Technical Assessment of (t)ina - Tmn - OSI Technology for Service Management Applications

Abstract

“(T)INA” refers collectively to INA (Information Networking Architecture), a Bellcore framework for distributed services and network management, and TINA (Telecom. Information Network Architecture), a similar international initiative. Though INA is likely to play a part in TINA, TINA is more than INA. (T)INA is an umbrella to assemble existing thrusts such as TMN (Telecorn. Management Network) and OS1 (Open Systems Interface) technologies, and to enhance them through open distribution processing (ODP) techniques and sophisticated service creation capabilities. (T)INA-TMN-OS1 technology targets the emerging market scenario of global competitive services and network management over open networks, and the integration of computing and telecom technology. It’s success promises benefits to application developers (third party, telcos and vendors), carriers (telcos and others) and equipment vendors providing cheap plug-and-play components; of multi-vendor networks, services and management solutions, with corresponding competitive value addition for the customer. The framework nature of (T)INA, and problem size, suggest a gradual advent, with success reliant on: Correct reading of the technical maturity of different components Identification of synergistic relationships between and among technologies and applications This paper gives some current technical findings about inter-relationships of different technologies. It : Associates technical components with the promised payoffs of the (T)INA-TMN-OS1 team. Evaluates the maturity of the technologies for realizing the payoffs Identifies appropriate network & service management applications for these technologies and; Identifies specific areas where the technologies must support each other.