TINA Network Resource Information Model
N. Natarajan
Bellcore, room NVC 3X369
331 Newman Springs Rd
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Email: nat_AT_bellcore.com
Abstract
The TINA(Telecommuncations Information Networking Architecture) Network
Resource Information Model (NRIM) is a technology-independent network level resource model that provides the foundation for the management and control
of networks envisioned in the TINA architecture. Such networks are capable of supporting multimedia and multipoint communication session and may consist of
network elements based on different technologies. Different potions of
such networks will be under the control of different network administrations. NRIM describes such a network abstractly in terms of network elements,
aggregations of network elements, the topological relationships between the elements, transport entities, and endpoints of transport entities. In addition, NRIM defines management support objects for alarm surveillance,
resource configuration, and accounting. NRIM is independent of the architecture of
the individual management function. Further, the model is described
abstractly in terms of objects and relationships and it is independent of
the protocols used for communication between management functions. Information
models for the management of specific network technologies can be derived
form the generic model defined by the NRIM. This paper presents an
overview of the NRIM emphasizing the recent advances made in the NRIM
specification.
Keywords: Network Level Management; Information Model; Network Resource Model; TINA-C; TMN
JNSM: Vol. 6, No. 3, 1998
TINA Network Resource Information Model [Vol. 6, No. 3, 1998]
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