Category Archives: EMS/NMS/OSS

Introduction to Network Fault Management

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

Introduction Fault management (FM) is usually mentioned as the first concern in network management. Its main role is to ensure high availability of a network. Hence, it involves procedures to automatically detect, notify the occurrence of a fault and isolate the  root cause … Continue reading →

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Optical Network Management Concepts -2

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

<<< Optical Network Management Concepts -1 Optical Network Structure and Terminology An Optical Network (Fig. B) is formed by one or more Subnetworks connected by network Links, providing end-to-end service to one or more Customers. Each subnetwork is administered by … Continue reading →

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Optical Network Management Concepts -1

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

<<<Optical Network Management This technical report serves as a short introduction to the terminology and concepts behind practical optical network management. It defines terminology like EMS, ME, PTP, CTP, Subnetwork, Subnetwork connection, Topological Link, PGP, Equipment, Equipment Holder, Route, Cross-Connect … Continue reading →

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Optical Network Management

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

The Optical Network Management System should  provide ‘seamless,end-to-end network management of an entire transport network and should reduce the need  for manual intervention in managing global networks. Circuits should be provisioned from a single-seat management location, without complex manual provisioning … Continue reading →

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Taxonomy of the OSS

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

Billing – Retail Billing Systems Billing is the process responsible for the production of timely and accurate bills. But billing systems also process customer payments and collections, handle customer inquiries about bills, resolve billing problems, provide information about billing status, … Continue reading →

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NGOSS Vs OSS/J

Posted on June 19, 2009 by

NGOSS (New Generation Operations Systems and Software): 1) The NGOSS program has focused on the business and systems aspects of OSS-solution delivery (essentially the problem and solution statement) 2) The NGOSS initiative has delivered business-process and system frameworks, methodologies, UML … Continue reading →

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Java in Telecommunications – Telemangement Forum and OSS/J

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

By Gero Vermaas Source:http://blog.xebia.com/2007/04/19/java-in-telecommunications-–-telemangement-forum-and-ossj/comment-page-1/#comment-8950 As promised in the first post in this series, we’ll now zoom in on the Telemanagement Forum (TMF) and OSS/J. This post will be a bit theoretical, but I promise that the next one will be … Continue reading →

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Java in Telecommunications – Introduction

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

By Gero Vermaas Source:http://blog.xebia.com/2007/03/30/java-in-telecommunications-introduction/ Why a blog on Java and telecommunications? There is no other industry for which the Java Community Process hosts so many specifications and I wonder if people are aware of this. Additionally, in May I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Some Definitions in Telecom Network Management

Posted on January 19, 2009 by

Customer – an entity to which the service provider provides network services. EMS (Element Management System) – typically provided by a network element supplier and capable of managing multiple network elements of that supplier. An EMS may communicate with one … Continue reading →

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