The Telecom Applications Map provides the bridge between the NGOSS framework building blocks (eTOM and SID) and real, deployable, potentially procurable applications by grouping together process functions and information data into recognized OSS and BSS applications or services.
No document like this can ever be ‘right’ in the sense that it represents a perfect systems infrastructure for an operator. What this document intends to give the industry is a common frame of reference that allows the various players who specify, procure, design and sell operation and business support systems to understand each others viewpoints. It has been built up from observation of typical systems available in the industry today and will naturally evolve as these systems evolve.
The TAM has been developed using a product deployment and product implementation point of view to identify typical systems available in fixed, mobile, and cable operators today and assist the various...