Element Management System (EMS)

Every Thing You Need to Know About Element Management System (EMS)

You have heard about Element ManagementSystem (EMS), haven’t you? Of course you have! Wondering where?

An Element Management System (EMS) is an application that is used for managing the Network Elements (NE) and is often used in the telecom industry. Its main function is divided into five main areas: fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security. These are also referred to as the FCAPS. Each portion of the FCAPS functioning fits into the TMN models.

All this is a bit technical, right?

This management system is adept to manage more than one (specific type) telecommunications network element. With the help of the EMS interface one can manage the following elements:

•         Cable telephony
•         Media gateway
•         Soft switch
•         Video compression technology provider
•         Wireless broadband provider
•         Smart electricity meters

To explain the functionality further, the Element Management System administers capabilities of the network elements or NEs. In order to support the traffic management between the Ems and the NEs, you need a better system, known as the Network Management Systems (NMS). The latter is a system that is used to share device information in management applications, locating network issues and takes care of its health. It makes use of a common centralized systems and network-inventory knowledge to deliver an exclusive platform that helps in reducing the network administration workload.

The element management system comes across as a carrier class solution. As your network expands the EMS maintains its accurate and high performance and provides a simple integration with the third party system.

Now you have a smarter way to manage all the elements, don’t you?