Reach Through
With SNMP proxy agent it is possible for the IDM or OSS to keep track of the major changes which are happening in real time in the managed network. If the IDM wants to make NE configuration changes, a proxy server in the FOXMAN-UN provides a reach through functionality to:
• Login from the HLM using a Unix remote shell mechanism.
• As Login parameters the HLM provides:
− NE ID (based on the ID given in the information reported by the SNMP Agent from the NE list),
− Login type (prompted login will prompt for a username and password).
• Once the user is logged in, a single graphic will be displayed at the HLM; this graphic will show the NE shelf. The operator may then proceed to carry out any configuration changes he wishes for the NE on the FOXMAN-UN.
In this way the HLMs do not need to keep a database and can concentrate on the inter domain and service management.