It is possible to model all different kinds of equipment with IMS, such as: MPLS/IP, WDM/OTN, Fiber/FTTx/GPON,
Ethernet, SDH, SONET, SDN, NFV, Mobile Core, Backhaul and RAN (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G), Microwave, xDSL, WIFI,
Broadcasting, Subsea cable, VSAT, ATM, Voice, DCN and Synchronisation, Servers (physical and virtual) and
many more.
IMS is vendor independent, so all types of all vendors can be created and modelled using the IMS GUI by users with appropriate permissions.
Each equipment type will have its own equipment definition instance and it’s through the Equipment Definition feature in IMS, that we manage to create whichever type of equipment needed.
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It is important to understand that there is a relationship between certain IMS elements that help to maintain integrity in equipment and site models.
The instance of an IMS object, like a single Node for example, holds pertinent equipment related data. The making of a Node instance is made possible by first creating its definitions i.e., slot and card etc., like a blueprint.
Templates are also available that make use of these definitions. Templates are optional, but ensure that integrity is maintained in the IMS system. This reduces the likelihood of human introduced errors i.e., incorrectly inserting a card type in an equipment slot. |
The following diagram is a high level description of the various modules that interrelate in order to build a network.
