Multi-Domain Communication Management Systems

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Summary: Valuable information for interoperable network management
Review: This book is a treasure trove to anyone involved in engineering and management of ATM/SDH networks, or in interoperability initiatives among providers of these networks. This is especially the case for TMN users.

WHAT: Description of the MISA (Management of Integrated SDH and ATM Networks) architecture and interfaces that was developed under the auspices of European Union R&D activities called ACTS (Advanced Communications Technologies and Services). MISA was designed to demonstrate automatic exchange of management information between Network Operators for management of public broadband networks and services. The participants in this project represented major telecom providers in Italy, Germany, Finland, France, Switzerland, Greece, UK and Spain.

WHY: Provides an excellent description of end-to-end management of SDH and ATM networks in a multi-provider environment. Moreover, the architecture has been proven in European field trials and is TNM-compliant.

HIGHLIGHTS: Contains the complete MISA architecture with detailed descriptions of the major components, including: XCOOP interface (configuration and fault management specifications for the interface between the MISA core operation system and remote ATM and SDH networks), QoS and routing specifications and inter-domain management, and the detailed design of the TMN-compliant MISA operation system. The four appendices cover the XUSER interface (MISA to service level), XCOOP (MISA to ATM/SDH), QATM and QSDH (MISA to ATM and SDH respectively).

This book is essentially the final deliverables from the MISA project (also provided on the accompanying CD ROM), and can serve as the foundation of interoperable, multi-provides management services. More importantly, these services will be compliant with initiatives already proven in Europe. In view of the global nature of consolidation in the telecommunications industry this book can jump-start interoperability initiatives launched to consolidate networks supporting a merger or acquisition.