Temporal Network Management Information Model and Services
T. Apostolopoulos
Dept. of Informatics
Athens University of Economics & Business
76, Patission Str., 104 34 Athens, Greece
Email: thodoros_AT_aueb.gr
V. Daskalou
Dept. of Informatics
Athens University of Economics & Business
76, Patission Str., 104 34 Athens, Greece
Email: daskalou_AT_aueb.gr
Abstract
The paper addresses the issue of time as an attribute
of the network management information. The temporal dimension is
incorporated in the management information model proposed by the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), as it is described by SMI.
The core of the proposed network management information model is
the Temporal Management Information Base (TMIB), a conceptual
representation of the diachronic behavior of network resources.
The temporal network model also includes the definition
of a specific architecture and a number of temporal services.
The existence of such services facilitates the development
of time-reference applications in different functional areas.
Keywords: temporal management information base (TMIB),
temporal network management services
JNSM: Vol. 6, No. 3, 1998
Temporal Network Management Information Model and Services [Vol. 6, No. 3, 1998]
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