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In conventional networks, correlating path information to resource utilisation on the granularity of packets is a hard problem when using policy-based traffic handling schemes. We introduce a new approach termed ‘intrinsic monitoring’ which relies on the use of IPv6 extension headers in combination with formal behaviour models to gather resource information along a path. This allows a network monitoring system to delegate monitoring functionality to the network devices themselves, with the result of a drastic reduction in management traffic due to the increased autonomy of the monitoring system. As monitoring information travels in-band with the network traffic, path information remains perfectly accurate.
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Höfig, E., Coşkun, H. (2009). Intrinsic Monitoring Using Behaviour Models in IPv6 Networks. In: Strassner, J.C., Ghamri-Doudane, Y.M. (eds) Modelling Autonomic Communications Environments. MACE 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5844. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05006-0_7
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