scope:

The present document specifies the Q3 interface between an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch and the Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) for the support of configuration, fault and performance management functions. The interface specified is that between TMN network elements or Q-adapters which interface to TMN Operations Systems (OSs) without mediation and between OSs and mediation devices, as defined in ITU-T Recommendation M.3010 [5]. Fault and performance management together include both passive monitoring of reports and active fault isolation. The configuration by management of channels for signalling, including those for B-ISDN signalling, is within the scope of the present document. The management of broadband customer administration and the configuration for call routeing including that for interworking with narrowband switches for both incoming and outgoing interfaces is also within the scope of the present document.