bles do not need a bulk report download to get the current status. Network planning and development: The performance degradation reports and violations are logged for future reference in network planning and devel- opment. Recording the results of performance analysis when working with an issue is another input to the planning module, in identifying the potential issues that might come up and ways to avoid the same in the future. Changes made to configuration in order to stabilize the performance of resource and keep it within predefined limits can be used to create future control and con- figuration plans that will result in a more efficient and predictable operation. The generated performance reports serve as valuable inputs to the network operator in optimizing the running configuration of the network and to plan for future network provisioning for supporting the same service on a different network or a new service on the same network. 12.6 Resource Management and Operation Support and Readiness While the real-time management of the network is the main activity of the NMS, there are also functions of network management that works on available data to plan for a smooth operation and enhancement of the network. These functions make up the NMS support and readiness. A few examples of the planning functions in support and readiness of network management and operation are listed below: 1. Forecasting of resource requirements and outages: This would involve generat- ing warning alarms on trouble conditions that might occur based on active configuration. Hence suitable corrections can be performed to avoid the prob- lem scenario. Another scenario would be informing customers of a planned maintenance activity on the network or informing the operator using logs or message windows on what could be a possible way to better handle a particular resource requirement. 2. Version controlling: The NMS solution and the network it manages will have multiple software applications running in them. Maintaining the version Fundament