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List of contents
Preface
Part I: Foundations
- 1. Foundations of communication systems and distributed systems
Architectures * Protocols * Resources - 2. Foundations of network management and system management
Network management from the provider's point of view * Management dimensions * Differentiation between network and system management
Part II: Management Architectures
- 3. Need for and requirements of integrated management
- 4. Submodels of a network management architecture
Information model * Organizational model * Communication model * Functional model - 5. OSI network management
Overview * OSI information model * OSI organizational model * OSI communication model * OSI functional model * Assessment, open questions - 6. Internet management
Internet Activities Board * Internet management architecture model * Internet information model * Simple network management protocol * Internet MIBs * SNMPv2 * Comparison of ISO and IAB approaches to management - 7. Other manufacturer-independent architectures
IEEE LAN/MAN management * ITU-S telecommunications management network (TMN) * OSF distributed management environment (DME) * ISO open distributed processing (ODP) * Other manufacturer-independent activities - 8.Gateways between management architectures
Protocol gateways * Interface gateways * MIB gateways - 9.Manufacturer-specific network management architectures and approaches to the migration to open architectures
SNA network management * TRANSVIEW (Siemans Nixdorf) * Other manufacturer approaches
Part III: Management Tools
- 10. Properties and classes of tools
Introduction * Criteria for classifying management tools * A general classification scheme - 11. Isolated management tools
Test sets * Protocol analysers * Tools from the internet area * Documentation systems * Trouble ticket systems - 12. Management platforms
Archetecture of management platforms * Infrastructure of a management platform * User interface * Basic applications * Selection criteria - 13. Development tools for management
MIB tools * Tools for designing user interfaces * Development environments for implementing management applications - 14. Integration of management tools into platforms
Forms of integration * User-interface integration * Integration via a proxy agent * Data integration * Total integration
Part IV: Tried and Tested Management Scenarios
- 15. Component management
Introduction to the management scenario * Management of LAN components * Management of WAN components - 16. System management
Management areas from the user's viewpoint * Management areas from the administrator's viewpoint * Integration of system management
Part V: Future Management Scenarios, Open Questions
- 17. Application management
Introduction to the management scenario * ODP as the basis for integrated application management * Existing solutions - 18. Enterprise management
Introduction to the management scenario * Positioning the management problem in the enterprise context * Technical possibilities for implementing corporate management * View of an enterprise management architecture - 19. Open questions in network and system management
Information model * Organizational model * Functional model * Integration of system management
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
With the tremendous proliferation of communications networks and connected computer systems, the task of ensuring effective and efficient operation become a major challenge. This book presents the state-of-the- art principles and techniques of integrated management systems, with emphasis on a manufacturer-independent approach.
- The two most important vendor-independent approaches, OSI management and Internet management, are described and evaluated according to how each architecture supports integrated network and system management.
- Strategies are presented for moving from vendor-specific to vendor- independent management systems.
- The most important tools and platforms needed for putting management concepts into practice are discussed fully, including the integration of isolated tools into platforms to yield an integrated management solution.
- Proven management scenarios like component management and system management are explored along with emerging management scenarios like application management and enterprise management.
