Operations Support Systems: Solutions and Strategies for the Emerging Network |
Contents
The Changing Telecom Landscape and Its Impact on FixedLine Network Operations | 9 |
Baddi Anil | 14 |
Common Administrative Partitioning | 21 |
Content Mediation and Charging | 33 |
Gaining Control | 53 |
BuildversusBuy Dilemma | 59 |
Lessons Learned | 67 |
Managing Networks and Services with Intelligent Systems | 75 |
Techniques to Enhance Wireless LocalArea Network WLAN Performance | 189 |
Billing Challenges of WLAN | 197 |
A Critical Function for Mobile Operators | 205 |
FCAPS and Traffic Modeling for DSL Wireless Cable and ETTx Networks | 211 |
The Seven Deadly Sins of Wireless LANS | 227 |
Operations Challenges with MultiTechnology Wireless Services | 235 |
Interconnection Integration and Convergence | 241 |
Rapid OSS Integration | 249 |
Profitability Return on Investment and Revenue Assurance | 91 |
Usage Data Integrity and Revenue Assurance | 97 |
Increasing Network Profitability | 103 |
Will Your OSS Investment Pay Off? | 113 |
Mediation and Revenue Assurance | 119 |
Adaptive Revenue Assurance Delivers Maximum Network Profitability | 125 |
Architectures Technologies and Solutions | 131 |
Solving the 3G DataManagement Problem | 139 |
The Benefits of Discrete MultiTone DMT Modulation for VDSL Systems | 151 |
CrossOperator Service Discovery | 165 |
Leveraging Existing OSS Architecture to Implement FlowThrough Provisioning | 171 |
Architecture over Features and the Changing Definition of Network Inventory | 177 |
OSS in Wireless and Other Broadband Environments | 183 |
The Business of Interconnection | 263 |
OSS Database Integration | 271 |
Extending ControlPlane Functionality to Legacy Equipment | 279 |
Service Provisioning QoS and Customer Care | 287 |
Duplicate Event Checking in 3G Telecom Billing | 297 |
Ensuring Service Availability and Performance for Roaming Customers | 305 |
Fulfill the Promises of WebBased Customer SelfServices | 317 |
Standards Specifications and Initiatives | 323 |
The TeleManagement Forums NewGeneration Operations System and Software NGOSS | 329 |
Java in Your | 337 |
Building Sustainable 802 11 Service Offerings | 345 |
Turning Operations into a Revenue Generator | 359 |
Common terms and phrases
access points analysis applications architecture authentication automated bandwidth billing system broadband business processes capabilities carriers challenges charging communications complex components configuration CORBA costs database defined deliver deploy deployment devices digital subscriber line distributed domain enable end user engineering ensure enterprise ENUM environment equipment Ethernet eTOM event example Figure framework functions GMPLS GPRS hotspot implementation independent control plane industry infrastructure integration broker interconnection interface Internet Internet protocol Java layer mediation mobile module monitoring multiple network elements network manager Network Services NGOSS operations support system OSS/J parameters performance platform problem protocol real-time revenue assurance revenue leakage roaming scenario server service providers service-level signal solution specific standard strategy subscriber switch synchronous telecom telecommunications traffic transaction usage data VDSL vendors voice wireless LAN wireless service WLAN