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    Network Management

    Principles and Protocols

    Presented by:

    Mohsen Kahani
    kahani@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir
    Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
    Faculty of Engineering

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Network Management Functional Areas


    Fault Management
    Performance Management
    Configuration Management
    Security Management
    Accounting Management

    Network Management Standards


    Simple Network Management Protocol
    OSI Model
    Telecommunication Management Network
    Web-based Approaches

    Conclusion

    Introduction

    Motivation

    A bit of History

    Definition
    A Network Management System (NMS) is used to

    design, organize, analyze and administer


    computer and telecommunication networks, in
    order to maintain a desired level of service at all
    times.

    NM Architecture

    NM Functional Areas

    Configuration Management

    Fault Management

    Performance Management

    Security Management

    Accounting Management

    Configuration
    Management

    Inventory management

    Network topology services

    Service-level agreement

    Designing, implementing and processing trouble


    tickets

    Order processing and provisioning

    Change management

    Directory services

    Configuration
    Management

    Fault Management

    Fault Management
    Issues

    Alarm Correlation

    Trouble Ticketing System

    Expert System Application

    Performance Management

    Definition of performance indicators


    Service-oriented indicators
    -

    Availability, Response time, Accuracy

    Efficiency-oriented indicators
    -

    Throughput,Utilization

    Performance monitoring
    Monitoring against the indicator

    Thresholding and exception reporting


    Analysis and tuning
    Establishing operational standards

    10

    Security Management

    Risk Analysis

    Protecting the Managed Objects

    Authentication Procedures

    Maintenance of Access Control Routines

    Management of Keys for Encipherment

    Maintenance of Authorization Facilities

    Maintenace of Security Logs

    Protecting the NMS

    11

    Accounting Management

    Identification of cost components

    Establishing change-back policies

    Definition of charge-back procesdures

    Processing vendor bills

    Integration of Network accounting into corporate


    accounting policy

    12

    NM Standards

    Simple Network Management Protocol


    SNMP V1, V2, V3

    OSI Model
    Object-based approach

    TMN Model
    Just a framework for network management systems

    Web-based Approach

    13

    SNMP

    Management Information Base (MIB)


    Virtual Information Store of MOs
    Information are stored at MOs using different approaches
    MIB II added a number of useful variables

    Structure of Management Information (SMI)


    Framework fot the Definition of SNMP MIBs
    Object Information Model for Network Management
    Formal Description of the Structure are Given Using a Subset of ASN.1

    Abstract Syntax Notation 1 (ASN.1)


    A Standard Object Definition Language
    A Standard Way to Encode Objects for Transfer Over a Network
    Its Large,Complex,and not Especially Efficient

    14

    SNMP PDUs

    get-request

    get-next-request

    get-response

    set-request

    trap

    get-bulk-request

    inform-request

    15

    SNMP Versions

    SNMP v1
    Designed to be an interim solution
    No security consideration
    Not efficient

    SNMP v2

    Authentication of the Message Source


    Protecting Messages from Disclosure
    Placing Access Control on MIBs
    Multiple Request Problem solved
    Traps Have the Same Format as Other PDUs
    2 New Operations
    Much Layers and More Complex

    SNMP v3
    Built Upon the Two First Versions of SNMP
    Additional Security and Administrative Capabilities

    16

    OSI Architecture

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    TMN

    An Important Framework for Management of


    Telecommunication Networks
    A Host of Management Functions and Communications

    Operation
    Administration
    Maintenance
    Provision

    Chosen By Telcos for Managing WANs


    Enables Communication between Operations System(OSs) and
    Network Elements(NEs) Via a Data Communications
    Network(DCN)

    Base for ATM network management

    18

    TMN Architecture

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    Web-based Approaches

    Using HTTP instead of SNMP


    Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)
    Java Management API (JMAPI)

    Using Web as an Interface paradigm


    Bay Networks Optivity Web
    Computer Associates
    Unicenter TNG
    WNMS

    20

    Conclusion

    Network management is critical for big networks

    The principle of network management was


    discussed

    Some network management standards were


    explained

    Web-based management is becoming a strong


    player in the field

    Thank You For Listening

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