The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Evolution of Telecom Management Systems

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE ACTS Clusters SIA Targets NIM Targets Industry Fora NIM Chain SIA Chain DIFFERENCE Area 1&5 Facilitation KEY SIA: Service Integration Architecture NIM: Network Interoperability Management

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Telecoms Market - Value Chains Society IT NMF Eurescom ITU/ ETSI ACTS Requirements Construction Rules Information & communications technologies OSI JAVA CORBA DCOM Workflow Capabilities Architecture Convergence Note: diagram based on SIA Chain view of archal drivers WWW Architectures TMN OMG FIPA

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Focusing Agent Technology Analysis Identify Issues Work Items Relatively new Issues identified –Agent Technology maturation –** Mobile Agent Tech & CORBA convergence –Mobile Agent v Intelligent Agent –Application Area issues Marked with ** above Fora ACTS

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Evolution of Telecoms Management Analysis Identify Issues Work Items Through several events (see later) Issues suitable for convergence –** Strengths/Weaknesses TMN –Mgmt Internet technologies with TMN –** Application of Advanced IT –Conformance –IN/TMN convergence –** Systems & Enterprise Mgmt for Telecoms Mgmt –** Neutral Business & Info Modelling –Skills & Tool Support Marked with ** above Fora ACTS NEW

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Application of Advanced IT Issue

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Appl Advanced IT Milestones DIFFERENCE –Late NMF Long Beach meeting –July Workshop in Dublin –Aug 1997 and Aug Review of Fora work –Nov DOT Eurescom workshop –Jan Deliverable 5 –Sep DOT Eurescom workshop –Ongoing - Present to ACTS, NMF,OMG, Eurescom

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE NMF Long Beach position Interface Type Technology 1Customer / OperationalWeb browser / Java Staff access 2Business Process interactionCORBA / Backbone distribution(+ Workflow?) 3Business Process controlCMIP / GDMO of Network ResourcesSNMP / MIBs 4Business Process access SQL, SQL-Net, to Operational DataData Distribution?

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE July ‘97 workshop -Some Insights DOT selection based on non-funcal requirements Starting Point will drive selection of DOT to use –Telecoms style starting point (IN, ATM, TMN..) “heritage” important, very important Telecom influences IT! Coexistence and openness key –Internet style starting point (TCP, SNMP, which DOT will embrace push technologies, Intelligent Agents, Security Frameworks quickest? DOT Selection will also be driven by –Cost Effectiveness, Openness of Frameworks

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Application Objects Points of Convergence Agents CORBA FacilitiesDomain I/Fs Object Request Broker CORBA Services Web Browsers Java Internet 1234 CMIS / SNMPGDMO / SMI Manager Manager / Agent Environment 5

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Strengths/Weaknesses TMN

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE The Strengths of TMN Ref Model Gradually being accepted in some areas Technology up N/W Info models Layering & FCAPS Command/Control archal support Comprehensive abstraction Managed resources Generic Mgmt services Good link to OSI Well defined protocol stacks Support for Sys Architects Support for Sys Designers Support for Sys Implementors

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE The Weaknesses of TMN Business Process support, not top down approach Granularity OSs Neglects General IT support Support for Legacy Heuristics of when to use -LT invest Customer control Lack Peer to Peer Not take account of DOT or IT tools “Neutrality” FCAPS/Business processes ? ADEs not good at Trans, persist etc. Suitability for multiple n/ws or Internet Lack support for simple coop interactions Lack conformance stmts Lack cost effective tools/technologies Lack confidence longevity products, TMN component market Support for Sys Architects Support for Sys Designers Support for Sys Implementors

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Going forward... Process going forward –consensus on issues –select work items that can be progressed together with Fora application of Advanced IT Strengths/Weaknesses TMN System/Enterprise mgmt of Telecoms Mgmt Neutral Business/Info modelling –Workshops and White papers Fora ACTS

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Evolution of Telecom Management DIFFERENCE plan to progress work items –July initial discussion –Sep DOT Eurescom workshop –Sep OMG Telecoms DTF meeting –Oct ACTS ACM –Oct NMF meeting –Nov DIFFERENCE Workshop

The DIFFERENCE Consortium DIFFERENCE Going forward... together! Mutual benefit to going forward together –How? this workshop consensus building with other fora November workshop follow on an open invitation! –Get involved, follow the work.. –Register at …. –We’ll keep you informed