stine@SPARTA.COM (Robert Havens Stine) (06/07/89)
Network Management Tool Descriptions Wanted
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is now requesting entries
for a catalog of tools for managing TCP/IP internets. The catalog
will be a compendium of the tools available to assist network managers
in debugging and maintaining their networks. Network management tools
and LAN management tools (other than breakout boxes) will included.
The IETF intends to publish the catalog as an RFC.
Entries describing public domain, copyrighted, and commercial tools
are solicited. Vendors are encouraged to submit descriptions of their
products. Descriptions from knowledgeable users of commercial and
noncommercial tools are also welcome.
Tool descriptions should be objective, no more than two or three pages
long, and should contain the following sections (where applicable):
1. Tool name.
2. Key work list (for now, a best guess. A uniform
key-word list is under development).
3. Abstract: a brief description of the tool's
purpose and characteristics.
4. Mechanism: how the tool works.
5. Caveats: warnings about tool impact on system
performance, etc.
6. Hardware requirements.
7. Software requirements.
8. Related analysis tools: post processors, data
reduction tools, graphics support, etc.
9. Availability and support: how to obtain the
tool, and whether it is in the public domain,
copyrighted, or commercially available. This will
not include pricing information.
10. Bugs and limitations.
An IETF review panel will edit all catalog entries. Though
contributors will be given final authority to approve or disapprove
revisions to their submissions, the IETF reserves the right to exclude
entries that do not meet its editorial criteria. Editing of the
catalog will be completed this November.
Send tool descriptions or requests for further information to:
Robert Stine phone: (703) 448-0210
SPARTA, Inc. fax: (703) 734-3323
Suite 1070 email: stine@sparta.com
7926 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102