Title :
Network management with consistently managed objects
Author :
Wu, Shyhtsun F. ; Kaiser, Gail E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A consistency constraint exists between two objects in a network management information base (MIB) if a change in value of one object will cause a change in another. Based on the definition of common knowledge, such constraints can be classified by the time needed to maintain them and the probability of correctly maintaining them. The practical issues of how to build an MIB with a set of objects and consistency constraints are discussed. Various kinds of consistency constraints and their relations with common knowledge are described. Also introduced is the concept of a consistency hierarchy, which presents a gateway between consistency constraints and the management protocols that would actually maintain the consistency between network entities. Building a network management information model using consistency constraints is considered
Keywords :
knowledge engineering; protocols; telecommunication network management; common knowledge; consistency constraint; consistency hierarchy; consistently managed objects; management protocols; network entities; network management information base; network management information model; Computer network management; Computer science; Degradation; Delay effects; Environmental management; Force control; Information management; Robustness; Routing; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1990, and Exhibition. 'Communications: Connecting the Future', GLOBECOM '90., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-632-2
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1990.116503
