Design and Implementation Patterns and Best Practices for HIP Suite (TR263)
Resources include:
RN359 Release Notes for TR263 Design and Implementation Patterns and Best Practices for HIP R18.0
Deployment Integration Patterns and Best Practices for HIP: Overview R17.0.1 (TR263)
TR263D Platform Security and Policy Management R17.0.1
MoreMaturity Level: General availability (GA)
Details:
This series of documents captures a growing list of examples around the general area of OSS/BSS platform solutions with an initial focus on Hybrid Infrastructure Platforms. Underpinning this series of documents are a few principles: The notion o...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Procurement and Onboarding Suite (IG1141)
Resources include:
Release Notes for IG1141 Procurement and Onboarding Suite v3.0.1 (RN365)
IG1141 Procurement & Onboarding of Virtualization Packages v4.0.1
IG1141A Onboarding Automation: Package ID, Software Assets and License Management Support R18.0.1
MoreMaturity Level: General availability (GA)
Details:
Onboarding automation has been cited by multiple service providers, such as AT&T, Orange, Vodafone, Verizon and others, as an unexpectedly difficult challenge and a major business priority for pragmatic resolution. This Suite highlights the chal...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Hybrid Environment Implementation Blueprints Suite (TMF070)
Resources include:
Release Notes for TMF070 Hybrid Environment Implementation Blueprints R17.5.1 (RN360)
Implementation and Deployment Blueprints for Hybrid Environments R17.5.1 (TMF070)
Hybrid Infrastructure Platform (HIP) Implementation and Deployment Blueprint R17.5.1 (TMF070A)
MoreMaturity Level: General availability (GA)
Details:
TR262 Hybrid Infrastructure Platform describes the general principles and approach for managing Hybrid Networks and other resource such as content servers and applications. The TMF070 series relies on and builds upon TR262. The TMF070 Series Hybrid...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Resource Function Activation and Configuration Suite (TR255)
Resources include:
RN361 Release Notes for TR255 Resource Function Activation and Configuration v5.0.1
TR255 Resource Function - Activation and Configuration v5.0.1
TR255A Connectivity Patterns for Virtualization Management v4.0.1
MoreMaturity Level: General availability (GA)
Details:
The TR255 series contains requirements, uses cases and protocol neutral models for an activation and configuration API concerning resource functions. Resource functions are a generalization and abstraction of various industry concepts including...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Communication Services Provider Workforce Transformation Implementation Experience R16.5.0 (IG1148)
Maturity Level: Level 3 - Team Approved
Document version: 1.0.4
Release Status: Production
Details:
This document is a collaborative attempt aimed at an organic characterization of CSPs’ (Communications Service Provider) workforce imperatives and the impact it will have on organizational readiness to face the ambiguously growing tr...
Standard(s): Best Practices
License Management R16.5.1 (IG1143)
Maturity Level: Level 4 - Forum Approved
Document version: 1.0.2
Release Status: Production
Details:
Virtualization of network functions will not only change the way networks are managed today but will also change the way network functions are purchased and managed along with its licenses. Going forward enterprises will use VNFs sourced from multipl...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Metrics Framework for Big Data and Policy Driven Operations R16.5.1 (IG1146)
Maturity Level: Level 3 - Team Approved
Document version: 1.0.2
Release Status: Production
Details:
The world of digital services is disrupting business everywhere, and communication service provider businesses are no exception. A characteristic of these new businesses is the heavy use of data analytics to monitor and better understand the relation...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Business Rationale and Technical Overview for Orchestration and Autonomic Control Loops R16.0.1 (IG1139)
Maturity Level: Level 4 - Forum Approved
Document version: 1.0.2
Release Status: Production
Details:
Service providers face an increasingly complicated and dynamic business environment, full of new competitors and pressures, but also new technologies and opportunities. To survive and thrive, they are considering their overall “design, deploy, oper...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Hybrid/Virtualized Network Management: E2E Service Assurance and SLA Management R16.0.1 (IG1127)
Maturity Level: Level 4 - Forum Approved
Document version: 1.1.9
Release Status: Production
Details:
As NFV starts to become a reality, organizations providing services within the NFV marketplace need clear guidance on how SLAs can be used to manage service component and platform suppliers. TM Forum has significant assets in SLA Management and these...
Standard(s): Best Practices
TAM Impacts by SDN/NFV: Detailed Analysis and Implementation R16.0.1 (IG1130A)
Maturity Level: General availability (GA)
Document version: 1.0.8
Release Status: Production
Details:
As operators and enterprises evaluate the introduction of virtualization to network functions they are discovering that the biggest challenge lies in the existing organization, processes and systems. For a better vision of the corresponding challenge...
Standard(s): Best Practices
Future TAM Impacts by SDN/NFV R16.0.1 (IG1130)
Maturity Level: General availability (GA)
Document version: 2.0.8
Release Status: Production
Details:
As operators and enterprises evaluate the introduction of virtualization to network functions they are discovering that the biggest challenges lie in the existing organization, processes and systems. For a better vision of the corresponding challenge...
Standard(s): Best Practices
TM Forum Security Management Model v0.2 (TR172)
Maturity Level: Level 4 - Forum Approved
Document version: 1.0
Release Status: Production
Details:
The TM Forum launched the Security Management Initiative to enrich its Frameworx solution set‚ - “ to include the component Frameworks, certification processes, and training program‚ - “with comprehensive Security Management guidance concerni...
Standard(s): Best Practices
