Explore the management of large networks through SNMPv3, management information bases, management software, monitoring tools, MPLS, and quality of service. The collection includes course syllabi, chapter presentations, product studies, and advanced technical tutorials.
All 35 resources were verified on October 19, 2026. These historical teaching materials describe technologies and products from their original period. PowerPoint and Word files may download for opening in their corresponding applications.
Course Information
- 1CIS516 — Course SyllabusDOC
Course outline and requirements for Enterprise Network Management.
- 2CIS516 — Winter 2005 Course SyllabusDOC
Historical syllabus for the Winter 2005 enterprise network management class.
Chapter Presentations
- 3Chapter 1: Large Enterprise Networks — Spring 2006PPT
Enterprise network management, the management pyramid, management-system goals, and SNMP fundamentals.
- 4Chapter 2: SNMPv3 and Network Management — Spring 2006PPT
SNMPv3 engines and applications, message processing, security, encryption, and access-control subsystems.
- 5Chapter 3: The Network Management Problem — Spring 2006PPT
Growing traffic and management complexity, multiple management systems, operational costs, automation, and return on investment.
- 6Chapter 4: Solving the Network Management ProblemPPT
Management skills, smarter systems and MIBs, shared data models, distributed servers, policy-based management, and directory-enabled networking.
- 7Chapter 5: A Real Network Management SystemPPT
HP OpenView as a case study, including FCAPS, MIB and MPLS support, policies, reliability, integration, and programmability.
- 8Chapter 6: Network Management Software Components — Spring 2006PPT
Server and client components, synchronous and asynchronous network communication, database access, middleware, and presentation interfaces.
- 9Chapter 7: Rudimentary NMS Software Components — Spring 2006PPT
Building SNMP software components with management APIs, Microsoft Visual C++, and the Java Dynamic Management Kit.
- 10Chapter 8: MPLS Management Information BasesPPT
IETF MPLS MIBs, how their elements relate to MPLS, and their use in operational network management.
- 11Chapter 9: Network Management Theory and Practice — Spring 2006PPT
An integrated review of MIBs and the principal concepts connecting network management design with implementation.
- 12Chapter 1: Large Enterprise Networks — Additional PresentationPPT
Managing enterprise networks through MIB object definitions, management agents, scripts, and software components.
- 13Chapter 2: SNMPv3 and Network Management — Additional PresentationPPT
SNMPv3 engines and applications, message processing, security, encryption, and access-control subsystems.
- 14Chapter 3: The Network Management Problem — Additional PresentationPPT
Growing traffic and management complexity, multiple management systems, operational costs, automation, and return on investment.
- 15Chapter 6: Network Management Software Components — Additional PresentationPPT
Server and client components, synchronous and asynchronous network communication, database access, middleware, and presentation interfaces.
- 16Chapter 7: Rudimentary NMS Software Components — Additional PresentationPPT
Building SNMP software components with management APIs, Microsoft Visual C++, and the Java Dynamic Management Kit.
- 17Chapter 9: Network Management Theory and Practice — Additional PresentationPPT
An integrated review of MIBs and the principal concepts connecting network management design with implementation.
Monitoring and Security Tools
- 18HP OpenView — Network Node ManagerPPT
Overview of the network management platform, its operation, capabilities, and technical and business benefits.
- 19GFI LANguard — Network Security ScanningPPT
Using network security scanning to identify operating-system and application vulnerabilities and potential security gaps.
- 20eHealth — Network MonitoringPPT
Monitoring availability, performance, utilization, service health, and root causes to support network management.
- 21WhatsUp Gold — Network Management ToolPPT
Historical product overview covering network status monitoring, network layout, and problem identification.
MPLS, Quality of Service, and Management Topics
- 22Network-Based Application Recognition — NBARPPT
Application-aware traffic classification, NBAR functionality, benefits, and hardware support.
- 23ATM-to-MPLS Convergence StandardsPPT
Phased migration to IP/MPLS, ATM interworking, service continuity, quality-of-service commitments, and operational requirements.
- 24Quality of Service in IP NetworksPPT
Drivers for QoS, historical technologies and techniques, and management considerations for IP services.
- 25Generalized MPLS — Concepts and EvolutionPPT
GMPLS drivers, architecture, signaling, traffic-engineering routing, differences from MPLS, and applications.
- 26IP Quality-of-Service Network TestbedPPT
Research project on differentiated services, end-to-end QoS, integrated multimedia services, network management, and testbed experiments.
- 27Scaling Considerations in MPLS NetworksPDF
Presentation by Ina Minei examining scalability in MPLS networks; assumes basic familiarity with MPLS.
- 28Internet Network and Service Management — ISCC 2004 TutorialPDF
Joseph Ghetie’s tutorial on management architectures, service management, QoS models, service-level agreements, products, and implementation trends.
- 29MPLS Network TuningPPT
Swarup Acharya’s presentation on MPLS network tuning and traffic engineering to improve network use.
- 30Evolutionary Migration to Generalized MPLSPPT
Migration from legacy networks toward intelligent optical networking, coordinated IP and optical control, and automated provisioning.
- 31Quality of Service in IP Networks — Alternate CopyPPT
Separate presentation file covering QoS drivers, technologies, and management considerations; also represented in the NetMang resource.
- 32ATM-to-MPLS Convergence Standards — Alternate CopyPPT
Separate presentation file covering ATM/MPLS interworking and migration requirements; also represented in the Net Management2 resource.
- 33Network ProcessorsPPT
Network traffic and protocol trends, software routers, ASIC-based routing, and network processors that balance performance with flexibility.
Supporting References
- 34Anvari.net — Teaching and Professional ResourcesLINK
Return to the main collection of educational materials, articles, and professional resources.
- 35Traffic Measurement Tools — Columbia UniversityHTML
Historical reference directory of network traffic monitors, packet analyzers, and measurement utilities.