Subject Area: MIS, CIM, and other Integrated Systems in CIDEC Library.

INTEGRATED NETWORK AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

Sebastian ABECK
Technical University of Munich.

translated by Stephen S. Wilson

Series: Data Communications and Networks Series

Publisher : Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. - Wokingham, England ; Reading, Mass.

Bibliographic :

• Hardcover
• ISBN: 0-201-59377-7
• © 1994
• xii, 491 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
• Dewey No.: 004.6 20

• Computer networks. * Computer networks -- Management.
• Networking, Communications, and Distributed Systems

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.

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 Architecture 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 (p. 477-485) * Index