Fundamentals of EMS, NMS and OSS/BSS

Chapter 2

TMN Model

This chapter is intended to provide the reader with an understanding of Telecommunications Management Network introduced by ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Bureau) and defined in recommendation M.3010. At the end of this chapter you will have a good understanding of TMN and its different management architectures comprising of functional, physical, information, and logical architecture.

2.1 Introduction

TMN stands for Telecommunications Management Network. The concept of TMN was defined by ITU-T in recommendation M.3010. The telecommunications management network is different from a telecommunication network. While the telecom network is the network to be managed, TMN forms the ...