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Principal Sponsors:
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Definition and Overview
Definition
A telecommunications management network (TMN) agent is an application that runs on a network element (NE) that provides one or more management systems the ability to manage the NE. An embedded TMN agent is used to manage a telecommunications device that uses a real-time operating system (RTOS).
Overview
Embedded TMN agents, as defined by TMN standards, are increasingly becoming the standard for network management. But the embedded environment presents many challenges for developers. Besides the challenges of developing for real-time embedded systems, the creation of these agent applications is complex and has many steps. Embedded agent applications use object-oriented technology to perform management functions on real resources on the network.
This tutorial outlines the steps required to create embedded TMN agents. Covering from what an embedded agent is to how it fits into the overall TMN network management structure to the process of creating embedded TMN agents, this tutorial will explain the challenges and methods available to overcome them.
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