Telecommunications Network Management into the 21s 21st Century - Techniques, Standards, Technologies and Applications

Electrical Engineering/Telecommunications Telecommunications Network Management Into the 21st Century Techniques, Standards, Technologies, and Applications This leading-edge reference is a superb presentation of the latest in telecommunications network management. Co-edited by Salah Aidarous of NEC America and Thomas Plevyak of Bell Atlantic, Telecommunications Network Management Into the 21st Century features original chapters from prominent experts in the field. Thorough and up-to-date, this indispensable book covers the timely application of forward-looking network management techniques, which is the key to fully realizing future information industry capabilities. Key topics covered include: Principles of network managementNetwork management protocol standardsTelecommunications management networkDomestic and international OSI management standardsThe object-oriented approach to integrated network managementModeling and simulation in network managementKnowledge-based network managementConfiguration managementFault managementNetwork performance managementDistributed restoration of the transport networkBecause network management touches almost every facet of the information industry, this book will be of interest to telecommunications business executives, managers, engineers, and any individual involved in future planning. It will give all readers an excellent understanding of the field.