Network and Service Management

A tantárgy neve magyarul / Name of the subject in Hungarian: Hálózat és szolgáltatásmenedzsment

Last updated: 2009. június 3.

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Villamosmérnöki szak, MSc képzés
Infokommunikációs rendszerek szakirány
Course ID Semester Assessment Credit Tantárgyfélév
VITMM157 1 2/1/0/v 4  
3. Course coordinator and department Dr. Simon Csaba,
5. Required knowledge Computer networks.
7. Objectives, learning outcomes and obtained knowledge The lecture offers a comprehensive overview of nowadays network management systems (principles, architectures, technologies, protocols and practical concerns) and an outlook to recent trends in network and service management.

By absorbing the lecture students get to know network and service management architectures, methods and protocols. Students will be able to monitor and control IP-based networks; to design and specify management interfaces and managed objects; to overview service agreements and to use operation support systems. 

8. Synopsis Introduction to network management: motivations, players in network management, complexities in network management: technical, organizational and business. Cases studies in network management: ISP, enterprise and a service provider; overview of different management tools. Basics of network management: devices, management systems, management networks and management support organizations. The different dimensions of network management. Network management functions and reference models. Management information and modeling of management information. Communication patterns in network management. SNMPv1, v2, v3, RMON-1, RMON-2. CLI, syslog, netconf and netflow as management protocols. Scaling the network management problem: complexities, hierarchies and management styles. Policy based management. Service management and service level agreements.


13. References, textbooks and resources
  1. William Stallings, SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, and RMON 1 and 2, Addison-Wesley Professional, 3rd edition (December 22, 1998), ISBN-10: 0201485346
  2. Alexander Clemm, Network Management Fundamentals, Cisco Press, November 2006, ISBN: 1-58720-137-2
  3. Gary A. Donahue, Network Warrior, O’Reilly, 2007, ISBN-10: 0-596-10151-1
  4. Distributed Management Task Force, http://www.dmtf.org/home
14. Required learning hours and assignment
Kontakt óra42
Félévközi készülés órákra14
Felkészülés zárthelyire
Házi feladat elkészítése28
Kijelölt írásos tananyag elsajátítása16
Vizsgafelkészülés20
Összesen120
15. Syllabus prepared by

 Név: Beosztás: Tanszék, Int.:
 Dr. Szabó Róbert PhD egyetemi docens BME-TMIT