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Mediator
========
-Some device vendors (Altiostar, CommScope, Dragonwave-X) use the
+A 'Mediator' provides an external - to the physical network function -
+OAM interface.
+
+Some physical network function manufactures use the
`generic mediator
framework <https://github.com/Melacon/NetConf2SNMP>`__. Such mediators
-offer an API to create, delete, start and stop mediator instances.
+offer a management API to control mediator function.
New mediator servers can be added via the '+' button. Afterward, a
server can be selected to view all available mediator instances.