DocumentCode :
3598701
Title :
A management concept for automatic switched transport networks (ASTNs)
Author :
Lehr, Georg ; Degenhardt, Ulrike ; Geerdsen, Ralf ; Ricucci, Giuseppe ; Pauluhn, Uwe ; Cortes, Paulo ; Maierhofer, Johann
Author_Institution :
Technoloiezentrum, T-Syst., Darmstadt, Germany
Volume :
1
fYear :
2004
Firstpage :
685
Abstract :
Automatic switched transport networks provide innovative functionality such as configuration of connections via signaling and routing functionality implemented in a control plane. This paper describes a management concept that has been tailored to the specific needs of this novel network technology which brings together transport network and IP-based paradigms. The concept proposed comprises a network and a network element level information model where the latter is subdivided into two representations of this model. The first representation communicates with the agent implementation and uses the concepts and terminology derived from IP/MPLS. The second representation communicates with the network level management system and talks the language of M.3100 that is the guiding principle for transport networks. This approach allows to combine the best of both paradigms and reuse existing specifications thus fostering the interoperability of future management systems for ASTN.
Keywords :
Internet; computer network management; multi-agent systems; multiprotocol label switching; open systems; protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; ASTN; GMPLS; IP over WDM; IP-based network; M.3100; MPLS; NNI; SNMP; UNI; agent implementation; automatic switched transport networks; interoperability; network element level information model; network level management system; specification reuse; Communication networks; Communication switching; Information management; Optical fiber networks; Peer to peer computing; Profitability; Routing; Technology management; Terminology; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Network Operations and Management Symposium, 2004. NOMS 2004. IEEE/IFIP
ISSN :
1542-1201
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8230-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NOMS.2004.1317755
Filename :
1317755
Link To Document :
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