perfSONAR-PS Measurement Archive

The perfSONAR-PS SNMP based Measurement Archive (SNMP MA) is able to expose data collected via variables from the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) protocol found on networked devices and stored in Round Robin Databases (RRD) archives. The measurements are collected through external means, normally through software such as MRTG, CACTI, or Cricket, and is commonly stored in RRD archives. External access to commonly requested data items, remains challening due to physical and political boundaries.

The SNMP MA provides a simple interface that is cable of exposing these files after basic configuration for consumption by perfSONAR client applications and services alike. The Web Service front end provides a uniform method of access using the perfSONAR XML protocols and delivers the data in an unambiguous manner, thus eliminating the mystery associated with the backend storage.