GR 472 CORE : ISSUE 2 REV 2

1 Introduction
    1.1 Description of a Network Element (NE)
    1.2 Description of a Network System
    1.3 Changes Since Last Issue
    1.4 Requirements Terminology
    1.5 Requirement Labeling Conventions
          1.5.1 Numbering of Requirement and Related
                  Objects
          1.5.2 Requirement, Conditional Requirement, and
                  Objective Object Identification
    1.6 Document Organization
2 General Configuration Management Considerations
    2.1 Operations Interfaces for Configuration Management
          2.1.1 Telecommunications Management Network (TMN)
          2.1.2 Management Functional Areas
                  2.1.2.1 Service Management Layer
                  2.1.2.2 Network Management Layer
                  2.1.2.3 Element Management Layer
                  2.1.2.4 Network Element Layer
          2.1.3 Open Standards Interfaces
    2.2 Management Information Models
          2.2.1 Object-Oriented Information Model
                  2.2.1.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One
                            (ASN.1)
                  2.2.1.2 Managed Objects
                  2.2.1.3 Object Attributes
                  2.2.1.4 Inheritance
                  2.2.1.5 Containment
                  2.2.1.6 Object Identification
                  2.2.1.7 Relational Attributes
                  2.2.1.8 Common Management Information
                            Services
                  2.2.1.9 Guidelines for the Definition of
                            Managed Objects (GDMOs)
          2.2.2 Relational Information Model
                  2.2.2.1 Administrative View
                  2.2.2.2 Object Entity Identifiers
                  2.2.2.3 Data Dictionary
    2.3 Generalized Configuration Management Definitions
          and Functions
          2.3.1 General Definitions
                  2.3.1.1 Resources and Services
                  2.3.1.2 Operations and Transactions
                  2.3.1.3 Minimum Command Rule
                  2.3.1.4 Minimum Data Rule
                  2.3.1.5 Atomic Transactions
                  2.3.1.6 Default Attribute Values
          2.3.2 Functional Categories
                  2.3.2.1 Interrogation
                  2.3.2.2 Immediate Update
                  2.3.2.3 Pending Update
3 Configuration Management Functions of Transport
    NEs
    3.1 Termination Point Configuration Management Function
    3.2 Cross-Connection Configuration Management Function
    3.3 Common Equipment
4 Configuration Management Functions of Switching NEs
    4.1 Information Base Query Functions
    4.2 Information Base Update Functions
          4.2.1 Update Date Integrity and Validation
                  Tests
          4.2.2 Atomicity of Update Transactions
          4.2.3 Best-Effort Update Operations
          4.2.4 Delayed Update Activation
          4.2.5 Derivation of Read-Only Attribute Values
    4.3 ISDN Functions
          4.3.1 Single Logical Operations Functions
          4.3.2 Customer Premises Memory Administration
          4.3.3 Parameter Downloading
          4.3.4 Input Message Sequencing
5 Configuration Management Functions of Network Systems
    5.1 Data Query Functions
    5.2 Data Update Functions
          5.2.1 Update Data Integrity and Validation Tests
          5.2.2 Atomicity of Update Transactions
          5.2.3 Best Effort Update Operations
    5.3 Delayed Update Activation
6 System Administration Functions
    6.1 System Security and Integrity
    6.2 System Dependent Data Management
    6.3 Database Initialization and Reinitialization
    6.4 Report Scheduling and Generation
    6.5 Data Redundancy Management
          6.5.1 Criteria for Issuing an EUN to a CMOS
          6.5.2 Capture Buffer
          6.5.3 Updates Initiated by Other NEs or NSs
    6.6 Memory Backup and Restoration
          6.6.1 Transport NE Local Memory Backup and
                  Restoration
          6.6.2 Switching NE Local Memory Backup and
                  Restoration
          6.6.3 Switching NE External Memory Backup
                  and Restoration
          6.6.4 Transport NE External Memory Backup and Restoration
          6.6.5 Remote Memory Backup and Restoration by CMOS
          6.6.6 Network System Data and Program Backup
                  and Restoration
    6.7 Software Management
    6.8 External Resource Access Management
    6.9 Automatic Internal Administration for ISDN
          6.9.1 AIA Overview
          6.9.2 AIA Requirements
References
Acronyms
List of Figures
Figure 2-1 Generalized TMN Physical Architecture
Figure 2-2 Element Management Configurations
Figure 2-3 General View of Memory Administration of Network
                  Elements or Systems
Figure 2-4 Relational Attributes Between Independent Objects
Figure 2-5 Managed Object Domains
Figure 3-1 Generalized View of Transport NE Administration

Provides the view on the proposed memory administration generic requirements that pertain to the Configuration Management (CM) functions in a Network Element (NE) or a Network System (NS). Rev 2 contains the following changes: the Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) overview has been expanded and revised to focus on Configuration Management and Service Provisioning.