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2.1
A brief introduction to Fusion concepts
Fusion is fairly well described in [1]. But for completeness of this document, we'll throw
in a short introduction to Fusion concepts.
The Fusion system is based on an idea of Unit Types, Profiles and Units. These concepts
are part of a hierarchy like this:
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the Fusion database can contain many Unit Types - each Unit Type represent a
device model
each Unit Type can contain many Profiles - a Profile is a group of Units
each Profile can contain many Units each Unit represents one physical device and contains data for one CPE/device
A Unit Type holds the information about which Parameters can be configured through
Fusion. A Profile holds the actual Parameter values, values that are similar for a whole
group of Units. Correspondingly the Unit holds the Parameter values which are special for
each Unit (CPE/device).
That's it! To get a better understanding of Fusion, read some of the reference
documentation. This document will explain how to use Fusion Shell. As stated earlier
Fusion Shell should help you to administer and manage the content of the Fusion
database. The whole point is simply to be able to configure the CPEs in your network in
the most efficient way, and Fusion Shell will prove to be one powerful tool to help you
out in that task. But instead of explaining to you what Fusion Shell does it's better to
show it.
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