IP Management

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IP Management

• Technology and
• Implementation Issues

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Contents

• TeleManagement Forum NGOSS Initiative
• A Practical Example Plug Play IP VPN
• Results
• Future Work

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NGOSS

• A TMF Initiative

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Drivers
N2 Complexity
Data Silos
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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
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Plug Play Architectural Concepts
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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

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Projects and Participants

• B2B Managed Services for DSL
• AMS, ADC, IGS, MetaSolv, Micromuse,
  Nortel/Architel Solutions, Syndesis, Web Methods
• Broadband/Cable Services Management
• CGEY, Cisco Sys., Cygent, Syndesis, Metasolv,
  TIBCO, IGS, Sun, Portal, MDSI, Trendium,
  Micromuse, TCSI
• Sponsor ATT Labs - Broadband
• DSL Customer Management Services
• PwC, Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Compaq, Sun,
  Vitria, Portal, Syndesis, Siebel
• IP Service Management
• CGEY, 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

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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

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Plug Play IP VPN

• A Practical Example

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

Future PnP
Process
Information
Managers
Manager
Store Manager
Canonical Message Bus
PnP Engine Services
Message Flow
Transformation
Plug and Play
Engine
Engine
Directory
System Message Bus

PnP System
PnP System
PnP System
Component 2
Component 1
Component
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Benefits of Solution

• PP
• 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

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Network Architecture
ASP
ShiltonHeathrow
CE3
Gaming Server
CE1
PE1 London
Provider MPLS Core (P Routers)
Heathrow Campus
PE2 Chicago
Shilton Chicago
CE2
HeratonHeathrow
CE4
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• Heraton PC

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• Shilton PC

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Service Catalog
SLA Manager
Web Self Care
Billing And Invoicing
Fault Manager
Business Process Manager
Core Planning
Service Config
Core Router Manager
MPLS Provision
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Service Catalog
SLA Manager
Web Self Care
Billing And Invoicing
Fault Manager
Business Process Manager
Core Planning
Service Config
Core Router Manager
MPLS Provision
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Service Catalog
SLA Manager
Web Self Care
Billing And Invoicing
Fault Manager
Business Process Manager
Core Planning
Service Config
Core Router Manager
MPLS Provision
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Service Catalog
SLA Manager
Web Self Care
Billing And Invoicing
Fault Manager
Business Process Manager
Core Planning
Service Config
Core Router Manager
MPLS Provision
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• Shilton PC

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Plug Play

• Results Future Work

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Metrics
Commercial Catalyst
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IP VPN Phase 2
Customer

• Commercial Solution Promote the benefits of a
  fully integrated, multi-everything provisioning
  management solution
• PP Well documented benefits, Contracts,
  Metrics, Testability, Scalability, Security

SLA Billing
ASP
SLA Billing
VPN NSP
Core
MPLS CPE
LMDS Access
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D i r e c t o r y (Vitria) CIM (IGS)
Customer Self Care (Portal)
Product Catalogue (Trendium)
Vitria
B-B Gateway
Service Configuration (Astracon)
Core Management (Telcordia)
Customer Self Care (Daleen)
D i r e c t o r y (Vitria) CIM (IGS)
B-B Gateway
Trouble Ticketing (Telcordia)
Product Catalogue (Daleen)
SLA Management (CrossKeys)
Vitria
Information Bus (Vitria)
Network Elements (Cisco)
NE (NNB)
Network Elements (Harris)
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Network Topology
Game Server London
PE2
PE1
CE2
CE1
P2
P1
CE3
CE4
PE4
PE3
Video Server Munich
Video Client Heraton - Nice
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Regression Testing
D i r e c t o r y CIM
M1
Mn
M3
...
Work flow
Bus
...
M2
Mn-1
Stubs
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Scalability
D i r e c t o r y CIM
M1
Mn
M3
...
Work flow
Bus
...
M2
Mn-1
Load Tool
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Interface to Business Dashboard
Dashboard
Business

Process
Manager
Canonical Message Bus
PnP Engine Services
Message Flow
Transformation
Plug and Play
Engine
Engine
Directory
System Message Bus

PnP System
PnP System
PnP System
Component 2
Component 1
Component
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Thank You!

• Craig Levieux
• craig.levieux_at_za.didata.com
• http//www.didata.com/catalyst