4.3.3  L2 Sub-system 
L2 sub-system mainly implements configuration management (management layer) of 
data link layer, L2 protocol processing (control layer), and data forwarding (data layer or 
service layer).   
Figure 4-8 L2 system structure 
 
4.3.4  NM and Maintenance Sub-system 
Foreground network management and operation maintenance sub-system use TCP/IP to 
work as SNMP network management agent. They use the executive body of managed 
entity in lower layer to implement management. By network communication background 
and  foreground  network  management  take  management  of  foreground  system  and 
realize separation of management network and transport network.