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Application Performance Measurement MIB
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RFC 3729 APM MIB March 2004
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1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework
For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
RFC 3410 [8].
Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally
accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB
module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58,
RFC 2578 [1], STD 58, RFC 2579 [2] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [3].
2. Overview
This document continues the architecture created in the RMON MIB [7]
by providing analysis of application performance as experienced by
end-users.
Application performance measurement measures the quality of service
delivered to end-users by applications. With this perspective, a
true end-to-end view of the IT infrastructure results, combining the
performance of the application, desktop, network, and server, as well
as any positive or negative interactions between these components.
Despite all the technically sophisticated ways in which networking
and system resources can be measured, human end-users perceive only
two things about an application: availability and responsiveness.
Availability - The percentage of the time that the application is
ready to give a user service.
Responsiveness - The speed at which the application delivers the
requested service.
A transaction is an action initiated by a user that starts and
completes a distributed processing function. A transaction begins
when a user initiates a request for service (i.e., pushing a submit
button) and ends when the work is completed (i.e., information is
provided or a confirmation is delivered). A transaction is the
fundamental item measured by the APM MIB.
Waldbusser Standards Track