Subject: TMN/OSI/GDMO/ASN.1/CMIP Training Class, Dallas/TX, Dec. 8-12

From: Kathy Franklin <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 14:36:16 -0800

TONEX Technologies, Inc.
Presents a 5 Day Course In:
The Telecommunications Management Network:
(TMN):
Techniques, Standards, Applications, Implementations and Migration

Telecommunications and Information Systems Professionals, 
 
This 5 day TMN course is designed to provide the latest information of
TMN standards, TMN architecture, TMN solutions, TMN marketplace, TMN
implementations and TMN deployment  The following list details the
highlights of the course:

· A detailed introduction to TMN and related concepts and buzzwords
· An overview of Integrated TMN Service and Network Management 
· NMF SMART, SPIRIT and Network Management Activities and Solutions Sets
Overview
· This course thoroughly describes the challenges, opportunities, and
compatibility issues faced in migrating to TMN
· This comprehensive course covers the principles, architectures,
design, applications, and technologies driving state-of-the-art and
future TMN development.
· Grasp the fundamental concepts and key trade-off required in TMN
planning, design, and implementation
· Cost-justifying TMN implementation for service and network management
· Begin with the basic principles and vocabulary, then combine them and
see how easy it really is to understand sophisticated TMN concepts and
implementation
· Develop an in-depth understanding of the TMN tools currently used in
the market
· Understand TMN and CORBA integration issues
· Understand protocol independent information models
· An overview og the global TMN Convergence
 
 Workshops:
· OSI Workshop
· Information Modeling Workshop
· GDMO and ASN.1 Workshop
· CMISE/CMIP Workshop
· CORBA/IDL for Telecommunications Management Workshop
· JIDM CORBA/OSI Workshop
· NMF TMN++ API Workshop
· Java for Management Workshop
 
 WHEN: December 8-12, 1997
 WHERE: Dallas, Texas (Dallas Parkway Hilton on LBJ, for Reservation
call 972-661-3600, FAX: 972-385-3156) 
 
 TMN Course Description:
 Provides an overview of TMN standards including principles,
architectures, information modeling techniques, protocols, management
services, and functions. Describes OSI systems management concepts, and
the relationship between the two, since OSI System Management is a
foundation for TMN implementation. This course is an overview of the
current network and service management paradigms, standard, and
technologies. Identifies the relationships (and differences) between
network management concepts, conceived by telecommunications and
computing industries, and how they can coexists in an enterprise
environment. Gives special emphasis to the opportunities enabled by new
technologies from the telecommunications and computing industries, and
the role of emerging standards  such as TMN in evolving the network and
services. Includes a brief to standards activities employing TMN
concepts for technology-specific applications such as B-ISDN, SDH/SONET,
Wireless, ATM, IDLC/GR-303, ADSL, LNP, and AIN/IN, and their
relationship to TMN generic capability. Provides a summary of TMN
implementation issues including
TMN/NMF/OMNIPoint/ANSI/T1M1/ECIC/OBF/Bellcore, applicability of network
management platforms and productivity tools, and outlook to the future
of  TMN including influences from other emerging concepts such as ODP,
COBRA, JMAPI, and TINA (Telecommunications Information Networking
Architecture)-C.

 Topic this course will cover:
· Introduction to Service and Network Management principles, and 
techniques
· Introduction to TMN principles, layers, interfaces, techniques, and
benefits
· Introduction to OSI principles, techniques, benefits
· Introduction to OSI System Management Communications: CMIS/CMIP
· Introduction to Network Operations and OAM&P
· Introduction to Q3 Interface
· Introduction to TMN Physical Architecture
· Introduction to TMN Functional Architecture
· Introduction to TMN Information Architecture
· Understanding  of the more common terms and concepts associated with
communications protocols
· Introduction to CMIS/CMIP
· Understanding  of the more common terms and concepts associated with
OSI MIB
· Introduction to GDMO
· Introduction to ASN.1
· Introduction to SONET/ATM/GR-303 Information Models (GDMO/ASN.1)
· An overview of the international standard bodies involved in the TMN
effort
· An overview of the technique, tools, products associated with TMN
network and service management development effort
· An overview of TMN Migration Issues
· GDMO vs. CORBA Managed Objects
· TMN++ API
· JIDM TMN/OSI Gateway
· TMN and CORBA Integration

 Course Outline:
 
 Introduction
 Network and Service Management: What and Why
 Foundation of Network Management and Service Management
 Today’s Telecommunications Industry  OSS and Management Systems
 Key Issues
 Current Needs
 Integration Issues
 Interconnection Issues
 Next Generation Operational Support Systems (OSS)
 TMN overview
 The Concepts of TMN
 Integrated Network Management - TMN Vision
 TMN Objectives
 TMN Standards
 TMN Layers
 TMN/OSI System Management Functional Areas (SMFA) Description
 TMN Migration Strategies
 
 Concepts of TMN
 TMN Models, functions, and Interfaces
 TMN- Management Objectives
 TMN Functional Architecture Model
 TMN Physical Architecture and Interfaces
 TMN Management Information Architecture

 TMN Management Layers
 Business Management Layer OSF - BML 
 Service Management Layer OSF - SML
 Network Management Layer OSF - NML
 Element Management Layer OSF - EML
 Network Element Layer (NEL)
 
 TMN Management Layers Dependencies
 TMN Management Layers related to System Management Functional Areas
(CM, FM, PM, SM, AM)
 TMN Management Services related to TMN Management Layers
 TMN Management Services related to System Management Functional Areas

 Management Standards in the TMN/OSI Context
 OSI Key Concepts and Terms
 OSI Management Framework
 OSI System Management Services
 
 OSI System Management Functional Areas (SMFA)
 Fault Management (FM)
 FM Process
 Network Control and Recovery
 Alarm Surveillance (analyze, filter, correlate)
 Fault Localization
 Fault Detection
 Root Cause Analysis
 Fault Correction
 Testing
 Acceptance
 Trouble Administration 
 
 Configuration Management (CM)
 Provisioning
 NE (network element) Status and Control
 Installation
 Initialization
 Data Base Management
 Inventory Control
 Backup
 Restoration
 Topology
 NE Administration 
 NE Configuration

 Performance Management (PM)
 Data Collection
 Data Filtering
 Trend Analysis
 Performance Monitoring
 Performance Control
 Performance Analysis
 
 Accounting Management (AM)
 Collecting Accounting Records (Billing)
 Process Accounting Records
 Set Billing Parameters for the usage of Services
 
 Security Management (SM)
 Secure access to NE functions
 Security Alarms
 Audit Trails
 
 OSI Information Architecture
 Basic Concepts
 New and planned OSI standards
 OSI Information Architecture Methodology
 Management Information Model Starters
 
 OSI System Management Functions (SMF)
 General Principles
 object Management Functions	
 State Management Functions
 Alarm Reporting Functions	
 Log Control Functions
 Security Alarm Reporting Function
 Security Audit Trail Function
 Workload Monitoring Function
 Test Management Function
 Summarization Function
 Confidence and Diagnostic Test Functions
 Scheduling Function
 
 OSI System Management Communications (CMISE/CMIP)
 OSI Management Structure
 The Common Management Information Service Element: CMISE 
 The Common Management Information Protocol : CMIP 
 CMISE Services
 CMIP Services
 ROSE Services
 
 A quick comparison between CMIP, SNMP, and CMIP CORBA Architecture
 Information Structure
 Management Functions
 Underlying Communications

 OSI Management Information Base (MIB)
 Management Information Model
 Defining Managed-Object Classes
 OSI Management and Agent Processes
 Management Information Tree
 Relative Distinguished Names (RDN)
 Distinguished Names (DN)
 Absolutes Names
 Inheritance

 GDMO Workshop: Working with GDMO Templates 
 ASN.1 Workshop: Working with ASN.1 Syntax

 TMN Agent - Manager Relationships
 Filtering
 Scoping
 Synchronization
 Event Forwarding Discriminator (EFD)

 TMN Information Architecture
 TMN System Information Architecture
 TMN System Information Methodology
 TMN Candidate Managed Objects
 TMN Information Architecture Methodology
 Management application models, management services models, Managed
resources 
 TMN Applicability of network management platforms and productivity
tools
 TMN Information Modeling with SONET/SDH
 TMN Information Modeling with ATM
 TMN Information Modeling with ADSL
 TMN Information Modeling with IDLC/GR-303
 
 TMN Implementation and Migration
 TMN Implementation Strategies and Development Process
 TMN Design Strategies and Interfaces
 TMN Layers and Distribution of TMN Functions
 TMN Techniques and Standards
 TMN Applications
 TMN Architecture
 Integration of Legacy Systems into the TMN (including Q-adapters and
Mediators)
 TMN and Directory Services
 International Standardized Profiles for TMN 
 TMN Commercial Platforms, tools, and other applicable COTS 
 TMN Mediation Strategies
 Q-Adaptions vs.Mediation

 TMN and  CORBA Integration
 CORBA-Based Telecommunication Network Management System
 CORBA  vs. GDMO Object Models
 Applied COBA Architecture: Managing Systems vs. Managed Systems
 CORBA 2.0 Services 
 CORBA Services vs. OSI SMF
 JIDM-Based CORBA/OSI Gateway
 
 TMN Future Directions 
 TMN Concepts for SDH/SONET, ATM, B-ISDN, IN, GSM, WLL, Broadband
Wireless, GR-303, xDSL
 Applicability of Network Management Platforms and Productivity Tools
 Outlook to the future of TMN including influences from other emerging
technology : ODP (Open Distributed Processing) , CORBA, and TINA-C
 TMN Architecture and Modeling Principles
 GDMO vs. CORBA Managed Objects - TMN/CORBA Interworking
 OSI Systems Management vs. CORBA/IDL and Java/RMI
 Embedded CORBA and/or Java Based TMN Solutions: Vision vs. Reality
 Intelligent Mobile Agents for Telecom Management
 
 More TMN Standards
 Information Model Methodology
 Information Model Development Strategy
 Element Layer Requirements
 Network Layer Requirements
 Service Layer Requirements
 Business Layer Requirements
 ITU-T Solutions
 ISO Solutions
 ISO/ IEC JTC1
 NMF  SMART and OMNIPoint Solutions Sets
 NMF TMN++ (C++ API)
 CORBA and Java based Network Management Solutions
 Bellcore  Standards ( Generic, SONET, ATM , IDLC)
 ATM Forum Solutions
 SIF (SONET Interoperability Forum) Solutions
 Local Number Portability (LNP) Solutions: NPAC/LSMS Agent/Manager
Relationship
 TIA Solutions
 T1M1 and ANSI Solutions 
 ECIC, OBF and other North American Solutions
 ETSI Solutions
 EURESCOM Solutions
 TINA-C
 
 List of Available Network Management Standard Documents and Managed
Objects (MO) Description; General List
 A Quick Comparison Between Standards
 ITU-T: X, G, Q, M Series
 NMF
 ETSI
 TINA-C
 T1M1
 Bellcore
 ATM Forum
 SONET Interoperability Forum (SIF)
 DAVIC
 MPEG
 Wireless
 WLL
 Wireless ATM
 OMG /CORBA Based Telecommunications Network Management
 LNP/NPAC
 TMN Industry Catalog of Forums, Standards, Bodies, Associations,
Activities, and Vendors
 
 Audience:
 This  course will benefit all executives, managers, and developers
involved with managing or developing TMN compliant Operational Support
Systems. It will be particularly beneficial for senior managers,
engineers, analysts and consultants concerned with the following areas:
· TMN Business Development
· TMN Strategic Development
· Network design, development & planning
· Network and service management & support
· Network engineering & maintenance
· TMN Research & Development
· Software & systems engineers
· Technical Managers and Executives interested in TMN concepts and
buzzwords
· Systems engineers and software developers who are involved in
providing various portions of the functionality for the new TMN
capabilities
· Systems engineers and software developers of existing systems
intending to integrate their systems into this TMN compliant
architecture
· Software component vendors involved in providing various portions of
the functionality for the new TMN capabilities
· Platform vendors interested in providing the computing environment for
development and support of this TMN architectures
· Network equipment vendors interested in providing SDH/SONET/ATM, IDLC,
Wireless capable equipment with Q3  information model

TONEX
Register by December 6, 1997:

By Phone: Call TONEX Technologies, Inc, Attn: Kathy
+1-818-222-0392 or 1-888-TO-TONEX or 1-800-352-4046

By Fax: Fill out the registration form and fax it to: +1-818-222-0394,
Attn: Kathy

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Technologies, Inc., Attn: Kathy, 23067 Ventura Blvd., Suite 204,
Woodland Hills, CA 91364 USA, [email-masked], http://www.tonex.com

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