OAMP, traditionally OAM&P, stands for operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning. Although they both target the same set of market, OAMP covers much more than the five specific areas targeted by FCAPS.
In NOC environments, OAMP and OAMPT are used to describe problem management life cycle more and more - and especially with the dawn of Carrier-Grade Ethernet, telco terminology is becoming more and more embedded in traditionally IP termed worlds.
O - Operations A - Administration M - Maintenance P - Provisioning T - Troubleshooting
M - Maintenance :
****Tasks that if not done will affect service or system operation, but are not necessarily as a result of a failure. Configuration and hardware changes that are a response of system deterioration. Thes involve scheduling provider maintenance, standard network equipment configuration changes as a result of policy or design, routine equipment checks, hardware changes and software/firmware upgrades. Maintenance tasks can also involve the removal of administrative privileges as a security policy.
