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Oracle CommunicationsOSS Product Portfolio Overview
The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
Business Applications
Infrastructure
Campaign MgmtCampaign Mgmt PLMPLM EBPPEBPP Call Center Call Center MgmtMgmt
Corporate Administration
SelfSelf --CareCare PartnerPartnerMgmtMgmtSalesSales
Financial MgmtFinancial Mgmt Asset MgmtAsset Mgmt Security MgmtSecurity Mgmt Knowledge MgmtKnowledge MgmtHRHR
Carrier Grade Framework (e.g. Application Server, R AC, Times TenCarrier Grade Framework (e.g. Application Server, R AC, Times Ten ))
Middleware (e.g. BPEL)Middleware (e.g. BPEL)
Help DeskHelp Desk
Advanced Advanced CRMCRM
Universal Data Hubs (Customer, Product, Asset)Universal Data Hubs (Customer, Product, Asset)
Business Operations
ServiceServiceDeliveryDeliveryPlatformPlatform
ServiceDeliveryEnterprise
AnalyticsEnterprise Enterprise AnalyticsAnalytics
Operations Analytics
Operations Operations AnalyticsAnalytics
CRM AnalyticsCRM AnalyticsCRM Analytics
ERP AnalyticsERP AnalyticsERP Analytics
Analytics
Oracle Communications Footprint (2009)
Pricing/DiscountsPricing/Discounts Balance MgmtBalance Mgmt
BillingBilling
InvoicingInvoicing
MediationMediation
PaymentsPayments VouchersVouchers
Service ControlService Control
InterconnectInterconnect
SettlementsSettlementsA/R & CollectionsA/R & Collections
RatingRating
Service Fulfillment Billing & Revenue ManagementAssurance
Service Service AssuranceAssurance
Revenue Revenue AssuranceAssurance
Fraud MgmtFraud Mgmt
Order & ServiceOrder & ServiceManagementManagement
Inventory Inventory MgmtMgmt
Service ActivationService Activation
DiscoveryDiscovery
Netw
ork N
etwork
IntelligenceIntelligence
ReconciliationReconciliation
Policy MgmtPolicy Mgmt
ISV PartnersISV PartnersOracleOracleOracle
Oracle Communications Solutions “OSS” Components
Oracle Communications Solutions OSS Component Introduction
• Order Management – Process enabled application for optimized delivery of captured customer and network orders. Performs order transformation, decomposition and orchestration of all order activities with full visibility & status aggregation over entire order lifecycle.
• Inventory – Unified, accurate inventory of subscribers, services, logical & physical resources together with design / assign capabilities for service fulfillment and actionable network analytics for network optimization.
• Activation – Multi-service, multi-vendor service activation of network and IT applications. Stateful configuration and Service-aware configuration management of enterprise Ethernet / IP services.
• Design Studio –Design time environment for rapid assembly, config and deployment of new services
Service Delivery Platform
Order Management
Inventory Mgmt
DesignStudio
Service Activation
Service Delivery Platform
Order Management
Inventory Mgmt
DesignStudio
Service Activation
Oracle Communications Solutions OSS Component Introduction
• Oracle Communications Order & Service Management (OSM)
• Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management (UIM)
• Oracle Communications Network Intelligence• Oracle Communications Network Integrity
• Oracle Communications ASAP• Oracle Communications IPSA
• Oracle Communications Design Studio
Order Management
InventoryManagement
Front Office – BSS
Back Office – OSS
Network & IT Infrastructure
Oracle Communications SolutionsWhere the “OSS” Components Fit
ServiceActivation
Oracle SDP
OracleERP
Siebel CRM Oracle BRM
External P
artnersService
Fulfillm
ent
Mediation
• Orchestrate orders across systems and people
• Ensure visibility of order progress at any point during order execution
• Manage in-flight changes to orders automatically
• Support the human aspectAND system automation
• Enable fast time-to-marketdeployments with ability to scale
Order & Service Management
S t ar t
B o o k C P E I n st all
T e st Cir c uit
B o o k CO In st all
R e s er v e I n ve nt o ry
C P E R eq uir e d ?C O In st all
R e q uir e d ?
W ait f or CO I n st all
W ait f or C PE I ns ta ll
A s sig n P ort
A c tiv a te Billin g
W ait f or Re q ue st
D a t e
A c tiv a te
C ir c uit
E n d
Y e s Y e s
S t ar t
B o o k C P E I n st all
T e st Cir c uit
B o o k CO In st all
R e s er v e I n ve nt o ry
C P E R eq uir e d ?C O In st all
R e q uir e d ?
W ait f or CO I n st all
W ait f or C PE I ns ta ll
A s sig n P ort
A c tiv a te Billin g
W ait f or Re q ue st
D a t e
A c tiv a te
C ir c uit
E n d
Y e s Y e s
Capture Decompose Orchestrate Execute
Functional Positioning
Orchestrate between order capture and multiple order execution systems
Order & Service Managementhttp://www.oracle.com/industries/communications/ora cle-communications-order-service-
management.html
Order and Service Management (OSM)Key Product Capabilities
Manage fulfillment actions involving the right systems and people at precisely the right time
Orchestration
Graphical service creation tool for users to view, build, configure, and deploy services
Service Studio
Provide data and analysis on order process and activities
Reporting
Manage in-flight changes to orders automaticallyChange Management
Ensure visibility of order progress at any point through OSM UI and through integration to other systems
Visibility
Decompose sales orders and network orders to processes and tasks
Decomposition
DescriptionKey Capabilities
OSM Controller
OC4J (Planned), BEA WebLogic Server(Application Server, J2EE Services, LDAP)
OSM Database (Oracle)Enterprise
LDAP
Automation & View Frameworks
SOAPPlugin
XSLTPlugin
CustomPlugin
DBPlugin
OSMView Rules
Order Decomp &Synchronization
ProcessExecution
Scheduling& Assignment
IntelligentChange Mgmt
Order Lifecycle Mgmt
OrderPrioritization
Service Creation
& Business Tools
Custom
DBMS
Activation Inventory
HTTP
CRM
JMS Message Bus
Workgroups& Permissions
MetadataRepository
In Progress
Orders
Historical
Orders
Reporting
Schema
EnterpriseReporting
Security
OSM Component Architecture
OSMWeb Client
XML APIWeb
ServicesAPI
Compare a simple order fulfillment process in
other tools
…including rainy day scenarios
Gain Control of In-flight Order Changes
Sunny day Process Definition
Assign Port
Ship Modem Self-install
Pkg
PortAvailable
PortUnavailable
Verify Order
Activate DSLAM
Success
Completed
Success
Finish
Send Customer
Survey
Completed
Completed
Submit
Verify ADSL Service
Availability
Create ADSL Order
Add Capacity
Rainy day Process Definitions
Rollback Verify Order
Custom Logic to Analyze Order and Determine Compensation Plan-Determine tasks executed to this point-Identify data for this task-Determine changes in data for this task
Rollback Send
Customer Survey
Rollback Activate DSLAM
Rollback Ship Modem
Rollback Assign Port
Rollback Add Capacity
Rollback Verify ADSL Svc Avail.
Custom Logic for Supplemental Order Entry Point-Handle unsolicited order-Match to existing in-flight order-Determine version of supplemental order and handle stacked/pending supps
Check if Port Activated
Rollback Port Activation
Get New Port ID
Activate New Port ID
Get New Port ID Compensation Process
Check BW Chg
Chk Port BW
Is Compati
ble?
Check Bandwidth Compensation Process
Compare for a Simple Fulfillment Order
Before After
• Excessive Process Pollution for Rainy days
• Excessive Custom Code for Order matching, delta analysis and compensation analysis
• Fragile to change, impossible to re-use
• Never sufficient for all scenarios
• Cost Growth for every service and change
• Every service is Slower-to-Market than the last
• Clean processes for any and all Rainy days
• Built-in order matching, delta analysis, net-effect analysis and compensation plan
• Easy to change, Highly re-usable
• OCM works for current and future services
• No Cost Growth for each service or change
• Every new service is Fast-to-Market
Design Studio plugin to Eclipse
Design Studio for OSM – Process Whiteboard
Visual design of fulfillment processes
Floating process design palette
Productivity Pluses…• Design without OSM run-time• Drag and drop• Multi-select• Copy/cut and paste• Undo/redo in process design• Zoom• Auto-layout• Sticky tool mode• Multiple entity editors
In-line task creation or drag and drop
Floating “bird’s eye view” and navigation of process
Magnifier
DB
External
File
Web Service
OSM Order
Attachment
OSM
Order
Using External Data in Web Client
Other
System
Validations
Presentation
On-line help
Tool tips
Calculations
Language
localization
Order Data
view
OSM Reporting Module
• OSM Reporting Module add-on provides an interface to runtime data• Supports multiple configurable and filterable
reports output in CSV or XML format• Orders• Order History• Tasks• Pending at Tasks• Processes• Notifications
• Integration with enterprise reporting packages is also possible
Architecture and Process
OSM Server
Orders
OSM Database
Reporting Schema
Views
Stored Procedures
BIPEE
ERP and Corporate Management
BusinessIntelligence
andAnalytics
Service Delivery Platform
Application Integration Architecture Integration Master Data Management
Order Management
Inventory Mgmt Service Activation
Service Delivery Platform
CustomerRelationshipManagement
Billing and Revenue
Management
InfrastructureFusion Middleware Carrier Grade Framework
Activation Multi-service, multi-vendorservice activation andconfiguration management
SF Market Review – Global
Telecom Software Market
Analysis, Larry Goldman
OSS Observer April 2008
Confirmed Market LeadershipConfirmed Market LeadershipConfirmed Market LeadershipConfirmed Market Leadership
“Oracle is the [activation] market
leader.”
Across…
• Mobile Services
• Consumer Multi-Play
• Enterprise IP Services
� Activating over 500,000 mobile service orders per d ay at a given customer
� Managing some of the largest IP/MPLS networks
Activation
Activation Applications At a Glance
INTEGRATION POINTS
IP Service Activator
Configuration Management
ASAP Policy ServicesAPPLICATIONS
PAIN POINTSADDRESSED
WHAT IT ISFlow-through high scale activation for Consumer services
• High volumes of Service Orders to activate
• High subscriber growth rates -want rapid turn-up
• OSM
Complex Enterprise IP/Ethernet service Activation
• Very complex service configurations
• Tedious and error prone network updates
• OSM, CM, Policy Services
Service-Aware Config Mgmt of IP/Eth network
• Reliable config back-ups
• Relating services to configurations
• Silent service failures on config changes
• OSM, IPSA
Centralized Mgmt of IP infrastructure (DNS, DHCP, Radius)
• Inefficient use of IP address Resources
• Management of multiple DNS and DHCP servers
• OSM, Inventory
Business Applications
Mobile Subscriber Consumer Multi Play Enterprise IP Services
OSM
ASAP
Characteristics:
Volumes: High Medium Low
Complexity: Low Medium High
Services beingConfigured:
Service OnlyLayers 4+
Network and ServiceLayers 1-3 + Layers 4+
Network OnlyLayers 1-3
$$$ / Transaction: Low Medium High
Service Examples:
Pre/Post Paid, Voiceand Data mobile services
DSL, Cable, FTTP, Satellite,Consumer & SME VoIP & Video
L3 MPLS VPNs, QoS,VPLS, Ethernet, etc.
Communication Domains
Policy Services
Policy Services
UIM OSMUIM
IPSA andCM Disco
OSM
Customer Examples:
ASAP Policy Services
Activation CredentialsVendor Support by Domain
NortelSiemensLucent
EricssonAlcatelAGCS
CircuitVoice
NortelSiemens
CiscoSonusAlcatel
SylantroBayPackets
PacketVoice
AlcatelLucentCiscoNortel
Huawei
BroadbandAccess
MicrosoftNagra
IP-TV
AlcatelCiscoLucentNortel
Redback
ATMFrame
CiscoJuniperAlcatel
FoundryHuaweiNortel
Riverstone
IP
EricssonNokiaNortelLucentAlcatel
Motorola
Mobile
Multi-service, multi-vendor cartridges enabled through proactive hardware partnerships and deployments
Activation as part of OSS/BSS
Messaging/EAI
CRM SystemBilling System
PerformanceManagement
FaultManagement
WorkforceManagement
Activation
Activation Controller
High Volume Mass Market
Services(ASAP)
Unique IP-BasedNext Generation
Services(IPSA)
Order and Service Management
Process ControlEngine
View Frame Engine
OSS/JUpstream
Activation API
Upstream XMLOSM API
ExistingActivationSystem(s)
Discovery
AP
I
CartridgePlug-in Framework
Mobile
IPT
V
VoIP
Voice
Cisco
Riverstone
Juniper
XM
L
OSM Control GUIStudio – Service Creation
GUI
Inventory
InventoryA
PI
Discovery
AP
I
Service Inventory
Subscriber Inventory
Physical Inventory
Logical Inventory
Design/Assign/AdminGUI
Service/SubscriberWeb GUI
ServiceTransformation
SOA basedOSS/J request
SOA basedOSS/J response
ScriptsServiceBundles
ServiceActions
NetworkActions
Order TranslationsTransactionalActivationWorkflow
Activation Control
Activation Control Functionality :� Activation Transaction Management� Scheduling / Due Date Management� Order Prioritization � Supplemental Processing� Cancellation Processing� Related Order Management� Batch Order Management� Fallout Management Order Control
(suspend, edit, abort, retry, resume, etc.)
� Order & Task Timeouts
Activation
Activation Service
Network / Systems
Cartridge Distribution Layer
SC
E
ActivationActivation Control
Order Management & Inventory
ASAP Design Studio
IDE for rapidly building and deploying services
(subscriber or network build out)
Design, document and deploy Network and Service Activation Cartridges
Design, document and deploy SRT Cartridge for upstream
integration
Cartridge relation graph for showing relationships among Service and Network Cartridges, and run-time environments
ActivationIPSA Component Overview
Key Value Proposition• Productised intelligence for rapid
deployment with little / no customisation• Both activation & ongoing management of
device configurations
• Policy & role-based management of IP & Carrier Ethernet services
• Stateful, abstracted, intelligent, multi-vendor
• Seamless operation within Activation or as part of Service Fulfillment for multi-domain, multi-vendor service control
• Integrated Configuration Management for lifecycle management of service and device configurations
• Archiving, intelligent restore, compliance management
IP VPNs,QoS Management
Broadband, Voice,
Video, Mobile
Activation
Design andRuntime Tools
Service StudioProvisioning
GUI
Activation Controller
Cartridges
OSS/J Activation API & Service Transformation
High Volume Mass Market
Services
Unique IP-BasedNext Generation
Services
Upstream OSS LayerOrder and Service Management & Inventory
ExistingActivationSystem(s)
Activation Engines
Network
ActivationIPSA Component Overview
• IP Service Capability • L3 MPLS VPNs (RFC 2547)
• L2 MPLS VPNs
• PWE (Martini)• VPLS
• IP/MPLS QoS
• Dedicated Internet Access• Security – ACLs/Firewalls
• Metro Ethernet VLAN
• MPLS-TE LSP Management
• IPsec VPNs• VRF Lite
• Extensibility via:• Configuration Templates• Generic Policies
Flexible, Highly AutomatedActivation for IP Networks
Flexible, Highly AutomatedActivation for IP Networks
ExpertGUI APIWizards
IP/MPLS/Ethernet Network
Activation – IP Service Activation VPN Configuration Made Easy
• Drag & drop service activation, or wizard-based
• Full support for RFC 2547 MPLS VPNs• Automatic configuration of PE routers
including:• VRF table creation• PE-CE communication (using eBGP,
OSPF, RIP, static routes)
• Device Drivers:• Convert generic service requests into
device / vendor specific commands• Distributed approach drives scalability
• Audit trail in place - no “fire and forget”activation
Unified Inventory Management (UIM)Oracle’s Strategic Next-Generation Inventory Platfo rm
• Combines flexibility and speed to market for mature service providers• Extensible SID-based data model
enables next generation services across and beyond the network
• Dynamically extensible to support business process variations
• Designed to enable pre-built support for multiple communications service domains
• Modern, standards-based IT architecture• Java EE, Web Services,
XML, browser-based GUI, SOA compliant
• Modular structure allows UIM to be used for specific needs alongside legacy systems
UIM is a leading-edge, future-driven software product built on current leading practices from the communications and software industries
Network Intelligence
Policy Services
Discovery & Network Integrity
Unified Inventory Management
ObjectelMetaSolv Solution
Oracle’s Information ModelAlignment Between Oracle CIM and TMF SID
Resources
Inventory Catalog
Common Services
Service
Product
Logical
Common Business Entities
Physical
Unified Inventory Management
Service Service Configuration
Product
Physical Device
Hardware
Logical Device
Network
Network Address
Place
Party
Business Interaction
Inventory Group
Specifications
Role
Characteristics
Rules
Topology
Life Cycle
Pipe / Connectivity
Capacity
Search Entity
Involvement
Product Configuration
Oracle’s Communications Information Model is based directly on the SID. This is the native object model for our Inventory repository.
UIM Product StructureModular Functionality, Modular Value
MPLS L3 VPN
SONET/SDH
DSL
PDH
Core PlatformArchitectural
framework and common services
UIM Plug-In for Design Studio
Java APIs
Functional Managers
Manage resource life cycles and
relationships between resources, services
and customers
Technology PacksEnable concepts,
terminology & process variants specific to customer-oriented
services, or network-oriented technologies
Metro Ethernet
VoIP IPTVFTTx
WiMax
Included with purchase of any Functional Manager
Available à la carte
Available à la carte, with certain dependencies
TMF SID-basedObject Repository Web Services
SDK
Service Configuration Management
Phone Mobile
CDMA/ 3GPP2
GSM/ 3GPP
Internet Video &Media
Data Networking
L2 VPN
Managed Solutions
HFC
Applications Collaboration
POTS
TDM
Logi
cal D
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Man
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Logi
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Man
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Net
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Pat
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Tel
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anag
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Logi
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Man
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Uni
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esou
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Man
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Phy
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Man
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Phy
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M
anag
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Geo
grap
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Add
ress
M
anag
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t
EnterpriseSecurity
DBMS
Design Studiofor UIM
Pages of other browser-based Apps
Web Services
Lifecycle
Persistence and Core Model
Capacity
specifications, rules, and extensions loaded from Technology Packs
Behavioral E
xtensibility
OSM
http
Web GUI
https http JMS
Web Browser
SecurityTopology
CustomizationDesign & Deploy
Java EE Application Server
Structural E
xtensibility
UIM pages
UIM System ArchitectureStructural view
Technology Packs
UIM
Ser
ver
Other apps
Java APIs
Java
InventorySchema
Web Page Integration
Orchestration / Automation
Domain Support in UIMArtifacts Built in Design Studio Give UIM Its “Face ”
To model these inventory components in
UIM …
Representing inventory in a DSL context will need as a base a set of pre-configured specifications for the equipment, devices,
connections etc. that are part of this domain. These would be created in UIM by
importing the Design Studio cartridges bundled as a DSL Technology Pack.
… we first use Design Studio to create the
specifications that are templates for these types of object …
… which are a realization of the
object model of the DSL service
Network Intelligence
Policy Services
Discovery & Network Integrity
Unified Inventory Management
ObjectelMetaSolv Solution
IP PhoneIP Phone Home withInternet access
Home withInternet access
SoftswitchSoftswitch
Voicemail ServerVoicemail Server
Core IP NetworkCore IP Network
ATAATAHome with
Internet accessHome with
Internet access
POTS Phone
Consumer VoIP Technology Pack Product Description
• Consumer VoIP Service• Subscriber association• Telephone Number
Management• Phone Feature Assignment• User credentials
• VoIP Terminal Modeling• VoIP variant: SIP, H.323• CPE details
• Serial, MAC, IP address, etc.
• Associations to:• Gatekeeper, Proxy,
Session Border Controller
• DHCP, TFTP servers• Business Logic
• Allocation of Telephone number
Domain Consumer VoIP
Business Logic Deep
Business Model Broad
Vendor/Device Independent
Model Perspectives
L2C: Service Fulfillment
Product
Technology Pack Facts
Specifications 85
Characteristics 67
Rules 19
Implemented Ext. Pts. 6
Cartridges 18
Custom Web Services 5
Provides business entities and behaviors commonly required by providers of consumer Phone service using VoIP technology.
Metro Ethernet Technology PackProduct Description
• Metro-E Services• Ethernet Private Line Services: EP-Line, EP-LAN, EP-Tree• Ethernet Virtual Private Line Services – EVP-Line, EVP-LAN, EVP-Tree
• VLAN Management• VLAN assignment and usage management within a domain
• Ethernet Sites• UNI-N parameter modeling• VLAN assignment and EVC mapping• Logical modeling for CPE device, interfaces
• Business Logic• Model integrity Validation and characteristic validation
CECE
UNIUNI
CECE
UNIUNI
Domain Metro Ethernet
Business Logic Deep
Business Model Broad
Vendor/Device Independent
Model Perspectives
L2C: Service Fulfillment
Product
Technology Pack Facts
Specifications 22+
Characteristics 29
Rules 13+
Implemented Ext. Pts. 4
Cartridges 3
Custom Web Services 0
Provides business entities and behaviors commonly required by providers of data networking services using Metro Ethernet technology as standardized by the Metro Ethernet Forum.
IP/MPLSIP/MPLS
MPLS L3 VPN Technology Pack Product Description
Comprehensive model for RFC4364 MPLS L3 VPNs• Specific type of a Data Networking Service• Network Based VPN
• IP VPN Service• H&S/Mesh/Hybrid Topologies• Extranets• Managed resources: Router Target and VPN-ID
• IP VPN Termination• Modeling of Dual homed Sites• Logical modeling for CPE device, interfaces
• PE and VRF modeling• Logical modeling for PE device, VRFs, interfaces • Managed resources: Route Distinguisher, IP
addresses• Extensive Routing attributes for:
• eBGP, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP• Static Routing
• VRF attributes• VRF-lite, Interface-less VRFs
• Business Logic• Allocation of RDs, RTs, VPN-IDs
Provides business entities and behaviors commonly required by providers of data networking services service using MPLS Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks
CustomerNetwork
Miami
CustomerNetwork
Miami
CustomerNetwork
LA
CustomerNetwork
LA
CECE
MPLS Core NetworkMPLS Core Network
PE
PE
P
PE
PE
PE
PE
P
P
MPLS Core NetworkMPLS Core Network
PE
PE
P
PE
PE
PE
PE
P
P
CustomerNetworkNew York
CustomerNetworkNew York
CE
Domain MPLS L3 VPN
Business Logic Deep
Business Model Broad
Vendor/Device Independent
Model Perspectives
L2C: Service Fulfillment
Product
Technology Pack Facts
Specifications 37
Characteristics 212
Rules 27
Implemented Ext. Pts. 10
Cartridges 10
Custom Web Services 0
Layer 2 VPN Technology Pack Product Description
• L2 VPN Services• Virtual Leased Line (aka Pseudo WIre Emulations (PWE))
• Ethernet VLAN, Port-based, Q-in-Q • Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS)
• H&S/Mesh Topologies• Technology Variants: Lassare (LDP-Based) &Kompella (BGP-based)• Managed resources: Router Target and VPN-ID
• VPN Site• Modeling of Dual homed Sites• Logical modeling for CPE device, interfaces
• PE and VSI modeling• Logical modeling for PE device, VSIs, interfaces • Managed resources: Route Distinguisher,• VSI attributes
• Business Logic• Allocation of RDs, RTs,
Domain L2 VPN
Business Logic Broad
Business Model Broad
Vendor/Device Independent
Model Perspectives
L2C: Service Fulfillment
Product
Technology Pack Facts
Specifications 30
Characteristics 15
Rules 8
Implemented Ext. Pts. 4
Cartridges 7
Custom Web Services 0
Provides business entities and behaviors commonly required by providers of consumer Phone service using VoIP technology.
IP/MPLSIP/MPLS
Network IntelligenceNew Emerging Market with Strong Growth
Yankee Group: "Five Significant OSS Trends We Expec t to See in 2008"
One of the Five Significant Trends:
“Network capacity planning and trend analysis will also become an area of key focus for OSS vendors. Accurate capacity planning and trending is becoming critical in the context of fulfillment of NGN services.
On-demand, bandwidth-intensive service requires dynamic, real-time allocation of network resources across the end-to-end network infrastructure. Accurate, realistic and proactive network capacity planning and trending capabilities are a key requirement for OSS solutions.
Planning will not only enable correct sizing of the future network but will also help CSPs reduce capacity shortfalls, minimize order fallout and increase efficiency by identifying underutilized network resources.”
Network Intelligence
Policy Services
Discovery & Network Integrity
Unified Inventory Management
ObjectelMetaSolv Solution
Network IntelligenceObjectives
• Just-in-Time capacity – anticipate necessary network change just ahead of the demand curve
• Balanced asset utilization and routing, have adequate stretch capacity
• Business Intelligence dashboard for improved decision making
• View multiple networks, with multiple inventories, as if one homogenous network (Federated View)
• Model ‘What-if’ scenarios as to future demand and impact on network
Network Intelligence Business Driven Resource Manage ment
OSS
Network Intelligence
Discover & Reconcile
1
Synch Model2
S&M Forecasts3 Build Plan4 Work Flow5
Network Build 6
BSS
Other Inventory Systems & OSS data
OSS Connection Layer
BSS Connection Layer
BSS LayerFinancials/ERP, CRM, BRM, Order Orchestration, etc.
PlanManager
Core
Routing Manager
MigrationManager
MonitorManager
OutageManager
(Southbound)
Network Intelligence – Module Interaction
(Northbound)
UIM MSS
OSS LayerInventory, Provisioining, Activation, Performance/Fault Management, etc.
Migration
Plans
Restoration
PlansRouting
Demands
Routing
Solutions
Outage Data Published Plans Dashboard KPIs
PROBLEM SOLUTION VALUE
Lack of Forecasting Plan Manager • Accuracy tracking forecast system that couples marketing forecasts to engineering data
• Agile adjustment of plan to market conditions
Inaccurate Bid Network Design Costing
Plan Manager • Rapid cost and plan generation for major customer bids
• Clarifies margin and detailed plan improves bid credibility
Un-validated Planning
Plan Manager • Move toward market driven JIT planning
• Budget is built from sales/marketing plan and
continually tracked and adjusted
Lack of governance over service
delivery
Core Manager
Routing Manager
• Keep the network optimal with circuit routing optimization reporting
• Create Service and/or Customer specific Routing profiles to enforce circuit routing policies
Optimization of
existing inefficient network routings
Routing Manager • Do optimal re-routing studies of high bandwidth circuits.
• Improve resilience with shorter routings
Feasibility analysis
for traffic migration
Migration Manager • Calculate the cost of traffic migration
• Produce a rerouting plan to do it
Service Assurance Outage Manager • Report on affected customer services quickly and identify restoration paths.
Principle Network Intelligence Value Propositions
2. Match Discovered networks and services with Inventory’s view
• Ex 1: Match the discovered NE and each port with objects in Inventory
Network Discovery & Network IntegrityProcess Flow
Inventory Repository
Network Discovery & Integrity
1. Discover networks and services by scanning NEs, EMSs, NMSs
• Ex 1: Poll NE to find all ports and if each port is free or assigned
• Ex 2: Poll optical EMS to find unused ports
Discovery Results Reconciliation GUI
4. View and correct discrepancies with easy-to-use Reconciliation GUI
• Rapidly make corrections
• Reduces manual errors
3. Detect discrepancies (errors), generate reports
• Reports can be used by management to understand and track Inventory’s accuracy
Discrepancy Reports
• Keeps Inventory synchronized with the network & other systems
• Flexible, configurable, extensible & easy-to-use• Supports any type of network, service & data source
Network Intelligence
Policy Services
Discovery & Network Integrity
Unified Inventory Management
ObjectelMetaSolv Solution
Key Discovery Capabilities
• Discovery from any type of network or data source• Core competency is telecom/data NE, EMS & NMS• Also applicable for any type of data source such as Billing, CRM,
Asset Management, etc.
• Focus on GUI configuration for ease-of-use• Flexible Scheduling of Discovery Scans
• Highly flexible & extensible Cartridge approach• Rapidly add support for discovering new NEs, EMS & NMS• Extensive library of network interface cartridges• Enrich raw data with Enhancement cartridges• CDK enables Oracle PS & SIs to meet customer-specific needs
• Carrier Grade OSS• Provides significantly more then an Enterprise-grade tool or home-
grown systems
Discovery Scan Configuration
• GUI provides configuration & scheduling of Discovery Scans
• A Discovery Scan includes:• Interface protocol
• Address range• Config items (retries, etc.)
• Schedule
• Discovery Groups simplify operation• Scans can be grouped to
manage geographic regions, device types, departments, etc.
• Entirely user-configurable
• A Cartridge Chain typically provides:• Collection – interface to NE using the required protocol (SNMP, TL1, etc.)• Modeling – map discovered data into object model• Distribution – in MTOSI XML
• Numerous discovery methods can be supported simultaneously, for example:• SNMP Discovery – automatically discover NEs by polling an IP address range• EMS/NMS – discover the network by querying an NMS
Discovery Cartridge Configuration
SNMPDiscovery
XMLDistribution
EMS/NMSDiscovery
Modeling EP
EMS/NMS
NE Discovery
Integrity
Discovery Cartridge Configuration
Key Integrity Capabilities
• Innovative Visualization GUI allows users to see all discrepancies (errors) with simple labelling• Easy navigation
• Corrections can be uploaded automatically to any inventory database via a suitable API
• Discrepancy reports are produced at configurable intervals• Summary and Detailed discrepancy reports are automatically
generated and emailed• Integrity will work with any inventory system which
provides data extraction and insertion capability
Network Intelligence
Policy Services
Discovery & Network Integrity
Unified Inventory Management
ObjectelMetaSolv Solution
Network Integrity GUI
• Simple Visualisation • The GUI lists all objects with
discrepancies in an easy to navigate tree browser
• Smart Object Comparison• Compares discovered data
with extracted inventory and highlights discrepancies
• Clever Copy and Paste Correction
• The Discovered Live object can be copied and pasted into the Inventory view
• Rapid Reconciliation• Create a Configuration
Change report and/or• Upload changes to Inventory
Live Network Object
Inventory Object
Network Entities Shelf/Slot/Port Circuit Graphical View
Full Drill Down on All Elementsand Error Indicators
Network Intelligence
Policy Services
Discovery & Network Integrity
Unified Inventory Management
ObjectelMetaSolv Solution