Information quality for network monitoring and analysis
Jon R. Wright, James A. Pelletier, Tamraparni Dasu, Gregg Vesonder · International Journal of Information Quality · 2007
Networks based on the Internet Protocol (IP) generate a large amount of technical data, making monitoring and analysis by administrators a tough problem that requires technical knowledge. Network monitoring and analysis as currently practiced are largely data-limited activities, and could be improved by supplying an integrated database of network data. We have been designing a collection system, named Amber, to address the information quality issues we have encountered in data needed to support management of IP networks. Our experiences in implementing Amber illustrate the importance of paying attention to and understanding the underlying data-generating processes.