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Internet Accounting (acct)
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Charter
Last Modified: 16-Apr-93
Current Status: Concluded Working Group
Chair(s):
Gregory Ruth <gruth@gte.com>
Cyndi Mills <cmills@gte.com>
Network Management Area Director(s):
Deirdre Kostick <kostick@qsun.att.com>
Network Management Area Advisor:
Deirdre Kostick <kostick@qsun.att.com>
Mailing Lists:
General Discussion:accounting-wg@wugate.wustl.edu
To Subscribe: accounting-wg-request@wugate.wustl.edu
Archive:
Description of Working Group:
The Internet Accounting Working Group has the goal of producing
standards for the generation of accounting data within the Internet
that can be used to support a wide range of management and cost
allocation policies. The introduction of a common set of tools and
interpretations should ease the implementation of organizational
policies for Internet components and make them more equitable in a
multi-vendor environment.
In the following accounting model, this Working Group is primarily
concerned with defining standards for the Meter function and
recommending protocols for the Collector function. Individual
accounting applications (billing applications) and organizational
policies will not be addressed, although examples should be provided.
Meter $<$--$>$ Collector $<$--$>$ Application $<$--$>$ Policy
First, examine a wide range of existing and hypothetical policies to
understand what set of information is required to satisfy usage
reporting requirements. Next, evaluate existing mechanisms to generate
this information and define the specifications of each accounting
parameter to be generated. Determine the requirements for local storage
and how parameters may be aggregated. Recommend a data collection
protocol and internal formats for processing by accounting applications.
This will result in an Internet-Draft suitable for experimental
verification and implementation.
In parallel with the definition of the draft standard, develop a suite
of test scenarios to verify the model. Identify candidates for
prototyping and implementation.
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Goals and Milestones:
Done Policy models examined.
Done Internet Accounting Background Working Draft written.
Done Collection Protocols Working Papers written.
Done Internet Accounting Background final draft submitted to the
IESG for consideration as an Informational RFC.
Done Collection protocol recommendation.
Done Architecture submission as Internet-Draft.
Done Post the Accounting Meter MIB as an Internet-Draft.
Jan 93 Architecture document submitted to the IESG for consideration
as a Proposed Standard.
Jan 93 Submit the Accounting Meter MIB to the IESG for consideration
as a Proposed Standard.
Internet-Drafts:
No Current Internet-Drafts.
Request For Comments:
RFC Stat Published Title
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RFC1272 Nov 91 Internet Accounting: Background