Telecommunication
Network Management
Overview
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What is Telecom ?
Telecommunication is the assisted
transmission of signals over a distance
for the purpose of communication.
It is the technology of transferring
information over a distance.
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Information
1. Information can be of several type:
Audio – Telephone
Text - Telegraph , email, SMS
Pictures – Picture attachments
Video – Clipping over internet
Data – ATM to bank.
2. The same telecom technology/service cannot
communicate all the types of information.
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Benefits of Telecom
New industries are possible like BPO.
New facilities like
tele-medicine,
tele-education,
e-governance,
e-commerce
Leads to economic growth.
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Telecom scenario
Growing subscriber base.
New services and technologies.
More focus on wireless & internet.
Government wants more development
in rural areas.
Decreasing Prices.
Increasing demand for bandwidth.
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Important Network elements in
Telecom
Customer premises equipment.
Access Network
Transmission
Switching
Computerization
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Trends in Telecommunications
Industry
More competitive
More options for the firm
Technology
Unrestricted connectivity
Easy access for end users
Open systems
Use common standards for
hardware, software, applications, &
networking.
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Trends in Telecommunications
(continued)
Technology (continued)
High degree of interoperability
Digital networks
Higher transmission speeds
Moves larger amounts of information
Greater economy
Lower error rates
Multiple types of communications on
the same circuits
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Trends in Telecommunications (continued)
Technology (continued)
Fiber-optic lines & cellular, CDMA, satellite
& other wireless technologies
Faster transmission speeds
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Trends in Telecommunications
(continued)
Business applications
Dramatic increase in the number of
feasible telecommunication
applications. This needs;
cut costs,
reduce lead times,
shorten response times,
support e-commerce,
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Trends in Telecommunications
(continued)
Improve collaboration,
Share resources,
Lock in customers & suppliers,
Develop new products & services
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Communication – Fixed Lines
Subscriber Inter-Exchange Subscriber
Line Junction Line
Telephone Exchanges
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Communication - Mobile
I n te r- Excha ng e
S u b scribe r J u n ctio n
L in e
BSC BTS
MS
T e le p h o ne M o b ile S w itc hing
E x c h ang e Ce n tre ( M S C)
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Mobile Architecture
MS M SC PSTN
Um E Ai
Abis A B
BT S BSC M SC/SSP VLR
BSS
Q C D
M N H
MC MC HLR AUC
MSS
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The medium
Copper
Coaxial
Microwave
OFC –Backbone & access
Satellite
DWDM systems
PON
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Telecommunications Network
Alternatives
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A Telecommunications Network
Model
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A Telecommunications Network
Model (continued)
Consists of five basic components
Terminals
Any input/output device that uses
telecommunication networks to
transmit or receive data
Telecommunication processors
Support data transmission and
reception between terminals and
computers
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A Telecommunications Network
Model (continued)
Telecommunications channels
The medium over which data are
transmitted and received
Computers
Interconnected by telecommunications
networks
Telecommunications control software
Control telecommunications activities
& manage the functions of
telecommunications networks
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Types of Telecommunications
Networks
Wide Area Networks (WAN)
Cover a large geographic area.
Local Area Networks (LAN)
Connect computers & other information
processing devices within a limited
physical area.
Connected via ordinary telephone
wiring, coaxial cable, or wireless radio &
infrared systems
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Types of Telecommunications
Networks (continued)
Virtual Private Networks
A secure network that uses the Internet as its
main backbone network, but relies on fire
walls and other security features
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Telecommunications Software
Provides a variety of communications
support services including connecting &
disconnecting communications links &
establishing communications parameters
such as transmission speed, mode, and
direction.
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Telecommunications Software
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Network Management Part
Traffic management
Security
Network monitoring
Capacity planning
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The need for open management
Need to provide telecommunication services
globally in a cost-effective manner
Multi-vendor, multi-provider environment
Management systems are required for operation,
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The need for open management
Administration, maintenance and provisioning
(oam&p)
Activities - management applications need to
communicate openly within a domain and across
domains
Need for management frameworks and
standards
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What is the Telecommunications
Management Network (TMN)
This is achieved through an agreed
architecture with standardised
protocols and interfaces
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What is the Telecommunications
Management Network (TMN)
Its purpose is to support operators in
managing:
Telecommunications networks and services
It provides a framework for inter-operability,
i.e. Interconnection of operations systems and
telecommunications equipment
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TMN field of application
Synchronous transmission networks (SDH)
Broadband multi-service networks (PON/ATM)
Public switched telephone networks
Intelligent networks
Mobile networks etc.
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Management functional areas
Types of management activity have been
categorised into five generic functional areas:-
Fault management
Configuration management
Accounting management
Performance management
Security management also known as
FCAPS
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FAULT MANAGEMENT
Receive reports about malfunctions
(alarms). - Prioritise, condense, filter
Alarm correlation
Testing
Fault identification and diagnosis.
Maintenance dispatch - periodic testing /
repair activities
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CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Maintain the configuration state of a network
and the relationships between components.
Identify status and location of equipment
(inventory).
Initialise, configure and shut down equipment.
Maintain view of both physical and logical
network topology.
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CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Support Semi-Permanent Connections e.g.
Permanent virtual circuits (pvcs).
Relationship with planning, performance and
fault management.
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ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT
Collect service usage information (“usage
metering”).
Associate it with tariffing schemes to
produce charging and billing information.
Monitor user access privileges.
Provide analysis of usage for sales, new
tariffing policies, etc.
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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Collect traffic information
Use it for capacity planning and provide traffic
flow predictions (per hour, day, month).
Monitor the level of resource utilisation and
response times.
Identify bottlenecks and congestion, try to
Recover through soft re-configuration.
Relationship with configuration management.
Monitor quality of service for services sold on
service level agreements.
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SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Protect access to network, system, service and
management resources.
Authentication: validate legitimate users and
applications.
Confidentiality: encrypt confidential
information while in transit.
Integrity: prevent modification of information
while in transit.
Access control: provide different levels of
access to different users / applications.
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Telecom Services
They are classified in three main
categories:
1. Basic Services : Voice, FAX (both G-3
& G4)
2. Supplementary Services: It includes
services like Call Waiting/Call
Forwarding (conditional &
Unconditional) ,CLIP, DTMF,CUG or
CENTREX,ABB Dialing etc.
3. Value Added Services : Internet, IN
Services, Multimedia content , LBS ,
Fleet Tracking etc.
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Telecom Services
Landline Services.
Mobile Services.
Internet Services.
Intelligent Services
Data Communication Services.
Satellite Services
Other Services
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Transition to NGN: Third wave
Today Tomorrow
Internet
Telephone IP-Network
network
Mobile radio
network Multimedia Access - Advantages:
• Easy to handle
• Rreliable
One network for everything • Mobile
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