Element management system

An Element management system (EMS) consists of systems and applications that are concerned with managing network elements (NE) on the network element management layer (NEL) of the Telecommunication Management Network model.

As recommended by ITU-T, the Element Management System's key functionality is divided into five key areas - Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance and Security (FCAPS). Portions of each of the FCAPS functionality fit into the TMN models. On the northbound the EMS interfaces to Network Management Systems and or Service Management Systems depending on the deployment scenario. Southbound the EMS talks to the devices.

Below are the various types elements in various markets which can be managed through the ems interfaces.

Cable Telephony Media Gateway
Media Gateway
Soft Switch
Video Compression Technology Provider
Wireless Broadband Provider

See also

EMS FAQs
EMS related case studies
EMS related PDF Documents for download
EMS related Blogs to find definitions and q&a's Overview of Element Management System

• Network architecture
• Network engineering
• Network management system