Managers Development Conference

Track - Network/Grid

Modeling Networking with CIM – Part I
Jeff Wheeler & Andrea Westerinen, Cisco

This is part one of two sessions that overview the CIM Networks Model. This first session will present the generic building blocks of the model, such as Services, Interfaces and Topology, and how these are used to address the OSI 7 layer hierarchy. The session will also describe how Cisco is using and extending the model to manage its devices and services - both in the enterprise and service provider environments. Finally, the session will describe how Cisco expects the model to evolve in the future, aligning with work in the TeleManagement Forum.

Modeling Networking with CIM - Part II
Jeff Wheeler & Andrea Westerinen, Cisco

This is part two of two sessions and provides a deep dive into several areas of the CIM and Cisco Networks Models, including MPLS, OSPF and network policy.

Next Generation Network and Enterprise Management
Alex Zhdankin, Harris Corporation

One of the most important aspects in management of systems, networks and services is to create the model of the resources being managed that is rich enough to perform fault isolation, alert correlation, root-cause and service impact analysis and yet will provide familiar, intuitive and easy to understand representations of the resources to end-users – the operators and technicians responsible for system monitoring and maintenance. Many standard development organizations (ITU, TINA, TMF, etc) have created different models, separately describing different areas of the problem domain.

In this session we’ll be describing a new approach to implementation of EMS/NMS systems. The solution is based on the intensive use of the Common Information Model at the “core” of the EMS/NMS where all the application business logic is implemented. Yet, it also provides operators with domain specific and focused views into the system - which are standard in the industry today. Utilizing Model-Driven Architecture, the solution streamlines and simplifies the process of modeling of enterprise resources.

Grid Computing and Databases
Guru Bhat, Oracle

This presentation seeks to tie in the concept of Grid/Utility Computing and how Databases can harness the power of this infrastructure. The presentation will delve into the definition of Grid Computing, why it is necessary and explain the fundamental attributes of the grid. It will also explain in detail how Grid Computing and Databases fit together and also talk about the EGA and how the DMTF and the EGA work together in this arena.

GGF: Open Grid Services Architecture – Service Oriented Architecture for Grids
Ravi Subramaniam, Intel

The Global Grid Forum (GGF) has embraced the Open Grid Services Architecture as the industry blueprint for standards-based grid computing. “Open” refers to the process used to develop standards that achieve interoperability. “Grid” is concerned with the integration, virtualization, and management of services and resources in a distributed, heterogeneous environment. It is “service-oriented” because it delivers functionality as loosely coupled, interacting services aligned with industry-accepted Web service standards. The “architecture” defines the components, their organizations and interactions, and the design philosophy used. 
The presentation will provide an overview of OGSA-WG organization, process and a high-level view of the concepts in the OGSAsm  architecture.  In addition, the discussion will include the progress to date and interplay with other standards efforts within GGF and in the community at large.

GGF: SCRM (Standards development organizations Collaboration on networked Resources Management)
Mark Carlson, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

As standards organizations, we realize that the magnitude and scope of the work is greater than any one organization can accomplish alone. This forms the basis for exploring communication mechanisms and projects that can speed the delivery of industry standards while better communicating interactions, dependencies and status to sponsors and the industry at large. The scope of the  Standards development organizations Collaboration on networked Resources Management (SCRM) centers around the standards associated with the management of resources, used in a network or individually, by means of structured data standards.  This talk will show the progress to date and the information that has been gathered.