Contrasting OSI Systems Management to SNMP and TMN [Vol. 6, No. 2, 1998]

Contrasting OSI Systems Management to SNMP and TMN

Roch H. Glitho
Ericsson Research
8400 Decarie
Town of Mount Royal
Quebec - Canada H4P 2N2
Email: roch.glitho_AT_lmc.ericsson.se

Abstract
OSI systems management is a set of standards for the management of open systems. Its acceptance by the industry has been slower than that of SNMP, due to its relative complexity. However, it is gathering more and more momentum due to the increasing availability of development tool kits and also due to the real world implementations which have followed the use in TMN. This paper contrasts OSI systems management to SNMP and TMN. It identifies the salient characteristics of OSI systems management and uses them as bases for the comparison. Aspects of X.25 management are used for illustration purpose. OSI system management is half way between SNMP and TMN. It offers more than SNMP, but less than TMN. SNMP, OSI systems management and TMN tackle different classes of management problems. None is a panacea and interoperability is the key issue.

Keywords: CMIP/CMIS, OSI systems management, SNMP/SNMPv2, TMN, X.25

JNSM: Vol. 6, No. 2, 1998 Contrasting OSI Systems Management to SNMP and TMN [Vol. 6, No. 2, 1998]

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