Management agent
Encyclopedia
A Management agent is a software agent
that runs on a managed node (example: a router) and provides an interface
to manage it. It can perform operations on managed object
s in the node and can also forward notifications to the manager (EMS
).
The agent software usually resides in the flash memory
of telecommunications devices.
Software agent
In computer science, a software agent is a piece of software that acts for a user or other program in a relationship of agency, which derives from the Latin agere : an agreement to act on one's behalf...
that runs on a managed node (example: a router) and provides an interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
to manage it. It can perform operations on managed object
Managed object
In telecommunication, the term managed object has the following meanings:1. In a network, an abstract representation of network resources that are managed. With "representation", we mean not the actual device that is managed, but also the device driver, that communicates with the device...
s in the node and can also forward notifications to the manager (EMS
Element management system
An element management system consists of systems and applications for managing network elements on the network element management layer of the Telecommunications Management Network model....
).
The agent software usually resides in the flash memory
Flash memory
Flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. It was developed from EEPROM and must be erased in fairly large blocks before these can be rewritten with new data...
of telecommunications devices.