We see a lot of interest among enterprises in ITIL for IT service management, which I'm guessing would overlap the FCAPS framework. Is anyone investing it for the SP side? (what's ITIL? - http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=2261) Irwin
From: Christian Kuhtz <christian.kuhtz@BELLSOUTH.COM> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:23:31 -0500 To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>, "Hannigan, Martin" <hannigan@verisign.com> Cc: <nanog@merit.edu> Subject: Re: Status of FCAPS model? Useful? Obsolete?
Seems the latest cluster of hype is around (e)TOM from the TMF, much more than strict FCAPS etc.
On 11/9/04 1:13 AM, "Sean Donelan" <sean@donelan.com> wrote:
On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Hannigan, Martin wrote:
Does the FCAPS model still hold currency among network managers/engineers today?
What's FCAPS?
I suppose that answers the question whether FCAPS holds currency among network managers/engineers.
It is an ITU-T developed network management model composed of Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security (FCAPS).
Some people think it is a mandatory specification for how to manage a network; other people think it is an antiquated view of telecom network management; and yet other people think it is as relevant as the ISO 7-layer network model.
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