Management of Telecommunication Systems and Services: Modelling and Implementing TMN-Based Multi-Domain Management

Jane Hall (eds.)3540615784, 9783540615781

The telecommunications scene is changing rapidly as the global information society comes closer. Modern broadband networks make it feasible to interconnect distributed systems on a worldwide basis. But to realize a global information infrastructure that uses the capabilites of broadband interconnection to the full, cooperative telecommunications service management needs particular attention.
This monograph is the final report of the European RACE II Research Project PREPARE, devoted to designing and implementing prototype telecommunications management systems over real testbeds. The excellent results presented are a major contribution to advancing the state of the art in the field and have been widely acknowledged by standards bodies, manufacturers, operators, service providers, and academics.

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Table of contents :
Introduction….Pages 1-20
The PREPARE project….Pages 21-40
From modelling to implementation….Pages 41-64
Examples of service management….Pages 65-120
The broader context….Pages 121-138
Conclusions….Pages 139-149
Telecommunications management network (TMN) recommendations….Pages 150-158
OSI systems management….Pages 159-168
Inter-domain management information service….Pages 169-182
TMN-based inter-domain management of IN….Pages 183-189
Examples of PREPARE information models at the service layer X interface….Pages 190-206