RN310 Information Framework Release Notes R17.0.1

This release of the Information Framework release contains enhancements to it, including:

• The SID MAP has been removed from all guide books;
  Refer to GB991_Core_Frameworks_Concepts_and_Principles_R16.5.1
• All Data Dictionary have been removed from all guide books;
  Description of Entities are available in the Model.
• TR244 entities in preliminary mode have been removed
  (preliminaryNetwork Service ABE, preliminary Network Function ABE).
• Support for virtualization by introducing the concept of ResourceFunction and other related classes such as (among others) SoftBlackBox, PhysicalBlackBox, HostingRequirement.
• The concepts of SoftwareFeatureSets and SoftwareCommand have been removed.
• Removed CustomerAccountContact replaced by PartyAccountContact.
• Renamed PartyRolePossesPartyAccount relationship.
  Added relationship between PaymentMethod and PartyAccount
  Added Revenue Sharing examples
• Annotated several ABEs in the LogicalResource ABE tree as likely ToBeDepreciated.
  In particular, the Converged Network ABE is now annotated as likelyToBeDepreciated, as there is no more development/maintenance of this ABE in TM Forum; in parallel, the artifacts originally represented in this ABE are now being updated and further developed as part of an activity in the ONF SDO (see TR275).
• Added relationship between Currency and PartyAccount through a PartyAccountCurrency entity.
• ProductOffering inherits from EntitySpecification.
• Made EntitySpecificationType abstract and change association with it to a real relationship.
• Added Association meta-model.
• Added RootEntityRelationship and RootEntityGroupRelationship.
• Added rangeStep attribute to CharacteristicSpecValue.
• Added lifecycle and validFor attributes to EntitySpecification.
• Added explanation of stereotypes, IDs and attributes multiplicity in the User’s Guide.
• The following documents are not published anymore: GB922 Quality of Service, TR244, and TR264.