AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TMN-BASED INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT DISPLAY SYSTEM

In order to efficiently conduct the complex operations of network OpSs (Operation Systems), we introduce the TMN-based Integrated Management Display System (IMD). IMD is able to control the display of windows m onitoring individual operations on multiple screens such as project mo nitors. In this paper, we describe an implementation of the IMD and ex perimental results. This implementation consists of the Multi-Screen C ontrol System (MSS), Multi-Screen Agent System (MSA) and Multi-Screen Manager System (MSM). MSA controls MSS directly via proprietary protoc ols. MSM manages MSA via the TMN Interface. MSA is modeled using the G DMO (Guidelines for the Definition of Managed Objects). Moreover, in o rder to realize cooperation with other OpSs, MSM is based on TMN. We c onfirm that MSM interworks with ATMOS (ATM Transport Network Operation System) and develop an alarm surveillance system for ATMOS using IMD at in an OpS-Room. Experiments verify that MSA can be controlled by MS M following the alarms emitted from the real network equipment of the ATM Transport Network. As a result, the operators can comprehend the o perations information more quickly than is possible with the conventio nal system. By using the TMN-based Integrated Management Display Syste m (IMD), operations such as alarm surveillance can be performed more e fficiently.