Performance Measurement of Transaction-Based Internet Applications through SNMP

Keywords: Transaction-based applications, response time, passive measurement, SNMP.Abstract: This paper proposes an approach to monitor response time of transaction-based Internet applications and proto-cols that uses a passive network trafc monitoring technique and stores the resulting statistics in a managementinformation base compatible with the SNMP architecture. The work is within the scope of the Trace platform,which provides support for high-layer protocols, services and networked applications management. The im-plementation of the proposed approach comprises the extension of the monitoring agent, a key component ofthe platform, so that it stores information related to response time and generates performance-related reports.