an approach for collecting and efficiently storing the management information in a database, is proposed. The database schema reflects the MIB structure and includes time information as well. Finally, a brief description of the prototype that implements the proposed management concept is included in this paper.