OVERVIEW
As network convergence and integration marches forward, winning service providers of all types must have an up-to-the-minute understanding of critical operations-support challenges and opportunities that impact their current and future business. As digital subscriber line (DSL) deployments roll out in ever-increasing numbers, cable companies are raising the competitive stakes by offering Internet services, and Internet companies are striking back by offering voice services.
The result of these phenomena is that the worlds of information technology (IT) and telephony have converged, leaving all concerned with an entirely new set of management challenges. The greatest of these challenges concerns compatibility and interoperability. Considering the widely disparate elements that make up the telecom industry, how can interoperability be achieved? Can it be achieved?
In addressing these issues, the International Engineering Consortium is proud to present its Operations Support Systems 2000-2001 Comprehensive Report, which focuses on the innovations that are shaping the future of network management in light of the industry's transition to packet-based networks, broadband services, and converged voice-data architectures.
The Operations Support Systems 2000-2001 Comprehensive Report explores network management in an Internet protocol (IP) world, open-system OSS implementation and integration, evolving network architectures, and key OSS business drivers from the perspectives of leaders in the industry. It is intended to provide unique and informed insights into the challenges facing OSSs today and the solutions/strategies that are being developed to combat those challenges.
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