Achieving Global Information Networking

by Eve L. Varma, Dennis K. Doherty (Joint Author), Antonio Rodrigues-Moral (Joint Author)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780890069998
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/28/1999
Series:	Telecommunications Library Series
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Eve L. Varma is a technical manager with Lucent Technologies and received an M.A. in Physics from the City University of New York. She is a delegate to both T1X1 and ITU-T. Thierry Stephant is a technical manager with France Telecom and received his engineering degree from the Institut National des Telecommunications. He is a member of both ETSI and ITU-T. Antonio Rodriguez-Moral is a member of the technical staff at Lucent Technologies and received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain. He is a member of the IEEE. Christine Pageot-Millet is a research engineer with France Telecom BD/CNET and received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Universite de Rennes I, France. She is a member of ETSI, TMF, and AFNOR. George W. Newsome is a distinguished member of the technical staff at Lucent Technologies and received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from University College in London, England. He is a member of IEEE and IEE. Dennis K. Doherty is a product manager with Lucent Technologies and received his M.S.E. in Computer Science from Princeton University. He is a member of the IEEE. Jean-Michel Cornily is a research engineer with France Telecom/CNET and received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Rennes I. He is a delegate to ITU-T, ETSI, and a member of OMG.

Table of Contents

Role and Impact of Network Modeling. Unification of Services, Network, and Equipment Requirements. Integration of Transport and Management Requirements. Requirements Capture Drivers and Criteria. Diversity of Customer and Market Needs. Integration of Data Networking and Telecommunications Domains. Advances in Technology. Initial Network Infrastructure and Management Specification Approaches. Network Infrastructure Specification Approach. Traditional Management Specifications. OSI Systems Management. TMN. SNMP - Principles and Specification Techniques. Control Domain. Model-Based Description of Network Infrastructure Functionality and Requirements. Open Distributed Processing Based Architectural Framework. Model-Based Description of Management Functionality Requirements. Unification of Transport and Management Modeling Approaches. Examples of Network Model-Based Specifications. SDH Networking. Optical Networking. Data Networking. Inter-Domain Management. EMergent Management Protocols. Internetworking Between Management Systems Based Upon Different Technologies. Relevant Standards. From Specification to Development. Conclusions. Bibliography. Glossary. Appendices.

Editorial Reviews

Offers a cohesive approach for supporting complex, interactive, and interoperable network and equipment applications, and explains the need for and usage of key model-based approaches utilized within global standards for the specification of telecommunications networks, equipment, and their associated management. The principal part of the book explores two key model-based methods<-- >functional modeling and open distributed processing (ODP) approaches, which are used to specify telecommunications networks and equipment, and telecommunications network management, respectively. A final segment overviews UML as a key standard specification language for expressing EDP-based management specifications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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