Author :
Cox, Tracy A. ; Piscitello, David M. ; Tesink, Kaj
Abstract :
A description is given of the model for the switched multimegabit data service (SMDS) simple network management protocol (SNMP) agent to be deployed in the networks of the Bell operating companies, their successors, or regional affiliates to provide customer network management (CNM) services and the CNM information that customers of SMDS may access. Examples of how this information, acquired through the use of SNMP, may be applied by network administrators of large internetworks that employ the SMDS network are given. The examples, which are the results of experiments conducted on laboratory equipment, demonstrate that the SNMP management framework can be applied equally well over wide-area network services and over local area networks. Thus, SNMP in public data network services appears to be a viable and practical near-term solution for CNM.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; packet switching; protocols; telecommunication network management; LAN; SMDS network; SNMP agent support; WAN; customer network management; internetworks; local area networks; management framework; public data network; simple network management protocol; switched multimegabit data service; wide-area network services; IP networks; Local area networks; Monitoring; Protocols; Space technology; Technology management; Telecommunication traffic; Trademarks; Web and internet services; Wide area networks;
