Network Management Tools for End-to-end Performance Measurement

该提案主张研究和开发工具和技术来检测、诊断和纠正本地广播域中的网络故障，无论它们是有线（以太网）还是无线（802.11b）。这些工具将为故障排除程序提供有关这些网络域的有用的可视化参考，并自动地沿着网络路径逐个元素地进行性能调查。此外，无线工作将为IPv4和IPv6无线客户端提供标准认证平台。

This proposal advocates the research and development of tools and techniquesto detect, diagnose, and correct network faults in local broadcast domains,whether they are wired (Ethernet) or wireless (802.11b). These tools willprovide the troubleshooter with a useful visual reference for these networkdomains and automate element-by-element investigation of performance along anetwork path. In addition, the wireless work will provide a standardauthentication platform for both IPv4 and IPv6 wireless clients.