SSRM and Multiframework Services

IPSF is proud to announce the publication of its Session Services and Resource Management (SSRM) specification. As you know, the IPsphere Forum has focused squarely on the Business of IP – and in particular, on a framework that will transform the way providers of services partner to deliver these services. We like to refer to this dynamic as “multistakeholder” services. An important aspect of multistakeholder services is defining how providers partner – even when they are employing different service frameworks. IPsphere Forum has always understood that a world of many service frameworks is a reality. To address this, IPSF embarked on a set of specifications that enable an IPsphere environment to complement session-based environments comprised of real-time services like voice. Specifically, SSRM details how providers of services can harmonize their IPsphere deployment with existing service frameworks like IMS – easing operations and improving their service velocity. We invite you to take a look into the SSRM specification and, as always, encourage your input and feedback.

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IPSF Foundation Specification

Take a look at the IPsphere Forum foundation specification, known as our “Release 1 Technical Specification”, on our website.  This document is THE reference to understand how the IPsphere framework has been architected and how it operates. It’s a very readable specification and spells out how Forum members have leveraged SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) principles to create a framework that enables ANY service provider in the supply chain to offer service ELEMENTS for use in a retail service experience, and that enables retail service providers to ORCHESTRATE the overall service experience. 

There is, of course, further work underway right now in the IPSF to build upon this foundation specification. For instance, the means by which IPsphere framework can inter-work with IMS/NGN network resources has recently exited our straw ballot process and is anticipated to be published in the near future. Detailed contributions on a range of additional topics areas are in advanced stages and will be considered at length during our Dinard (France Telecom sponsored) meeting at the end of this month. More on these topics here in Stratosphere post-Dinard! 

–Kevin Dillon, Chairman IPsphere Forum

Technorati tags:  SOA, IMS, NGN