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FCAPS Model: 5 Neto!" Manage#ent Model$

Ro%e!t White
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Ad)an*ed Neto!" Manage#ent ith La%
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Dan Ma!$hall
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that #a"e u0 the FCAPS #odel2
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FCAPS Model: 5 Neto!" Manage#ent Model$
FCAPS i$ u$uall' a neto!" #anage#ent tool that i$ al$o *alled the 4SO Tele*o##uni*ation$
Manage#ent Neto!"2 FCAPS !e0!e$ent$ Fault/ Con1igu!ation/ A**ounting/ Pe!1o!#an*e and
Se*u!it' hi*h a!e !e5ui!ed to handle a nu#%e! o1 g!ou0$ in$ide the 4SO #odel6$ neto!"
#anage#ent ta$"$2 748M/ ,-1,9
Fault #anage#ent la'e! thi$ la'e! #u$t %e *on1igu!e 0!o0e!l' o! end u$e!$ ill ha)e #an'
di11e!ent 0!o%le#$2 Fault #anage#ent *an ha)e di$!u0ti)e a00li*ation and the $'$te# ill not
o!" 0!o0e!l'2 Man' 0!o%le#$ ill ha00ened hen 4T $ta11$ in$tall de)i*e$ that need$ to
!e*on1igu!e on the $'$te#$2 Fault Managing o0e!ate$ %' $0otting/ i$olating/ 1i:ing and !e*o!ding
1ault$ that #ight o**u! 1!o# ti#e to ti#e in$ide a neto!"2 Thi$ #anage#ent 0!o0e!t' utili;e$
t!end anal'$i$ to hel0 0!edi*t e!!o!$ and e!adi*ate$ the$e !i$"$ $o the neto!" *an 1un*tion
ithout ha)ing 1ault$ and loe! the !i$" o1 1ault$2748M/ ,-1,9
Con1igu!ation Manage#ent ha$ #an' goal$/ one o1 the# i$ to *olle*t in1o!#ation 1!o# de)i*e$
and #a"e it ea$' 1o! 4T #anage!$2 4n a *o!0o!ation end u$e!$ *annot #odi1' thei! node$/ thi$ ha$
to done %' an ad#ini$t!ati)e 0e!$onal that ha)e !ight to #a"e *hange$ #o$t a00li*ation i$ !ead
onl'2 Data%a$e *an %e 5ue!ied 1o! in1o!#ation/ and a$ 1a! a$ the in1o!#ation !e0!e$ent$
*on1igu!ation in1o!#ation that i$ $u%<e*t to %e *hanged %' a #anage!/ the *on*e0tual data%a$e
*an %e #odi1ied/ in$e!ted/ and deleted2748M/ ,-1,9 Con1igu!ation #anage#ent o!" #u*h
%ette! ith othe! 0!o*e$$e$ to #a"e *ont!olling 'ou! in1!a$t!u*tu!e #o!e e11i*ient2 To 0lanning
'ou! *on1igu!ation and to #a"e it o!" ithout an' 0!o%le# the!e a!e a 1e thing$ that need to
ha00en one identi1' the ite#$ and othe! de)i*e$ and ho the' ill o!" togethe!2
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A**ounting #anage#ent 1un*tion$ )e!' #u*h li"e %illing and i$ 0a!ti*ula!l' $o#eti#e$ *alled
%illing #anage#ent2 4t i$ utili;ed to gathe! in1o!#ation and u$age $tati$ti*$ hi*h in*lude lin"
utili;ation/ di$" u$age and CP( ti#e2
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a!e un$oli*ited #e$$age$ 1!o# the neto!" that indi*ate that $o#e une:0e*ted e)ent ha$
o**u!!ed/ hi*h in $o#e *a$e$ !e5ui!e$ o0e!ato! inte!)ention2 Tho$e une:0e*ted e)ent$ *an
a*tuall' %e a%out an'thing 1!o# a !oute! that dete*t$ that one o1 it$ line *a!d$ i$ no longe!
o!"ing to 7lite!all'9 a 1i!e ala!#/ 1!o# a $udden d!o0 in $ignal 5ualit' on a i!ele$$ lin" to a
$u$0e*ted int!u$ion into the neto!" %' an unautho!i;ed u$e!2748M/ ,-1,9
Pe!1o!#an*e Manage#ent allo$ 4T #anage! to 0!e0a!e 1o! 1utu!e i#0!o)e#ent on the e:i$ting
neto!"2 8' #anaging th!ough0ut e11e*ti)el'/ %ottlene*"$ and othe! 0otential 0!o%le#$ *an %e
identi1ied and a)oided2 7=a$h#i/ A0!il/ ,--.9
La$tl'/ $e*u!it' #anage#ent *ontain$ all the in1o!#ation that $hould ha)e *e!tain a**e$$
to the $'$te# and hat le)el o1 in1o!#ation i$ 1u!ni$hed to the end u$e!2 Se*u!it' #anage#ent i$
the 0!o*e$$ th!ough hi*h detail$ a!e *ont!olled ithin the neto!"2 The a**e$$ing o1 the
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$e!)i*e$ to hel0 $e*u!e data2748M/ ,-1,9
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