Network management in an emergency communications system.

Abstract

This thesis begins with a synopsis of contemporary knowledge concerning network management as it has been implemented in a modern communications network, and as it has been postulated by experts in the fields of systems engineering and systems management. It then provides a summary of known operational requirements for a generic emergency communications system, as well as speculation on potential requirements for future application. Finally, it combines the knowledge of network management with the known and projected operational requirements into a proposal for a network management system capable of supporting a generic emergency communications network.