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Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.2 GateWay/CORBA User Guide and Programmer Manual

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Chapter 1 Overview of CTM GateWay/CORBA

1.1 Features of CTM GateWay/CORBA

CTM GateWay/CORBA supports the following TM.814 modules:

• Inventory

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Element management system (EMS)

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Multilayer subnetwork

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Managed element

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Physical termination point (PTP)

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Connection termination point (CTP)

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Floating termination point (FTP)

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Subnetwork connection (SNC)

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Protection group

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Equipment

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Equipment holder

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Topological link

• Alarm notification

• Retrieval of active alarms on objects where inventory is available

• SNC provisioning

• Equipment provisioning

• Protection operations

• Performance operations

• Maintenance operations

Note Performance and inventory application programming interfaces (APIs) do not retrieve any information

for out-of-service NEs.

The gateway authenticates the northbound OSS. Once authenticated, the OSS can perform operations

and receive alarm notifications.

CTM GateWay/CORBA uses jacORB 2.1.3.7. The corresponding standard is Object Management Group

(OMG) CORBA 2.3.

1.2 CTM GateWay/CORBA Fault Management

CTM GateWay/CORBA forwards all the fault notifications received from managed NEs and all CTM

alarms to the network management system (NMS) through the notification service. Information about

the notification service is available on the OMG website at www.omg.org.