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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
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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
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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.
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NM Architecture
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NM Functional Areas
Configuration Management
Fault Management
Performance Management
Security Management
Accounting Management
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Configuration Management
Inventory management
Network topology services
Service-level agreement
Designing, implementing and processing trouble
tickets
Order processing and provisioning
Change management
Directory services
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Configuration Management
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Fault Management
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Fault Management
Issues
Alarm Correlation
Trouble Ticketing System
Expert System Application
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SNMP PDUs
get-request
get-next-request
get-response
set-request
trap
get-bulk-request
inform-request
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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
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Much Layers and More Complex
SNMP v3
Built Upon the Two First Versions of SNMP
Additional Security and Administrative Capabilities

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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
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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
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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


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