Craft Terminal Overview - Alcatel-Lucent 1850 User Provisioning Manual

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Craft terminal overview

Overview
With the extensive introduction of SDH and DATA in the transport network, centralized
and integrated network management is mandatory for Network Operators to realize the
potential cost saving and required Quality of service.
Alcatel-Lucent provides a comprehensive range of Network Management Applications
compliant with the ITU-T Telecommunication management Network Principles.
The ZIC (Zero-Installation Craft terminal) is a project in charge of the local management
of single network elements from different Alcatel-Lucent SDH and DATA products,
providing ITU compliant Information Model Interface to the Network Element.
The ZIC can be integrated to products in charge of the management of networks and
network elements.
The ZIC uses a state-of-the-art platform for providing an advanced and integrated
Management.
The Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-320/160) control sub–system is
based on a two level model:
Equipment Controller (EC) implemented by the EC320 card.
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Shelf Controller (SC) implemented as part of the MATRIX card.
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The EC provides the HW resources (physical interfaces) and the SW functionalities
(protocol stack) required for the communication between NE and Management system.
It performs as well all the SW functions related to the control and management activities
like info–model processing, event reporting and logging, equipment data base
management, SW downloading and management, etc.
To support these activities, the EC function requires a non volatile mass storage device
(flash card).
The SC provide the resources to support the SW functions related to the control and
management operation of the boards.
As the SC is involved in critical activities (for instance EPS), is 1+1 protected.
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