This module defines the MIB for IP SLA Automation. IP SLA
Automation consists of the following:
1. Use of grouping - Group is an aggregation of operations
sharing the same type, for example UDP jitter type, with
common characteristics like frequency, interval etc.
Groups are formed by policies dictated either per customer,
or by service level or any other requirements. So, for
example, there could be separate groups for customers named
Customer A, Customer B etc, or service levels named
Gold-service, Silver-service etc. A single group will contain
one and only one IP SLA operation definition or reference a
single template.
2. Use of templates - It has been observed that operations can be
configured quickly if the variants such as IP address and
ports can be configured separately and then combined with a
template consisting of invariants. This allows for re-use of
the invariant template with various combinations of destination
addresses and ports, the benefits for which are multiplied when
considering groupings.
3. Auto operations - With this feature the software will try to
automatically kickstart operations by making intelligent
assumptions. For example, if no specific operation is referenced
by the group configuration then an ICMP jitter operation is
assumed by default.