NGOSS

NGOSS defines a comprehensive, integrated framework for developing, procuring and deploying operational and business support systems and software for communications service providers and their suppliers.
It is the industry’s standard for development and deployment of OSS/BSS system.For NGOSS TMF has provided with a set of documents that make up a toolkit of industry-agreed specifications and guidelines that cover key business and technical areas and a defined methodology for use of the tools.
The TMF is further developing NGOSS artefacts to address new business requirements based on fast growing industry.
The Tele Management Forum’s New Generation Operations Systems and Software (NGOSS) is an architectural framework for organising, integrating and implementing telecom systems.
NGOSS is a component based framework consisting of the following elements:

• The enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) is a business process framework, (i.e., a model for categorizing all the business activities that a service provider might use).
• The Shared Information Data (SID) model provides a comprehensive information/data model that may be specialized for the needs of a particular organization.
• The Technology Neutral Architecture (TNA) and contract interface are the components make up the heart of the NGOSS integrated framework. TNA is an architecture that is sustainable through the technology changes. The contract interface defines APIs for interfacing across the architecture from different software vendors.
• NGOSS compliance element provides a suite of tests for compliance to the eTOM, SID, TNA and contract interface components. These tests allow vendors to achieve certification for complying with one or more NGOSS standards.