June 2000
Intermediate to advanced
608 pages
14h 35m
English
Performance management is an umbrella term that actually incorporates the configuration and measurement of distinct areas. This section discusses four areas of performance that are useful for measurement in distributed networks:
Availability
Response time
Accuracy
Utilization
Availability is the measure of time for which a network system or application is available to a user. From a network perspective, availability represents the reliability of the individual components in a network. Different events can interrupt the reliability of network devices:
Faulty hardware or components
Bugs
Human error
Backhoes chopping up fiber
Electrical interference
Planned outages
Unlike the mainframe world, accurately measuring ...
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