An overview of Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) status is presented. Its relation with Open System Interconnection (OSI) systems management is given and the commonalities and distinctions are identified. Those aspects that distinguish TMN from OSI management are introduced; TMN's functional and physical architectures and TMN's logical layered architecture are discussed. An analysis of the concepts used by these architectures (reference point, interface, function block, and building block) is given. The use of these concepts to express geographical distribution and functional layering is investigated. This aspect is interesting to understand how OSI management protocols can be used in a TMN environment. A statement regarding applicability of TMN as a model that helps the designers of (management) networks is given.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Enschede |
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| Publisher | University of Twente |
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| Number of pages | 30 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
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| Name | Memoranda Informatica |
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| Publisher | University of Twente |
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| No. | 92-40 |
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| ISSN (Print) | 0924-3755 |
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| Name | Memorandum TIOS |
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| Publisher | University of Twente, Tele-Informatics and Open Systems Group |
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| No. | 92-16 |
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