OSS, eTOM and OSS/J

OSS Abbreviations

Abbreviations

3GPP		The Third Generation Partnership Project
3GPP2		The Third Generation Partnership Project 2
ACSE		Application Control Service Element
AAA		Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
ABC		Accounting Billing Charging
ABE		Aggregate Business Entities
AE		Application Entity
API		Application Programmers Interface
ATIS		Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
ATM		Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B2B		Business-to-Business
BPEL		Business Process Execution Language
BPEL4WS		Business Process Execution Language for Web Services
BPML		Business Process Modelling Language
BSS		Business Support System
CAPEX		Capital Expenditure
CBE (OSS/J)		Core Business Entities
CBE (SID)		Common Business Entities
CCITT		Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique
CCM		CORBA Component Model
CDR		Call Detailed Record
CIM		Common Information Model
CLI		Command Line Interface
CMIP		Common Management Information Protocol
CMIS		Common Management Information Service
CMISE		Common Management Information Service Elements
CMOP		CMIP Over TCP/IP
COPS		Common Open Policy Service
CORBA		Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COTS		Commercial Off the Shelf Software
CRM		Customer Relationship Management
CWM		Common Warehouse Metamodel
DCML		Data Center Markup Language
DEN-ng		Directory Enabled Directories – new generation
DNSSec		DNS Security Extensions
DIT		Directory Information Tree
DMTF		Distributed Management Task Force
DNSSEC		DNS Security Extensions
DSL		Digital Subscriber Line
DSLAM		Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DTD		Document Type Definition
EAI		Enterprise Application Integration
EAN		European Article Numbering
ebXML		Electronic Business XML
ECMA		European Computer Manufacturers Association
EDIFICE		The European B2B forum for the Electronics Industry
EJB		Enterprise Java Beans
EPS		Eurescom Permanent Staff
eTOM		Enhanced Telecom Operations Map
ESIF		Emergency Services Interconnection Forum
ETSI		European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FAQ		Frequently asked questions
FCAPS		Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security
GGF		Global GRID Forum
HTTP		HyperText Transport Protocol
HTTPS		Secure Internet Protocol
ICT		Information and Communications Technology
IDL		Interface Definition Language
IEEE		Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF		Internet Engineering Task Force
IMAP		Internet Messaging Access Protocol
IP		Internet Protocol
IPCC		International Packet Communications Consortium
IPDR		Internet Protocol Detail Record
ISO		International Organization for Standardization
IPSec		IP Security protocol
ISO		International Organization for Standardization
ISV		Independent Software Vendors
IT		Information Technologies
ITIL		IT Infrastructure Library
ITU		International Telecommunication Union
ITU-R		ITU - Radio Sector
ITU-T		ITU - Telecom Sector
J2EE		JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
JAXP		Java API for XML Processing
JCP		Java Community Process
JDBC		Java Database Connectivity
JMS		Java Messaging Service
JMX		Java Management Extension
LAN		Local Area Network
LDAP		Light weight Directory Access Protocol
MAC		Medium Access Control
MDA		Model Driven Architecture
MIB		Management Information Base
MOF		Meta Object Facility
MSF		Multiservice Switching Forum
MTNM		Multi Technology Network Management
NGN		Next Generation’s Networks
NGOSS		New Generation Operations Software and Systems
NMD		Network Management Domain
NPF		Network Processing Forum
OA&M		Operations Administration and Maintenance
OAM&P		Operations, Administration, Maintenance & Provisioning
OAGIS		Open Applications Group
OASIS		Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
OBF		Ordering and Billing Forum (ATIS)
OCAF		Open Communication Architecture Forum
ODP		Open Distributed Processing
OIF		Optical Internetworking Forum
OLO		Other Licenced Operator
OMA		Object Management Architecture
OMG		Object Management Group
OPEX		Operating Expenditure
OS		Operating System
OSI		Open Systems Interconnection
OSA, OSA/Parlay		Open Service Access
OSS		Operation Support Systems
OSS/J		OSS through Java
PBNM		Policy-Based Network Management
PEP		Policy Enforcement Point
PIB		Policy Information Base
PIM		Platform Independent Model
PSM		Platform Specific Model
PBNM		Policy-Based Network Management
PSM		Platform Specific Model
QoS		Quality of Service
RDN		Relative Distinguished Name
RFC		Request For Comments
RFP		Request For Proposal
ROPM		Remote Operation Protocol Machine
ROSE		Remote Operations Service Element
SAF		Service Availability Forum
SCF		Service Capability Features
SDH		Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDO		Standards Defining Organisation
SFTP		Secure File Transfer
SI		System Integrator
SID		Shared Information and Data
SIP		Session Initialisation Protocol
SNIA		Storage Networking Industry Association
SLA		Service Level Agreement
SMD		Service Management Domain
SNMP		Simple Network Management Protocol
SOA		Service Oriented Architecture
SOAP		Simple Object Access Protocol
SP		Service Provider
SQL		Structured Query Language
SSH		Secure SHell
SSL		Secure Socket Layer
TCP/IP		Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TLS		Transport Layer Security Protocol
TMF		TeleManagement Forum
tML		Telecommunications Markup Language
TMN		Telecommunications Management Network
TNA		Technology Neutral Architecture
UCC		Uniform Code Council
UDDI		Universal Discovery, Description and Integration
UDP		User Datagram Protocol
UMD		Utility Management Domain
UML		Unified Modelling Language
USM		User-based Security Model
USP		Unique Selling Point
VACM		Views-based Access Control Model
VPN		Virtual Private Network
WAN		Wide Area Network
WEBM		Web-Based Enterprise Management
WLAN		Wireless LAN
WSDL		Web Service Definition Language
XMI		XML Metadata Interchange
XML		Extensible Markup Language

OSS Glossary

1.1 Glossary

ACS – Auto-Configuration Server

AS – Application Server

BML[1] – Business Management Layer

BPL – Broadband over Power Lines

BSP – Broadband Service Provider

BSS – Back-office Support Systems

CBE[2] – Core Business Entities

CORBA – Common Object Request Broker Architecture

CPE – Customer Premise Equipment

CSCF – Call Session Control Function

CSP – Communications Service Provider

CIM[3] – Common Information Model

CMIP[4] – Common Management Information Protocol

COPS[5] – Common Open Policy Service

CWMP – CPE WAN Management Protocol

DMTF – Distributed Management Task Force

DNG[6] – Delivery Network Gateway

DVR – Digital Video Recorder

E2E – End-To-End

EFM – Ethernet over the First Mile

EML¹ – Element Management Layer

EMS – Element Management System

eTOM – enhanced TOM

ETSI – Institut européen des normes de télécommunication

FAB – Fulfillment, Assurance and Billing

FCAPS – Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security

FTTx – FTTB, FTTC, FTTH, FTTN, FTTP, etc.

FTTB – Fiber To The Business (Building)

FTTC – Fiber To The Curb

FTTH – Fiber To The Home

FTTN – Fiber To The Neighborhood (Node)

FTTP – Fiber To The Premises

GA – General Availability

HDTV – High Definition Television

HSS – Home Subscriber Server

IDL – Interface Definition Language

IETF – Internet Engineering Task Force

IIF – IPTV Interoperability Forum

IMS – IP Multimedia Subsystem

IP – Internet Protocol

IPDR – IP Detailed Record

IPNM – IP Network Management

IPTV – Internet Protocol Television

IT – Information Technology

ITF⁶ – IPTV Terminal Function

ITIL – IT Infrastructure Library

iTV – Interactive TV

ITU-T – International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication standardization

sector

KQI – Key Quality Indicators

KPI – Key performance Indicators

LDAP⁵ – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

MD – Mediation Device

MDA[7] – Model Driven Architecture

MTNM⁸ – Multi Technology Network Management

mTOP – multi-Technology OSS Program

MTOSI⁸ – Multi-Technology Operations Systems Interface

NAS – Network Attached Storage

NASS – Network Attachment Subsystem

NE – Network Element

NEL – Network Element Layer

NGN – Next Generation Network

NGNMFG – NGN Management Focus Group

NIC – Network Interface Card

NIU – Network Interface Unit

NML¹ – Network Management Layer

NMS – Network Management System

NGOSS[8] – Next Generation Operations Systems and Software

OLT – Optical Line Terminal

OMG – Object Management Group

ONT – Optical Network Terminal

OSS – Operational Support Systems

OSS/J – OSS through Java

PEP – Policy Enforcement Point

PM – Performance Management

PPV – Pay Per View

PVR – Personal Video Recorder

QoE – Quality of Experience

QoS – Quality of Service

RACS – Resource and Admission Control Subsystem

RF – Radio Frequency

SNMP[9]– Simple Network Management Protocol

SOA – Service oriented Architecture

SDP – Service Delivery Platform

SHE – Super Head End

SID⁸ – Shared Information/Data model

SIP – Session Initiation Protocol

SLA – Service Level Agreement

SML – Service Management Layer

SQM – Service Quality Management

STB – Set Top Box

TCA - Threshold Crossing Alerts

TISPAN – Telecommunications and Internet converged Services and Protocols for

Advanced Networking

TF – Task force

TMF – TeleManagement Forum

TMN – Telecommunications Management Network

TOM – Telecommunications Operations Map

VDSL – Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line

VHO – Video Hub Office

VOD – Video On Demand

VSO – Video Serving Office

WAN – Wide Area Network

WfMC – Workflow Management Coalition

xDSL – DSL variant such as ADSL or VDSL

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[1] A TMN term

[2] An OSS/J term

[3] A DMTF term

[4] An ITU-T term

[5] An IETF term

[6] An IIF term

[7] An OMG term

[8] A TMF term

[9] An IETF term