Abstract: A data processing device comprises processing module capable of receiving from equipment in a communications network primary data defining events in at least one primary format, and delivering to a management device in the network secondary data defining alarms representing events, in a secondary format. The processing module comprise an interpreter provided with conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts associated with the various primary event formats, and arranged to convert, using these rules, primary data received in one of the primary formats into secondary data in the secondary format which can be interpreted by the management device.

Abstract: A system (1) is dedicated to managing management data of plant (5) of a communications network, each unit of plant including a management information base (6) containing values of fields and associated with a management information base definition (7) including fields and accessible in a network management system (NMS). The system includes at least one automatic descriptor (8) that includes first data designating at least one type of network plant (5) and second data designating management information base definitions (7) associated with the type of plant (5), and is adapted, in the event of receiving data designating the type of plant (5), to access the fields of the management information base definitions (7) associated with the designated type and then to deliver third data representative of the fields of the plant (5) belong to the designated type.

Abstract: A device (1) is dedicated to the control of management data for equipment (5) in a communications network comprising a network management system for managing the equipment (5) in the network using loaded management data modules, associated with the said equipment and stored in a memory (9). This device (1) comprises control means (10) capable, when the system makes a request to take over at least one new item of equipment (5), to extract from the memory (9) the management data module which is associated with each new item of equipment, and then loading into the system each new management data module extracted, dynamically, so that the management by the system of the other equipment in the network is not interrupted.

Abstract: A data processing device (1) comprises processing means (4) capable of receiving from equipment (3) in a communications network primary data defining events in at least one primary format, and delivering to a management device in the network (2) secondary data defining alarms representing events, in a secondary format. The processing means (4) comprise an interpreter (5) provided with conversion rules, arranged in the form of “scripts” associated with the various primary event formats, and arranged to convert, by means of these rules, primary data received in one of the primary formats into secondary data in the secondary format which can be interpreted by the management device (2).

Abstract: A system (1) is dedicated to managing management data of plant (5) of a communications network, each unit of plant including a management information base (6) containing values of fields and associated with a management information base definition (7) including fields and accessible in a network management system (NMS). The system includes at least one automatic descriptor (8) that includes first data designating at least one type of network plant (5) and second data designating management information base definitions (7) associated with the type of plant (5), and is adapted, in the event of receiving data designating the type of plant (5), to access the fields of the management information base definitions (7) associated with the designated type and then to deliver third data representative of the fields of the plant (5) belong to the designated type.