Course 202: Advanced TMN (Level II)

This course will benefit all individuals involved in TMN Implementation and Deployment, including TMN Applications Managers, Developers and Testers.

• MIB Architecture And Design
• TMN Applications Development
• Overview Of Latest Technologies For TMN Implementation And Deployment
• Using ASN.1/GDMO and CORBA Toolkits
• Next Generation OSS Development
• An Overview Of The International Standard Bodies Involved In The TMN Effort
• An Overview Of The Techniques, Tools, Products Associated With TMN
• An Overview Of TMN Migration Issues· An Overview Of TMN And CORBA Integration
• Roles Of CORBA Standards In TMN Implementation
• Overview Of Migration Strategies To Move From Legacy Service And
• Network Management OSS To TMN Compliant OSS TMN++ API Overview
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Introduction

• TMN Implementation Overview
• TMN Architecture And Framework
• TMN End-To-End Interoperability

TMN World-Wide Implementations And Deployment

• TMN Worldwide Implementations Issues

Object-Oriented Architecture Solutions Applied to TMN Implementation

• DCOM
• DCE
• X.500
• Distributed Java
• CORBA
• DCOM and TMN
• DCOM/TMN Translation
• Vendor's Proprietary

TMN/OSI Manager And Agent Development Process

• Agent/Manager Requirement Analysis
• Information Models
• High-Level Design
• Prototypes
• Low-Level (Detailed) Design
• Implementation
• Testing And Simulations

Commercial TMN Platforms

• Object-Oriented Programming Environment
• Supported OS
• Communications Interfaces
• Multithreading Support
• Multiprocessor Architectures
• Agent Development Kits
• Object Persistency Support
• CMIS API
• Generic Event Generation
• Generic Logging Function
• EFD Function
• Testing And Debugging Features
• Introduction Of The TMN Toolkits Used In The Course

Building A Prototype OSI/GDMO Agent And Manager

• Defining The Problem
• Specify The Solution
• A Simple ATM Agent
• A Simple ATM Manager
• Defining Managed Objects
• Building An Agent
• Testing The Agent
• Java-Based Agent Manager/Tester
• Collection Of Alarm
• Mediation To Proprietary Interfaces
• Distribution
• Event Correlation
• Conformance Issues
• Management Applications
• FCAPS (SMFA)
• NMF TMN/C++ High-Level API

GDMO Agent Toolkit

• Agent Building Blocks
• Development Tools For Building TMN Agent Applications
• CMIP And GDMO Standards Conformance
• Role Of Orbs
• Multithreading Implementation
• Supported Protocol Stacks
• Supported Information Models
• Managed Objects Support
• SMF Support
• UNIX Support
• Embedded Support
• NT Support
• GDMO C Compilers
• GDMO C++ Compilers
• TMN++: GDMO++ API

ASN.1 Toolkit

• ASN.1 Programming Tools
• ASN.1/C API
• ASN.1/C++ API
• TMN++: ASN.1++ API

Integration of Different Management Standards

• TL-1
• SNMP
• CMIP
• CORBA
• Proprietary

Integrating TMN with Legacy Systems

• Integrating SNMP Devices into TMN/OSI
• Management Information Model

Integrating TL-1 Devices into TMN/OSI

• Integrating TL-1 Devices into CORBA/IDL
• TMN Information Architecture
• TMN Information Methodology

Qx Development And Implementation

• TL-1 To Q3 Adaption Proxy
• TL-1 To CMIP Adaption Process
• TL-1 Messages Vs. CMIP
• TL-1 Information Model
• CMIP Information Model

Embedded TMN

• Embedded Systems Characteristics
• RTOS Support
• Vertical Solutions
• Embedded Agent Architecture

TMN And CORBA Integration

• CORBA-Based Telecommunication Network Management System
• Integration Of A TMN-Based Management Platform Into CORBA
• GDMO-IDL Conversion
• ORBs
• CORBA Vs. GDMO Object Models
• Applied CORBA Architecture: Managing Systems Vs. Managed Systems
• CORBA 2.0 Services
• CORBA Services Vs. OSI SMF
• JIDM-Based CORBA/OSI Gateway
• Case Study: Design And Implementations Of A CORBA-Based TMN SMK System
• Future Directions

Inter-Domain Management: OSI, CORBA And SNMP

• JIDM Task Group Specifications
• GDMO
• IDL
• SNMP
• Specification Translation Standards: GDMO-IDL And SNMP-IDL
• Interaction Translation Guidelines
• JIDM Specification Translation

Java In TMN Implementation

• Java For The Agent: Architecture And Framework
• Java For The Management: Architecture And Framework

TMN And Web-Based Enterprise Management

• HMMS (Hypermedia Management Schema)
• HMMP (Hypermedia Management Protocol
• WBEM Gateways

Distributed Network And Service Management

• Manager/Agent Paradigm
• SMK (Shared Management Knowledge)
• TINA-C (Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture)

Developing A TMN Implementation Strategy

• Business Goals and Objectives
• Operations Advantages
• Implementation Experiences
• TMN Interface Definitions and Agreements
• Business Process Reengineering Importance
• Operations Reengineering Cases
• Legacy Systems Integration
• Process Automations and Integration
• SP-to-SP Interface Requirements:
• Billing Processes
• Ordering
• Performance Reporting
• Configuration
• Trouble Ticketing

TMN Interface Specifications Methodology

• TMN Management Services
• TMN Management Goals
• TMN Management Context
• Roles, Resources, Functions
• Guidelines for the TMN Management Services (GDMS)
• GDMS Templates
• Guidelines for the TMN Management Functions (GDMF)
• GDMF Templates
• Structure of TMN Management Services

Developing a TMN Implementation Strategy

• TMN Architectural Goals
• TMN System Physical Architecture
• TMN Network Architecture
• TMN Security Architecture
• TMN Communications Architecture
• TMN SMK Technology
• Management of TMN

Service Providers TMN Activities

• Ongoing TMN Investments
• Service Management Systems
• TMN Strategic Directions

TMN Tools and Product Vendor Profiles

• Products
• Strategic Considerations

North American Local Number Portability (LNP)

• NANC Functional Requirements
• NPAC SMS Functional Overview
• Provisioning Service Process
• NPAC Data Administration
• NPAC SMS Interoperable Interface Specifications
• SOA to NPAC SMS
• NPAC SMS to LSMS
• GDMO and ASN.1 Definitions

NMF SMART TMN

• Deliverables
• Telecom Operations Map
• Central Information Facility
• Technology Map
• Catalyst Projects
• Plug & Play Service Fulfillment
• Plug & Play Service Assurance
• End-To-End Service Configuration

WORKSHOPS:

• 1. GDMO Workshop: Building Managed Objects for an ATM Switch
• 2. ASN.1 Workshop: Working with ASN.1 Syntax
• 3. CMISE/CMIP Workshop: Run the Agent and the Manager Applications
• 4. CORBA ORB Workshop (Optional)
• 5. TMN and CORBA Integration Workshop - CORBA-CMIP Gateway
• 6. GDMO-IDL Translation Workshop

• 1. Operations Reengineering Case Study
• 2. TMN and CORBA Integration Case Study
• 3. TMN, CORBA, and Java Integration Case Study