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SEM VIII EXTC Question Bank: Network Management in Telecommunication [ECCDLO 8044] 2 marks question Module 1: Introduction of Network Management 1] What problem would you expect the NMS to resolve, and how? 2] What are the Challenges of IT Manager? 3] Explain trouble ticket administration? 4] Draw Network Management Dumb bell architecture. 5] In absence of a sophisticated NMS, explain the methods used for Management in an organization. 6] List some common network problems. 7] Why NMS is required? 8] Draw the Dumbbell architecture for Network management. 9] What is the goal of Network Management? 10] What is self healing in network management?

Module 2: OSI Network Management 1] Draw the OSI Management information Tree. 2] What is CMISE? List the services of CMISE. 3] Sketch the functional groupings of Network Management. 4] Encode the INTEGER 1456 using TLV encoding 5] Encode ObjectIdentifier 1.3.6.1 (iso.org.dod.internet) using TLV encoding. 6] In a ballroom dance, the conductor asks the guests to group themselves into couples made up of a male and a female (order does not matter) for a dance. Write an ASN.1 module for the dance Group with data type DanceGroup that is composed of data type Couple; couple is constructed using male and female. Note:[ Refer to problems from Mani : solved and Unsolved. Solutions are available online]

7] Show the encoding for the OCTET STRING “Hello World.” 8] Show the TLV encoding of IPAddress 131.21.14.8. 9] Sketch two-tier network management organization model. 10] Sketch three-tier network management organization model. 11] Differentiate between MIB and MDB 12] Identify difference between list and ordered list in abstract syntax notation one (ASN.1) 13] What are managed and unmanaged objects? How are they different from each other? 14] Explain the structure of MACRO in ASN.1 15] What SMI composed of? 16] Explain NMS behaving as manager and agent both. 17] Give the scenario when trap notification is generated by agent. 18] What is the purpose of RMON? How does it help manager? 19] How a network element added to the network a discovery process?

Module 3: Internet Management 1] Draw SNMPv1 PDU and label it. 2] What do you mean by SNMP bilingual manager? 3] Enlist features of SNMPv3 security model 4] Draw and label the Get and Set type PDU. 5] Draw architecture of SNMPv3 6] What do you mean by MIB? 7] What do you mean by SMI? 8] Draw SNMP message format. 9] Draw the PDU format of get/set in SNMP. 10] What is the primary goal of SNMP v 3. 11] Compare Internet management and OSI Management.

12] Give the scenario when trap notification is generated by SNMPv1 agent. 13] Draw architecture of SNMPv2.

Module 4: Telecommunication Management Networks (TMN) 1] Why there is need for TNM? 2] What are the basic objectives of TNM? 3] Draw the TMN Relationship to Data and Telecommunication Networks 4] Draw the TMN Conceptual Model. 5] What are TMN standards? (Draw) 6] Draw TMN Functional Architecture. 7] Explain the significance of TMN reference point. 8] What do you mean by eToM

Module 5: Network Management Tools and Applications 1] What is data monitoring? 2] What are the parameters that define the network management? 3] Draw generic architecture of event correlation system. 4] Mention the guides to setup policies and procedures. 5] What is performance management? 6] What is secure communication network? Explain security breaches and the resource needed to prevent it. 7] What is the role of network management in accounting management? 8] List the process involved in fault management. 9] What are the parameters that define the network management? 10] What are the types of firewalls?

Module 6: Broad Band Network Management 1] What is the purpose of M2 interface? 2] Define VPC. 3] What is the role of SNMP and ILMI in ATM management? 4] Where M2 interface is employed? 5] What is ATM LANE? 6] What is ATM digital exchange interface management? 5 Marks Questions OF NMT Module 1: Introduction of Network Management 1] What is the Perspective of Network Management? 2] Describe the goal of Network Management 3] List the network management standards and write two salient points about each. 4] What are the challenges/ Perspective of IT Manager? 5] Discuss about the goals and functions of network management. 6] Explain about the network management architecture and organization. 7] List the problems that can be resolved by NMS? 8] Give a top-down view of network management function?

Module 2: OSI network Management 1] Compare managed object from Internet and OSI perspective. 2] Write the ASN.1 structure for the following informal structure. Name

John P. Smith

Address

1234 Global Mills Road City Jersey

State

LA

Zipcode

31134

3] a) Encode Octet string '0C1B'H using TLV encoding b) Encode INTEGER 16 using TLV encoding using binary and Hex notation [Note: practice on similar examples only] 4] Define MACROS with respect to ASN.1 encoding. 5] Define and Draw the ASN.1 Data type Structure and Tag. 6] Explain the OSI communication model 7] Explain the conceptual view of managed object. 8] Illustrate the management information model 9] Describe the OSI functional model. 10] Describe the encoding structure and macros of ASN.1. 11] Explain about the terminology, Symbols and conventions of ASN.1 12] Explain the Communication Model of OSI that deals with the application entity layer and the intersystem message protocol. (Refer appendix of Book by Mani) 13] What is Aggregate Object? Discuss the representation of Aggregate Object as Columnar object. 14] Explain Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) . 15] Explain Java Management Extension (JMX)) . 16] Explain XML – based Network Management. 17] Explain CORBA- based Network Management. Module 3: Internet Management 1] Analyze the major changes in SNMP version 2. 2] Defend the SNMP Interoperability or Illustrate how the compatibility issue will be solved when migrating from SNMPv1 to SNMPv2. 3] Justify and explain the SNMP community-profile and access policy. 4] Construct the Internet MIB II group.

5] Draw and explain the get/set type PDU in SNMP. 6] Draw and Explain the SNMP trap PDU. 7] Explain SNMP V3 security model. 8] What do you mean by remote monitoring? 9] What are the advantages of RMON? 10] What are the RMON standards?

Module 4: Telecommunication Management Networks (TMN) 1] Sketch the TMN functional architecture. 2] What is the need for TMN? 3] What is the relationship between data and telecommunication networks? 4] What is TMN conceptual model? 5] Explain TMN physical architecture.

Module 5: Network Management Tools and Applications 1] What do you mean by network provisioning? 2] What are the steps of fault management? 3] Explain how performance management is performed. 4] What do you mean by Service Level Management? 5] Explain Inventory Management. 6] Explain Security Management. 7] Explain Accounting Management 8] Describe about codebook correlation model 9] What is the process involved in SLM? 10] List and contrast the tools available to discover the network components.

Module 6: Broad Band Network management 1] What do you mean by ATM Lan Emulation. 2] Explain the class I and class II requirement of a carrier management system in ATM 3] What is meant by the dual view of the M4 INTERFACE? 4] Explain ATM Digital Exchange Interface management 5] Explain the ATM relationship to TNM layered Architecture. 6] Draw and explain ATM Forum Management Interface Reference Architecture. 7] What are the roles of SNMP and ILMI in ATM Management? (Refer M2 Interface) 10 Marks question of NMT Module 1 1] Explain goal of Network management ( Ans expected with functional grouping and flow diagram) 2] Explain different perspective of network management. 3] Cite some case histories on network, system and service management. 4] Explain about the network management architecture and organization.

Module 2 1] Compare various Network Management Standards. 2] Explain OSI Organization model or Construct OSI Organizational model for two tier, three tier and MoM network management 3] A network administrator wishes to monitor 5000 workstations to see whether they are switched on or not. In order to do this each machine is periodically pinged. The message size in

both directions is 180 bytes. Also includes 20 bytes of IP overhead. The administrator’s NMS (network management station) is on a 10 Mbps 802.3 switched LAN operating in half-duplex. If each machine is pinged every 50 seconds determine the maximum percentage of the capacity of the LAN connection that is being used in monitoring the workstations. 4] Explain OSI Functional Model in details and show how it addresses user oriented applications. 5] The following is the informal record structure of my home address: Name

Pradeep S. Gupta

Address

1234 Arthur Road City Mumbai

State

Maharastra

Zip Code

400070

Write for your record A] The informal record structure B] ASN.1 description of the record structure C] The record value for your home address [Note: practice similar solved eg. From book of Main] 6] Discuss in details about the goals and functions of network management. 7] You are administering the 20000 workstation in an organization. You are required to ping each station periodically. The message size is 150 bytes long. The NMS you are using is on a 10Mbps LAN, which functions with 60 % efficiency. What would be the frequency of your ping if you were not to exceed 10% overhead? Consider the time of the inter frame gap in 10Mbps Ethernet. [Similar examples] 8] Explain CMIP/ CMISE. OR Classify the services provided by Common Management Information Service Elements (CMISEs) and also explain the communication protocol used for intersystem communication (CMIP). 9] Define TLV encoding Structure with an example. 10] Explain the various OSI Network Management models in brief.

11] Practice problems on TLV encoding and ASN.1 coding from Network Management Principles and Practice by Mani Subramanian, Publication: Pearson and TCP/IP Protocol Suite by B. Fourozan, Publication MGH 12] Draw and explain OSI management System Architecture. . (Refer appendix of Book by Mani) 13] Draw and explain the Functions of OSI Management Model (Refer appendix of Book by Mani

Module 3 1] Justify how proactive management of LAN traffic is performed using RMON. OR Justify how RMON provides open, comprehensive network fault diagnosis, planning and performance tuning features for network management. 2] Compare and contrast SNMPv1, SNMPv2 and SNMPv3 3] Explain the SNMP Access Policy with proper illustrations 4] Explain the security features on SNMP V3 5] Draw and Explain in details the get set PDUs 6] Draw and explain in details the trap PDUs and also various types of traps. 7] Explain the SNMP operations [Hint: Your answer should comprise of SNMP operations comprise get and set messages from the manager to the agent, and get and trap messages from the agent to the manager using flow diagram for any one group] 8] Explain SNMP V2 architecture or Short note on SNMP v2 9] Explain SNMP v1 and how security is handled in version 1. 10] Explain RMON standards.

Module 4 1] Sketch and explain the TMN functional architecture.

2] Justify how TMN framework not only addresses the management of quality of network and network elements, but also service management and business management. OR Explain TMN Relationship to Data and Telecommunication Networks 3] Explain TMN Standards. 4] Explain in details TMN functional architecture. 5] Explain TMN architecture. {list all and explain a bit about all of them} Module 5 1] Explain fault Management 2] Explain Security Management 3] Explain Report management 4] Explain Event correlation technique 5] Explain Rule based reasoning 6] Explain Model based reasoning 7] Explain Network Management Systems and FCAPS 8] Explain Policy based management 9] Explain FCAPS 10] What is secure communication network? Explain security breaches and the resource needed to prevent it. 11] Explain the System Utilities for network management. 12] Short note on Network statistics and measurements. 13] Explain NMS Design, NMS components, NMS Server Architecture. 14] What are different Event Correlation Techniques? Explain any one in details. (list all six and explain any one in detail) 15] Example of Codebook correlation technique.

Module 6 1] Explain broadband network and services or Explain the influence of Broadband networks and services and its importance 2] Explain ATM Network Management 3] Explain M1 interface in ATM Network Management 4] Explain M2 interface in ATM Network Management 5] Explain M3 interface in ATM Network Management 6] Explain M4 interface in ATM Network Management Note: These are guidelines for preparing for the end semester exam of MU. The main aim is that students don’t skip an important topic....