How This White Paper Will Help You

How much do you need to know about SNMP to implement SNMP alarm monitoring on your communications network?

Fortunately, you don't need to study SNMP on a theoretical level to make your implementation successful. But there are some SNMP issues that are potential pitfalls, and you need to know how to avoid them.

This paper is a step-by-step guide to SNMP alarm monitoring implementation, focusing on the practical problems that can arise and how to solve them.

Contents

Introduction 4

Preliminary Planning: Assess Your Existing Network Before You Budget 4

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Step One: Survey Your Existing Data Transport 5

DPS Telecom Remote Site Survey 5

Potential Pitfall #1: High Costs of Migrating Remote Sites to LAN 6

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How You Can Migrate to LAN Without Killing Your Budget 7

Step Two: Survey Your Existing Equipment 8

Potential Pitfall #2: High Costs of Replacing Non-SNMP Equipment 8

Step Three: Collect MIB Files for Your Equipment 9

Potential Pitfall #3: Losing Valuable Monitoring Capabilities 9

Step Four: Plan Your Migration Budget 10

Potential Pitfall #4: Manpower Costs 10

5 Essential Features to Look for When Evaluating SNMP Proxy Devices 11

What Equipment Can Be Mediated to SNMP? 13

Do You Need a Protocol Mediation Solution 13

Field-Tested, Proven SNMP Mediation 14

How Does Protocol Mediation Work? 14

Protocol Mediation Options: NetGuardian and NetMediator 15

How Do I Know T/Mon Works 16

Where Can I Get More Information 16

Price is Only the First Part of Cost Justification - Make Sure Your Vendor Offers Guaranteed Results 16

I'm Ready to Take a Serious Look at T/Mon Protocol Mediation - What Do I Do Next? 17

Let DPS Help You Survey Your Alarm Monitoring Needs 17

DPS Telecom's Sales Department: Monitoring Consultants Who Put You first 18

 

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