jkrey@venera.isi.edu (Joyce Reynolds) (02/09/91)
Archive-name: internet/noctools/ietf-noctools/1991-01-31
Original-posting-by: jkrey@venera.isi.edu (Joyce Reynolds)
Original-subject: Working Group Announcement - "Son of NOCTools" - It's BAAACCCK!
Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti)
The User Services Area is pleased to announce the start up of the
"NOC-Tool Catalogue Revisions Working Group". Unfortunately, Bob Stine
is unable to carry on with the NOCTools project as he previously intended.
On behalf of the IETF, we thank Bob for his time, dedication, and
efforts on the NOCTools catalogue. We are pleased that Bob Enger will
continue as chair of NOCTools, with Gary Malkin joining Bob as co-chair
in this effort. The first meeting of this group will be at the IETF in
St. Louis - March 1991.
Joyce K. Reynolds/User Services Area
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NOC-Tool Catalogue Revisions Working Group (noctool2)
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Chairpersons: Robert M. Enger/Contel - enger@seka.scc.com
Gary S. Malkin/FTP Software, Inc. - gmalkin@ftp.com
Mailing Lists: noctools@merit.edu
noctools-request@merit.edu
Description of Working Group:
The NOC-Tools Working Group will update and revise their catalogue to
assist network managers in the selection and acquisition of diagnostic
and analytic tools for TCP/IP Internets.
Specific Objectives:
1. Update and revise the reference document that lists what tools are
available, what they do, and where they can be obtained.
2. Identify additional tools available to assist network
managers in debugging and maintaining their networks that
were inadvertently omitted in previous NOCTools catalogue.
3. Identify additional new or improved tools that have become apparent
since the last the compilation of the reference document.
4. Arrange for the central (or multi-point) archiving of these tools
in order to increase their availability.
5. Establish procedures to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the
reference and the archive, and identify an organization willing to
do it.
Estimated Timeframe for Completion:
3/91 Review Internet tool needs and updates/corrections
for the "Son of NOCTools" catalogue.
Discussion of additional input to the catalogue.
8/91 Draft of catalogue will be prepared, draft to be reviewed
and modified.
Initiate IETF Internet Draft review process by submission
of "Son of NOCTools" catalogue draft to IETF Secretary.
12/91 Follow up with final amendments to the document and
the submission of the catalogue to RFC Editor as a FYI
RFC for publication.