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The following is a list of places in the WWW where you can find information relevant to NM. CNOM does not take any responsibility on the information provided by these pointers.
The list is structured into several areas. Clearly the same pointer may be found under several areas (e.g. a NM product vendor may also be listed under the area of NM services).
These are the areas you can access:
ANSI
-
American
National
Standards
Institute
It
provides
access
to
timely
and
relevant
information
on
the
ANSI
Federation
and
the
latest
national
and
international
standards-related
activities.
ASN.1
and
GDMO
It
provides
information
on
ASN.1
and
GDMO.
Tutorials,
Software
Tools
and
ASN.1
based
applications
and
projects.
ATIS
-
Alliance
for
Telecommunications
Industry
Solutions
This
is
one
of
the
world's
leading
standards
development
bodies
for
telecommunications.
CEN - The European Committee for Standardization
Computer
and
Communication
Entry
Page
Entry
point
to
the
telecommunications
Web
structure.
This
site
provides
focused
search
categories
in
"Standard
Terms"
and
"Geographic"
sections.
CORBA
Platforms
and
related
research
Links
to
information
about
CORBA
and
related
topics.
DMTF
-
Distributed
Management
Task
Force,
Inc.
ETSI
-
The
European
Telecommunications
Standards
Institute
The
ETSI
is
a
non-profit
making
organization
whose
mission
is
to
determine
and
produce
the
telecommunications
standards
that
will
be
used
for
decades
to
come.
It
is
an
open
forum
that
unites
696
members
from
50
countries,
representing
Administrations,
network
operators,
manufacturers,
service
providers,
and
users.
IEEE-SA - The IEEE Standards Association
IETF - The Internet Engineering Task Force Home Page
ITU
-
T
Recommendations
List
of
ITU-T
Recommendations.
Those
on
NM
are
under
E.41x
and
X
series.
Normally
you
would
need
a
subscription
to
get
the
full
text
of
a
Recommendation.
Without
subscribing
you
can
still
get
the
overview
of
the
existing
Recs.
The
ATM
Forum
Specifications
may
be
viewed
or
downloaded
for
free
from
its
FTP
server.
ODMG - The Object Data Management Group
OMG
-
The
Object
Management
Group
Information
on
the
OMG
activities
and
links
to
its
objects
definitions.
Includes
pointers
to
CORBA.
Part
of
this
information
is
relevant
to
interfaces
in
NM.
TMF
-
The
TeleManagement
FORUM
The
TeleManagement
Forum
is
a
non-profit
global
organization
of
incumbent
and
new-entrant
service
providers,
computing
and
network
equipment
suppliers,
software
vendors
and
customers
of
communications
services.
It
provides
leadership,
strategic
guidance
and
practical
solutions
to
improve
the
management
and
operation
of
communications
services.
Information
on
SMART
TMN,
SPIRIT
and
definitions
of
Managed
Objects
resulting
from
its
activities.
The
SimpleWeb
(maintained
by
the
University
of
Twente,
The
Netherlands).
This
is
a
site
providing
links
and
information
on
network
management,
including
software,
RFCs
and
tutorials.
Mostly
focussed
on
SNMP.
It
provides
links
to
a
variety
of
vendors
and
network
management
servers
managed
by
European
Universities.
X.Org
This
is
the
worldwide
consortium
empowered
with
the
stewardship
and
collaborative
development
of
the
X
Window
System
technology
and
standards.
Project
ACTS
BONAPARTE
(Broadband
Optical
Network
using
ATM
PON
Access
facilities
in
Realistic
Telecommunications
Environments)
The
aim
of
this
project,
supported
by
ACTS
(Advanced
Communications
Technology
and
Services)
is
to
enhance
a
PON
system
inherited
from
another
ACTS
project
(BAF)
and
to
build
a
TMN
in
order
to
manage
it
and
a
sample
of
the
backbone
network,
together
with
an
Xcoop
interface
between
italian
and
spanish
national
host.
Both
backbone
and
access
networks
are
based
on
ATM.
Project
ACTS
AC231
MOON
(Management
of
Optical
Networks)
Objective
of
MOON
is
the
development
of
a
framework
for
the
management
of
the
photonic
layer
of
the
future
pan-European
transport
network.
Key
functionalities
will
be
implemented
in
a
field
demonstrator
network,
called
MOONET.
CORBA
Information
Information
on
CORBA
and
related
aspects.
CORBA
Tutorials
Online
papers,
tutorials,
courses
and
market
info
about
CORBA.
Esprit
Project
20804:
MAScOTTE
(MAnagement
Services
for
Object
oriented
disTributed
sysTEms)
MAScOTTE
deals
with
the
definition
of
facilities
for
managing
OMG
CORBA
distributed
applications
and
the
underlying
infrastructure.
It
is
expected
that
MAScOTTE
results
will
be
a
contribution
to
standardization
efforts
in
OMG.
ETIC
-
The
European
Telecommunications
Industrial
Consortium
This
is
a
non
profit
Belgium
Registered
Company
set
up
by
the
key
European
ICT
Manufacturing
Industries.
The
membership
use
the
consortium
as
a
platform
for
promoting
and
influencing,
directly
and
indirectly,
the
content
and
direction
of
the
ongoing
and
future
European
Union
Collaborative
R&D
Programmes,
and
contribute
to
standards
bodies.
EURESCOM
The
main
role
of
this
organization
(formed
by
several
European
Telecommunications
Operators)
is
to
co-operate
on
R
&
D
and
Strategic
Studies
in
all
areas
of
Telecommunications.
Projects at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
Infowin-
Information
Window
The
Multimedia
Information
Window
for
ACTS
provides
InfoWin
publications,
the
latest
information
issued
by
the
European
Commission,
information
about
the
National
Hosts,
a
discussion
space
for
the
parties
in
the
concertation
process,
links
to
all
the
information
on
telecoms
and
is
mirrored
world-wide.
ISPIM
-
International
Society
for
Professional
Innovation
Management
This
is
a
worldwide
network
of
Academics,
Business
Leaders,
International
Consultants
and
other
professionals
involved
in
Innovation
Management
studies
and/or
applications.
NM
Consortium
at
the
University
of
New
Hampshire
-
Interoperability
Group
This
Network
Management
Consortium
has
built
a
strong
membership
base
for
the
verification
of
agents
implementing
the
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
and
their
interoperability
with
a
variety
of
leading
network
management
platforms.
The
information
provided
includes
on
line
NM
courses,
references
to
books
and
articles.
NMDG
(Network
Management
Development
Group)
This
is
a
site
providing
information
about
various
arenas
working
on
Network
Management.
Some
of
them
are
full
part
of
the
International
Telecommunications
Union
based
in
Geneva.
Network
Management
research
projects
PLAGERE
project
-
Platforms
for
Network
Management.
The
complete
list
of
documents
as
well
as
its
contents
are
public
and
available
at
this
Site
where
you
can
find
44
research
reports,
31
national
publications,
22
international
publications
and
more...
TMF
-
TeleManagement
Forum
As
the
global
consortium
of
service
providers
and
suppliers,
TM
Forum
provides
essential
leadership
to
the
telecom
industry
on
the
most
effective
ways
to
improve
public
networks
and
services
management.
Alcatel
Alcatel
proposes
a
network
management
platform
called
ALMAP
(Alcatel
Management
Platform).
This
platform
is
developped
at
NMU
(Network
Management
Unit),
Alcatel
CIT,
Marcoussis.
Anacapa
Systems
Corporation
This
organization
develops
software
tools
for
use
on
complex
internetworks:
its
new
Network
Management
Product
NetSpeed
Intelligent
Agent
monitors
user
response
times
to
Internet
and
Intranet
Servers,
local
and
remote
File
Servers,
IP
Hosts
and
Mainframes
(SNA).
Bay
Networks
Network
Management
Products
Network
Management
products
for
Ethernet,
Token
Ring,
FDDI,
for
Hubs,
Routers,
switches.
BEA
Systems,
Inc.
It
provides
info
on
BEA
TUXEDO,
the
core
of
BEA
Distributed
Application
Framework,
a
robust
suite
of
middleware
for
building
and
managing
mission-critical
client/server
applications.
The
BEA
Distributed
Application
Framework
includes
products
providing
connectivity
across
multiple
operating
environments,
development
services,
and
management.
Cabletron
Systems,
Inc.
Info
on
SPECTRUM
Family
of
Management
Products.
Chromatix
A
freely
available
distributed
network
monitoring
software
solution
that
runs
on
various
Unix
Platforms.
Cisco
Systems
This
site
provides
info
on
Cisco
internetworking
solutions
for
corporate
intranets
and
the
global
Internet
including:
High-Speed
LAN
Switching
Products,
Routers,
dial-up
access
servers
and
Network
Management
software.
DIGITAL
Equipment
Co.
POLYCENTERTM
InfoCenter,
Management
Solutions.
Ericsson
Erisoft
AB
Integrated
Management
Applications.
Lucent
Technologies,
Inc.
Network
Management
solutions.
See
also
info
specific
to
management
systems.
NM
Tools
-
XGDMO2IDL
and
XSNMP2IDL
Network
Management
Tools
are
available
to
those
who
are
interested
in
CORBA
and
TMN,
SNMP
Integration.
XGDMO2IDL,
GDMO/ASN.1
to
CORBa
IDL
Translator,
and
XSNMP2IDL,
SNMP
SMI
to
CORBA-based
network
management
applications
with
the
integration
of
TMN
(CMIP)
and
SNMP.
Translators
are
based
on
the
specification
translation
of
Joint
Inter-Domain
Management
(JIDM)
task
force.
These tools have been developed by the NM research group at Kyungpook National University. The contact point is Mr. Moon-Sang Jeong.
Red
Point
Network
Systems
It's
a
product
development
firm,
specializing
in
network
management
and
communications
software.
(SnmpQL,
ClearStatsTM,
NetVoyantTM).
Hewlett
Packard
HP
OpenView
Home
Page.
IBM Networking products site.
Intergraph
Corporation
Information
management
solutions
across
heterogeneous
and
open
computer
environments.
InterWorking
Labs,
Inc.
InterWorking
Labs
provides
software
for
insuring
interoperability,
compliance
and
correct
operation
of
all
"network
manageable"
products.
Intranetware
Info
on
NetWare
4,
NetWare
5.
ISR
Global
Telecom,
the
OSS
framework
company
site.
It's
the
leading
supplier
of
network
and
element
management
solutions
and
services
to
the
worldwide
telecommunications
industry:
OSSnet
Framework
products
(formerly
called
ORBIT
and
MASK);
OSSnet
Management
Framework
(formerly
called
ORBIT),
a
comprehensive
suite
of
development
tools
and
a
runtime
environment
for
rapidly
building
and
deploying
standards-based
network
element
managers
and
agents;
and
OSSnet
Application
Framework
(formerly
called
MASK),
a
suite
of
network
and
element
management
applications
and
an
application
framework
that
extends
the
OSSnet
Management
Framework.
LMC
-
LAN
Management
Consulting
GmbH
This
is
the
leading
German
company
in
Windows-based
Network
Management.
NextPoint
Networks
Business
Centric
Network
Management
software.
Novell:
Management
Solutions
Comprehensive
information
on
Novell
Products
line.
Nortel
Networks
Management
platforms
including
NMS/Advisor,
OMS/OpenView
and
OMS/NetView.
ObjectStream
This
is
an
independent
software
vendor
providing
a
product
that
creates
mediation
components
for
MS,
EMS,
agents
and
applications.
OSI's
Website
Objective
Systems
Integrators,
Inc.
supplies
leading
software
solutions
for
managing
communications
services,
networks,
and
equipment
across
complex,
multivendor
environments.
This
site
also
provides
info
on
NetExpert®
product,
a
powerful,
standards-based
software
framework
that
provides
an
open
suite
of
operational
support
and
Network
Management
applications.
Peregrine
Systems,
Inc.
Infrastructure
Management
solutions.
Quallaby
Corporation
(Quallaby)
PROVISO
2.0
-
The
only
network
monitoring
&
service
assurance
solution
Red
Point
Software
Co.
Information
on
SnmpQL
Explorer.
It
is
used
in
conjunction
with
RedPoint's
SnmpQL
enabling
users
to
browse
and
edit
SNMP
managed
devices
such
as
routers,
hubs,
switches,
probes
and
servers
across
the
network.
It
allows
accessing
SNMP
MIB
information
and
manage
SnmpQL
Data
Sources.
SCO
UnixWare
Home
Page
Information
on
UnixWare
and
SCO
Products
(Server
and
Client
Integration
Products).
Siemens
Nixdorf
TransView
SNMP
Manager.
Tivoli
Systems
Management
solutions.
Information
on
NetView.
UH
Communications
(UHC)
This
Company
develops
tools
and
assistance
for
the
development
of
data
and
telecommunications
software
based
on
the
Telecommunications
Management
Network
(TMN)
concepts
and
technologies.
Versant
Object
Technology
It
is
a
leading
provider
of
object
database
management
systems
for
the
network
computing
infrastructure.
VERTEL
The
leading
provider
of
Telecommunications
Network
Management
software
and
solutions.
TMN
Overview.
Products
to
support
NM
development
Chromatix
This
organisation
develops
commercial-quality
client/server
software.
IBM Application Development site.
Nuvo
Network
Management
Inc.
An
organisation
providing
network
and
systems
management
solutions
with
special
focus
on
outsourcing.
Syracuse
University
Network
Systems
Network
Systems
WWW
Information
Server.
Tenet
Networks,
Inc.
Internet
Software
Research
and
Development.
Broadcom
Eireann
Research
Ltd.
This
is
a
dynamic
telecommunications
research
company
that
specialises
in
research
and
consultancy
in
the
areas
of
network
management
and
advanced
telecommunications
services.
DANET,
Inc.
It's
a
provider
of
billing
and
customer
care
consulting
and
systems
integration
solutions
for
the
telecommunications
industries
and
other
emerging
competitive
markets.
ETNO
The
European
Public
Telecommunications
Network
Operators'
Association.
Concord
Communications'
Pocket
Network
Management
Survival
Guide
Free
Network
Management
Reference
Guide
-
a
must-have
for
anyone
who
thinks,
writes
or
decides
about
the
fate
of
a
network.
Have
you
ever
looked
up
a
definition
in
aso-called
"computer
glossary"
only
to
be
more
confused
than
ever?
This
guide
attempts
to
demystify
commonly
encountered
Network
Management
terms
and
concepts.
Get
you
copy
at
this
Site!
Micromuse
The
Netcool®
Company
site.
It
is
the
leading
provider
of
realtime
fault
management
software.
NM
Information
by
the
University
of
Twente
(The
Netherlands)
This
server,
provides
links
and
information
on
network
management,
including
software,
RFCs
and
tutorials.
The
focus
is
on
SNMP
and
Internet
management,
but
people
interested
in
other
management
technologies
will
also
find
interesting
information.
Network
Management
Server
(NMS)
A
broad
list
of
FAQs
on
SNMP,
Ethernet,
CISCO,
cabling,
big
LANs
and
a
variety
of
papers,
links
to
other
NM
related
servers,
and
the
archive
of
"Simple
Times",
a
no
longer
published
magazine
founded
by
some
SNMP
"gurus".
Network
Management
Pages
Collection
of
links.
Masum
Z.
Hasan's
PhD
Thesis
:The
Management
of
Data,
Events,
and
Information
Presentation
for
Network
Management.
Netinfo:
Access
to
Network
Information
Miscellanea.
Networked
Computer
Science
Technical
Reference
Library
is
an
international
collection
of
computer
science
research
reports
and
papers
made
available
for
non-commercial
use
from
a
number
of
participating
institutions
and
archives.
Policies
for
Network
and
Distributed
Systems
Management
This
site
contains
references
to
sources
of
information
and
discussion
on
issues
related
to
the
use
of
policies
for
Network
and
Distributed
Systems
Management,
and
a
list
of
sites
actively
working
in
this
area.
The
Web
Based
Management
Page
Links
to
various
sites
relevant
to
web
based
management
development.
Last modified: 08/10/02