Achieving Global Information Networking

by Varma, Eve L.; Rodrigues-Moral, Antonio; Newsome, George W.; Doherty, Dennis K.; Stephant, Thierry; Pageot-Millet, Christine; Cornily, Jean-Michel; Varma, Eve L.

• ISBN13: 9780890069998
• ISBN10: 0890069999
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Artech House

Summary

As competitive pressures increase for improved, more efficient performance and interoperability among networks, your ability to accurately specify equipment and network applications becomes more critical than ever before. Meet that challenge by better understanding, relating and applying two key model-based methods for specifying transport equipment, interoperability, and management. With this new book, you can combine these two methods for a holistic approach to supporting today's complex networks.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Preface	xv
Role and Impact of Network Modeling	1	(14)
Telcommunications Network Vision	1	(2)
Background	3	(2)
Linkages Between Transport Services, Networks, and Equipment	5	(3)
Linkages Between Transport and Management	8	(1)
Unification of Transport and Management Modeling Approaches	9	(4)
High-Level Description and General Principles	10	(2)
Applicability to Various Transport Technologies	12	(1)
Summary	13	(2)
References	13	(2)
Transport Network Infrastructure and Management---Specification Approaches	15	(38)
Introduction	15	(1)
Requirements Capture Drivers and Criteria	15	(12)
Customer/Market Drivers and Implications	16	(2)
Technology Enablers	18	(7)
Requirements Criteria	25	(2)
Conventional Transport Specification Approaches	27	(2)
Conventional Management Specification Approaches	29	(17)
TMN/OSI Approach	29	(10)
SNMP---Principles and Specification Techniques	39	(3)
Commentary	42	(4)
Summary	46	(7)
References	47	(1)
Appendix 2A	48	(1)
Appendix 2B Example: GDMO Definition of Managed Objects	48	(2)
Appendix 2C Example: SNMP Definition of Managed Objects	50	(3)
Model-Based Description of Transport Network Functionality	53	(50)
High-Level Description and General Principles	53	(3)
Connection-Related Dimension	56	(28)
Basic Concepts	57	(8)
Functionality	65	(2)
Connections and Points	67	(2)
Connection Domain Model	69	(3)
Sublayers and Function Decomposition	72	(1)
Examples	72	(2)
Equipment Packaging	74	(2)
Application Example	76	(5)
Application to Packet-Switched Networks	81	(3)
Control and Management Dimension	84	(15)
Equipment Supervisory Process	85	(8)
Transport Entities Considered as Management Resources	93	(4)
Relationship to TMN Equipment Information Models	97	(2)
Inventory-Related Dimension	99	(1)
Summary	99	(4)
References	100	(3)
ODP Architectural Framework Applied to Telecommunications Systems Design	103	(42)
Selection Rationale	103	(1)
Specification Framework, Architecture, and Modeling Constructs	104	(28)
Enterprise Viewpoint	108	(5)
Information Viewpoint	113	(5)
Computational Viewpoint	118	(13)
Engineering Viewpoint	131	(1)
Technology Viewpoint	132	(1)
Summary	132	(13)
References	133	(1)
Appendix 4A Enterprise Viewpoint Structure	134	(2)
Appendix 4B Information Viewpoint Structure	136	(4)
Appendix 4C Computational Viewpoint Structure	140	(5)
Creation of a Management Service Specification	145	(32)
Introduction	145	(1)
Architecture Specification Process	145	(2)
Application to Subnetwork Connection Management Service	147	(5)
Overview of Viewpoint Relationships	150	(1)
Management Resource Model	150	(1)
Management Resource Information Specification	151	(1)
Topology Management---Enterprise Viewpoint	152	(10)
Roles	154	(3)
Actions	157	(5)
Topology Management---Information Viewpoint	162	(1)
Topology Management---Computational Viewpoint	163	(11)
Linkages With Other Viewpoints	166	(3)
Topology Management Interface Example	169	(5)
Summary	174	(3)
References	174	(3)
An Overall Approach to Modeling	177	(32)
Introduction	177	(1)
Diversity of Modeling Approaches and Implications	177	(3)
Availability	178	(2)
Quality of Service	180	(1)
Rationale for a Unified Modeling Framework	180	(9)
Modeling Shared Communications	182	(3)
Modeling Shared Knowledge	185	(4)
Examples of Shared Communications and Knowledge	189	(4)
Integrated Transport and Management	189	(2)
Link Partitioning	191	(1)
Technology-Independent Networks	191	(2)
Relating Transport and Management Modeling Views	193	(2)
General Framework for Transport Domain	195	(4)
General Framework for the Evolution o Switched Networks	199	(3)
General Framework for the Evolution of Service Access: The TINA-C Network	202	(3)
Summary	205	(4)
References	206	(3)
Usage of Unified Modeling Language	209	(26)
Introduction	209	(1)
Overview of UML Modeling Concepts and Language	210	(9)
Functional Requirements Capture	210	(1)
Logical Architecture	210	(8)
Extensibility Mechanisms	218	(1)
Object Constraint Language	219	(1)
Relating UML and Network Management Domain Specifications	219	(14)
The G.851-01 Meta-Model Expressed in UML	219	(9)
Topology Management Service Modeled in UML	228	(5)
Summary	233	(2)
References	233	(2)
Interdomain Management	235	(34)
Introduction	235	(1)
Domains	236	(2)
Interdomain Management Issues	238	(8)
Interoperability and Interworking	239	(1)
Interdomain Mapping Functionality	240	(1)
Interdomain Object Referencing and Naming	241	(3)
Handling Different Specification Languages	244	(1)
Interdomain Security	245	(1)
CORBA/OSI Systems Management and CORBA/Internet Management Interdomain Interactions	246	(6)
Usage Overview	246	(3)
Comparison of CORBA and OSI Systems Management	249	(3)
Joint Interdomain Management Solution to Interdomain Interactions	252	(15)
Specification and Interaction Translations	253	(3)
Reference Model	256	(1)
Interface Taxonomy	257	(2)
Coarse- and Fine-Grained Approaches to OSI Systems Management in CORBA	259	(1)
The OSI Systems Management Managed Object Interface	260	(1)
CORBA/CMIP Gateways	260	(7)
Summary	267	(2)
References	268	(1)
Multitechnology Application Example	269	(52)
Introduction	269	(1)
Scenario Description	269	(11)
Customer Perspective	270	(1)
Video Service Provider Perspective	271	(3)
Telecommunications Operator Perspective	274	(2)
Business Model of the Scenario	276	(2)
Enterprise Activities	278	(2)
Topology and Network Architecture	280	(4)
Physical Topology	281	(2)
Logical Network Architecture	283	(1)
Management and Control Aspects	284	(27)
Management Activities	285	(8)
Configuration Management	293	(9)
Fault Management	302	(5)
Engineering Interfaces	307	(4)
Summary	311	(3)
References	312	(1)
Appendix 9A Semiformal Specification for simleSncPerformerIfce	312	(2)
Appendix 9B GDMO Specification: SimpleSubnetworkConnectionPerformer Managed Object Class	314	(7)
Appendix 9C IDL Specification: SimpleSubnetworkConnection Performer IDL Interface	317	(4)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	321	(4)
Glossary	325	(12)
About the Authors	337	(4)
Index	341