1
Scope
2 References
2.1 Structure of TMN documentation
2.1.1 TMN overview
2.1.2 Architecture
2.1.3 Interface specification methodology
2.1.4 Management requirements, functions and services
2.1.5 Management information models
2.1.6 Communication services and protocols
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5
Conventions
6 General design and implementation
considerations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Requirements impacting design and
implementation
6.3 Physical architecture overview
6.4 Physical block impacts for design
and implementation
6.4.1 Network element
6.4.2 Operations support system
6.4.3 Workstation
6.5 Transformation function
considerations
6.5.1 Mediation device characteristics
6.5.2 Adaptation device characteristics
6.5.3 Application of mediation and adaptation devices at the Q and X
interfaces
6.6 TMN data communication
characteristics
6.6.1 Messaging availability/reliability
6.6.2 Data communication network considerations
6.6.3 Message communication functionality
6.6.4 MCF considerations
6.7 Interface impacts for design and
implementation
6.7.1 OS-NE Q interface
6.7.2 OS-OS Q interface
6.7.3 OS-OS X interface
6.7.4 OS-WS F interface
6.7.5 Human-computer interface (g reference point)
6.8 Support functionality
7 Additional design and
implementation considerations for technology selection and integration
7.1 Business requirements for
technology selection
7.2 Considerations for the selection
of communication technologies
7.2.1 Criteria associated with functional/information architecture design
that may impact interoperability
7.2.2 Criteria based on interface-technology performance
7.2.3 Other fitness-for-use criteria for interface technology
7.3 Characteristics of TMN reference
points and interfaces
7.3.1 Characteristics of intra-TMN reference points and interfaces
7.3.2 Characteristics of inter-TMN reference points and interfaces
7.4 Interface technology alternatives
7.4.1 OSI systems management considerations
7.4.2 Internet integration considerations
7.4.3 CORBA integration considerations
7.4.4 Technology integration issues
7.5 Directory and naming services
7.5.1 X.500 directory support
7.5.2 OSI naming and addressing
7.5.3 CORBA naming and addressing
Appendix I - TMN
architecture considerations for selected telecommunications managed areas
I.1 Intelligent Networks (INs)
I.1.1 IN activities within the scope of TMN management
I.1.2 IN concepts
I.1.3 Relationship between TMN and IN concepts
I.1.4 Mapping of IN distributed functional plane to the TMN logical
architecture
I.1.5 Mapping of IN physical plane to the TMN physical architecture
I.2 Transport network
I.2.1 SDH communications examples