Use of a communications network element management system to manage network policy rules

摘要

A system (EMS) is dedicated to the management of network equipments (NE) of a communications network (N) capable of carrying out traffic processing operations associated with services and defined by policy rules delivered in the form of primary data by a policy server (PS). This system (EMS) comprises processing means (MT) interfaced between the policy server (PS) and the network equipments (NE) to allow centralized management of the policy rules and of their institution in the network equipments. The processing means (MT) comprise, for example, conversion means (MC) which, when they receive primary data from the policy server (PS) intended for one of the network equipments (NE), convert the primary data into configuration commands to be sent to the equipment in accordance with its management protocol.