RFC 1147 (rfc1147) - Page 3 of 177
FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices
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RFC 1147 FYI: Network Management Tool Catalog April 1990
the tool descriptions. The keywords can be used as a sub-
ject index into the catalog.
Section 3, the main body of the catalog, contains the
entries describing network management tools. The tool
entries in Section 3 are presented in alphabetical order, by
tool name. The tool descriptions all follow a standard for-
mat, described in the introduction to Section 3.
Following the catalog, there is an appendix that contains a
tutorial on the goals and practice of network management.
1.4 Acknowledgements
The compilation and editing of this catalog was sponsored by
the Defense Communications Engineering Center (DCEC), con-
tract DCA100-89-C-0001. The effort grew out of an initial
task to survey current internet management tools. The cata-
log is largely, however, the result of volunteer labor on
the part of the NOCTools Working Group, the User Services
Working Group, and many others. Without these volunteer
contributions, the catalog would not exist. The support
from the Internet community for this endeavor has been
extremely gratifying.
Several individuals made especially notable contributions.
Mike Patton, Paul Holbrook, Mark Fedor and Gary Malkin were
particularly helpful in composition and editorial review,
while Dave Crocker provided essential guidance and
encouragement. Bob Enger was active from the first with the
gut work of chairing the Working Group and building the
catalog. Phill Gross helped to christen the NOCTools Work-
ing Group, to define its scope and goals, and to establish
its role in the IETF. Mike Little contributed the formative
idea of enhancing and publicizing the management tool survey
through IETF participation.
Responsibility for any deficiencies and errors remains, of
course, with the editor.
IETF NOCTools Working Group