Nortel INM 4.1, Planning Manual

Page: 5 / 202

Table of Contents v of 202
INM Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2
Table of Contents
About this document 9
Common Object Request Broker Architecture 10
An Overview 10
Application structure and principles of CORBA 11
Summary of new features 12
Audience 25
Integrated Network Management Broadband Description 27
Migration to CORBA 28
INM Release 4.1 Software Units capabilities 29
Connection Management Building Block 30
Fault Management Building Block 30
Resource Management Building Block 30
Performance Management Building Block 31
Application Management 31
Graphical User Interface and the SONET MOA 31
INM 4.1 New Feature Description 39
New GUI Applications 42
Linear Traffic and Protection Status Display (including 4 Fiber Ring) 42
Protection Control 44
PM Threshold Provisioning 46
Drop and Continue on Protection (DCP) 49
Scalability Enhancements 54
Alarm List GUI Enhancements 56
Snap Grid enhancement 60
Centralized Alarm Printing 61
Trouble Ticketing 63
Contract Interfaces Feature Overview 66
Fault Management Building Block (FMBB) 66
Resource Management Building Block (RMBB) 69
Performance Management Building Block (PMBB) 73
Connection Management Building Block (CMBB) 78
Support for new Network Elements 81
Support for the Passport ATM switch 81
Support for INM NETWORKS switches 81
Support for OC-192 82
Support for the Express CX Release 1.0 and 1.1 and the OC-3 Express Release
3.1 and 4.0 91