The StarKeeper(R) II Network Management System (NMS) was developed to
manage cell relay networks. Network administrators use this distribute
d graphical system to monitor, administer, and troubleshoot the networ
k. StarKeeper II NMS manages a single AT&T BNS-2000 data switch or a n
etwork of BNS-2000 data switches. This paper describes how designers o
f StarKeeper II NMS incorporated customers' requirements for network m
anagement systems into the architecture of their product and its softw
are.