DEAL: A DElegated Agent Language for Developing Network Management Functions

Many users are now looking to advanced network management to solve many of their network problems. The SNMP standard which has become widespread in use is a first reply to their needs. However SNMP is a low level language and leads to centralized management which is no more acceptable for the management of enterprise-wide networks. To fill these lacks, this paper proposes a delegated network management agent language named DEAL which provides a high level syntax for the quick development of management functions. Delegation is introduced to minimize both the use of resources at the network level and processing time at the manager level. I. Introduction Enterprise-wide networks can all too easily turn into enterprise-wide headaches for the communications professionals charged with monitoring, analysing and rectifying problems. Therefore they are looking to advanced network management to solve their network problems. Thanks to the simple network management protocol (SNMP) [1] which has ..