Post-Conference Workshop
Post-Workshop 8th November 2007 - Full Day 9.00 - 17.30
Making IMS Work through an Evolutionary OSS/BSS Approach
Workshop Led by: Rafi Kretchmer,, Managing Director for IMS, Revenue Management Product & Solutions Marketing, Amdocs
Workshop Objective
IMS is fast approaching a tipping point.While the potential benefits are significant, the journey raises
challenges across the organization, with critical change to business and operational processes required.
Despite hype to the contrary, BSS and OSS become more important with IMS rather than less, as the
need for coordination and automation of processes is no longer desirable, but mandatory. Join experts
to learn how IMS affects key business and operational processes, the "must have" elements for
effective IMS BSS/OSS solutions, and get a blueprint for evolving to an "IMS-ready" architecture.
Workshop Overview
09:30
Registration
10:00
Workshop Opens
Part 1: IMS Implications on OSS/BSS
- The Promise of IMS
- IMS Challenges and Implications
- An Evolutionary approach to IMS deployment
- OSS/BSS and IMS transformation
Part 2: Charging for IMS services
- IMS Charging – An integral part of IMS architecture
- 3GPP Charging standardization
- Policy Charging and Control
- Unique requirements from IMS Charging system
Lunch
13:00
Part 3: Revenue Management for IMS services
- The evolving role of active mediation in IMS
- IMS implications on Partner Management
- Interconnect/Roaming in a NGN environment
Part 4: Service Assurance and Service Fulfillment for IMS
- Automated processes to support Planning, Service Fulfillment and Assurance under IMS
- Coordinating service fulfillment with policy management, subscriber management and device management
Workshop Closes
17:00
About Your Workshop Leader:
Rafi Kretchmer, Managing Director for IMS, Revenue Management Product & Solutions Marketing, AmdocsRafi is responsible for defining the IMS business strategy for Amdocs' revenue management products, Including the industry-leading Amdocs Billing portfolio.
