COMP 351: Network Management
running a high-volume mix of data, voice, and video protocols. We study performance-tuning options and monitoring techniques. We will consider both large local-area networks and Internet service-provider networks. The course covers the basics of network management applications with focus on performance optimization, fault management, and security management.
We look at hardware-oriented managment protocols such as SNMP, tools for
managing software applications, and policy-based routing protocols such as BGP. We study advanced IP configuration using the linux advanced routing and traffic control toolkit (iproute2 package), and consider how to tune networks for realtime traffic such as RTP and VOIP. Finally, we examine enterprise network-managment tools such as OpenNMS and GroundWork.
There will be a programming project involving development of a network-monitoring tool in java; students should be comfortable with java programming at the level of Comp 271.
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Taught by Dr. Dordal