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Acronyms

API Application Programming Interface
BI Business Intelligence
BPEL Business Process Execution Language
BSS Business Support System
CDR Call Detail Record
CMIP Common Management Information Protocol
CMOT CMIP Over TCP/IP
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
CRM Customer Relationship Management
DMI Desktop Management Interface
EAM Enterprise Asset Management
EJB Enterprise Java Beans
ESB Enterprise Service Bus
ESP Enterprise Service Provider
GPON Gigabit Passive Optical Network
GUI Graphical User Interface
HSPA High Speed Packet Access
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICT Information and Communication Technologies
IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem
ISS Intelligence Support System
ISV Independent Software Vendor
ITIL IT Infrastructure Library
KPI Key Performance Indicator
KQI Key Quality Indicator
MIB Management Information Base
MO Managed Object
MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching
MSC Mobile Switching Center
MVNO Managed Virtual Network Operator
NGOSS Next-Generation OSS
NMVT Network Management Vector Transport
NTP Network Time Protocol
ORB Object Request Broker
OSS Operations Support System
RDBMS Relational Database Management System
RMON ReMONitoring
SIP Session Initiation Protocol
SLA Service-Level Agreement
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SOA Service-Oriented Architecture
SQL Structured Query Language
SQM Service Quality Management
SSO Single Sign On
UTC Universal Time Clock
VPN Virtual Private Network
VAS Value Added Services
WS Web Services