Management of an NE of type Foreign Object (FO)
The FOXMAN-UN NP provisions a network made of FOX51x, FOX61x and NE of type FO.
The NEs of type FO in FOXMAN-UN are defined as those which are not managed by FOXMAN-UN BP but they are represented in FOXMAN-UN BP as being part of the network, e.g. router, PBX, switch.
The FOXMAN-UN NP management with NE of type FO means:
− The user can create Circuits or Trails starting or ending in an NE of type FO.
− The user can create any TE crossing one or more NE of type FO.
− The user can create SNC between NEs of type FO.
Possible network configurations with NEs of type FO are as follows.
Shows a TE ending in an NE of type FO
Shows a TE crossing an NE of type FO
Shows a TE crossing a third party network
Shows a TE crossing and ending in FO
Please note:
Further information to the FO handling is available in section Appendix C - The NEs of type FO