Terminology
The FOXMAN-UN NP follows a provisioning oriented abstraction. The NP specific terminology are explained in this section to understand the NP implementation and operations.
The following topics are discussed:
• Topological Entities:
− FOX51x,
− FOX61x,
− NEs of type FO,
− Sections.
• NE Configuration Entities:
− Termination Points (TP),
− Matrix Connections (MC).
• Managed Structure:
− Application,
− Transport Entity,
− Path.
• Circuit Provisioning:
− Manual Routing,
− Automatic Routing.