2005 OBF Objectives
& Action Plans
1. To develop standards for TOPS Council Initiatives for Work Plans
– Continue to develop and work issues for VoIP and DI Work Plans
• 4/15/05 - VoIP Subteam to complete Call-flows and
associated Issue Identification Whitepaper for VoIP by OBF
#91
• 4/15/05 - VoIP Subteam is currently working on call flows
and is on target to complete them and associated Whitepaper
by OBF #91.
• 4/15/05 - John Pautlitz (ATIS), Director Industry ForumsOBF reminded participants that ATIS had asked the ATIS
Board for 57 additional resources, 33 of which have been
approved. The Board also agreed to approve 80% of OBF’s
request to retain certain. Unfortunately, no resources have
been approved yet for GTDD or UOM, and Mr. Pautlitz and
OBF Leadership are creating a timeline for prioritizing the
resource requests. The goal is to show the Board the
relationship between important issues emanating from the
Data Interchange Focus Group Work Plan and other
endeavors such as VoIP and NGN.
• 7/14/05 - As a result of the OBF resource request, the Data
Interchange Focus Group has been reconvened; they are
discussing the impact of the NGN on the Data Interchange
Work Plan, including the GTDD and UMA efforts at OBF.
• 7/14/05 - The next Data Interchange End to End Task Force
Meeting will be scheduled after the DI Focus Group
concludes its work. A note will be forwarded to OBF ALL
updating them on the status.
• 7/14/05 - The VoIP Call Flows and Whitepaper will be
discussed during the TOPS Priorities Breakout Sessions.
• 7/14/05 - Status of VoIP Subteam will be evaluated after
OBF #91.
• 7/14/05 – OBF #91 schedule was arranged to discuss VoIP,
a TOPS Council Priority, for the first day and a half.
• 10/5/05 - John Pautlitz (ATIS Director Industry ForumsOBF) offered a Data Interchange Focus Group update at the
OBF #91 SAG Meeting, which included recommendations
from a Data Interchange Focus Group Addendum.
1. Addendum recommendation regarding the Generic
Telecom Data Dictionary (GTDD): The recommended
approach is to selectively normalize data, potentially
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within the Tele-Management Forum (TMF) framework,
as identified business drivers emerge for specific
services, e.g., IPTV.
2. Addendum recommendation regarding use of
Unified Modeling Approach (UMA) methodology:
UMA methodology should continue to be used as the
OSS interconnection standard, since it provides the
necessary framework to move to “real time” end-to-end
business processes. However, it is not recommended
to convert all existing legacy applications unless a
strong business need is identified.
3. Addendum comments regarding NGN impacts to
the D/I work plan: After careful review, it does not
appear that the NGN FG recommendations conflict
with the D/I FG Work Plan, or necessitate the need to
modify the D/I Work Plan at this time.
10/5/05 - Four VoIP Breakout Sessions were held at OBF
#91 during the first day and a half.
1. A sample issue was identified in Access Ordering—
Breakout Session #1, and all OBF committees have
been asked to review the Issue Identification form on
IP Numbering Resources, and assess whether an issue
needs to be opened.
2. Numerous Issues identified in Local Ordering—
Breakout Session #2, will be addressed as part of the
work of the Local Service Migration Subcommittee.
3. Agreement was reached by IP/PSTN Billing—Breakout
Session #3, to continue to work active VoIP Issues
within the Billing Committee.
4. An Issue was identified by IP/IP and NGN Billing—
Breakout Session #4, entitled “Supplier Partner
Settlement for Packet Based Services Using a Service
Neutral Protocol Specification.”
10/5/05 - At a full SAG Meeting held on September 7, 2005,
the Mission Statement for the new Internet Protocol
Network-to-Network Interface (IP-NNI) Committee was
approved. Agreement was also reached to assign Issue
Number 2949 (Supplier Partner Settlement for Packet Based
Services Using a Service Neutral Protocol Specification) to the
IP-NNI Committee to work.
10/5/05 - The VoIP Subteam has finalized the VoIP
Whitepaper, now known as the VoIP Ordering and Billing
Issues and Concerns. It is available via the OBF Documents
Page and ATIS Documents Center.
10/5/05 - The IP-NNI Committee held its first meeting
(virtual) on September 29, 2005.
• 10/5/05 - A full SAG Meeting will be held on November 15,
2005 to discuss the status of the VoIP Subteam and DI-E2E
Task Force.
Develop Project Plans for Next Generation Network (NGN)
Framework
• Begin educating Committees on Next Generation Network
NGN Framework at OBF #89
– 4/15/05 - Mr. Pautlitz gave an NGN presentation to all
committees at OBF #89.
– 10/5/05 - On the OBF’s behalf, OBF Leadership
responded on July 14, 2005 to the Communiqué re:
NGN Framework, Part 2: ATIS NGN Roadmap 2005
sent from the NGN Focus Group to all ATIS Forums
and Committees.
– A message was sent to OBF-ALL on August 10,
2005 requesting comments on the OBF
Leadership response to the Communiqué re:
NGN Framework, Part 2. No comments were
offered.
• SAG CRIS to begin identifying resource requirements
– 4/15/05 - SAG CRIS has begun to identify resource
requirements—one item that has been referred to the
subcommittee is standardization of UMA modeling
tools across UMA Subcommittees.
– 7/14/05 – Decision was made at OBF #90 to put SAG
CRIS Subcommittee on hold.
– 10/5/05 - The status of the SAG CRIS Subcommittee
will be discussed at the Full SAG Meeting on
November 15, 2005.
• Begin to gain OBF representation in the NGN Gap Analysis
– 4/15/05 - Mr. Pautlitz told participants that OBF has
requested a liaison between the NGN Focus Group and
OBF. He will meet with the NGN Focus Group the
week of 4/18/05 and will present the OBF Response
to the NGN Communiqué. In addition, Tim Jeffries
(ATIS), Vice President for Technology and
Development, will attend OBF #90 and make a
presentation regarding NGN during the Joint Session
on Tuesday, May 3, 2005.
– 7/14/05 - OBF has received Communiqué re: NGN
Framework, Part 2: ATIS NGN Roadmap 2005 from the
NGN Focus Group. OBF Leadership will provide a
response by Friday, July 15, 2005.
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7/14/05 - NGN Liaison to OBF identified as Jim
McEachern (Nortel); will attend OBF #91.
– 10/5/05 - Jim McEachern (Nortel), NGN Liaison to the
OBF will attend the ATIS Annual Meeting of the
Committees held in conjunction with OBF #92.
Plan a ½ day joint session at OBF #90
– 4/15/05 - A Joint Session will take place Tuesday,
May 3, 2005 from 1:00PM-5:00PM at OBF #90 in
Denver.
Assign Action Items to Committee participants to research
NGN within their own companies (OBF#89)
– 4/15/05 - OBF Leadership has asked committees to
look at the effects of NGN on their committee work and
report back to the leadership.
– 7/14/05 – Still an open item.
– 10/5/05 -Still an open item.
Review status and develop plan for the remainder of the year
at OBF #90
– 4/15/05 - This will be done at OBF #90.
– 7/14/05 – This will be further refined with the
publication of Part II of the NGN Work Plan.
Monitor remaining work plans as needed (SAG)
– 4/15/05 - SAG will continue to monitor remaining
work plans as needed.
– 7/14/05 – ISOP is developing a new practice to the
ASOG for ordering Ethernet Virtual Connections
(EVCs). SAG is continuing to monitor.
– 10/5/05 - SAG TFO continues to monitor activities
related to the Wide Area Ethernet Focus Group
Workplan
– 10/5/05 - John Pautlitz shared information about the
IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) during the ATIS
Board update presented at the OBF #91 SAG Meeting.
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2. Complete Committee Issue work in a timely manner
– Formalize an escalation process for Committee Co-Chairs to work
with OBF Co-Chairs to develop Action Plans for Issues which are
not moving forward
– 4/15/05 - Alissa Medley (ATIS), OBF Project Manager, gave a
presentation at OBF #89 which identified each committee’s
open issues. She focused on issues opened in 2003 and
earlier. Ms. Medley is working with committee co-chairs to
develop Action Plans.
– During the April 15, 2005 Leaders and Administrators
Meeting, Dean Grady (MCI), OBF Co-Chair, showed
participants a slide entitled “OBF Issue Tracking Metrics”
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that clearly demonstrated OBF Committees closing issues in
a timely fashion. He noted that the first two objectives for
issues opened at OBF #85 and #86 have been met.
Committees fell just short of their goal to have fifty percent of
issues opened at OBF #87 and #88 closed by the third
subsequent OBF Meeting.
– 10/5/05 - Alissa Medley (ATIS OBF Project Manager) is
available to work with committees regarding Issue Tracking.
Committee co-chairs gave status on issues opened prior to 2004
that are still not resolved, and all appear to be on track to close the
issues by the end of 2005. They include the following:
– BLG - 1 Issue (2637)
– ISOP – 2 Issues (2599, 2707)
– MPC - 6 Issues (1980, 2182, 2288, 2595, 2652, 2653)
– SNAC - 3 Issues (2612, 2614, 2617)
– SUB - 1 Issue (2568)
– 7/14/05: BLG – Congratulations on closing Issue 2637!
– ISOP – 1 Issue (2599) Congratulations on closing Issue 2707!
– MPC - 6 Issues (1980, 2182, 2288, 2595, 2652, 2653)
– SNAC - 3 Issues (2612, 2614, 2617)
– SUB – Congratulations on closing Issue 2568!
– 7/14/05 – Please refer to Issue Tracking Graph for OBF #91.
– 10/5/05 - Committees with Issues Opened prior to OBF #85
– ISOP – 1 Issue (2599)
– MPC - 6 Issues (1980, 2182, 2288, 2595, 2652, 2653)
– SNAC - 3 Issues (2612, 2614, 2617)
– Please refer to Issue Tracking Graph for OBF #92.
Allow adequate time on the committee agenda during meeting
planning to work new issues and walk-in issues; if issue
discussions cannot be completed during the session, schedule a
follow-up full committee meeting or conference call to bring the
Issue to resolution
 4/15/05 - All committees are on track with successfully
completing the discussion items identified on their respective
agendas.
 7/14/05 – All committees are on track with successfully
completing the discussion items identified on their respective
agendas.
Recommend the Issue be Withdrawn with Consensus if there is no
action by the Issue Champion for 2 OBF Sessions from the last
activity, and no other participant is interested in becoming the
Issue Champion
 4/15/05 - This was introduced at OBF #89, and accepted by
participants in the Leaders and Administrators Meeting.
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7/14/05 – The OBF Website was updated to reflect this
change; a note was added under “Issue Status—Withdrawn”
on the Frequently Asked Questions page.
3. Engage PCCs in OBF Operations and Strategic Planning
– Encourage participation on SAG
– 10/5/05 - A message will be sent to the PCC exploder to
emphasize the fact that a SAG meeting will not be held in
conjunction with OBF #92, but there will be a SAG Virtual Meeting
held on November 15.
– Include PCCs in annual OBF Leadership Training
– Structure and dates for OBF Leadership Training still under review
– Review PCC responsibilities and update accordingly
– Provide virtual training to PCCs following OBF #89
• 4/15/05- Mr. Dave Thurman (Sprint), OBF Co-Chair, provided an
update from an April 14, 2005 meeting with Ms. Shirley Loewen
(BellSouth), SAG Finance and Budget Subcommittee Co-Chair.
Mr. Thurman is working with several very active PCCs to
encourage greater PCC activity and update PCC Responsibilities.
Currently, PCCs are defined as being “floating participants;”
however, the vast majority of PCCs are not able to float as they
have committee assignments. On Monday, May 2, 2005 at OBF
#90, there will be a PCC luncheon to encourage increased activity.
PCCs will also be invited to the 2006 leadership training.
• 7/14/05 – A PCC Luncheon was held at OBF #90; the PCC
responsibilities were reviewed.
– Educate OBF participants on the role of the PCC
• 7/14/05 – An email was sent to OBF ALL informing participants of
the role of the PCC and encouraging them to know who their PCC
is.
4. Continue to focus on ways to facilitate and improve cross-Committee
work, knowledge sharing, and Issue Resolution
– Establish a communication path between all Forums under the ATIS
umbrella and expand inter-Forum communication
• 4/15/05 - Ms. Stephanie Cowart (BellSouth), SAG Co-Chair,
shared that SAG has been focused on establishing a
communication path among all Forums under the ATIS umbrella.
For example, a VoIP information sharing session was held with
ATIS Forum/Committee leadership.
• 7/14/05 – A second VoIP information sharing meeting was held on
June 13, 2005.
• 7/14/05 – Numerous ATIS Forums/Committees to be represented
at OBF #91.
10/5/05 - A VoIP Cross-Committee Information Sharing Session
was held on September 20 with ATIS Forum/Committee
Leadership
• 10/5/05 - At OBF #91, VoIP Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) met
Sunday evening for a Meet and Greet with OBF Leadership.
Representatives from TMOC, PTSC, and NIIF, participated in VoIP
Breakout Sessions at OBF #91. In addition, SMEs from the ENUM
Forum and IPDR.org also participated.
• 10/5/05 - Numerous ATIS Forums and Committees will be
represented at the ATIS Annual Meeting of Committees held in
conjunction with TELECOM ’05.
• 10/5/05 - On October 25, 2005, a OBF/PTSC/TMOC
Interested Parties Meeting will be held.
• 10/5/05 - On October 26, 2005, an OBF/NIIF/PTSC/TMOC
Interested Parties Panel discussion will be held.
• 10/5/05 - VoIP Cross-Committee Information Sharing
Session will be held October 26 with ATIS Forum/Committee
Leadership
– Intra-ATIS Communication responsibility assigned to ATIS staff and
should occur by SAG Call following OBF #89
• 4/15/05 - Mr. Pautlitz noted that objective four is being met, and
gave an example that there is a standing agenda item at the ATIS’
monthly Directors Meeting to discuss correspondence committees
receive.
– Inter-Forum Communications related to new technology research is the
responsibility of SAG TFO
• 4/15/05 - SAG-TFO has monthly meetings. At times, they invite
speakers from other Forums to discuss new technologies. For
example, they plan to invite a representative from the WiMax
Forum to present information. SAG TFO is also inviting someone to
speak on E-wallet technology.
• 7/14/05 – Lonnie Keck (Cingular) and Sue Tiffany (Sprint) gave an
E-Wallet presentation on the June 7, 2005 SAG-TFO call.
• 10/5/05 - Richard Shockey (Neustar Inc.) Senior Manager Strategic Technology Initiatives and co-chair of the IETF ENUM
Working Group gave a presentation on the August 29, 2005 SAGTFO call.
– Communication from SAG TFO to Committee participants is the
responsibility of SAG CRIS
• 4/15/05 - SAG CRIS Chair, Chris Read, will be offering an update
at OBF #90.
• 7/14/05 - Decision was made at OBF #90 to put SAG CRIS
Subcommittee on hold.
• 10/5/05 - The status of the SAG CRIS Subcommittee will be
discussed at the Full SAG Meeting on November 15, 2005.
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– Schedule time within committee agendas to learn about new initiatives in
the OBF and other committees under ATIS.
• 4/15/05 - Examples of this include the Technology Presentations
at OBF #89, SAG CRIS Subcommittee Presentations that will take
place at OBF #90, and the Joint Session at OBF #90.
• 7/14/05 – At OBF #90, participants learned about NGN and Wide
Area Ethernet.
• 10/5/05 - The first day and a half of the OBF #91 General Session
was devoted to VoIP, and included Opening and Closing Sessions
for all participants and four Breakout Sessions.
– Bring all OBF committees together to strategize the future of the OBF
and develop ways to successfully plan and manage change (SAG)
– 4/15/05 - SAG has not done anything specific to address this
objective. However, with the NGN work, SAG will look more closely
at addressing this objective.
– 7/14/05 – Will be addressed at Tuesday night’s OBF #91 SAG
Meeting (July 26, 2005).
– 10/5/05 - During the full SAG Meeting held at OBF #91,
agreement was reached to organize existing OBF Committees
under a Study/Working Groups structure.
– 10/5/05 - During the September 7, 2005 SAG Meeting, agreement
was reached regarding the following:
 The proposed “umbrella” organization of the OBF will contain
two Study/Working Groups under which its committees will
reside.
 Existing OBF committees remain the same.
 New committee:
– IP-NNI
 New committee to be formed when need arises:
– Service Establishment IP/IP
 Regulatory and international standards investigation will be
handled initially in the newly formed IP-NNI committee, and
later in both the IP-NNI committee and the Service
Establishment IP/IP Committee.
– Accounting Study/Working Group
 Billing Committee
 EDI Telecommunications Billing (ETB) Committee
 Internet Protocol Network-to-Network Interface Committee
(IP-NNI)
 Message Processing Committee
– Service Establishment Study/Working Group
 EDI Service Order Committee (ESOC)
Interconnection Service Ordering and Provisioning
Committee
(ISOP)
 Local Service Ordering and Provisioning Committee (LSOP)
 SMS/800 Number Administration Committee (SNAC)
 Subscription Committee
 Unified Modeling Approach (UMA) Committee
 Wireless Committee
– Strategic Advisory Group
– Ensure that committees are aware of the specific types of issues worked
by each committee. Committees could potentially resolve issues sooner if
they determine that an issue should be referred or transferred in order to
resolve it. The presentation given at OBF Leadership Training to be
reviewed at OBF in each Committee, no later than OBF #90
– 4/15/05 - Yvonne Reigle, (ATIS) OBF Team Manager is giving a
presentation to this end at OBF #90.
– 7/14/05 – Ms. Reigle gave a presentation at OBF #90 highlighting
issues worked in ATIS Forums and Committees
5. Ensure resource gaps are identified and gap closure plan determined.
Participant resource gaps determined by individual Committees are to be
brought to OBF Co-Chairs for gap closure plan
• 4/15/05 - OBF Co-Chairs, the SAG CRIS Subcommittee, and OBF
Leadership are available and willing to work with individual
committees to ensure that resource gaps are closed
• 7/14/05 – Same status as 4/15/05.
• 10/5/05 - The SAG Co-Chairs and OBF Leadership Team are
available and willing to work with individual committees to ensure
that resource gaps are closed
6. On-going review of objectives to take place at each Leaders and
Administrators Meeting
• 4/15/05 - Mr. Thurman stated that this is the first meeting in a
series of ongoing quarterly meetings. They will replace OBF
Objectives updates that traditionally have occurred during the
Monday morning Leaders and Administrators meeting at OBF.
• 7/14/05 – July 14 meeting scheduled to review objectives. Will
not be reviewed at OBF #91 L&A meeting.
• 10/5/05 - The October 5 meeting was scheduled to review
Objectives. No L&A Meetings will be held at OBF #92.