Abstract :
The author discusses an ISDN user-network interface management protocol. The protocol enables users to manage network services, operation (such as network reconfiguration and routing change), and maintenance. That the user equipment should be looked at from both user-of-service and manager-of-service perspectives is emphasized in a discussion of the relation of the user equipment to the Telecommunication Management Network (TMN). The current status of the ISDN UNI management protocol architecture studies in CCITT is reviewed, and problems specific to the ISDN environment are identified. The need to strengthen the convergence function to solve ISDN-specific problems is stressed. Examples of ISDN UNI management protocol applications are given.<>
Keywords :
ISDN; protocols; telecommunication network management; user interfaces; CCITT; ISDN; Telecommunication Management Network; maintenance; network operation; network reconfiguration; network services; routing change; user equipment; user-network interface management protocol; Communication system control; Convergence; Environmental management; ISDN; Intelligent networks; Open systems; Performance evaluation; Routing protocols; Samarium; Telecommunication network management;
