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In the Name of the Most High
Computer Network Management by
Behzad Akbari
Fall 2011

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Instructor
Behzad Akbari:
            
  TA
                  
Course Web Site
fall2011/netmn/

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Course objective 
To make acquainted the graduate students with fundamentals of network management concept, architectures, protocols and related research topics.
Prerequisites
Computer Networks,
Course description
This course provides an introduction to both theoretical and practical aspects of computer networks and systems management including architectures, protocols, standards and also current related research topics. The students will have the chance to work with network management tools and applications and also be familiar with current research efforts on network and system management.

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Textbook:
Network Management: Principles and Practice, by Mani Subramanian. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2000.
Additional Reference Book
Network Management Fundamentals, by Alexander Clemm, Cisco press, 2006.
SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3 and RMON1 and 2:The Practical Guide to Network Management Standards” by William Stallings, 3rd edition, Addison Wesley.
Principles of Computer Systems and Network Management, by Dinesh Chandra Verma, Springer, 2009.
For networking overview following book is recommended.
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, Featuring the Internet(4th Edition), by James Kurose and Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley Pub Co, 2008.

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Grading
There will be Homework, Quizzes, Project, Mid-Term and Final Exams. The grade will be determined by:
Homework: 10%
Quiz: 10%
Projects: 20%
Mid-Term Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 30%
Term research project:
Each group of students (2 people groups) will work on a project. The topics of project will be prepared after midterm exam. You should prepare a short proposal and submit it during a week. Each group is required to have a presentation of their work in class.

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Tentative Course Outline
Introduction to Network Management
Introduction to Basic Management Concepts and Architectures
Network management standards
Network management architecture
Abstract Syntax Notation (ASN.1)
Simple Network Management Protocol(SNMPv1)
Organization and Information Model
Management Information Base
Communication and Functional Model
SNMPv2
SNMPv3
Remote Monitoring: RMON1 and RMON2

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Network Managements Tools
Network Management Applications (Configuration, Performance, Fault and Security Management).
Web based Management and Other Management Frameworks ( CORBA based management, web based management, JMX and DMTF)
Distributed Management Framework (Mobile Agent Based Management, etc.)