The management of telecommunications networks and services is one of the most challenging of software endeavors partly because of the size and the distributed nature of networks; partly because of the convergence of communications techno- gies; but mainly because of sheer complexity and diversity of networks and services. The TM Forum s Solutions Frameworks (NGOSS) help address these challenges by providing a framework for the development of management applications those software applications that provide the building blocks for management solutions. The members of the TM Forum have...