The
CMP server provides the following functionality:
- Provides the policy console for managing the following:
- Policy objects like MPE and MRA devices
- Policies
- Configuration templates
- Network elements
- System topology
- Contains a centralized database of policy rules, policy objects, and network objects
- Exchanges database information in eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format with office support or back-office support systems (OSS/BOSS)
- Communicates Policy Management network management information with network management systems (NMSs) using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
See Figure 1 for more information.