ABSTRACT
Need.of.OSS/BSS.for.Success.of.IMS................................................................509 Basic.Concepts...................................................................................................... 511
IMS. ............................................................................................................... 511 SDP. ............................................................................................................... 512 OSS/BSS......................................................................................................... 513
Converged.SDP.................................................................................................... 515 OSS/BSS.and.NGOSS.for.IMS........................................................................... 517 NGOSS.................................................................................................................. 519
Life.Cycle.and.Methodologies.................................................................. 519 eTOM............................................................................................................ 521
eTOM.Overview.............................................................................. 521 eTOM.Processes.............................................................................. 522 The.Verticals.(Process.Areas)........................................................ 522 The.Horizontals.(Functional.Process.Structures)...................... 524 Entities. ............................................................................................ 524
SID. ........................................................................................................... 524 TNA. ........................................................................................................... 526 TAM. ........................................................................................................... 528
Conclusion............................................................................................................530 Abbreviations.......................................................................................................530
