SIG-PMV is now closed.
Its last meeting being in Dublin in July 2019. PMV topics are now considered by SIG-NOC and SIG-NGN as appropriate.
The GÉANT PMV SIG (SIG-PMV) focused on performance monitoring and verification topics from both a research and operations perspective, and in identifying and establishing best practises for wired/wireless (campus) networks, and the networks that connect them. SIG-PMV activities were open to all interested parties within the GÉANT community (NRENs, universities, research organizations, etc) and international organisations it collaborates with e.g. ESnet, Internet2, user communities etc.
SIG-PMV was created on the observations that a wide range of PMV tools is available, and their usage varies between communities, based on the requirements, levels of knowledge, and other factors. Examples include use of open source tools such as iperf, commercial tools integrated into vendor platforms, bespoke packages such as perfSONAR, and ‘lightweight’ community initiatives such as the RIPE Atlas project. New work is also emerging in areas such as crowdsourced wireless performance monitoring.
The SIG thus worked on identifying PMV approaches for a range of scenarios, to make it simpler for end user communities or network operators to ‘drop in’ appropriate solutions on demand.
The activities of SIG-PMV were complementary to eduPERT (GN4-2-SA3T5).
The full terms of reference for SIG-PMV, as approved by the GÉANT Community Committee, are available.
Access to the eduPERT Knowledge Base can be found here.
The steering committee was as follows:
1 | Conduct a Survey of Performance Monitoring (e2e) and Verification requirements within the GÉANT and eduPERT communities (and international collaborating organisations) | List of responses (#) - Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis. Documented requirements. | Complete |
2 | Document the scenarios requiring appropriate PMV solutions | Document a number of key scenarios upon which the SIG will study... | Complete |
3 | Document initial recommendation(s) for PMV framework(s)/architecture(s) based on the requirements and scenario analysis. | Document initial high-level recommendations for scenario-based PMV solution(s) | Complete |