Carrier-Class Network Management System for Broadband Wireless Access Embedded with the entire knowledge base of BWA network operations, AlvariSTAR is a unique state-of-the-art power multiplier in the hands of the service provider that enables the provisioning of satisfied customers. AlvariSTAR dramatically extends the abilities of the service provider to provide a rich portfolio of services and support rapid customer base expansion. AlvariSTAR supports common network management applications in compliance with TMN standards, providing comprehensive Fault, Configuration, Performance and Security management functionality: Fault Management: AlvariSTAR Fault management capabilities allows for effective fault detection, isolation, and resolution. Utilizing heartbeat monitoring and SNMP trap notifications for fault real-time reporting, AlvariSTAR supports event logging, fault presentation on the map, color-coding according to fault severity, fault filtering by various attributes, event correlation and suppression, event forwarding, alarms acknowledgement, automatic email initialization upon fault detection and historical event queries. Configuration Management: Equipped with comprehensive easy-to-use configuration and provisioning tools, AlvariSTAR provides for simplified network deployment & maintenance and enables operators to scale BWA networks to hundreds of base stations and thousands of terminals. Dividing the network into logical, hierarchical groups network operators are able perform common activities on multiple nodes simultaneously, or quickly drill down to a single device to customize it as desired. Configuration Management functions include object creation, auto-discovery of new or changed equipment, multiple network-element configuration, and inventory management. AlvariSTAR supports efficient software upgrade management for multiple network elements, including scheduled execution (to manage busy hours), automatic invocation of the device oriented operations (such as boot from shadow) and automatic handling of upgrade failures. Network View: AlvariSTAR offer comprehensive network view, with Geographical Topology (providing visual representation of the placement of managed network elements, with multi zoom levels from regional network views down to NE), Logical Topology (for visual representation of the links, interdependencies, and relationships among network devices) and Physical Topology (for visual representation of the actual device and any components residing inside). Various locations can be managed by regions, cells, and sectors. Devices are either automatically or manually associated to locations during the discovery phase. Service Management: AlvariSTAR support service policy management by managing Service Profiles (containing all configuration parameters for a particular service) according to operator