The FOXMAN‑UN system is built around a central FOXMAN‑UN database. This database must be present for the FOXMAN‑UN software to run, and records information about the network elements (FOX61x, FOX515, Foreign Objects, and SNMP devices), alarms, maps, etc.

A FOXMAN‑UN system has a single database that is used as a repository of information for the other processes. The core component contains all the software necessary to manage and communicate with the database.