Enterprise Architecture
For
Next Generation
Telecommunication Service Providers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
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1.0 SCOPE..........................................................................................................................................4
2.0 OSS/BSS ECOSYSTEM...............................................................................................................4
3.0 LIMITATIONS OF TRADITIONAL OSS/BSS ARCHITECTURES ..............................................6
4.0 PROPOSED ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEGRATING OSS/BSS SYSTEMS ......7
5.0 CASE STUDY- ORDER PROCESSING USING PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE.......................9
6.0 CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................13
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1.0 SCOPE
The traditional OSS/BSS (Operational and Business Support Systems) enterprise systems and
architectures currently deployed with most of the telecom service providers(TSP’s) are unable to satisfy
the TSP’s need to introduce new value-added services or bundles of services at a fast pace to fight churn
and ensure higher average revenue per user(ARPU).
The OSS/BSS systems for a Next Generation Service Providers need to support:
Multiple Technologies/Networks
Diverse services
Complex and inter-dependent charging principles
Complex business processes
Convergent service definitions, rating, billing, and customer care
These traditional OSS/BSS architectures require lot of custom integration effort which m