Cisco Cisco Prime Optical 9.8 Developer's Guide
Cisco Prime Optical 9.8 GateWay/CORBA Programmer Reference Guide
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1 Overview of Cisco Prime Optical GateWay/CORBA
This chapter provides an overview of Cisco Prime Optical GateWay/CORBA (formerly Cisco
Transport Manager GateWay/CORBA). It includes the following information:
Transport Manager GateWay/CORBA). It includes the following information:
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Cisco Prime Optical is a carrier-class, multitechnology management system that integrates the
end-to-end management of traditional transport networks and new carrier packet transport
networks. It can help maintain the integrity of existing services, plus deliver interactive,
content-based services and high-bandwidth applications.
end-to-end management of traditional transport networks and new carrier packet transport
networks. It can help maintain the integrity of existing services, plus deliver interactive,
content-based services and high-bandwidth applications.
Cisco Prime Optical manages the entire Cisco optical portfolio, including:
• Metro core
• Metro dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)
• Metro edge and access products
• New Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) System products
• Metro dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)
• Metro edge and access products
• New Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) System products
Prime Optical also serves as a foundation for integration into a larger overall Operations
Support System (OSS) environment by providing northbound gateway interfaces to higher-layer
management systems.
Support System (OSS) environment by providing northbound gateway interfaces to higher-layer
management systems.
The GateWay/CORBA product is a CORBA northbound interface that complies with the TMF
CORBA specification for network management layer-element management layer (NML-EML)
interfaces.
CORBA specification for network management layer-element management layer (NML-EML)
interfaces.
A programming technology for distributed computing, CORBA enables components of various
application programs to communicate with one another regardless of their implementation
characteristics—programming language, operating system, machine, location, and so on.
GateWay/CORBA allows service providers to implement a programmatic interface between
Prime Optical and various OSS tools in the back office. Such interfaces enable next-generation
flow-through equipment and circuit management, including inventory, provisioning, and
assurance functions.
application programs to communicate with one another regardless of their implementation
characteristics—programming language, operating system, machine, location, and so on.
GateWay/CORBA allows service providers to implement a programmatic interface between
Prime Optical and various OSS tools in the back office. Such interfaces enable next-generation
flow-through equipment and circuit management, including inventory, provisioning, and
assurance functions.
For each NE that Prime Optical manages, the GateWay/CORBA option provides higher-layer
management systems with fault, inventory, and performance information, plus configuration
and circuit provisioning capabilities. GateWay/CORBA supports up to eight simultaneous
sessions with higher-layer management systems.
management systems with fault, inventory, and performance information, plus configuration
and circuit provisioning capabilities. GateWay/CORBA supports up to eight simultaneous
sessions with higher-layer management systems.
GateWay/CORBA supports the following NEs in Prime Optical 9.8: