JAIN OAM Release 1.0 Requirements Specification

6 APPENDIX II

6.1 Abbreviations

ANSI	American National Standards Institute
API	Application Programming Interface
HTML	HyperText Mark-up Language
ITU	International Telecommunications Union
JAIN	Java^TM APIs for the Integrated Network
MO	Managed Object
OMAP	Operations and Maintenance Application Part
OAM	Operations, Administration and Maintenance
QMS	Quality Management System
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection
SCCP	Signaling Connection Control Part
SS7	Signaling System 7
TCAP	Transactions Capabilities Application Part

6.2 Terms

Interpretation Guru The expert that handles the maintenance of the specification.

Managed Object
An external representation of a functional and physical domain of a system.

Peer
A particular platform specific implementation of a JavaÔ interface or API.

Protocol Layer MO
A particular MO that has the capability to create and delete all MOs associated with a particular protocol layer.

Shall
Within the Requirements Section 3, if the wording of a specific requirement includes ‘shall’ then the incorporation of this requirement in the JAIN OAM specification is mandatory.

Should Within the Requirements Section 3, if the wording of a specific requirement includes ‘should’ then the incorporation of this requirement in the JAIN OAM specification is strongly recommended but is not mandatory.

Specification Lead
The expert responsible for writing the specification with input from the other experts, and hence responsible for developing consensus within the group. This person shall possess strong diplomatic and writing skills as well as technical expertise.

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Interpretation Guru	The expert that handles the maintenance of the specification.
Managed Object	An external representation of a functional and physical domain of a system.
Peer	A particular platform specific implementation of a JavaÔ interface or API.
Protocol Layer MO	A particular MO that has the capability to create and delete all MOs associated with a particular protocol layer.
Shall	Within the Requirements Section 3, if the wording of a specific requirement includes ‘shall’ then the incorporation of this requirement in the JAIN OAM specification is mandatory.
Should	Within the Requirements Section 3, if the wording of a specific requirement includes ‘should’ then the incorporation of this requirement in the JAIN OAM specification is strongly recommended but is not mandatory.
Specification Lead	The expert responsible for writing the specification with input from the other experts, and hence responsible for developing consensus within the group. This person shall possess strong diplomatic and writing skills as well as technical expertise.