Integrated network and system management

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