Category: (2) TAM Application Type
Application Identifier: 7.4.3
Maturity Level: 4
Resource Data Mediation applications provide integration to network resource and IT resources for all Resource Management functions. These applications take the output from the various resources and re-format the data into a form usable by an application responsible for monitoring fault and performance, such as a status monitoring application. Resource Data Mediation application ensures that the application using the information from various resources is not impacted by the technology/topology/implementation changes of the underlying resources.
Resource Data Mediation represents the applications that enable the OSS and the networked resource to exchange data and command and control. Typically the data is northbound from the networked resource, including network and service discovery and fault, performance and billing events. Command and control is typically southbound from the OSS to the networked resourced, including service activation, configuration and protocol, alarm and billing settings. Southbound data includes pre-building data on Element Management Systems.
Typical functions include: