5.4.5 SOA-based representation of the Management Reference Model

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This section provides another SOA-based view of the 3GPP Management Reference Model that includes the paths where network management information would flow (SOA data path). This view is derived from and in accordance with Figure 4: “Placement of SOA elements on Management reference model”.

Figure 5: SOA-based representation of the 3GPP Management Reference Model

Figure 5 depicts the communication over the SOA bus. Serving management entities (i.e. SP) are connected to the SOA bus with functionality exposed as a service. SPs can be registered and discovered via the SD, and they can also be composite services that connect to or reuse other SPs (i.e Composite DM). Consuming management entities (i.e. SC) are also connected to the SOA bus and can discover available services via the SD, and subsequently use services of SPs.