Course Title:
Operation Support Systems in Telecommunications
Course Description:
Introduces Operation Support Systems (OSS) in telecommunications: their purpose, components, processes, and architectures. Covers OSS that support service and network provisioning, customer care, ordering, billing, network management among other support functions, and the telecommunication management network (TMN) architecture and network management protocols. Addresses the role of vendors in providing OSS and the range of services offered, including wireline voice and data; DSL; FTTP; wireless and mobile services; and video, cable, and integrated services. Seeks to provide understanding of how the Internet is changing OSS interconnections models and how the regulatory environment impacts OSS interconnections and architecture. Other topics include the impact of new services on OSS; new software technologies such as Web services, service-oriented architecture (SOA), work flow; and trends in next-generation OSS and OSS architectures.
Fall Offering:
Lab/Coreq 1:
Spring Offering:
Lab/Coreq 2:
Summer Offering:
Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
TSM G330
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
Cross-Listed Course 1:
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Or permission of program director.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
