Application
The Application is a FOXMAN-UN NP specific concept that contains Transport Entities (TE). Any TE has to be created inside an Application. All user actions are done through the Application. The Application itself is downloaded to the network (i.e. to the Network Elements) and saved in the database in its entirety.
Before creating a TE in the network, the user has to create a new Application or reuse an existing one. There is no limitation of the maximum number of TEs per Application. A TE can’t be created outside an Application.
The screenshot below displays the network’s Application lists. Each Application contains TE(s). For example, the Application NE80-NE82 contains one Circuit TE.
Application: container of TE(s)
Applications are useful for:
• FOXMAN-UN BP Section recognition;
each section and its respective hierarchy is stored in an Application.
• Broadcast constructs;
all Circuits belonging to a broadcast and shared Sub Network Connections SNCs are gathered inside the same Application.
• Conference and Point-Multipoint constructs;
each recognized construct is maintained in one Application.
• Management Communication Channels in DCN Network;
each recognized Embedded Operational or Embedded Communication Channel (EOC/ECC) is maintained in one Application.