scope:

This Recommendation¹ establishes a protocol-neutral information model to manage the components that provide management and control (MC) functions for transport network resources. The concept whereby MC functions are considered to be a continuum is known as the management-control continuum (MCC); i.e., it expresses the view that MC functions are essentially the same and thus can be grouped into one set. The management requirements for such MC components are specified in [ITU-T G.7718] to support the MC functions specified in [ITU-T G.7701], [ITU-T G.7702], and [ITU-T G.7703].

The information model established in this Recommendation is interface protocol neutral and specified using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The information model is derived through pruning and refactoring the ITU-T G.7711 core information model, extended with MC function specific characteristics. The information model can be used to derive the data model to be used in the interface to the administrative context or to client contexts. The translation of the information model into the data model of a specific protocol, such as NETCONF/YANG, is a decision of protocol-specific modelling design and lies outside the scope of this Recommendation.

¹ This Recommendation includes an electronic attachment with the UML developed for the Recommendation.