DUAL OSS MANAGEMENT OF AN ETHERNET ACCESS NETWORK

摘要

Management of Ethernet access networks (102) that provide both TDM services and packet services is disclosed. An Ethernet access network (102) as described herein includes a head end (122) having TDM network interface purls (202 ) and packet network interface ports (204), customer location equipment, C1LF, (124) having TDM service interface ports (212 ) and packet service interface ports (214), and a connection medium (126) connecting the head end (122) and the customer location equipment (124). To provide management of the network, a relationship is defined between TDM network interface ports (202) of the head end (122) and TDM service interface ports (212) of the CLE (124). The defined relationship between the TDM network interface pons (202) and the TDM service interface parts (212) is modeled as a cross connect system (502). A TDM OSS (108) may then manage the TDM services of the Ethernet access network (102) by managing the cross connect system (502), and a packet OSS ( 110) may manage the packet services of the Ethernet access network (102).