A comparison of system monitoring methods, passive network monitoring and kernel instrumentation

Operating Systems Review (ACM)

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-38

  Moore, A W ^a   McGregor, A J ^b   Breen, J W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 3042976641     PISSN: 01635980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/218646.218648     Document Type: Review

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