NFM-P product overview
Overview
The NFM-P is a network management system that is designed to manage proprietary devices. The NFM-P also provides limited management of other third-party devices, which are called generic NEs.
The NFM-P network management key features include:
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service and routing provisioning using policies and profiles to reduce the repetition of effort
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inventory reporting at the equipment, service, and customer levels using filtered views that can be saved as report files
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network performance and accounting data collection on a per-service or per-port basis using a flat-rate, destination, or usage schema
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troubleshooting at the service level, which includes viewing the associations between services and entities such as customers, equipment, and transport tunnels
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OSS interfaces that provide access to the NFM-P functions from other systems
The NFM-P software architecture is based on industry standards. See the NSP Architecture Guide for more information.
The main NFM-P system components are the following:
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a Java-based main server and an Oracle relational database in a standalone or redundant configuration
See the NSP Architecture Guide for information about the NFM-P system structure and components.