Question 4/6
Support systems for infrastructure and network elements management
(New Question)
1 Motivation
Telecommunication networks require planned periodical maintenance to minimize out-of-service risk and guarantee Service Level Agreement satisfaction. Focusing on optical fibre based infrastructures and the related huge amount of transmitted information this issue is even more critical.
Thanks to the progress in the last years in terms of technologies for geo-localization, data transmission, radio-frequency identification and mapping applications, the current scenario enables the development of complete solutions to support network plants management. Combining geo-referentiated topography, GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning and wireless communication networks with new RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) Standard features and performance is possible to label network elements and collect related information from the field in a database. The network plant and characteristics can be displayed by using a Geographic Information System (GIS) software that provides a user friendly interface. An updated database that keeps trace of in field activities allows to optimize network operation, administration, maintenance and planning.
2 Question
Study items to be considered include but are not limited to:
- What are the suitable RFID technologies according to the considered in field application?
- What are the methodology and tools for in-field use?
- What are the key factors influencing the support system architecture?
- What are the performance and interoperability issues drive the choice of the database and the mapping software?
- What are the general/functional requirements of ID attaching to outside plant?
An up-to-date status of work under this Question is contained in the SG 6 Work Program (http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/com6/index.asp).
3 Tasks
Tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Draft a new recommendation on functional requirements of ID attaching to outside plant and
ID methodology and tools suitable for different in field application
2006
- Draft a new recommendation on support systems architecture for data transmission, database access and interoperability
2007
Relationship
- Questions: Q.8/6, Q.6/6
- Study Groups:ITU-T SG 15, questions concerning the network components and architectures
- Standardisation bodies, forums and consortia: IEC SC 86 A
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