Abstract: The invention provides a system and method of managing service information in a network management system. The method includes the steps of loading the service information from a database into objects in a structure stored in a memory, receiving a change to be made to the service information, updating particular objects in accordance with the received change and sending a change notification to network nodes in accordance with a relationship in the structure between the particular objects.

Abstract: The invention provides a system and method of managing service information in a network management system. The method includes the steps of loading the service information from a database into objects in a structure stored in a memory, receiving a change to be made to the service information, updating particular objects in accordance with the received change and sending a change notification to network nodes in accordance with a relationship in the structure between the particular objects.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of provisioning communication service attributes for a subscriber accessing a node in communication network. In an embodiment, the method comprises: (i) creating a profile of said communication service attributes, each of said attributes being assigned a value; and (ii) selectively associating said profile with a particular subscriber for access to said communication network. In another embodiment, the profile of said communication service attributes is embodied in a subscriber service provisioning profile for storing shared subscriber service attributes that are common to a plurality of subscribers in a class; and the subscriber accesses the communication network through a subscriber service, the subscriber service being associated with the subscriber service provisioning profile.