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What is Fault Management

Chapter 31
Handbook of Research on Telecommunications Planning and Management for Business
Fault management is a set of functions which enables the detection, isolation and correction of abnormal operation of the telecommunication network and its environment. The quality assurance measurements for fault management include component measurements for reliability, availability and survivability.
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Basics of Telecommunication Management
Katalin Tarnay (University of Pannonia, Hungary)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-194-0.ch031
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a simple understandable approach to the basics of telecommunications management. This chapter is composed of four logically interlaced parts: the background information, the main components of telecommunications management, the future trends, and the conclusion. The background information section reviews the literature. The main part discusses management notions together with a short explanation of basic management systems. These systems include the management functions, the managed objects, the management information base, and the management protocols. The future trends section provides solutions most likely to appear in the future. The conclusion summarizes the fundamental mechanisms of this field.
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