VoIP Management

From: The VoIP Essentials Series

By: Ken Camp

A Network Management System (NMS) is a combination of hardware and software used to monitor and administer the addressable and manageable elements of the network. In IP networks, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services introduce a new set of manageable network elements that perform telecommunications service functions. These elements typically include gateways, call management servers, emergency responders, voice mail servers, and so on.

General network management involves functions such as network planning, traffic routing, user authorization, configuration management, fault management, security management, performance management, and accounting management. Many protocols exist to support network and network device monitoring and management. Common protocols include Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP), Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), Common Information Model (CIM), Transaction Language 1 (TL1), and Java Management Extensions (JMX).

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