06CS834 - Network Management Systems |
PART – A |
UNIT 1 |
INTRODUCTION: Analogy of Telephone Network Management, Data
and Telecommunication Network Distributed computing Environments,
TCP/IP-Based Networks: The Internet and Intranets, Communications
Protocols and Standards- Communication Architectures, Protocol Layers and
Services; Case Histories of Networking and Management – The Importance
of topology , Filtering Does Not Reduce Load on Node, Some Common
Network Problems; Challenges of Information Technology Managers,
Network Management: Goals, Organization, and Functions- Goal of Network
Management, Network Provisioning, Network Operations and the NOC,
Network Installation and Maintenance; Network and System Management,
Network Management System platform, Current Status and Future of
Network Management. |
UNIT 2 |
BASIC FOUNDATIONS: STANDARDS, MODELS, AND LANGUAGE:
Network Management Standards, Network Management Model,
Organization Model, Information Model – Management Information Trees,
Managed Object Perspectives, Communication Model; ASN.1- Terminology,
Symbols, and Conventions, Objects and Data Types, Object Names, An
Example of ASN.1 from ISO 8824; Encoding Structure; Macros, Functional
Model. |
UNIT 3 |
SNMPV1 NETWORK MANAGEMENT - 1: Managed Network: The
History of SNMP Management, Internet Organizations and standards,
Internet Documents, The SNMP Model, The Organization Model, System
Overview. |
UNIT 4 |
SNMPV1 NETWORK MANAGEMENT – 2: The Information Model –
Introduction, The Structure of Management Information, Managed Objects,
Management Information Base. The SNMP Communication Model – The
SNMP Architecture, Administrative Model, SNMP Specifications, SNMP
Operations, SNMP MIB Group, Functional Model. |
PART – B |
UNIT 5 |
SNMP MANAGEMENT – RMON: Remote Monitoring, RMON SMI and
MIB, RMONI1- RMON1 Textual Conventions, RMON1 Groups and
Functions, Relationship Between Control and Data Tables, RMON1
Common and Ethernet Groups, RMON Token Ring Extension Groups,
RMON2 – The RMON2 Management Information Base, RMON2
Conformance Specifications; ATM Remote Monitoring, A Case Study of
Internet Traffic Using RMON. |
UNIT 6 |
BROADBAND NETWORK MANAGEMENT: ATM NETWORKS:
Broadband Networks and Services, ATM Technology – Virtual Path-Virtual
Circuit, TM Packet Size, Integrated Service, SONET, ATM LAN Emulation,
Virtual LAN; ATM Network Management – The ATM Network Reference
Model, The Integrated Local Management Interface, The ATM Management
Information Base, The Role of SNMP and ILMI in ATM Management, M1
Interface: Management of ATM Network Element, M2 Interface Management of Private Networks, M3 Interface: Customer Network
Management of Public Networks, M4 Interface: Public Network
Management, Management of LAN Emulation, ATM Digital Exchange
Interface Management. |
UNIT 7 |
BROADBAND NETWORK MANAGEMENT: Broadband Access
Networks and Technologies – Broadband Access Networks, roadband
Access Technology; HFCT Technology – The Broadband LAN, The Cable
Modem, The Cable Modem Termination System, The HFC Plant, The RF
Spectrum for Cable Modem; Data Over Cable Reference Architecture; HFC
Management – Cable Modem and CMTS Management, HFC Link
Management, RF Spectrum Management, DSL Technology; Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line Technology – Role of the ADSL Access Network in
an Overall Network, ADSL Architecture, ADSL Channeling Schemes,
ADSL Encoding Schemes; ADSL Management – ADSL Network
Management Elements, ADSL Configuration Management, ADSL Fault
Management, ADSL Performance Management, SNMP-Based ADSL Line
MIB, MIB Integration with Interfaces Groups in MIB-2, ADSL
Configuration Profiles. |
UNIT 8 |
NETWORK MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS: Configuration
Management- Network Provisioning, Inventory Management, Network
Topology, Fault Management- Fault Detection, Fault Location and Isolation
Techniques, Performance Management – Performance Metrics, Data
Monitoring, Problem Isolation, Performance Statistics; Event Correlation
Techniques – Rule-Based Reasoning, Model-Based Reasoning, Case-Based
Reasoning, Codebook correlation Model, State Transition Graph Model,
Finite State Machine Model, Security Management – Policies and
Procedures, Security Breaches and the Resources Needed to Prevent Them,
Firewalls, Cryptography, Authentication and Authorization, Client/Server
Authentication Systems, Messages Transfer Security, Protection of Networks
from Virus Attacks, Accounting Management, Report Management, Policy-
Based Management, Service Level Management. |
REFERENCE |
TEXT BOOKS: |
1. Network Management: Principles and Practice – Mani
Subramanian, Pearson Education, 2003.
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Reference Books |
1. Network Management Concepts and Practices – J. Richard
Burke, A Hands-On Approach, PHI, 2008. |
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