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Abstract

There is provided a network management system and a method of managing a network, especially an optical network, that includes a plurality of nodes that are interconnected in an arbitrary topology so as to be capable of carrying traffic between selected nodes. The method includes the steps of providing a supervisory network by means of supervisory channels between the node, providing a node manager including one or more software modules in each node, establishing supervisory connections over one or more of the supervisory channels between selected nodes through which the node manager communicates with other node managers in other nodes, providing a node module in each node manager that provides an interface to the hardware settings of the node, providing a master module in at least one node manager, establishing supervisory connections over one or more supervisory channels between selected nodes through which the master module communicates with the node modules, and amending and/or monitoring hardware settings in selected nodes with respective node module of the node. Controlling the amendments carried out by the node modules and/or processing of the monitored hardware settings is carried out by the master module.

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