The Cisco ME 2400 Series offers a superior command-line interface (CLI) for detailed configuration. In addition, the switches support CiscoWorks, the Cisco CNS 2100 Series Intelligence Engine, and the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for networkwide management. Service providers can integrate the Cisco ME 2400 Series transparently into their operations support systems (OSSs) and enable improved flow-through provisioning. The Cisco CNS 2100 Series network device allows service providers to effectively manage a network of Cisco IOS® Software devices, including the Cisco ME 2400 Series. It is a completely self-contained unit that includes a task-oriented Web GUI, a programmable Extensible Markup Language (XML) interface, configuration template management, and an embedded repository. Network operators can use the Web GUI to quickly turn existing Cisco IOS CLI configuration files into reusable templates. The Cisco CNS 2100 Series integrates easily into existing customer OSSs or business support systems (BSSs) and provisioning systems with its external repository support and the event-based Cisco IOS Software XML interface that effectively “workflow-enables� Cisco device deployment. Service providers also can manage the Cisco ME 2400 Series using SNMP versions 2 and 3. A comprehensive set of MIBs is provided for service providers to collect traffic information on the Cisco ME 2400 Series.
