INET01 Technology Summit
Stockholm, 5-8 June 2001
Gergely Molnár, Sándor Albrecht, András Oláh PhD
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Ericsson Research,
Traffic Analysis and Network Performance Laboratory
Budapest, Hungary
e-mail: {Gergely.Molnar,Sandor.Albrecht, Andras.Olah}@eth.ericsson.se
Abstract
Configuration management of the newest converged datacom/telecom networks is not an easy thing. For example the usage IP as transport network of 3G mobile networks leads to many problems because of its characteristics. These kinds of networks will consist of tens of thousands of routers. The configuration management of such a complex and large network is a challenging task that requires a novel approach. This contribution shows our network-wide operation concept. We show that the traditional IP management methods are insufficient for this scenario. But raising the level of abstraction at which the operator can manipulate the network configuration leads to a more efficient solution. This is the key concept in our management solution. We show how the Directory Enabled Networking can be used with this concept. The contribution shows the difference between of the efficiency of the traditional methods, the element based and our network-wide operation based Directory Enabled Networking.
Keywords: IP-based 3G mobile networks, DEN, configuration management, network-wide operation