Glossary
- MO
- Managed Object; The abstract management information defined in a MIB.
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- An abstract definition of the management information available through a management interface in a system.
- Manager-Agent model
- Client-Server model for management operations
- NE
- Network Element; In OTP, the Network Element is the entire distributed OTP system, meaning that the distributed OTP system is managed as one entity.
- NMS
- Network Management Station; The place where the operator manages the network.
- agent
- An entity that terminates a management protocol in the Network Element.
- instrumentation function
- A function used to implement a Managed Object, i.e. give access to the real resources behind an MO.
- notifications
- A notification is sent spontaneously from an agent to a manager, e.g. an alarm.
- replies
- A reply is sent from the agent as a response to a request from a manager.
- requests
- A request is sent from a manager to an agent when it accesses management information.
- resources
- The actual resources to be managed. A resource is represented by a Managed Object. Each resource is mapped to one or several resources.
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