IP Management: IP Management Technology and Implementation Issues


Contents: Contents TeleManagement Forum NGOSS™ Initiative A Practical Example – Plug & Play IP VPN Results Future Work


NGOSS™: NGOSS™ A TMF Initiative


Drivers: Drivers Data Silos N2 Complexity


NGOSS™: NGOSS™ Business Case Industry NPV of $293 Billion1 Requirements Architecture Traceable through Requirements to Business Case Plug & Play Catalyst Programme Proves Architectural Concepts Showcase Demonstrations every 6 months at TeleManagement World 1TMF051, NGOSS Business Case V1.0, Oct 2000


Plug & Play Architectural Concepts: Plug & Play Architectural Concepts


Objectives: Objectives Nice 2000 3 Projects, 16 Companies, 1 Service Provider “Can we build it?” “If we build it, will they come?” Chicago 2000 6 Projects, 32 Companies, 3 Service Providers “Can we build it better?” “Can we extend it?” “How can we measure it?” Nice 2001 Align with NGOSS™ Contracts


Projects and Participants: Projects and Participants B2B Managed Services for DSL AMS, ADC, IGS, MetaSolv, Micromuse, Nortel/Architel Solutions, Syndesis, Web Methods Broadband/Cable Services Management: CGE&Y, Cisco Sys., Cygent, Syndesis, Metasolv, TIBCO, IGS, Sun, Portal, MDSI, Trendium, Micromuse, TCSI Sponsor: AT&T Labs - Broadband DSL Customer Management Services PwC, Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Compaq, Sun, Vitria, Portal, Syndesis, Siebel IP Service Management CGE&Y, CommTech, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Granite, CrossKeys, Portal, Riversoft, Sun, Telcordia Sponsors: Verizon, France Telecom IP VPN Management Dimension Data, Cisco Systems, Astracon, CrossKeys, Daleen, IGS, Portal, Sodalia, Telcordia, Vitria Sponsor: Verizon Self Service over Multiple Networks HP, Cisco Systems, Alcatel, Astracon, Cambio, Cygent, IGS, Portal, Syndesis, Web Methods * *


Benefits to Stakeholders: Benefits to Stakeholders Systems Integrators Pre-tested, integrated, Compatible Off the Shelf portfolio Software Vendors Realize Systems Integrators’ potential as channels Equipment Vendors Accellerate infrastructure sales Telemanagement Forum New standards, and members Service Providers Time to market, adaptability and differentiation


Plug & Play IP VPN: Plug & Play IP VPN A Practical Example


Chicago Showcase: Chicago Showcase Self Care Billing Pre-planning Service Configuration Provisioning SLA Management Workflow Fault Mgmnt Information Bus (Vitria) D i r e c t o r y Vitria C I M Network Elements (Cisco)


Application of P&P Principles: PnP Engine Services Transformation Engine Business Process Manager Virtual Information Store Manager System Message Bus Message Flow Engine Plug and Play Directory Canonical Message Bus PnP System Component 2 PnP System Component 1 PnP System Component n Future PnP Managers … … Application of P&P Principles


Benefits of Solution: Benefits of Solution P&P Well documented benefits Understand effort (TTM, TTC) Commercial Solution Configure for success Complex VPNs Evolving requirements Manage for predictability Elimination of vulnerability QOS over shared infrastructure Ability of customers to manage their own VPN SLAs with real-time rebates


Network Architecture: Network Architecture Shilton Chicago Provider MPLS Core (“P” Routers) Heathrow Campus PE1 London PE2 Chicago CE4 CE3 ASP Gaming Server Shilton Heathrow Heraton Heathrow CE1 CE2


Slide15: Heraton PC


Slide16: Shilton PC


Slide18: Business Process Manager


Slide20: Business Process Manager


Slide22: Business Process Manager


Slide25: Business Process Manager


Slide27: Shilton PC


Plug & Play: Plug & Play Results & Future Work


Metrics: Metrics Commercial Catalyst


IP VPN: Phase 2: ASP Core VPN NSP LMDS Access MPLS CPE SLA Billing SLA Billing Customer IP VPN: Phase 2 Commercial Solution: Promote the benefits of a fully integrated, multi-everything provisioning & management solution P&P: Well documented benefits, Contracts, Metrics, Testability, Scalability, Security


Slide31: Information Bus (Vitria) Vitria D i r e c t o r y (Vitria) CIM (IGS) Trouble Ticketing (Telcordia) Product Catalogue (Daleen) SLA Management (CrossKeys) Service Configuration (Astracon) Core Management (Telcordia) Customer Self Care (Daleen) B-B Gateway Vitria D i r e c t o r y (Vitria) CIM (IGS) Customer Self Care (Portal) Product Catalogue (Trendium) B-B Gateway Network Elements (Cisco) NE (NNB) Network Elements (Harris)


Network Topology: Network Topology Video Server Munich Game Server London Video Client: Heraton - Nice PE1 PE2 PE3 PE4 CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 P2 P1


Regression Testing: Regression Testing Work flow M2 Mn-1 Bus M1 M3 Mn ... ... D i r e c t o r y & CIM Stubs


Scalability: Scalability Work flow M2 Mn-1 Bus M1 M3 Mn ... ... D i r e c t o r y & CIM Load Tool


Interface to Business Dashboard: PnP Engine Services Transformation Engine System Message Bus Message Flow Engine Plug and Play Directory Canonical Message Bus Business Process Manager PnP System Component 2 PnP System Component 1 PnP System Component n … … Interface to Business Dashboard Dashboard


Thank You!: Thank You! Craig Levieux craig.levieux@za.didata.com http://www.didata.com/catalyst