Title :
The OSI management architecture: an overview
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A description is given of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) management environment, which consists of tools and services needed to control and supervise interconnection activities and any associated managed objects. It is intended to allow a user, once he or she has been provided with the capability of communicating across several subnetworks, to manage this collection of subnetworks and systems as a single communications network. The OSI management structure is examined, and an outline of OSI management services is provided. The common management information protocol (CMIP), a general-purpose management protocol that is suitable for the management of both OSI resources and the real resources used to provide communications services, is presented. Future extensions of OSI management research are discussed.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; protocols; OSI management architecture; Open Systems Interconnection; common management information protocol; computer networks; subnetworks; Communication networks; Communication standards; Communication system control; Data processing; Environmental management; Information management; Open systems; Protocols; Resource management; Standards development;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
