TMN Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Telecommunications Management Network is a protocol model defined by ITU-T for managing open systemss in a communications network.TMN defines a set of interface points for elements which perform the actual communications processing (such as a call processing switch) to be accessed by elements, such as management workstations, to monitor and control them. The standard interfaces allows elements from different manufacturers to be incorporated into a network under a single management control.
TMN can be used in the management of ISDN, B-ISDN ATM, and GSM networks. It is not as commonly used for purely packet-switched data networks.
TMN is defined in ITU-T Recommendation series M.3000, and is based on the OSI management specifications in ITU-T Recommendation series X.700.