Network Management: Accounting and Performance Strategies
by
Benoit Claise - CCIE No. 2686; Ralf Wolter
Publisher:
Cisco Press
Pub Date:
June 20, 2007
Print ISBN-10:
1-58705-198-2
Print ISBN-13:
978-1-58705-198-2
Pages:
672
Table of Contents
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Index
Copyright
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Icons Used in This Book
Command Syntax Conventions
Introduction
Part I: Data Collection and Methodology Standards
Chapter 1. Understanding the Need for Accounting and Performance Management
Definitions and the Relationship Between Accounting and Performance Management
The Purposes of Accounting
Purposes of Performance
Applying the Information to the Business
Summary
Chapter 2. Data Collection Methodology
Data Collection Details: What to Collect
Defining the User
Metering Methods: How to Collect Data Records
Metering Positions: Where to Collect Data Records
Collection Infrastructure: How to Collect Data Records
Mediation Device Functionality: How to Process Data Records
Security Considerations: How to Ensure Data Authenticity and Integrity
Summary
Chapter 3. Accounting and Performance Standards and Definitions
Understanding Standards and Standards Organizations
Architectural and Framework Standards: The TMN/FCAPS Model (ITU-T)
Architectural and Framework Standards: the eTOM Model (TMF)
Informational IETF Standards
Information Modeling
Data Collection Protocols: SNMP, SMI, and MIB
Data Collection Protocols: NetFlow Version 9 and IPFIX Export Protocols
Data Collection Protocols: PSAMP
Data Collection Protocols: AAA (RADIUS, Diameter, and TACACS+)
Data Collection Protocols: IPDR
Data Collection Protocols: CMISE/CMIP and GDMO
Service Notions
Summary
Part II: Implementations on the Cisco Devices
Chapter 4. SNMP and MIBs
MIBs
IOS Support for SNMP Versions
net-snmp Utilities
CLI Operations and Configuration Example for SNMPv2c
CLI Operations and Configuration Examples for SNMPv3
MIB Table Retrieval Example
MIB Functional Area Comparison Table
General-Purpose MIBs for Accounting and Performance
Advanced Device Instrumentation
Technology-Specific MIBs for Accounting and Performance
Creating New MIB Objects: EXPRESSION-MIB
Obtaining MIBs
Chapter 5. RMON
RMON 1 and RMON 2 MIBs
DSMON MIB
SMON MIB
APM MIB and ART MIB
Applicability
Further Reading
Chapter 6. IP Accounting
IP Accounting (Layer 3)
IP Accounting Access Control List (ACL)
IP Accounting MAC Address
IP Accounting Precedence
Applicability
Chapter 7. NetFlow
Fundamentals of NetFlow
CLI Operations
SNMP Operations with the NETFLOW-MIB
Example: NetFlow Version 5 on a Router
Example: NetFlow Configuration on the Catalyst
Example: NetFlow Version 8
Example: NetFlow Version 9
New Features Supported with NetFlow Version 9
Deployment Guidelines
Supported Devices and IOS Versions
Chapter 8. BGP Policy Accounting
Input BGP Policy Accounting
Output BGP Policy Accounting
Summary of All Four BGP Policy Accounting Combinations
Fundamentals
BGP Policy Accounting Commands
SNMP Operations
Examples (CLI and SNMP)
Destination-Sensitive Services
Applicability
Chapter 9. AAA Accounting
Fundamentals of AAA Accounting
High-Level Comparison of RADIUS, TACACS+, and Diameter
RADIUS
Diameter Details
Chapter 10. NBAR
NBAR Functionality
Supported Devices and IOS Versions
NBAR Protocol Discovery (PD) MIB
NBAR Configuration Commands
NBAR show Commands
NBAR Examples (CLI and SNMP)
NBAR Applicability
Chapter 11. IP SLA
Measured Metrics: What to Measure
Operations: How to Measure
IP SLA CLI Operations
SNMP Operations with the CISCO-RTTMON-MIB
Application-Specific Scenario: HTTP
Application-Specific Scenario: VoIP
Advanced Features
Implementation Considerations
Chapter 12. Summary of Data Collection Methodology
Applicability
Part III: Assigning Technologies to Solutions
Chapter 13. Monitoring Scenarios
Network Blueprint for Monitoring
Device and Link Performance
Network Connectivity and Performance
Application Monitoring
Service Monitoring and Routing Optimization
Chapter 14. Capacity Planning Scenarios
Link Capacity Planning
Network Blueprint for Capacity Planning
Problem Space
Capacity Planning Tools
Methods for Generating the Core Traffic Matrix
Additional Considerations: Peer-to-Peer Traffic
Summary
Chapter 15. Voice Scenarios
Network Blueprint for IP Telephony
Voice Performance Measurement
Voice Accounting
Is Your Network Ready for IP Telephony?
Chapter 16. Security Scenarios
Network Blueprint for Security Management
Security Management Process
Summary
Chapter 17. Billing Scenarios
Network Blueprint for Billing
Billing Approaches
Summary
Index
