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
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Availability, Response time, Accuracy

Efficiency-oriented indicators
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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
2 New Operations
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

Thank You For Listening

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