The following guides are fundamental to the planning, deployment, and administration of an NSP system:

• NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide—describes NSP deployment options and platform configuration; includes software installation, upgrade, and integration procedures

• NSP Planning Guide—describes the required NSP environment and platform resources, provides network and security specifications, and includes scaling and performance guidelines

• NSP System Administrator Guide—describes administrative responsibilities such as NSP security, system control and configuration, NSP system configuration, and data backup and restore

• NSP System Architecture Guide—this guide; acquaints the reader with the NSP product functions, main system elements, and platform programmability; describes structural and design aspects that include system security, networking, and fault tolerance

The NSP documentation suite also includes the following:

• NSP Release Notice—contains special or notable information about an NSP release, such as deployment limitations or product enhancements not covered in the core documentation.

  This document is available from the Nokia Doc Center only. It is not included in the on-product NSP Help Center with the other documentation.

• NSP Release Description—describes the features and functions in an NSP release; includes information such as functional enhancements and resolved product issues

• NSP User Guide—describes NSP access and use for operators; introduces the NSP UI functions, and describes how to obtain NSP software and documentation

• NSP Glossary—defines acronyms, initialisms, and other terms used in the NSP product interfaces and documentation

• Multiple product- and component-level guides and tools that each describe how to use an aspect of the NSP. See “Documentation architecture” in the NSP User Guide for more information about the NSP documentation suite.