Expected Beneficiaries & Benefits Network Operators: More unified management solutions from the service layer Fewer distinct management tools to purchase, integrate, operate,and maintain Fewer distinct data sources to correlate and validate Result = More timely, complete, accurate network informationenables improved service delivery at reduced cost Network Users: Improved service performance at (possibly) lower cost due tobenefits realized by Network Operators. XML-based Management Solution Providers: More appealing products to offer No need to reinvent the wheel with respect to SNMP MIB data models or instrumentation SNMP Managed Equipment Providers: Broader market for existing products w/o code changes SNMP Management Solution Providers: Supply MIB to XML conversion/validation tools Supply XML/SNMP proxy solution Eventually supply XML-based instrumentation in existing SNMP-managed equipment |