Network management model

Overview

The ISO under the direction of the OSI group has created a network management model as the primary means for understanding the major functions of network management systems.

The model in question is interchangeably called either the OSI network management model or ISO network management model so the full name could be the OSI/ISO network management model.

The 5 areas of function of the model

The OSI network management model categorizes five areas of function, sometimes referred to as the FCAPS model:

Fault

The goal of fault management is to recognize, isolate, correct and log faults that occur in the network.

Configuration

The goals of configuration management are to gather/set/track configurations of the devices.

Accounting

The goal is to gather usage statistics for users

Performance

The goal is to both prepare the network for the future, as well as to determine the efficiency of the current network.

Security

The goal of security management is to control access to assets in the network.

Standards

The two standards that have emerged are :

• Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP by IETF
• Common management information protocol CMIP by ITU-T

References

Cisco Network Management Basics Management Models