FOXMAN-UN in a Multi-Vendor Environment
In a multi-vendor environment, FOXMAN-UN takes the role of a vendor specific network element manager that supports the FOX61x and FOX51x families of products.
FOXMAN-UN in a Multi-vendor Environment
The above diagram shows the basic management concept envisioned for the management of a heterogeneous network.
In this model the position of FOXMAN-UN is as an Element Manager for the FOX61x and FOX51x NEs in network regions A and B.
Here the main tasks of the various managers are as follows;
OSS (Operation Support System):
• Handling of customer management,
• Service management,
• Billing & service level reporting,
• Order handling.
Inter-Domain Manager (IDM):
• Common graphical representation of the domains and NEs within the network,
• Inter-domain capacity management,
• Common fault management,
• Common performance management,
• Seamless end-to-end management across the domains.
Element Manager: (e.g. FOXMAN-UN):
• Configuration of the network elements in its domain, including end to-end provisioning within the domain,
• Fault management of the NEs,
• Security management of the NE and domain access,
• Performance monitoring, initiation, collection of data,
• Interface to a higher level manager (e.g. IDM or OSS) to provide the necessary information to enable them to fulfill their tasks. This allows a mediation function between the Higher Level Manager (HLM) and the domain which the Element Manager is controlling.
FOXMAN-UN fulfills the functionality of an Element Manager. In this respect it contains an SNMP proxy agent which provides the interface to a HLM.