What is the IPsphere Group?
The overall objective of theTM Forum IPsphere program is to enable and support the "Monetized business of IP" by defining an open, multi-stakeholder framework aligned with SOA principles for the rapid creation and automated deployment of IP-based services. While the IPsphere framework (IPSF) focuses today mostly on Service Provider to Service Provider B2B interactions (SP B2B), the IPSF is also applicable within a single Service Provider organization where inter-domain (e.g. inter-technology domain, or inter-administrative domain)
What are the deliverables?
IPsphere Service Standardization Cookbook: This document describes how one goes about standardizing a B2B service as an IPsphere Service
IPsphere Service Roadmap: This document is a support to facilitate the discussions of the roadmap of the IPsphere Service Specifications by the SPLC and SP members of TMForum
IPsphere Service Specification: B2B Ethernet Services. This document standardizes the IPsphere Service specification for cross domain Ethernet services
IPsphere Service Specification: B2B Video delivery services. This document standardizes the IPsphere Service specification for cross domain video delivery services
IPsphere Service Specification: B2B VPN Services. This document standardizes the IPsphere Service specification for cross domain VPN services
How to Participate
The IPsphere team is currently looking for assistance in supporting the Business Team