Global network management system (GNMS)
D.J. Fermaint · 1994
The global network management system (GNMS) is a standards-based monitor and control system providing the capability to integrate diverse network elements and functionality. The GNMS features a distributed network management architecture by employing the remote monitoring model as defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO) and International Consultative Committee on Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT). This architecture distributes the monitor and control functionality across the network; therefore, the remote control unit (RCU) servicing a remote site maintains all processing locally. The GNMS employs the industry standard simple network management protocol (SNMP) with a migration path to the open systems interconnect (OSI) common management information protocol (CMIP). In addition, the GNMS is capable of remotely monitoring a wide variety of network elements from a single control console or manager workstation with OSI protocols. The GNMS accomplishes this by integrating electrospace developed intelligent proxy agent (IPA) applications that provide the necessary protocol conversions between SNMP and the network element's native protocol structure. The IPAs reside in the RCUs collocated with the network elements at the remote sites. The open systems architecture of the GNMS enables the system to excel in an environment cluttered with various standards and non-OSI protocol supported network elements.>