Objetivo The objectives of project PREPARE are: - Definition of an inter-domain communication management architecture required to support the creation and control of end-to-end user services, including the specification of interfaces, protocols and managed objects.- Investigation of the relationship between service and network management, for example in a MAN environment.- Specification and implementation of a communications management demonstrator providing a realistic environment for testing services and interfaces.- Standardisation of the inter-domain management interfaces.- Use of AIP techniques in the implementation of communications management.The main objectives of project PREPARE were:the definition of an interdomain communication management architecture to support the creation and control of end to end user services, including the specification of interfaces, protocols and managed objects;the investigation of the relationship between service and network management, for example in a metropolitan area network (MAN) environment;the specification and implementation of a communications management demonstrator providing a realistic environment for testing services and interfaces;the standardization of interdomain management interfaces;the use of advanced information processing (AIP) techniques in the implementation of communications management.The project aims to achieve a demonstrator with scenarios giving an understanding of the interworking problems which have to be solved in order to provide and manage end to end connectivity in a heterogeneous broadband environment. One of the selected scenarios will address virtual private networks, their definition, dynamic set up and management. The demonstrator will be implemented using both advanced techniques and conventional methods implemented on available products.Technical Approach In order to provide customers with flexible connectivity of services spanning LAN/MAN/WAN networks, it is necessary to have well defined co-operation between separate management systems. This in turn needs well defined interfaces and an architecture that allows information exchange across these interfaces. In PREPARE, an initial activity will be to identify and specify communication interfaces between management systems. An information model will be built to allow the structural definition of management entities and information exchange across management domains. The suitability of various AIP techniques will be explored, and recommendations made, during the implementation phase. PREPARE is using existing LAN and WAN management techniques / software as building blocks for defining and constructing the necessary infrastructure for inter-domain management in an IBC environment. Management scenarios have been defined using realistic user applications as a basis. These scenarios are executed on the prototype in order to validate the architectural concepts and management software developed within PREPARE. Key Issues - Virtual private network, definition and realisation.- Modelling of management information exchange across heterogeneous domains.- Demonstration of interworking using prototypes. Expected Impact The results of PREPARE will be a significant contribution to the introduction of diverse connectivity services in the heterogeneous IBC environment. The intensive use of co-operating TMN platforms solving the inter-domain management problem will provide valuable practical experience and validated concepts which may become the model for end-to-end inter-domain management of the Trans European IBC. Each of the partners in the project has definite plans to use the results of PREPARE to expedite their introduction of inter-operable management products to the market place. Ámbito científico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programa(s) FP3-RACE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of communication technologies, 1990-1994 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador KTAS (COPENHAGEN TELEPHONE COMPANY) Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 1 TEGLHOLMSGADE 1790 COPENHAGEN Dinamarca Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (9) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Broadcom Eireann Research Ltd Irlanda Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Kestrel House, Clanwilliam Place 2 Dublin Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos GSI-ERLI Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 1 place des Marseillais 94227 Charenton Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung mbH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Hardenbergplatz 2 1000 Berlin Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos IBM France SA Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Centre d'Études et de Recherches Le Plan du Bois 06610 La Gaude Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos L.M.ERICSSON A/S Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección KIRKEBJERG ALLE 86 2605 BRØNDBY Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos MARBEN Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 38 RUE COPERNIC 75116 PARIS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos NKT ELEKTRONIK Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección NKT ALLE 85 2605 BRØNDBY Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Telenorma GmbH Bosch Telecom Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Mainzer Landstraße 128-146 60327 Frankfurt am Main Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Birkbeck College, University of London Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Malet Street, Bloomsbury WC1E 7HX London Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos