Service Manager
Using Frameworx in Implementing
a Unified Service Management Tool
Management World Asia 2012 Case Study

Dr. Joe – Suphachet Phermphoonwatanasuk, Technical
Architecture Specialist, MIMO Tech
David Fazhong Deng, CTO and Founder, OSSEra, Inc




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Advanced Info Service (AIS)



                  • Revenue
           54%      Market Share

                  • Mobile
           45%      Market Share

                  • Mobile
          31.2M     subscribers
Service Development & Management
 Strategy, Infrastructure & Product
  Strategy & Commit                   Infrastructure                              Product
                                      Lifecycle                                   Lifecycle
                                      Management                                  Management
 Service Development & Management
                  Service                            Service                                  Service
                 Strategy &                         Capability                             Development &
                  Planning                           Delivery                               Retirement




Operations
 Operations Support           Fulfillment                    Assurance                     Billing
 & Readiness

Service Management &
    SM&O    Operations                 Service                     Service      Service          Service & Specific
     Support &                      Configuration                 Problem       Quality           Instance Rating
     Readiness                       & Activation                Management   Management




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 3
Key Challenges
• Service modeling -- SID
   – service specification, service inventory, service lifecycle management,
     service fulfillment and service assurance
       • Flexible in Data Modeling for supporting new node architecture
       • Flexible in Data Modeling for supporting new node attributes
       • Flexible in Data Exporting in personalized format

• Service information and process sharing – SID, eTOM, TAM
   – Unified data model (SID) for SIP and OPS functional departments
   – Unified tool (eTOM) for SIP & OPS functional departments
   – Integrate with other systems (TAM and Integration Framework)
• Capable of supporting eTOM upper layer processes
   – Marketing and offer management
   – Customer relationship management


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Other Challenges
                 Silos



  Scale &                    Desperate
Performance                 Data Models




 Lack of HA                   Painful
   and FT                   Integration


              Lack of SIP
               functions
Our Approach
 Strategy, Infrastructure, & Product (SIP)                  Operations


Service
Domain
 Service Planning: Specification &                          Service Problem,
             Inventory                                       Impact, Quality,
   (Sequence, Topology, Impact                              Performance and
            Diagrams)                                       SLA Management




                                               Unified
                                             Data Model
Resource          Nodes,                      and Tool     Service
Domain            Node                                     Impact
                                                                            KPI’s
                 Groups,                                  Events &
                                                                          (metrics)
                 Network                                  Threshold
                   Path                                   Crossings
Guided by Industry Standards
• Guided by International
  organization TeleManagement
  Forum (TMF)’s well defined
  Frameworx principles, OSSera
  developed a single platform
  capable of supporting quick
  delivery of end-to-end service
  management software to meet
  above challenges.
OSSera Product Functions
    Strategy, Infrastructure, & Planning (SIP)                     Operations


Service Manager                                            SLA Management

                                                 Impact Analysis         Quality Monitoring
   Service Specification Management
                                                 Service                 Service
     Service Inventory Management                Problem                 Performance
                                                 Management              Management
                             Service Data Mediation Platform (DMP)

Resource Manager                                 Resource Trouble        Resource
                                                 Management              Performance
    Resource Inventory Management                                        Management

                           Resource Data Mediation Platform (DMP)

                                                    Element Management System
“Your              is like your
           mother’s
        banana bread…”
“every service has a             …”

Counter       Store    Chicken        Oven
Mobile SMS Vending Service

               Verification?               Validation?




         Billing?                                  Inventory?




                               Location?
Service Sequence




   OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
Service Model Automation
Service Flow (Sequence) auto-generates Service Topology



    “           …”                          “               …”



                          Automatically




                      OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
Unifying all Service Blueprints with
        Rich Planning Tools
   Strategy, Infrastructure, &
  Product (SIP) Planning Tools

        Service Manager
       Service Inventory
           Manager

 Service Development & Management



       Resource Manager

            Resource
            Modeling

 Resource Development & Management
  (Application, Computer, & Network)
Key Requirement:
     Unified Data Model (UDM)

     Strategy



                                            Operate,
                                     SIP   Monitor, &
Infrastructure
                                           Maintain

                 Products/Services
Imported Visio, Excel, and other data
    into Service Planning Tools




             OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
Service Manager Flow
                    Model




                                                     Design & Planning

     services
                            Development System
dependencies
                                                                         Database



                                           Migrate
                                                         Monitoring




                                                                         Database


                   alarm
 networks
                              Production System
Service Root Cause Analysis




Resources?       Resources?      Resources?
Service Impact Analysis



            Service




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Benefits Summary in AIS
                                                                                              Operations
                                                                                             Plan to use for
                                                                                           supporting Private
                                                                                           Cloud architecture
                                               Operations                                  SIP/Operations
                                              Reference for                             Plan to use for building
                                            Impact Assessment        Operations
                                                                                        other parts in Business
                                                                     Reference for          Process e.g. CRM
                                               SIP & TAM           Impact Assessment    -------------------------------
                         Operations             Reference to
                                                                      SIP & TAM          Plan to integrate with
                      Reference/guideline    review/revise the                            the existing master
                      for VAS/BSS service   existing VAS service   Reference for New
                                                                                                systems
                           analysis by      architecture and to    Infrastructure and
                      operation team e.g.     prepare the VAS        Service Design
                            problem         service architecture

       SIP
                         investigation,           roadmap                                     2012
                          performance
 Knowledge based           monitoring                                  2011
system for planning
and operation team                               2010
                            2009
      2008
Timeline with Quantities

                                        2011
                                2010    Over 2000
                                        Services
                        2009    ~2000
                                        Over 50
            2008        ~1000   VAS
                                        Planners
2007        OSSera      VAS
AIS         Service
OSSera      Manager
founded     1.0
            Installed
Extendable to Customer Care
       Management
                    Customer


                     Service

Content/Network                               Device Modeling
Resources & Paths                             (Object Filtering)




               OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
OSSera Platform




   OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
Key Differentiators

         Symmetrically                   Small Core
         Distributed                     • High quality
         • Reliability                   • Flexible in
         • Scalability                     extensions
         • Flexibility



         Unified Data                    Standards
         Model                           Support
         • Share                         • TMF & ITU TMN
           information                     (M series)
         • Versatile
           Integration to
           existing systems

                  OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
Thank You

http://www.OSSera.com




                  OSSera Proprietary and Confidential

TeleManagement Forum OSSera Case Study - AIS Thailand Service Manager Presentation

  • 1.
    Service Manager Using Frameworxin Implementing a Unified Service Management Tool Management World Asia 2012 Case Study Dr. Joe – Suphachet Phermphoonwatanasuk, Technical Architecture Specialist, MIMO Tech David Fazhong Deng, CTO and Founder, OSSEra, Inc 1
  • 2.
    Advanced Info Service(AIS) • Revenue 54% Market Share • Mobile 45% Market Share • Mobile 31.2M subscribers
  • 3.
    Service Development &Management Strategy, Infrastructure & Product Strategy & Commit Infrastructure Product Lifecycle Lifecycle Management Management Service Development & Management Service Service Service Strategy & Capability Development & Planning Delivery Retirement Operations Operations Support Fulfillment Assurance Billing & Readiness Service Management & SM&O Operations Service Service Service Service & Specific Support & Configuration Problem Quality Instance Rating Readiness & Activation Management Management 3 3
  • 4.
    Key Challenges • Servicemodeling -- SID – service specification, service inventory, service lifecycle management, service fulfillment and service assurance • Flexible in Data Modeling for supporting new node architecture • Flexible in Data Modeling for supporting new node attributes • Flexible in Data Exporting in personalized format • Service information and process sharing – SID, eTOM, TAM – Unified data model (SID) for SIP and OPS functional departments – Unified tool (eTOM) for SIP & OPS functional departments – Integrate with other systems (TAM and Integration Framework) • Capable of supporting eTOM upper layer processes – Marketing and offer management – Customer relationship management 4
  • 5.
    Other Challenges Silos Scale & Desperate Performance Data Models Lack of HA Painful and FT Integration Lack of SIP functions
  • 6.
    Our Approach Strategy,Infrastructure, & Product (SIP) Operations Service Domain Service Planning: Specification & Service Problem, Inventory Impact, Quality, (Sequence, Topology, Impact Performance and Diagrams) SLA Management Unified Data Model Resource Nodes, and Tool Service Domain Node Impact KPI’s Groups, Events & (metrics) Network Threshold Path Crossings
  • 7.
    Guided by IndustryStandards • Guided by International organization TeleManagement Forum (TMF)’s well defined Frameworx principles, OSSera developed a single platform capable of supporting quick delivery of end-to-end service management software to meet above challenges.
  • 8.
    OSSera Product Functions Strategy, Infrastructure, & Planning (SIP) Operations Service Manager SLA Management Impact Analysis Quality Monitoring Service Specification Management Service Service Service Inventory Management Problem Performance Management Management Service Data Mediation Platform (DMP) Resource Manager Resource Trouble Resource Management Performance Resource Inventory Management Management Resource Data Mediation Platform (DMP) Element Management System
  • 10.
    “Your is like your mother’s banana bread…”
  • 11.
    “every service hasa …” Counter Store Chicken Oven
  • 12.
    Mobile SMS VendingService Verification? Validation? Billing? Inventory? Location?
  • 13.
    Service Sequence OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 14.
    Service Model Automation ServiceFlow (Sequence) auto-generates Service Topology “ …” “ …” Automatically OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 16.
    Unifying all ServiceBlueprints with Rich Planning Tools Strategy, Infrastructure, & Product (SIP) Planning Tools Service Manager Service Inventory Manager Service Development & Management Resource Manager Resource Modeling Resource Development & Management (Application, Computer, & Network)
  • 18.
    Key Requirement: Unified Data Model (UDM) Strategy Operate, SIP Monitor, & Infrastructure Maintain Products/Services
  • 19.
    Imported Visio, Excel,and other data into Service Planning Tools OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 20.
    Service Manager Flow Model Design & Planning services Development System dependencies Database Migrate Monitoring Database alarm networks Production System
  • 21.
    Service Root CauseAnalysis Resources? Resources? Resources?
  • 22.
    Service Impact Analysis Service OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 24.
    Benefits Summary inAIS Operations Plan to use for supporting Private Cloud architecture Operations SIP/Operations Reference for Plan to use for building Impact Assessment Operations other parts in Business Reference for Process e.g. CRM SIP & TAM Impact Assessment ------------------------------- Operations Reference to SIP & TAM Plan to integrate with Reference/guideline review/revise the the existing master for VAS/BSS service existing VAS service Reference for New systems analysis by architecture and to Infrastructure and operation team e.g. prepare the VAS Service Design problem service architecture SIP investigation, roadmap 2012 performance Knowledge based monitoring 2011 system for planning and operation team 2010 2009 2008
  • 25.
    Timeline with Quantities 2011 2010 Over 2000 Services 2009 ~2000 Over 50 2008 ~1000 VAS Planners 2007 OSSera VAS AIS Service OSSera Manager founded 1.0 Installed
  • 26.
    Extendable to CustomerCare Management Customer Service Content/Network Device Modeling Resources & Paths (Object Filtering) OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 27.
    OSSera Platform OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 28.
  • 29.
    Key Differentiators Symmetrically Small Core Distributed • High quality • Reliability • Flexible in • Scalability extensions • Flexibility Unified Data Standards Model Support • Share • TMF & ITU TMN information (M series) • Versatile Integration to existing systems OSSera Proprietary and Confidential
  • 30.
  • 31.
    Thank You http://www.OSSera.com OSSera Proprietary and Confidential

Editor's Notes

  • #3 In early 2010, we established the subsidiary called MIMO Tech Co., Ltd. (MMT) to operate as a data content aggregator or a pool of content and application which will support various services of AIS and other subsidiaries from the growing consumer demand on mobile data. http://investor.ais.co.th/TabAboutOverview.aspx?mid=2754% Revenue Market Share45% Mobile Market Share31.2M mobile subscribersIn early 2010, we established the subsidiary called MIMO Tech Co., Ltd. (MMT) to operate as a data content aggregator or a pool of content and application which will support various services of AIS and other subsidiaries from the growing consumer demand on mobile data.
  • #7 Starts with the User Persona of Service Planning: Service Flows, Service Topology, Service Impact Diagrams across node groups
  • #13 Is it that simple?What about billing?Confirmation?You as a service provider know it is not…
  • #14 planning
  • #15 Application Framework (TAM)TM Forum Application Framework (TAM) is a key element of TM Forum Frameworx. Understanding how your business processes are implemented in your software architecture is paramount to success.
  • #17 Application Framework (TAM)TM Forum Application Framework (TAM) is a key element of TM Forum Frameworx. Understanding how your business processes are implemented in your software architecture is paramount to success.
  • #19 In slide 17, you should put the excel icon because it will be able to explain the capability in unified data model. Normally, we need the unified data model to associate the drawing (visio) view to metadata (excel) view. However, if OSSEra can support more file types, you should put that icon to show the capability in unified data model as well.
  • #20 Application Framework (TAM)TM Forum Application Framework (TAM) is a key element of TM Forum Frameworx. Understanding how your business processes are implemented in your software architecture is paramount to success.
  • #23 Associating Resources (Nodes and Node Groups) to Services
  • #25 Platform contains core librariesScalabilityFlexibility
  • #26 Framework is used to develop products
  • #27 Using state of art technologies and software tools, OSSera’s platform delivers:Unified view of data model among different technologies, systems and products;Distributed system enabling virtually unlimited performance and scalability;Flexible processing engine and environment for workflow execution, process flow and system integration;Standard interface for managed systems or managing systems;Versatile integrated framework for quickly developing software solutions.