1. A network management system comprising: a network management service creation system having a reference model which specifies procedures for a network management model, a network management function, a behavior segment which operates an at least one network element, and an attribute field which describes characteristics of a sensor entity; an integrated network management system having a system for monitoring and controlling an at least one network element and bandwidth, facilitating provisioning which creates a management service throughout said integrated network management system, facilitating end-to-end network management and control of an at least one node, and providing reliability in said network management model; and a sensor entity, having a system for communicating with said at least one network element, a means for communicating to facilitate operations with said integrated network management system, a system for embedding in said network element, and a system for communicating to prove abstractions of hardware resources.