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Network Management (Fall 2005)

Course code : ENETM-U01
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional
Revised : 08/12 2004 Written : 14/01 2002
Placement : 5-7 semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : Danish and English

Objective : Today nearly any networking device or application must have management facilities, so it can be controlled and monitored from a remote console. This course will present a practical and theoretical survey of the basic concepts, principles and practice of network management with special focus on SNMP network management (Simple Network Management Protocol).
At the end of the course the student will:

Understand the basic concepts, principles and practice of network management.
Have the ability to understand professional articles and documentation concerning network management.
Know where to get more information concerning network management issues.
Have the ability to implement network management systems.
Have the ability to develop network management features to devices and applications and to develop management applications.
Principal Content : Network Management Overview.
SNMPv1 Network Management: Oganization, Information, Communication and Functional models.
SNMPv2 Network Management: Oganization, Information, Communication and Functional models.
SNMPv3 Network Management: Ooganization, Information, Communication and fFnctional models.
RMON: RMON 1 and RMON 2.
Management Tools, Systems and Applications.
Teaching method : Class teaching, lab-exercises and one group project.
Approximately 60% of the time will be spent on lab-exercises and the group project.
Required prequisites : Documented knowledge similar to NET4/NETE.
Recommended prerequisites : -
Relations : NETS, KRYP and Linux
Type of examination : Look under remarks
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : Oral group examination with individual marks. The examination is based on a group project plus the contents of the textbook.

To participate in the examination you have to perform one group project during the semester and hand over a report concerning the project at the end of the semester. Each group can select a project of its own choice - but it must consist of both a theoretical and a practical part.
Teaching material : Network Management. Principles and Practice. Mani Subramanian. Addison-Wesley 2000. ISBN 0-201-35742-9.
Responsible teacher : Stig Jensen , stije@dtu.dk