Sabtu, 24 Mei 2008

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/JOSS 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



[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