Re: Status of FCAPS model? Useful? Obsolete?

[Irwin Lazar <ilazar () burtongroup com>]

We see a lot of interest among enterprises in ITIL for IT service
management, which I'm guessing would overlap the FCAPS framework.  Is anyone
investing it for the SP side?

(what's ITIL?  - http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=2261)

Irwin


> From: Christian Kuhtz <christian.kuhtz () BELLSOUTH COM>
> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:23:31 -0500
> To: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>, "Hannigan, Martin"
> <hannigan () verisign com>
> Cc: <nanog () merit edu>
> Subject: Re: Status of FCAPS model? Useful? Obsolete?
>
>
>
> Seems the latest cluster of hype is around (e)TOM from the TMF, much more
> than strict FCAPS etc.
>
>
> On 11/9/04 1:13 AM, "Sean Donelan" <sean () donelan com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Hannigan, Martin wrote:
> > > > Does the FCAPS model still hold currency among network
> > > > managers/engineers
> > > > today?
> > >
> > > What's FCAPS?
> >
> > I suppose that answers the question whether FCAPS holds currency
> > among network managers/engineers.
> >
> >
> > It is an ITU-T developed network management model composed of
> > Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security (FCAPS).
> >
> > Some people think it is a mandatory specification for how to
> > manage a network; other people think it is an antiquated view
> > of telecom network management; and yet other people think it is
> > as relevant as the ISO 7-layer network model.
>
>
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