Network Management

Background

• TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework (SMI, MIB, SNMP, RMON)

• SimpleWeb
  Excellent source of information on network management. Developed as part of the Internet Next Generation Project at the University of Twente (Netherlands).

• The Simple Times
  Classic articles on SNMP written between 1992 and 2002. Jeff Case's "Ask Dr. SNMP" columns contain memorable "Down on the Farm" quotes.

• Comparison of TMN, SNMP and CORBA (Jan 2000)

Academic / Research Journals

• Journal of Network and Systems Management

Articles

• Approaches for Introducing TMN in Legacy Networks by Roch H. Glitho and Stephen Hayes (IEEE Communications Society)
• Rediscovering TMN by Jason Meyers (telephonyonline.com)

Organizations, Standards

• International Telecommunications Union Lead Study Group on Telecommunication Management (TMN - Telecommunciations Management Network)
• Internet Engineering Task Force (SNMP)
• Object Management Group (CORBA)
• TeleManagement Forum (eTOM - enhanced Telecommunciations Operations Map)
• The Open Group (JIDM - Joint Inter-Domain Management)

Standards

• ITU Telecommunications Management - M Recommendations. From this site, download the following at no charge:
  • M.3000 Overview of TMN Recommendations
  • M.3010 Principles for a Telecommunications Management Network (excellent tutorial on simpleweb.org)
  • M.3400 TMN management functions (FCAPS)
    • Functions, Function Sets and Function Groups - Counted and Organized by Management Layer
    • Function Groups Organized by Area and Layer

• ITU Telecommunications Management - X Recommendations. From this site, download the following at no charge:
  • X.200 OSI Reference Model (see section 8 "Management Aspects of OSI")
  • X.700 Management Framework for OSI
  • X.701 OSI Systems Management Overview
  • X.710 CMIS
  • X.711 CMIP
  • X.720 - X.727 SMI
  • X.730 - X.753 Systems Management Functions