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Dave Milham
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 MEF and TM Forum
Collaboration to accelerate
the shift to dynamic and
assured connectivity
services orchestrated over
more automated,
interconnected networks

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 MEF and TM Forum

TM Forum
MEF

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 MEF and TM Forum : Critical Mappings

DSRA1/ B2B2X Open REST APIs

Business Process Framework (aka eTOM)

Application Framework (aka TAM)

Information Framework (aka SID)

DSRA1 Digital Services Reference Architecture 4

Focus on APIs: Example of conversation in TM Forum

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 End-to-end MEF Alignment

Objective Assets Alignment Deliverables

MEF LSO RA MEF LSO is realized MEF-GIT

Orchestrate
MEF 55 by extending TM TM Forum Live
Forum REST APIs Catalysts

TM Forum Business
Process Flows Service Lifecycle
Automate model canvas used to
MEF 50 Frameworks
capture business flows

Service Models MEF 7.3 is aligned

Adapt MEF 7.3
MEF 7.2 with TM Forum SID

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 Mapping to LSO / MEF 50 / TAM
LSO Requirements Functional
Area
Agile Product Offering / Service
Design
Order Fulfillment Orchestration
Service Control Orchestration
Service Configuration Orchestration
Service Delivery Orchestration
Related MEF 50 Process Flows
Product Design;
Service and Resource Design
Capture Customer Order
Capture Customer Order
Service Configuration and Activation
Service Configuration and Activation
Main Related TM Forum TAM Level 2 Areas
Product Strategy / Proposition Management;
Product Catalog Management;
Product Lifecycle Management
Solution Management;
Customer Information Management;
Customer Order Management
Customer Self Management;
Service Order Management;
Service Inventory Management
Service Catalog Management;
Service Order Management;
Service Inventory Management
Service Order Management;
Resource Order Management;
Resource Process Management
(Workflow/Integration)
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 Mapping to LSO / MEF 50 / TAM - 2
LSO Requirements Functional
Area
Service Testing Orchestration
Service Problem Management
Service Quality Management
Billing and Usage Measurements
Security Management
Analytics
Policy-based Management
Customer / Partner Management
Related MEF 50 Process Flows
End-to-End Service Testing
Service Problem Management
Service Quality Management
Billing and Revenue Management
Service Quality Management
Establish Relationship between
Service Provider and Access Provider Supplier/Partner Management
Main Related TM Forum TAM Level 2 Areas
Service Test Management;
Customer Problem Management;
Service Problem Management
Product Performance Management;
Customer SLA Management;
Service Performance Management;
Service Quality Management
Billing Events Management;
Usage Management;
Security Management
Business Intelligence
Customer Self Management;
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 Mapping LSO RA to TM Forum Open APIs
• Rationale
– Don’t re-invent the wheel
– Accelerate and secure MEF deliverables
– Promote MEF use cases to broader community
– Promote LSO end-to-end orchestration pattern to broader range of use
cases.
• Work in progress (stable draft).
– Initiated in MEF
– Now in TMF Open API program (TR258). Review, completion, test in
Catalyst projects (PoCs) and Hacks at TM Forum Live! 2016 (last week of
May).
– Will be contributed back to MEF (May/June depending on feedback).
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Open API Mapping Contribution
TR 258 [DRAFT] Mapping of TM Forum Open APIs to
MEF Lifecycle Service Orchestration Reference Architecture

LSO Reference Architecture

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 Extracts of Mapping
CANTATA: ALLEGRO:
•Product Catalog Management
LSO Reference Architecture •Product Ordering
•Product Inventory
•Billing Management
•Usage Management
•Trouble Ticketing
•Service Level Agreement
•Customer Management
•Party Management
•Onboarding
•Quote Management
•Federated identity
•Service Qualification
•Appointment Management PRESTO:
•Address Management
ADAGIO: •Test Management
•CLI
•NETCONF
•OpenFLow, etc.
•Service Level Agreement
•Performance Management
•Usage Management
•Trouble Ticketing
•Service Ordering
•Activation and Configuration
•Service Qualification
•Service Inventory
•Service Catalog
•Service Problem Management
•Test Management
•Event ?
•Performance Management
•Usage Management
•Activation and Configuration
•SNMP
•XML and other legacy 11
 Key Takeaway

Alignment, Alignment, Alignment!

MEF and TM Forum Ensuring and

Functional APIs for
nicely complement maintaining
LSO is the next step
each other alignment is critical

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Dave Milham
Chief Architect
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