H3C iMC MagicBox consists of one platform (iMC PLAT) and one component (iMC EIA):

iMC PLAT consists of a base platform for delivering network resource management capabilities and optional service modules for extending iMC’s functionality. The base platform provides administrators and operators with the basic and advanced functionality needed to manage iMC and the devices, users, and services managed by iMC.

The base platform incorporates the essential functional areas of network management – fault, configuration, asset management and auditing, performance, and security.

The iMC is a network management system, iMC is located at the management and control layer of the network, it can manage and control various network devices, including switches and routers. It provides open interface to quickly integrate with upper-layer application systems such as OSSs, service orchestrators and service application.

For the iMC architecture, in the northbound direction, it provides Web portals and northbound interfaces for O&M personnel, OSS. In the southbound, it provides configuration and management capabilities for H3C network devices and third-party network elements.