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Network Management acronyms/tutorials - RE: Request for a clue!
From: "dave o'leary" <doleary () juniper net>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:27:24 -0700
At 12:30 PM 5/24/01 -0400, Wayne Gustavus wrote:
I agree, sounds like FCAPS ^ which is often used in discussions of full-blown network managements systems and is described in various standards documents. However, I believe the "P" has traditionally been for Performance vice Provisioning.
That is correct, P in FCAPS is for Performance Management. Here is a doc which reviews the FCAPS model along with some perspective of how it fits in with other parts of network management. http://www.itmweb.com/essay516.htm dave
> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu]On Behalf Of > Vinay Bannai > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:31 PM > To: Thomas Gainer > Cc: 'nanog () merit edu' > Subject: Re: Request for a clue! > > > > Thomas Gainer wrote: > > > I have heard a whisper about a network equipment evaluation > standard called > > FCATS. I have never heard of it (only NEBS) and I can not find any > > information on it. All my searches turn up information on > the Florida > > standardized tests but nothing regarding technology evaluation and > > reporting. Does anyone have a hint I can follow to find > information, like > > maybe what the acronym stands for? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Thomas > > Maybe you are referring to FCAPS. It stands for Fault > Configuration Accounting > Provisioning and Security. This is used to represent the various > functionalities that a network equipment is typically > required to support. > > I personally have not heard of FCATS in reference to network > equipments. > > Vinay > > > >
Current thread:
- Request for a clue! Thomas Gainer (May 22)
- Re: Request for a clue! Vinay Bannai (May 22)
- RE: Request for a clue! Wayne Gustavus (May 24)
- Network Management acronyms/tutorials - RE: Request for a clue! dave o'leary (May 24)
- RE: Request for a clue! Joe Marr (May 24)
- RE: Request for a clue! Wayne Gustavus (May 24)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Request for a clue! Thomas Gainer (May 22)
- Re: Request for a clue! Vinay Bannai (May 22)