GR 2934 CORE : ISSUE 3

Preface
1 Introduction
    1.1 Purpose and Scope
    1.2 Target Audience
    1.3 Structure and Use of This Document
    1.4 Major Changes From Issue 1 of GR-2934-CORE
    1.5 Telecommunications Management Network
    1.6 Requirements Terminology
    1.7 Requirement Labeling Conventions
    1.8 Document-Specific Terminology
    1.9 Related Documents
2 High-Speed Access Target Architecture
    2.1 High-Speed Access
    2.2 Future Mode of Software Management
    2.3 Future Mode of Recent Change and Verification
3 High-Speed Access Operations Requirements
    3.1 Common SEMS and SNE Requirements
    3.2 Security
    3.3 Networking Options and Requirements
    3.4 File Transfer Application Requirements
    3.5 FTAM Attributes and Protocol Requirements
    3.6 Recent Change and Verification of SNEs
    3.7 Information Base Query Functions
    3.8 Information Base Update Functions
    3.9 ISDN Functions
    3.10 Requirements for the Interactive Class -CORBA
4 High-Speed Access Protocols and Migration Strategy
    4.1 Software Management Protocol Migration Options
    4.2 File Transfer Protocol Options
    4.3 Transaction Processing Protocol Migration Options
    4.4 Transaction Processing Protocol Options
5 High-Speed Access Target Applications
    5.1 Rapid and Standard Software Management Process
         Across All SNEs
    5.2 Rapid Provisioning and Verification of SNEs
    5.3 Rapid memory backup and restoration
    5.4 Extension of Software Management Process to
         Both SNEs amnd TNEs
    5.5 Documentation Services
    5.6 Diagnostic Services
    5.7 Reduced Window of Risk for Software Change
Appendix A: Software Management Function
       A.1 Present Mode of Software Management
       A.2 File Transfer, Access and Management
       A.3 FTAM Overview
Appendix B: Recent Change and Verification Function
       B.1 Transactions
       B.2 Transaction processing
       B.3 Operations Interfaces for Configuration
            Management
       B.4 Management Information Models
References
Acronyms
List of Figures
1-1 Generalized TMN Physical Architecture
1-2 Element Management Configurations
1-3 Network Element and Management Systems Terminology
1-4 Software Related Terminology
1-5 Managed Object Domains
2-1 Wide-Bandwidth Data Communications Network Architecture
2-2 High-Speed Interface Alternatives
2-3 Future Software Management Process
2-4 Schematic Software Management Process
2-5 Future Software Management Network Architecture
2-6 High-Speed Access Through SEMS
2-7 Direct Access to SNE
2-8 High-Speed Interface Alternative
2-9 Future Recent Configuration Management Network
     Architecture
3-1 Managed and Managing System Roles
3-2 Virtual File Store Schema
3-3 Example of an FTAM File Access Structure
3-4 FTAM Regimes
3-5 Establishing and Terminating an FTAM File Transfer
     Association
3-6 FTAM Software Download Primitives
3-7 Sample Distributed CORBA Application
4-1 Software Management Protocol Migration Strategy
4-2 An Example of the Coexistence of Several File
     Transfer Protocols
4-3 A Protocol Migration Strategy for Transaction
     Based Application
4-4 Example of Coexistence of Transaction Processing
     Protocols
4-5 SNMP Communication Between a Manager and an Agent
A-1 Example of Present SNE Software Patching Process
A-2 Example of Present SNE Software Patching Architecture
A-3 Mapping between Real Systems and Open Systems
A-4 FTAM Client-Server Model
A-5 FTAM Sender/Receiver Roles
B-1 Queued and Conversational Transaction Processing
     Systems
B-2 Types of Distribution
B-3 Distribution Models
B-4 Business Transaction
B-5 Sample Transaction Code
B-6 Two-Phase Commit Protocol
B-7 Message Queuing
B-8 General View of Memory Administration of a Switching
     Network Element
B-9 Relational Attributes Between Independent Objects
B-10 Request Being Sent Through the Object Request Broker
B-11 Structure of Object Request Broker Interface
B-12 Object Implementation Receiving a Request
B-13 Interface and Implementation Repositories
B-14 Structure of a Client
B-15 Structure of an Object Implementation
B-16 Structure of an Object Adapter
B-17 Different Ways to Integrate Foreign Object Systems
B-18 SNMP Message Structure
List of Tables
2-1 Characteristics of Frame Relay, SMDS and ATM
3-1 FTAM Documented Types
3-2 FTAM String Types
3-3 FTAM File Attributes by Group
3-4 FTAM Activity Attributes by Group
3-5 FTAM Initiator Supported Attributes
3-6 FTAM Responder Supported Attributes
3-7 Kernel Group Activity Attributes
A-1 Software Patching Process Networking Environment
B-1 SNMP Protocol Operations