An Introduction to TMN [Vol. 3, No. 1, 1995]

An Introduction to TMN

J. Kirk Shrewsbury
LDDS WorldCom
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Email: kirk.shrewsbury_AT_wcom.com

Abstract
The "Telecommunications Management Network" standard (ITU-T M.3010), the Network Management Forum "OMNIPoint" program, and many related developments are summarized. TMN and OMNIPoint are presented as a means to achieve integrated network management in the telecommunications industry by calling for all management systems to include an interoperable interface which permits each system to be integrated into a larger management hierarchy. By means of such interfaces, hierarchical integration of management systems can be achieved within the administration of a single service provider. Interoperable interfaces also make possible the interconnection of multiple service providers and the connection of customer to service provider, resulting in the possiblity of industry-wide integration of management infrastructures at all levels.

Keywords: Network management; TMN; OMNIPoint; element manager; Q3-interface; X-interface; NMF; managed object; information model

JNSM: Vol. 3, No. 1, 1995 An Introduction to TMN [Vol. 3, No. 1, 1995]

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