System and associated method for re-engineering a telecommunications support with object-oriented translators

An apparatus for accessing network management information communicated between first and second operational components of a telecommunications network, comprising:

• first translator means for translating network management information between first and second different network management protocols, wherein said first protocol is used by said first and second operational components for communicating first network management information, via a network management information path including said first translator means;
• second translator means for translating network management information between said second and said first network management protocols, wherein
• (A1) said network management information path includes said second translator means;
• (A2) said first translator means translates said first network management information between said first protocol, for communicating with said first operational component, and said second protocol, for communicating with said second translator means;
• and
• (A3) said second translator means translates said first network management information between said second protocol, for communicating with said first translator means, and said first protocol, for communicating with said second operational component;
• accessing means for accessing said first network management information output in said second protocol from at least one of said first and second translator means, wherein said accessing means comprises a network information manager configured for capturing and controlling access to said first network management information, where said network manager comprises an object oriented model for modeling a performance of said telecommunications network.