Implementing OSI-based interfaces for network management

Author

Serre, Jean-Marc ; Lewis, Pierre ; Rosenfeld, Ken

Author_Institution

Bell-Northern Res., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

31

Issue

5

fYear

1993

fDate

5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

76

Lastpage

81

Abstract

Experience acquired in the development of an interface between a fiber optic system and a prototype management system developed using an object-oriented approach is discussed. Open System Interconnection (OSI) implementation concerns, the use of an ASN.1 compiler, and the use of standard application programming interfaces (APIs) are described. The role of the seven-layer OSI stack in exchanging information between managing operating systems and managed network elements is reviewed. The implementation of an OSI stack on a SUN workstation using the UNIX operating system is also described. Methods for passive and active testing of the resulting programs are discussed.<>

Keywords

network interfaces; object-oriented methods; open systems; optical links; program compilers; telecommunication network management; ASN.1 compiler; OSI interfaces; Open System Interconnection; SUN workstation; UNIX operating system; active testing; application programming interfaces; fiber optic system; managed network elements; management system; network management; object-oriented approach; operating systems; passive testing; seven-layer OSI stack; Code standards; Engineering management; Knowledge engineering; Knowledge management; Monitoring; North America; Open systems; Protocols; Surveillance; Telecommunication network management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.212425

Filename

212425