| | Copyright |
| | Acronyms |
| | Foreword |
| | Preface |
| | | Intended Audience |
| | | Purpose of This Book |
| | | Using This Book |
| | | Linked Overviews |
| | | Source Code Location |
| | | The Four Ms |
| | | Outline of the Book |
| | | A Note About Abbreviations |
| | | Additional Resources |
| | | Acknowledgments |
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| | Chapter 1. Large Enterprise Networks |
| | | Managing Enterprise Networks |
| | | Why Use Network Management? |
| | | SNMP: The De Facto Network Management Standard |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 2. SNMPv3 and Network Management |
| | | SNMPv3 Structure |
| | | SNMPv3 Applications |
| | | SNMPv3 Message Formats |
| | | Network Elements |
| | | Introducing MPLS: First Chunk |
| | | The Trend Towards IP |
| | | MPLS Concepts |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 3. The Network Management Problem |
| | | Bringing the Managed Data to the Code |
| | | Scalability: Today's Network Is Tomorrow's NE |
| | | MIB Note: Scalability |
| | | Light Reading Trials |
| | | Large NEs |
| | | Expensive (and Scarce) Development Skill Sets |
| | | Linked Overviews |
| | | Elements of NMS Development |
| | | Expensive (and Scarce) Operational Skill Sets |
| | | MPLS: Second Chunk |
| | | MPLS and Scalability |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 4. Solving the Network Management Problem |
| | | Filling the Development Skills Gap |
| | | Smarter NMS |
| | | Smarter MIBs |
| | | One Data Model |
| | | Smarter NEs |
| | | Policy-Based Network Management (PBNM) |
| | | Network Management Policies |
| | | Directory-Enabled Networking (DEN) |
| | | IP QoS and the Enterprise |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 5. A Real NMS |
| | | HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) |
| | | Network Discovery and Mapping |
| | | Notification Processing |
| | | Reporting |
| | | Data Warehousing |
| | | Backup and Restore of Firmware and Configuration |
| | | Java Interface for Remote Access |
| | | MIB Support Features |
| | | MPLS Support |
| | | Policy Support |
| | | Reliability Features |
| | | Integration with Other Software |
| | | Programmability |
| | | Workflows and Business Processes |
| | | Applications of NMS |
| | | The Network Is the True Database |
| | | The Network Boundary |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 6. Network Management Software Components |
| | | Fault Server |
| | | Configuration Server |
| | | Accounting Server |
| | | Performance Server |
| | | Security Server |
| | | Other Servers |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 7. Rudimentary NMS Software Components |
| | | Building a Rudimentary Management System |
| | | Configuring SNMP on Windows NT/2000 |
| | | Setup Required for the Visual C++ Program |
| | | Building the Sample Visual C++ SNMP Manager |
| | | The Structure of the Sample Visual C++ Program |
| | | Using the Rudimentary Management System |
| | | A Note On Security |
| | | The Sample JDMK Java SNMP Manager |
| | | Building the Sample Java Manager |
| | | Extending the Sample SNMP Programs |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 8. Case Study: MPLS Network Management |
| | | The (Internet Draft) Standard MPLS MIBs |
| | | Configuring LSPs Through an LSR |
| | | Creating an LSP Using the LSR MIB |
| | | Creating a Tunnel Using the TE MIB |
| | | Creating LSPs and Tunnels Using an NMS |
| | | NextObjectIndex and Synchronization |
| | | A Note About Standards |
| | | Summary |
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| | Chapter 9. Network Management Theory and Practice |
| | | MIBs Again |
| | | Intelligence in the Network: Manufacturing |
| | | Pushing FCAPS into the Network |
| | | Service-level Network Components |
| | | Generic Objects Realized Using Software Abstraction |
| | | The Need for End-to-End Security |
| | | Shrink-Wrapped Solutions or Consultancy Buy-In |
| | | Integration with OSS Layers: Northbound Interface (NBI) |
| | | Developer Note: The Roles of QA, IT, and Developers |
| | | Solutions Revisited: Thin Software Layers |
| | | Facilitating a Solution Mindset |
| | | A Final Word |
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| | Appendix A. Terminal Server Serial Ports |
| | Appendix B. Some Simple IP Routing Experiments |
| | | Section B.1. The IP Routing Table |
| | | Section B.2. Ping |
| | | Section B.3. Traceroute |
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| | Appendix C. The IP MIB Table |
| | | MIB Walk on the IP Table |
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| | Appendix D. Visual C++ Sample Program Source Code |
| | | Section D.1. snmpdefs.h |
| | | Section D.2. snmpmgr.c |
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| | Appendix E. JDMK Sample Program Source Code |
| | | Section E.1. synchronousManager.Java |
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| | References |
| | Glossary |
| | Index |