3 Definitions and abbreviations

32.1543GPPBackward and Forward Compatibility (BFC)Concept and definitionsRelease 17Telecommunication managementTS

3.1 Definitions

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

Element Manager (EM): See 3GPP TS 32.101 [1].

IRPAgent: See 3GPP TS 32.102 [2].

IRPManager: See 3GPP TS 32.102 [2].

IRPVersion: See "IRP document version number string" or "IRPVersion" in 3GPP TS 32.311 [4] clause 3.1.

Network Manager (NM): See 3GPP TS 32.101 [1].

3.2 Abbreviations

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

ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One

BC Backward Compatible or Backward Compatibility

CMIP Common Management Information Protocol

CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture

EM Element Manager

IS Information Service

IRP Integration Reference Point

NE Network Element

NM Network Manager

NRM Network Resource Model

VSE Vendor Specific Extension (to 3GPP IRP specification)

SS Solution Set

XML eXtensible Markup Language