Abstract :
The author discusses the status of the international standardization process in the telecommunications network management (TMN) area, focusing on key results, open issues and evolution prospects within CCITT WP IV/3 (Management Networks and Interfaces) and ETSI NA4.3 (Operation and Maintenance Principles, including TMN). There are four sections: TMN architecture, covering both the functional and physical aspects; TMN functional model, defining management services and related components; TMN information model, providing both generic and specific models; and TMN communication model, providing the necessary protocol stacks
