A Survey of Network Performance Monitoring Tools
Travis Keshavtraviskeshav@hotmail.com
Abstract
In today’s world of networks, it is not enough simply to have a network; assuring its optimal performance is key. This paper analyzes several facets of Network Performance Monitoring, evaluating several motivations as well as examining many commercial and public domain products.
Keywords: network performance monitoring, application monitoring, flow monitoring, packet capture, sniffing, wireless networks, path analysis, bandwidth analysis, network monitoring platforms, Ethereal, Netflow, tcpdump, Wireshark, Ciscoworks
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Application & Host-Based Monitoring
- 2.1 Basis of Application & Host-Based Monitoring
- 2.2 Public Domain Application & Host-Based Monitoring Tools
- 2.3 Commercial Application & Host-Based Monitoring Tools
- 3. Flow Monitoring
- 3.1 Basis of Flow Monitoring
- 3.2 Public Domain Flow Monitoring Tools
- 3.3 Commercial Flow Monitoring Protocols
- 4. Packet Capture/Sniffing
- 4.1 Basis of Packet Capture/Sniffing
- 4.2 Public Domain Packet Capture/Sniffing Tools
- 4.3 Commercial Packet Capture/Sniffing Tools
- 5. Path/Bandwidth Analysis
- 5.1 Basis of Path/Bandwidth Analysis
- 5.2 Public Domain Path/Bandwidth Analysis Tool
- 6. Wireless Network Monitoring
- 6.1 Basis of Wireless Network Monitoring
- 6.2 Public Domain Wireless Network Monitoring Tools
- 6.3 Commercial Wireless Network Monitoring Tools
- 7. Network Monitoring Platforms
- 7.1 Basis of Network Monitoring Platforms
- 7.2 Commercial Network Monitoring Platforms
- 8. Conclusion
- 9. References and Acronyms
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