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Excerpt: This RFC is a working paper on the problem of maintaining duplicated databases in an ARPA-like network. It briefly discusses the general duplicate database problem, and then outlines in some detail a solution for a particular type of duplicate database. The concepts developed here were used in the design of the User Identification Database for the TIP user authentication and accounting system. We believe that these concepts are generally applicable to distributed database problems.

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Excerpt: Policy Issues in Interconnecting Networks Status of This Memo: To support the activities of the Federal Research Internet Coordinating Committee (FRICC) in creating an interconnected set of networks to serve the research community, two workshops were held to address the technical support of policy issues that arise when interconnecting such networks. Held under the auspice f the Internet Activities Board at the request of the FRICC, and sponsored by NASA a throu...

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Background: The Internet Accounting Model - described in RFC 1272 - specifies how accounting information is structured, and how it is collected for use by accounting aplications. The model is very general, with accounting variables being defined for various layers of a protocol stack. The group's work has so far concentrated on the lower layers, but the model can be extended simply by defining the variables required, e.g., for session and application layers.

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Introduction: Managing dispersed serial line and modem pools for large numbers of users can create the need for significant administrative support. Since modem pools are by definition a link to the outside world, they require careful attention to security, authorization and accounting. This can be best achieved by managing a single database of users, which allows for authentication (verifying user name and password) as well as configuration information detailing the type...

The Commission desires to make acknowledgment, especially, of the services of Mr. H.C. McCarty in the conduct of the inquiry, Mr. Charles A. Bennett for the accounting work, and Mr. John Knox Arnold for the preparation of the report.--P. 27.

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Introduction: This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing RADIUS accounting servers. RADIUS accounting servers are today widely deployed by dialup Internet Service Providers, in order to provide accounting services. As a result, the effective management of RADIUS accounting servers is of considerable importance.

Bookkeeping ; Accounting

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Introduction: Managing dispersed serial line and modem pools for large numbers of users can create the need for significant administrative support. Since modem pools are by definition a link to the outside world, they require careful attention to security, authorization and accounting. This can be best achieved by managing a single database of users, which allows for authentication (verifying user name and password) as well as configuration information detailing the type...

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Introduction: Managing dispersed serial line and modem pools for large numbers of users can create the need for significant administrative support. Since modem pools are by definition a link to the outside world, they require careful attention to security, authorization and accounting. This can be best achieved by managing a single database of users, which allows for authentication (verifying user name and password) as well as configuration information detailing the type...