The CoralReef Software Suite as a Tool for System and Network Administrators

Until now, system administrators have lacked a flexible real-time network traffic flow monitoring package. Such a package must provide a wide range of services but remain flexible enough for rapid in-house customization. Existing passive data collection tools are typically narrow in scope, designed for specific tasks from packet capture (tcpdump [1]) to accounting (NeTraMet [2]). In response, CAIDA has created the CoralReef suite designed to provide network administrators and researchers with a consistent interface for a wide range of network analysis applications, from raw capture to flows analysis to real-time report generation. CoralReef provides a convenient set of passive data tools for a diverse audience. CoralReef is a package of device drivers, libraries, classes, and applications. We briefly outline the architecture and provide relevant case studies and examples of CoralReef's use as applied to real-world networking situations. We will show how CoralReef is a powerful, ex...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2001
• Where: LISA
• Authors: David Moore, Ken Keys, Ryan Koga, Edouard Lagache, Kimberly C. Claffy
• Keywords: Flexible Real-time Network, LISA 2001, Operating System, Passive Data, Wide Range