RFC 1028 (rfc1028) - Page 1 of 35
Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol
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Network Working Group J. Davin
Request for Comments: 1028 Proteon, Inc.
J. Case
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
M. Fedor
Cornell University
M. Schoffstall
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
November 1987
A Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol
1. Status of this Memo
This document is being distributed to members of the Internet
community in order to solicit their reactions to the proposals
contained in it. While the issues discussed may not be directly
relevant to the research problems of the Internet, they may be
interesting to a number of researchers and implementors.
This memo defines a simple application-layer protocol by which
management information for a gateway may be inspected or altered by
logically remote users.
This proposal is intended only as an interim response to immediate
gateway monitoring needs while work on more elaborate and robust
designs proceeds with the care and deliberation appropriate to that
task. Accordingly, long term use of the mechanisms described here
should be seriously questioned as more comprehensive proposals emerge
in the future. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
2. Protocol Design Strategy
The proposed protocol is shaped in large part by the desire to
minimize the number and complexity of management functions realized
by the gateway itself. This goal is attractive in at least four
respects:
(1) The development cost for gateway software necessary to
support the protocol is accordingly reduced.
(2) The degree of management function that is remotely
supported is accordingly increased, thereby admitting
fullest use of internet resources in the management task.
Davin, Case, Fedor and Schoffstall
