Total Network Data System: National Network Management
W. S. Bartz, R. Patterson · Bell System Technical Journal · 1983
During periods of network stress, network management (real-time monitoring and control of the network) assures optimum call-carrying capacity. To assure timely reactions to network overloads and failures, the national Network Operations Center coordinates the activities of a set of network management operations centers. Supporting the Network Operations Center, the Network Operations Center System collects data for major network elements and, within minutes, provides a national overview of exceptional conditions.