Strengthen your understanding of today's most extensively used ATM management technology with this comprehensive new book. It explains the architecture of SNMP-based ATM network management technology and clarifies the details of its existing and evolving standards. You learn cost-effective enterprise network management solutions, and how various applications running over ATM are managed and deployed. Specifically, the book explains the fundamentals of the ATM network and the SNMP protocol. It overviews the details of the Physical and ATM Layer, LANE, PNNI, and shows how different standard MIBs and proprietary MIBs are used together to manage an ATM Switch. This single-source reference enables you to...Identify network management requirements for a standard compliant network management system; Understand the requirements and impact of SNMP network management imposed on ATM system design; Trace, identify, and solve network problems using SNMP network management facilities. ATM network designers and implementors, network management system designers and managers, and students and researchers in telecommunications and datacommunications will find this book to be an invaluable tool in comprehending this exciting technology.
Introduction. Simple Network Management Protocol. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Architecture of ATM Network Management using SNMP. ILMI MIB. AToM MIB. Physical Layer Management. Private Network-Node Interface. LAN Emulation. The Role of Proprietary MIB. VP/VC Management. Traffic Management. OAM Flow Support. Latest Developments. Summary. Appendices.