FOXMAN-UN System Description

FOXMAN-UN R18 : FOXMAN-UN System Description

Network Management with FOXMAN-UN

The FOXMAN-UN manages dedicated Network Elements (NEs) according to ISO FCAPS network management model and framework. It supports the following management functional areas:

• Fault Management,

• Configuration Management,

• Performance Management,

• Security Management.

FOXMAN-UN integrates into a larger overall Operations Supports System (OSS) by providing northbound interfaces (NBI) to several higher level management (HLM) systems.

This chapter provides a high level description of how FOXMAN-UN fits into the network. The main sections are:

• Server Redundancy,

• FOXMAN-UN Architecture,

• FOXMAN-UN Key Functionality,

• FOXMAN-UN Deployment Scenarios,

• The Managed Network Environment.