TMN-based Q-adaptation using Java technology

The increasing integration of telecommunications networks creates possibilities for interoperability among their respective management systems, using common management interfaces for CMIP, SNMP, CORBA, and Java RMI. Many Java-based applications related to network management (e.g., JMAPI, JNDI, Java IDL, etc.) have been developed; therefore it is desirable to create the development environment using Java technology. We explore a TMN-based management platform model using Java technology that can support certain candidate management interfaces as service components in a distributed computing environment. One of our key priorities preserves the interoperability with existing TMN components by making the Q-adapter (QA) platform performing the mapping service between a CMIP-based system and an SNMP-based system.