Service and resource management framework for optical networks

摘要

A method and system for interfacing a client and a network management server for provisioning services on an optical network, includes: providing a user interface at the client for provisioning a service in the optical network utilizing non-service specific presentation code and a data file at the client, where the data file includes parameters specific to the service; receiving data for the parameters from the client by a network management server; mapping the data for the parameters from the client to a network management server representation of the parameters; and mapping the network management server representation of the parameters to a network element specific format. When a new type of service is to be provisioned, the data files can be modified without needing to modify the presentation code.