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OSMINE:
Operations System Modifications for the Integration of Network Elements
OSMINE is the certification process for ensuring manageability by identified Telcordia
OSSs. Telcordia is the sole authority in this process and offers a service for NE vendors who aspire to undergo OSMINE certification. OSMINE certification can be very expensive and could take over a year to complete.
NE vendors pursue OSMINE to get access to the RBOC market, which accounts for 2/3rds of US telecom market. Most of them use Telcordia OSSs in one form or the other and some level of integration is usually necessary.
Though OSMINE process is expensive
and time intensive, proper planning and implementation of TL1 interface
makes OSMINE process much easier. For more details refer SR-683, Process
Description of Operations Systems Modifications for the Integration of
Network Elements (OSMINE) and also visit www.telcordia.com
OSMINE Myths
The OSMINE process has often been misunderstood by NE vendors. NE vendors are sometimes led to believe
"OSMINE compliance" is applicable to management software independent of specific NEs. The reality is that
OSMINE compliance is based on specific equipment and service provider deployment considerations. Due to this confusion, it is not surprising
that NE vendors mistakenly expect ISV products to be OSMINE compliant. As clearly specified by Telcordia, the ecosystem determines OSMINE
compliance - specifically, the incumbent Telcordia OSSs with which the service provider manages NEs.
For example, if NMA is the fault management OSS used by the service provider- NEs need to report alarms and events to NMA in a format mandated by the NMA system. NMA will also issue queries to NEs. So, the NEs need to be able to understand how to interpret and respond to such queries. In case of TL1, it translates to supporting autonomous messages, TL1 commands and responses as defined in NMA system requirements.
Telcordia is the single authority to determine the scope of work for OSMINE certification and to subsequently endorse a product as OSMINE compliant.
Quite often, the majority of the effort is in updating OSSs to support new NEs. Telcordia identifies the OSSs impacted by the introduction of a new NE and updates the impacted systems so that the service provider can manage the new NE with its existing systems. Independent software vendors supplying
management software cannot deliver
OSMINE compliance in a standard package for NE vendors. OSMINE to some extent is an on-going process. NE vendors who intend to deploy at multiple service provider networks, may be required to undergo OSMINE process multiple times. This could also be the case when a new Telcordia OSS is introduced into an existing service provider network. The scope of OSMINE efforts is also determined by "what" needs to undergo
OSMINE. In some cases, there is a need for the EMS supplied with the NE to undergo OSMINE as well since the EMSs (Element Management Systems) and NMSs (Network Management Systems) interact with
OSSs.
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