CORBA based network management bridges between existing solutions such as SNMP, OSI-CMSIE, TL/1 Static and dynamic translations defined by JIDM Management specification. Also, variety of CORBA services specified and used for that purpose such as Naming, Trading, OTS, PSS, Notification.

Development of manager/agent applications using standard interfaces like XMP and TMF C++ API. GDMO modeling, mediation systems and proxies, Q3 adapters. Solutions based on platforms like HP's OpenView Telecom.

SNMP:

Modeling and manager/agent development. Solutions based on commercially available products. Agent extensions on different platforms.

Networking Protocols:

TCP/IP, X.25, ATM, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Multi Link Point-to-Point Protocol (MLPPP), Link Control Protocol (LCP), IPCP - Internet Protocol Control Protocol, PAP - Password Authentication Protocol, CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol, LQM - Link Quality Monitoring, MPLSCP - MPLS Control Protocol, OSICP - OSI Control Protocol.

Service Management as defined by Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture (TINA)

Policy based Network Management

Modeling using CIM, development of PDPs and PEPs using IETFs COPS protocol, distribution of policy information using LDAP

1. Providing support for common idioms like:

			Component Modeling
			Entity and Session Components
			Life Cycle and Deployment implementation and

2. DUMA (Distributed Management Architecture) 'software device' management with local intelligence and bridges to HTTP/SNMP etc