Network Management

DECnet/OSI Phase V incorporates a new network management architecture based on Digital's Enterprise Management Architecture (EMA). The EMA entity model was developed to manage all entities in a consistent manner, structuring any manageable component regardless of its internal complexity. The DNA CMIP management protocol was developed in conjunction with the model to express the basic concepts in the entity model. Phase V network management is extensible; the Phase V management architecture transparently assimilates new devices and technologies. Phase V was designed to be an open architecture. Management of DECnet/OSI Phase V components is effective in a multivendor network. Network management has been an integral part of DECnet since 1976 when Phase II was developed.[1] Even at that early stage of the DECnet architecture, an effective management capability was recognized as an essential part of an organized approach to networking. Now in DECnet Phase V, the DECnet network management a..