A master/slave monitor measurement technique for an operating ethernet network
Doug Jacobson, S. S. Gaitonde, J. Kim, Jason Lee, Diane T. Rover, M. Sarwar, Muhammad Shafiq · IEEE Network · 1987
A performance measurement technique that is applicable to CSMA/CD-based local area networks, such as the Ethernet, is described. The protocol and its performance characteristics as they affect monitoring are reviewed. Existing monitoring techniques are examined. A master/slave monitor measurement technique and the functions and measurements that the monitor supports are presented. An experimental implementation of the monitoring technique is described.