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The Opstat Client-Server Model for Statistics Retrieval
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Network Working Group H. Clark
Request For Comments: 1856 BBN Planet
Category: Informational September 1995
The Opstat Client-Server Model for Statistics Retrieval
Status of this Memo
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does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
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Abstract
Network administrators gather data related to the performance,
utilization, usability and growth of their data network. The amount
of raw data gathered is usually quite large, typically ranging
somewhere between several megabytes to several gigabytes of data each
month. Few (if any) tools exist today for the sharing of that raw
data among network operators or between a network service provider
(NSP) and its customers. This document defines a model and protocol
for a set of tools which could be used by NSPs and Network Operation
Centers (NOCs) to share data among themselves and with customers.
1.0 Introduction
Network administrators gather data related to the performance,
utilization, usability and growth of their data network. The primary
goal of gathering the data is to facilitate near-term problem
isolation and longer-term network planning within the organization.
The amount of raw data gathered is usually quite large, typically
ranging somewhere between several megabytes to several gigabytes of
data each month. From this raw data, the network administrator
produces various types of reports. Few (if any) tools exist today
for the sharing of that raw data among network operators or between a
network service provider (NSP) and its customers. This document
defines a model and protocol for a set of tools which could be used
by NSPs and Network Operation Centers (NOCs) to share data among
themselves and with customers.
1.1 The OPSTAT Model
Under the Operational Statistics model [1], there exists a common
model under which tools exist for the collection, storage, retrieval
and presentation of network management data.
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