FNMS communications platform

Author

Chiou, I.Y. ; Chan, W.L. ; Tsai, W.C.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA

fYear

1991

Firstpage

1586

Abstract

The architecture and design of the FNMS (FTS-2000 network management system) communications platform is presented. Paradigms of the FNMS communications based on the FOG client-server model are also described. The FNMS communications platform is implemented in C++ using the object-oriented design methodology. The network status management (NSM) system, a major application of FNMS, is designed to process and display in near-real-time the information of network received from various AT&T operations support systems of the FTS-2000 network. Messages about network status are first collected and processed by a 3B2 front-end hub. They are then distributed to a 3B2 back-end hub for database processing and to twenty-five or so SUN workstations for graphic display. The front-end and back-end hubs and workstations are connected via an Ethernet-based local area network

Keywords

computer interfaces; local area networks; network operating systems; telecommunication network management; telecommunications computing; 3B2 back-end hub; 3B2 front-end hub; C++ implementation; Ethernet-based local area network; FNMS communications platform; FOG client-server model; FTS-2000 OS gateway; FTS-2000 network management system; NSM system; SUN workstations; graphic display; network status management; object-oriented design methodology; Application software; Communication networks; Communication switching; Communication system control; Control systems; Intserv networks; Packet switching; Software maintenance; Telecommunication switching; US Government;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1991. ICC '91, Conference Record. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0006-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1991.162267

Filename

162267