Presentations from the TM Forum Stand detailing the work of the TeleManagement Forum Technical Program teams and industry topics.
Presentations from Tuesday, 17 May
NGOSS in Your Company - Have you ever wondered what it actually means to your business if you utilize NGOSS? This business overview of NGOSS describes the four pillars of the NGOSS tools and the benefits of using them, and enables you to understand the potential impact across your complete business areas, from processes to information, applications to integration.
SID/MTNM Alignment - Alignment of the NGOSS SID and the Multi-technology Network Management standards is an important step forward in the application of NGOSS into new generation networks. This presentation will report on the progress of the teams that are doing the mapping of the models.
Introduction to NGOSS - Learn about the main elements of NGOSS, (i.e. eTOM, SID, Architecture, Lifecycle and Methodology) and how NGOSS can be applied to solve today’s telecom process automation challenges.
NGOSS by Example - Explore the main elements of NGOSS by walking through a detailed example of how they are applied.
CO~OP Overview - CO~OP – Cooperative OSS Project - is an industry effort led by 9 major mobile Network Equipment Providers to help mobile service providers ease operation and reduce the high cost of systems integration by improving NMS interoperability. Hear about the recent deliverables & future work of the team.
Telecom Operations Benchmarking Project Overview - Learn about the TM Forum’s landmark telecom operations benchmarking project, part of the Lean Operator Business Excellence initiative. Hear an overview of the KPIs that have been defined and how the program will work to help service providers measure their operational efficiency.
Telecom Application Map - The Telecom Application Map provides the telecom software industry with a frame of reference to understand the relationship of the multitude of operational systems typically found within a service provider. Learn about this practical, everyday working guide and how it can help position and navigate the complex OSS/BSS landscape.
eTOM Overview and Update - The eTOM Business Process Framework provides the industry-standard business process view that is used in NGOSS based solutions. This talk will give an overview of the structure and main process elements of the eTOM, as well as showing how eTOM can be applied.
SLA Management in an IP World - This presentation will give insight into the developments of the SLA Management team, focusing on their upcoming Voice over IP application note and plans for extensions into Video over IP.
Tutorial on NGOSS Compliance Strategy and Direction - NGOSS compliance is a group of test strategies and actual tests to determine if software and systems conform with NGOSS. This presentation will focus on describing the testing philosophy and methodology and explain the areas of NGOSS that can be tested today, and the how this is developing for the future.
Content and Data Charging - The issues and the way forward - An update from the project team highlighting the issues associated with content and data charging and how it relates to the existing services and structures, and an architectural framework that addresses content and data charging requirements.
Overview and Introduction to MTOSI - The Multi-Technology Operations Systems Interface is an XML/Web Services standard for communicating between operations systems, based on an OS-OS extension of MTNM. This presentation will summarize the MTOSI 1.0; show examples of how MTOSI can be used in Inventory and Fault Management; and introduce two demos of the MTOSI that are being showcased at this event.
Overview of the NGOSS SID - Learn how the Shared Information and Data Model – the shared language of NGOSS -- is used to express and capture the concerns of the stakeholders, i.e. problem statement, problem solution, realization and operation of the system.
In-Depth Discussion on NGOSS SID - Come learn the detail of how the SID uses a concept-centric paradigm to identify and model an understanding of the business and system entities.
Presentations from Wednesday, 18 May
SID/MTNM Alignment
TM Forum's Collaborations with other Industry Groups - Update on the main liaison relationships the TM Forum has in place with other Industry Groups, such as DMTF, OMG, Rosettanet. Outline of the technical nature of each of the liaisons and linkage to associated TM Forum work items will be identified.
Introduction to NGOSS
NGOSS by Example
SLA Management in an IP World
An Overview and Introduction to MTOSI
Revenue Assurance - Stop the Leaks!! - An update from the RA team that is developing a document highlighting the issues associated with revenue assurance and detailing some of the best practices in the industry today.
Becoming a Lean Operator - The market is moving at such a frenetic rate, how can you maintain your market position? A lean operator is one that has the ability to run the race and yet be flexible in their adoption of new services. How does the TM Forum help? This presentation tells you how the problems you are facing can be overcome by the appropriate use of NGOSS and the TM Forum principles.
OSS/J CBE Implementation of MTNM - Learn about how the TM Forum’s Multi-Technology Network Management (MTNM) Model is being implemented with OSS/J.
CO~OP Overview
How NGOSS and OSS/J Complement Each Other - This presentation compares and contrasts the NGOSS business and system perspectives to the OSS/J focus on implementation, with a goal of using OSS/J as the NGOSS implementation view realization.
What the TeleManagement Forum Offers You - As the TM Forum has grown, so have the activities it is involved in. It can be difficult to understand where you and your company can fit in and how you can derive the most benefit from membership. This talk will introduce of the concept of 'Lean operations', the driving force behind the TM Forum, and the technology teams that work to deliver on this concept. Learn about the levels of involvement that are possible within the TM Forum; how you can get started in specific teams; and the benefits you can expect to derive from your involvement.
Telecom Operations Benchmarking Project Overview
eTOM Overview and Update
Working with eTOM and ITIL - TM Forum has been defining relationships between eTOM and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). This talk describes progress made in this area and future plans for further work.
NGOSS in Your Company
Presentations from Thursday, 19 May
What the TeleManagement Forum Offers You
DMTF/NGOSS SID Model Alignment - With converging enterprise and telecom worlds, alignment of DMTF and TMF Forum work is critical. This presentation will discuss the progress of the team that is mapping the NGOSS SID and the DMTF/CIM models.
Revenue Assurance - Stop the Leaks!!
Overview of the NGOSS SID
An In-Depth Discussion on NGOSS SID
TM Forum NGN Management Initiative - Overview of the needs for New Generation Networks (NGN) Management and TM Forum's present work in this area, including the contributions the TM Forum is making to the ITU’s NGN Management efforts.
Tutorial on NGOSS Compliance Strategy and Direction
Case Study: Using MTNM at Verizon - This session will consist of a case study of how the TM Forum's Multi-Technology Network Management solution set has been implemented in the Verizon Core Transport OSS Architecture to support the management of their large national network consisting of SONET and DWDM network elements.
NGOSS for the Lay- Person - Come and learn about NGOSS in non-technical terms. Learn what all the pieces are and how they fit together. Most importantly, learn how NGOSS can be used across service provider and vendor companies to provide business benefit.