Integrating proprietary managed PDH networks using TMN-based platforms

We address the problem of integrating proprietary managed technology in a corporate TMN system by using TMN-based platforms support facilities. A prototype that integrates a proprietary managed PDH network in a fully TMN corporate management system has been designed and developed using three different TMN platforms in parallel: Solstice Enterprise Manager, NetView/6000 TMN Support Facility and OpenView DM. This experimental prototype helped us (1) to understand how the new emerging management platforms support the engineering of solutions to integrate proprietary protocols and (2) to identify potential problems that can arise when trying to apply the platform functionality to the real network elements.