Jerry Chen This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. October 15, 1998 -- The DSL Debate Part II; PEEKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN

   www.americasnetwork.com/issues - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/15/1998   Last Visited: 6/15/2001

   We believe that in some areas , we have a strong embedded systems operations environment - systems like our service ordering system , our dispatching system and our alarm coordination system , and we can take advantage of those , says Jerry Chen , research director in the RBOC's science and technology division.
   
   BellSouth's new management platform is based on the Telecommunications Management Network ( TMN ) standard , the model for centralized systems and operations management. The carrier has asked its network element vendors to provide element managers , and has built a single network manager to interface with those element managers via SNMP , TL-1 and possibly the common management information services element ( CMISE ) protocol , Chen says. BellSouth also has built interfaces from the ADSL network manager to the existing network management system for specific functions , such as alarm monitoring , he adds.
   
   CLEC conundrum
   
   While managing DSL services may be easier for CLECs due to their relatively clean slate in terms of embedded systems , it's still no walk in the park. The majority of CLECs are buying unbundled loops from ILECs to offer DSL service , which brings the added complexity of resale and interconnection issues.