Abstract: A system for transmitting information between a source and a receiver via a network to which is connected telecommunications equipment (1) comprising a plurality of interfaces (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for various communication services (ATM, CODEC, LAN, X25) as well as an interface (2) between the equipment (1) and external administration equipment (10). In a preferred embodiment of the invention the various telecommunications resources of each module are structured in the form of objects whose properties are in conformity with those defined in the Common Management Information Service Element CMISE service recommended by the CCITT; the communication protocol Common Management Information Protocol CMIP is extended to within the equipment; and the objects accessible to the external administration are instances of classes defined in the information base MIB. Moreover, the hardware and logic processing are spread over the various modules.