Overview Marek 1Warsaw Dąbrowski1, of Monitoring Philippe multi-domain Owezarski2, and Measurement Wojciech network Burakowski1, System Andrzej in EuQoS E-mail: University 1{mdabrow5,wojtek,abeben}@tele.pw.edu.pl, of Technology, 2LAAS-CNRS, Institute France of Telecommunications, 2owe@laas.fr Poland Bęben1 Because Abstract Quality the dynamicity. new lacks measurement of capabilities of of Service the This previous variability (QoS) tools the of researches monitoring approach can in of the be the Internet essential traffic are taken tools understood. in is and for the still the recent coping EuQoS a related very It advances is with big project obvious dynamicity challenge traffic [1], in that traffic variability which after of the network characterization, real aims a decade time at resources, providing adapting information of research modeling providing end-to-end network from the and area. monitoring guaranteed resources analysis, Given for that and heterogeneous toring scribe tem the was functionalities, tools. this MMS developed way In in multi-domain to this EuQoS support by and paper EuQoS is (3) threefold: trials we to networks and present perform of deployed the (1) with the EuQoS on-line main provide IP networking the system features multi-domain adequate monitoring (2) of level the perform set by Monitoring of research taking tools measurements network for advantage testbed measuring and Measurement network. operator. supporting of measurement QoS The In the general the System paper packet EuQoS and purpose (MMS) we moni- level over mentioned Keywords the general MMS objectives. MMS architecture, containing information about the developed tools related with each of sys- de- monitoring and measurements, multi-domain networks, heterogeneous networks, QoS the 1. Providing Introduction traffic of and particular, the last Internet DiffServ, decade. and then and guaranteed Many but proposed the it none has solutions related been of Quality approaches them dynamicity one have has of been the Service met have of most the proposed available been (QoS) need addressed stymied of among is resources users one issues by of and which the the in in providers complexity the research challenges the network. most (carriers, in and famous of networking Such variability the ISP, evolution explanation are etc.). IntServ during of the of that studying, variations previous Internet characterizing in proposals its traffic throughput under failure and normal at has analyzing all been scales conditions exhibited Internet [2], often presents in traffic. described recent per In monitoring se particular, in or terms naturally projects, of is long large commonly memory which fluctuations have observed [3], been selfsimilaritsources what [4], makes multifractality difficult [5]. the enforcement Such characteristics guaranteed imply a and large stable dynamicity QoS. Enforcing of network QoS re- and in
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provided EuQoS, measuring erator. One this way of system that by the multiple to the is: originality support functionalities, (1) MMS to metrics, provide trials system. of EuQoS of with and adequate the The various EuQoS (3) MMS MMS to set perform granularities is system deals of to tools provide with on-line (2) for to various depending measuring a perform QoS complex monitoring objectives measurements QoS system the at requirements of the for combining measurements the packet supporting network level tools of and op- the for in different and urement poses work change However, monitoring information networking this system stage, to functions. that the the can single MMS fulfill The EuQoS system the needs is MMS still of controller any devoted can kinds be regarded of the collecting networking network, a monitoring generic functions. which measurement component is some of measurement design drawbacks and develop related information with the measurement a between centralized MMSs MMS deployed architecture. protocol, different which One of should domains. the goals deal certainly This and of with future meas- a key im- Acknowledgements a measurement based networking architecture. ex- 1. References tract This The IST work IST-EuQoS FP6 was IP 004503, supported (End-to-end EuQoS. by the Quality European of Service Union 6th support Framework over heterogeneous Programme under networks) con- 2. project, K. Park, www.euqos.org 4. 3. 1996. cols, page A. range Erramilli, 171, and dependent G. self-similar Washington, Kim, O. Narayan, packet and network M. DC, traffic. Crovella. and USA, traffic. W. ACM/IEEE 1996 On Willinger. In the International relationship transactions Experimental Conference between queueing Networking, file on sizes, Network analysis transport 4(2):209 223, with Protocols, proto- 5. K. Walter pages Park 1 38. Willinger, and Wiley W. Willinger. (Interscience editors, Self-similar Self-Similar Division), network Network 2000. traffic: Traffic An overview. and Performance In Kihong Evaluation, Park long- 6. A. O. the tions, Feldmann, Dugeon, multifractal technologies, A.C. nature al., architectures, End Gilbert, of internet to and End wan W. and Quality Willinger. protocols traffic. of Service In ACM/SIGCOMM Data for computer over networks Heterogeneous communication, as conference cascades: Networks Investigating 1998. Applica- (Eu- and 9. 8. 7. G. Deliverable IPS-MoMe W. QoS), 2005, R. Stea Serral-Gracia, Burakowski Warsaw, NetCon 2005, al., D2.1.3, 2005, Simulation Poland, (ed.), Warsaw, August al., Lannion, March Developing Active Model Poland, 2005 2005. November measurement for March the End-to-end monitoring 2005. 2005 tool QoS for and across the measurement EuQoS Heterogeneous project, system, Networks, IPS-MoMe EuQoS