NetNumen  U31  network  management  system  is  connected  to  outband  management 
interface  on  ZXR10  5250  so  that  network  management  information  is  transmitted 
independently from service information. 
The advantage is the interruption  of service  channel  doesn’t  influence management  of 
equipment  by  the  network  management  station.  Network  management  information 
transmission is more reliable. The disadvantage is that network management  network 
built independently is influenced greatly by territory restriction so that extra investment is 
necessary. 
6.1.2  NetNumen U31 NM System 
NetNumen  U31 network management system is  an integrated  router,  switch,  and  CE 
management  system  developed  by  ZTE.  Covering  network  management,  network 
management  and  service  management,  network  management  system  provides  the 
following functions: 
  Failure management guarantees stable network operation 
In network management maintenance, the management staff has an urgent need to know 
the network operation to make sure the network works stably. Failure management in 
NetNumen U31 mainly takes charge of realtime receiving of various equipment alarm 
and network event reported by all network elements. It can notify the maintenance staff in 
an audible and  visual way. The  maintenance staff confirms  and deals  with the event. 
They save the collected alarm reports in the base for various statistic and query. Failure 
management is the most important and most usual management measure  in  network 
operation  and  maintenance.  With  failure  management,  users  can  implement  query, 
realtime monitoring, failure filtering, failure location, failure confirmation, failure clearance, 
and  failure  analysis  etc.  NetNumen  U31  system  also  provides  audio  prompt,  graphic 
display of alarm, accessible alarm box, Email system, and SMS system. It notifies users 
with sound and light, Email, and message for users to have easy daily maintenance. 
  Performance management obtains a complete understanding of network services 
Network traffic flow, network load are the most focused concern in network management. 
NetNumen U31 performance management module mainly takes charge of performance 
monitoring  and  analysis  of  network  and  equipment.  It  provides  maintenance  and 
management  department  with information  to  supervise  network  engineering,  planning 
and  adjusting  to improve  network  operation  quality  by  collecting  various performance 
data from network elements and generating performance report after processing. With 
performance management, users can perform statistics of equipment load, traffic flow, 
and  interface  load to  learn  about  network  service  quality,  assess  and  adjust  network 
resource configuration as soon as possible. 
  Resource management makes good use of network resource