Aiko Pras - Ph.D. thesis: Network management architectures

[CTIT Ph. D.-thesis series No. 95-02], ISSN 1381-3617 / ISBN 90-365-0728-6, 17 February 1995, 195 pp.

The thesis can be downloaded as PDF file (2 Mbyte) or as compressed postscript file (400 Kb). It is also possible to obtain the various compressed postscript parts of this thesis separately.

Table of contents:

• Abstract (i)
• Chapter 1: Introduction (1)

• Part I: Introduction and Analysis of Standardized Management Approaches
• Chapter 2: OSI Management (23)
• Chapter 3: TMN Management (43)
• Chapter 4: Internet Management (61)

• Part II: an Alternative Approach to Network Management
• Chapter 5: Identification & classification of management (75)
• Chapter 6: Design of management functions (95)
• Chapter 7: An alternative management architecture (113)
• Chapter 8: Management information service providers (147)
• Chapter 9: Management protocols (157)

• Conclusions (175)
• References (177)
• Glossary (183)
• Index (185)
• Abbreviations (189)
• Samenvatting (193) [dutch]