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  • 1.  OSS Transformation

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    Posted May 30, 2017 10:16
    What's the best strategy for the OSS Transformation phase on the Digital Journey. Best of suite vs breed?

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  • 2.  RE: OSS Transformation

    Posted May 31, 2017 03:25
    The deployment of NFV is part of a larger and more fundamental transformation of CSPs into the Telco Cloud. In this world CSPs will virtualize their infrastructure (NFV), connect the various VNFs with Software Defined Networking (SDN), migrate their OSS/BSS into private or public clouds with the aim of running agile/DevOps operations to deliver on-demand, real-time innovative digital services to consumers, enterprises and various industry verticals (IoT). In this real-time, on-demand context the OSS needs to be fully automated and the Service Assurance layer in particular will likely be the brain that maintains end-to-end view of QoS/QoE and commands the NFV orchestration process in closed loop fashion. So You need to select a best-of-breed integrated Assurance suite (PM, FM, SQM, Analytics, Automation)  that is cloud native and can fulfil that role of closed loop assurance across the hybrid virtualized and physical network. For more details on this, please refer to the following: Zero Touch Service Assurance Orchestration in the Telco Cloud
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    Published on Mounir Ladki Follow Following Unfollow Mounir Ladki Sign in to follow this author The telecom industry is witnessing the start of a profound transformation process that will allow Communication Service Providers to evolve into Digital Service Providers.
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  • 3.  RE: OSS Transformation

    TM Forum Member
    Posted May 31, 2017 08:44
    Hi Mounir

    Thank you for sharing the article!

    One doubt though:
    When you say "Service Assurance CMDB" do you refer to a dynamic inventory shared by both service assurance and service fullfilment plataform? This CMDB should contain both services and resources right?

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  • 4.  RE: OSS Transformation

    Posted Jun 01, 2017 03:36
    Hi Bruno,

    In an ideal world the LSO (Life Cycle Orchestration) should contain a "Unified Dynamic Inventor"y that caters for both Assurance and fulfilment/orchestration processes. However, in many instances the Inventory is either late to be implemented or has data coverage and accuracy issues. In which case the Integrated assurance block should ideally have its own integrated CMDB that caters for all Assurance functions. This CMDB should have an API towards the Inventory systems and should be able to fill any gaps with this inventory through alternative topology/configuration discovery capabilities. In this way Assurance will not be dependent upon the availability of a 100% reliable unified inventory.

    Hope this helps,
    Regards,
    Mounir

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  • 5.  RE: OSS Transformation

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jun 01, 2017 11:15
    Hi Manour,

    Yes, it helped a lot!

    Thank you.

    Best regards

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