3 Definitions and abbreviations

32.1013GPPPrinciples and high level requirementsRelease 17Telecommunication managementTS

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the following definitions apply:

Domain Manager (DM): provides element management functions and domain management functions for a sub-network. Inter-working domain managers provide multi vendor and multi technology network management functions.

Element Manager (EM): provides a package of end-user functions for management of a set of closely related types of network elements. These functions can be divided into two main categories: Element Management Functions and
Sub-Network Management Functions.

Element Management functions: for management of network elements on an individual basis. These are basically the same functions as supported by the corresponding local terminals.

Enterprise Systems: Information Systems that are used in the telecommunication organisation but are not directly or essentially related to the telecommunications aspects (Call Centre’s, Fraud Detection and Prevention Systems, Invoicing etc).

Information Service (IS): Defined in 3GPP TS 32.150 [111].

Integration Reference Point (IRP): Defined in 3GPP TS 32.150 [111].

Managed Object: Defined in 3GPP TS 32.150 [111].

Management Infrastructure: the collection of systems (computers and telecommunications) a PLMN Organisation has in order to manage its network.

Network Element (NE): a discrete telecommunications entity, which can be managed over a specific interface, e.g. the RNC.

Network Manager (NM): provides a package of end-user functions with the responsibility for the management of a network, mainly as supported by the EM(s) but it may also involve direct access to the Network Elements. All communication with the network is based on open and well-standardized interfaces supporting management of multi-vendor and multi-technology Network Elements.

NML Service (NMLS): It is a NM layer logical entity which is separated from the functionality of the NM. The NMLS is a generic representation of a certain kind of function which has a standardized interface to the NM. The specific functionality on the interface depends on the kind of function.

Network Resource Model (NRM): Defined in 3GPP TS 32.150 [111].

Operations System (OS): a generic management system, independent of its location level within the management hierarchy.

Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN): see 3GPP TR 21.905 [50].

PLMN Organisation: legal entity that is involved in the management of a telecommunications network providing mobile cellular services.

Service: see 3GPP TR 21.905 [50].

Service Level Tracing: see OMA Service Provider Environment Requirements, OMA-RD-OSPE-V1_0-20050614-C [106].

Solution Set (SS): Defined in 3GPP TS 32.150 [111].

Sub-Network management functions: functions related to a network model for a set of Network Elements constituting a clearly defined sub-network, which may include relations between the Network Elements. This model enables additional functions on the sub-network level (typically in the areas of network topology presentation, alarm correlation, service impact analysis and circuit provisioning).

3.2 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:

API Application Programming Interface

ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One

ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode

B2B Business to Business

B-ISDN Broadband ISDN

BBF Broadband Forum

BOOTP Boot protocol

CLI Command Line Interface

COPS Common Open Policy Service

COPS-PR COPS Usage for Policy Provisioning

CORBA IIOP Common Object Request Broker Architecture Internet Inter-ORB Protocol

CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture

CORBA/IDL Common Object Request Broker Architecture/Interface Definition Language

DCN Data Communications Network

DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DM Domain Manager

DNS Directory Name Service

DSS1 Digital Subscriber System 1

EM Element Manager

EML Element Manager Layer

EMS Element Management System

ES Enterprise Systems

eTOM Enhanced Telecom Operations Map® (TeleManagement Forum)

FFS For Further Study

FMC Fixed Mobile Convergence

FNIM Federated Network Information Model

FTAM File Transfer Access and Management

FTP File Transfer Protocol

ftp FTP

GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node

Go interface The interface between the GGSN and the Policy Decision Function (PDF)

GSM Global System for Mobile communications

HLR Home Location Register

HSS Home Subscriber Server

IDL Interface Definition Language

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force

IIOP Internet Inter-ORB Protocol

IN Intelligent Network

INAP Intelligent Network Application Part

IRP Integration Reference Point

IS Information Service

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

LDUP LDAP Duplication/Replication/Update Protocols

LLA Logical Layered Architecture

LSA Licensed Shared Access

MAP Mobile Application Part

MExE Mobile Execution Environment

MIB Management Information Base

MMI Man-Machine Interface

NE Network Element

NM Network Manager

NML Network Management Layer

NMLS Network Management Layer Service

NMS Network Management System

NRM Network Resource Model

OAM&P Operations, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning

OS Operations System

OSI Open Systems Interconnection

OSS Operations Support System

p2p Peer-to-Peer

PDF Policy Decision Function

PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

PDP Policy Decision Point

PIB Policy Information Base

PKI Public Key Infrastructure

PLMN Public Land Mobile Network

PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network

QoS Quality of Service

QoE Quality of Experience

QMC QoE Measurement Collection

RNC Radio Network Controller

RSVP Resource ReserVation Protocol

SAP Service Access Point

SC Service Consumer

SD Service Directory

SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

sftp secure ftp

SLA Service Level Agreement

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (IETF)

SNMP/SMI SNMP/Structure of Management Information

SOA Service Oriented Architecture

SOM Service Operations Management

SP Service Provider

SS Solution Set

SS7 Signalling System No. 7

SSH Secure Shell

SSL Secure Sockets Layer

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol

tftp trivial ftp

TM Telecom Management

TMF TeleManagement Forum

TMN Telecommunications Management Network (ITU-T)

TOM Telecom Operations Map (TMF)

UE User Equipment

UIM Umbrella Information Model

UML Unified Modelling Language

UPT Universal Personal Telecommunication

USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module

UTRA Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

VHE Virtual Home Environment

WSDL Web Service Description Language (W3C)