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APIs and their critical role in driving newrevenue streams from SDN and NFV
Dr Lester Thomas,Group Chief IT Systems Architect, Vodafone
Vodafone Ocean
APIs and their critical role in driving newrevenue streams from SDN and NFV
Lester ThomasChief IT Systems Architect, Vodafone Group
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What Business Benefits for SDN & NFV
Virtualise Infrastructure
Transform Existing Services
New BusinessModels
Time
Busi
ness
Val
ue
The disruptive force of NFV and SDN - Santiago Andrés Azcoitia
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How do we build the foundations for these future serviceswhilst incrementally delivering business value with current
services?
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Innovate Standardise
?Innovate vs Standardise?
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Modular Platforms & Open APIs
PlatformPlatform
Open APIsIndustry standard data models
Cross-industry best-practice
‘Black-Box’ PlatformVendor/operator specific
InnovativeAgile & flexible
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Multiple platforms – deployment view
ResourceM
anagement
ServiceM
anagement
Customer
Managem
ent
BusinessManagement
Billing & PaymentAPIs
Customer ServiceAPIs
CustomerManagement APIs
Product CatalogueAPIs
Customer OrderAPIs
Charging APIsServiceManagement APIs
CommonAPIs
MarketingAPIs
PartneringAPIs
ResourceManagement APIs
Service CatalogueAPIs
Service Order APIs
ResourceCatalogue APIs
Resource OrderAPIs
Customer LoyaltyAPIs
Service InventoryAPIs
ResourceInventory APIs
AnalyticsAPIs
EnterpriseAPIs
Not a single Monolithic platform, but a set of layered platforms
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Multiple platforms – deployment view
ResourceM
anagement
ServiceM
anagement
Customer
Managem
ent
BusinessManagement
Billing & PaymentAPIs
Customer ServiceAPIs
CustomerManagement APIs
Product CatalogueAPIs
Customer OrderAPIs
Charging APIsServiceManagement APIs
CommonAPIs
MarketingAPIs
PartneringAPIs
ResourceManagement APIs
Service CatalogueAPIs
Service Order APIs
ResourceCatalogue APIs
Resource OrderAPIs
Customer LoyaltyAPIs
Service InventoryAPIs
ResourceInventory APIs
AnalyticsAPIs
EnterpriseAPIs
Not a single Monolithic platform, but a set of layered platforms
Abstracts the technicalcomplexity of underlyingNetworks and Infrastructure.
Provides a consistentcatalogue of Resource-Facing-Services across• Physical Networks• Virtualised Network
Functions and• Software-Defined
Networks.
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Multiple platforms – deployment view
ResourceM
anagement
ServiceM
anagement
Customer
Managem
ent
BusinessManagement
Billing & PaymentAPIs
Customer ServiceAPIs
CustomerManagement APIs
Product CatalogueAPIs
Customer OrderAPIs
Charging APIsServiceManagement APIs
CommonAPIs
MarketingAPIs
PartneringAPIs
ResourceManagement APIs
Service CatalogueAPIs
Service Order APIs
ResourceCatalogue APIs
Resource OrderAPIs
Customer LoyaltyAPIs
Service InventoryAPIs
ResourceInventory APIs
AnalyticsAPIs
EnterpriseAPIs
Not a single Monolithic platform, but a set of layered platforms
Service-chains underlyingResource-Facing-Servicesinto a catalogue ofCustomer-Facing-Services(End-user facing services).
Manages complexorchestration of end-to-endservices as well as end-to-end assurance.
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Multiple platforms – deployment view
ResourceM
anagement
ServiceM
anagement
Customer
Managem
ent
BusinessManagement
Billing & PaymentAPIs
Customer ServiceAPIs
CustomerManagement APIs
Product CatalogueAPIs
Customer OrderAPIs
Charging APIsServiceManagement APIs
CommonAPIs
MarketingAPIs
PartneringAPIs
ResourceManagement APIs
Service CatalogueAPIs
Service Order APIs
ResourceCatalogue APIs
Resource OrderAPIs
Customer LoyaltyAPIs
Service InventoryAPIs
ResourceInventory APIs
AnalyticsAPIs
EnterpriseAPIs
Not a single Monolithic platform, but a set of layered platforms
Manages commercialproduct catalogue andinitial set-up andrelationships withcustomers.
Supports B2B2X as well asB2B & B2C models.
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Why TM Forum Open APIs?
Solid foundation: SID Data ModelSolid foundation: SID Data Model
;
Already enhanced for VirtualisationAlready enhanced for Virtualisation
Guidance to Building API’sGuidance to Building API’s
Governance ModelGovernance Model Collaborative, crowed-sourced modelwith operator and vendor contributionsCollaborative, crowed-sourced modelwith operator and vendor contributions
API exposureAPI exposure Open-source publication of API withsupporting tools and documentationOpen-source publication of API withsupporting tools and documentation
Adopts cross-industry best practiceand internet design patternsAdopts cross-industry best practiceand internet design patterns
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Future directionSmart-cities
NetworkServiceoperator
Catalogue
Marketplace
Onboarding APIs
Transport
Health
Energy
Innovative Network &Cloud services from3rd parties & Start-upsSolid and efficient
networks service.End-to-end security,
performance andservice assurance
Eco-system ofindustry verticalsolutions interactingthrough APIs tounderlying NetworkPlatform
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Future Direction
Solid and efficientnetworks service.End-to-end security,performance andservice assurance
Eco-system ofindustry vertical
solutions interactingthrough APIs to
underlying NetworkPlatform
Smart-X
Onboarding APIs
Transportation
Health
Energy
Cities
Industry 4.0
NetworkServiceOperator
Catalogue Marketplace
Innovative Network &Cloud services from3rd parties & Start-ups
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Future direction for APIs
Catalogue based
Dynamic APIs
Developer-Friendlymachine
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Questions?
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TMF Open API as a 1st class framework