Ericsson LBI-39169 manual Introduction

INTRODUCTION LBI-39169

3. INTRODUCTION

The International Organization for Standards (ISO) Network Management forum identifies five functional areas of network management, often referred to simply as “FCAPS.” This model serves as the basis for the Network Management system. The five management areas are as follows:

∙Fault Management

∙Configuration Management

∙Accounting Management

∙Performance Management

∙Security Management

In addition to the functional areas listed above, the EDACS Network Manager also provides the following:

Integrated CEC/IMC	Using an integrated client on the EDACS Network Manager platform, administrators
Manager	can view the same data, using the same windows that are available to technicians who
	configure and debug locally. In this mode, the CEC/IMC Manager acts as the server,
	while the application on the EDACS Network Manager participates as a client. The
	EDACS Network Manager and CEC/IMC Manager platforms provide a client-server
	applications that have a common look and feel.
Integration with Other	The customer is responsible for maintaining the configuration of the other Network
OpenView Network	Management applications. The EDACS Network Element icons may exist on the same
Management	map as the customer’s OpenView T1/Microwave/PBX network icons to form an
Applications	integrated network management map.
Scaleable Network	The EDACS Network Manager application is available on a variety of HP
Manager Platform	workstations/servers so that large and small networks can be supported cost
	effectively.
Multiple EDACS	The EDACS Network Manager allows multiple simultaneous users to be logged in and
Network Manager	viewing network information via X-sessions, either from X Stations or PCs running X-
Sessions	terminal emulation.
Internationalization	The EDACS Network Manager Application uses the UNIX Native Language Support
	(NLS). This feature supports other languages without recompiling the application.
	Currently, English is the only language supported.
Alarm Log/Reports	A report can be generated listing the past and present alarms.
Basic Help Menu	On-line help for the EDACS Network Manager application.
Internationalization	This feature supports other languages without recompiling the application. Currently,
	English is the only language supported.

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