NSP software is licensed and sold based on feature packages or automation packages. These packages provide the ability to fully customize an NSP deployment according to your network type, management requirements, and desired outcomes.

See “NSP product offerings” in the NSP System Architecture Guide for information about NSP feature packages. See Delivery for information about NSP software delivery.

The NSP supports a number of recommended deployment types that address a variety of network-management scenarios. A deployment option may require the purchase of multiple feature packages, and may require the installation of various NSP components and separate products.

The NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide provides details about the following supported deployment options.

1. high-availability and disaster recovery

2. MDM

3. MDM plus classic mediation

4. resource control

5. simulation

NSP components can be installed in stages to allow for the growth and diversification of a given deployment. For example, an IP-only NSP deployment can be expanded to include optical network management components and products. You can also add auxiliary databases, and flow collectors and controllers in support of flow-based reporting.

See the NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide for specific system deployment information.