Alcatel-Lucent 1643 AMS User's Operation Manual page 164

Equipment provisioning
A template serves as the basis for creation of a pre-provisioned NE; however, the MIB
image created by pre-provisioning an NE includes not only the information from the
template, it also has the essential information concerning the network element's place
in the network.
Creating an MIB image
An MIB image is created during pre-provisioning; however, it may also be created
from an existing network element already provisioned with its configuration data. For
example, an MIB could have been created for an NE using the ITM CIT. In this case,
the NE is provisioned, but it is not yet under control of the ITM-SC. Once a physical
connection exists between the NE and the ITM-SC, the ITM-SC can assume
management of the NE by creating an MIB image from the network element's MIB.
Overview of provisioning methods
In the figure below, the methods of provisioning using the ITM-SC are illustrated. As
discussed above, templates can be used as the basis for creation of the MIB images of
pre-provisioned or provisioned NEs. Pre-provisioned NEs have the same provisioning
information as a provisioned NE, and thus they can be used to quickly create the
provisioned NE because no additional information must be entered. Finally, an MIB
image can be created from the MIB of an existing NE.
Provisioning outcomes
A properly completed template will appear in the list of NE templates.
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