Abstract
Overview
Service Delivery Platform (SDP) can be loosely defined as a standards based framework that facilitates the design, development, implementation and management of services required to run the operations of network services providers. The services could range from the basic voice connectivity to the state-of-the-art rich multimedia services. The most critical value-addition offered by the SDP methodology lies in its ability to abstract controlling parameters such as location, media control, integration and others. SDP interface with the network elements, OSS/BSS, telco IT infrastructure and partners such as application developers and content providers.
This report evaluates the potential for SDP as a dependable, scalable and flexible platform for core business functions, next generation applications, and independent services. SDP is examined within the context of its relationship to the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and the objectives to respond more rapidly to shifts in market conditions, customer demands, new revenue opportunities, and competitive threats. The report includes revenue forecasts by geography, function, and media type through 2012.
SDP, SOA, and IMS
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) driven initially by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to add centralized control to IP applications for GSM and later augmented by the 3GPP2 to support CDMA networks has many of its foundations in work done by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). IMS has also been transformed through the ETSI vision for Next Generation Networks with their TISPAN reference architecture. IMS has also been evolved for cable networks and MSO companies through the work of Cable Labs and the PacketCable standards. Finally, Verizon has implemented a proprietary version of IMS referred to as A-IMS.
SDP and SOA environments complement IMS (and vice versa) as the latter provides the centralized control for application logic and the ability to offer blended multimedia services across all networks and devices. Anyone considering IMS must also have a SDP strategy and vice versa as the so-called Telco 2.0 services will depend on both.
The report includes:
- Evaluation of SDP and SOA in the context of their potential to provide added value to IMS implementations
- Analysis of SOA and SDP with respect to their drivers, challenges, implementation methodologies and case studies
- Vendor analysis, strategies and portfolios of leading SOA and SDP vendors
- Quantitative analysis and conclusions in terms of the market for SDP and SOA products and services
Target Audience for the Report
- Anyone with a vested interested in SDP, SOA, and IMS
- Wireless, fixed, cable, and NGN operators
- NGN infrastructure and applications suppliers
- Service bureaus and managed communication service providers
- Systems integrators and consultants
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction to SOA and SDP
- 2.1 IMS: Definition and Evolution
- 2.2 Business and Technology Drivers for IMS
- 2.2.1 Value-Added Services
- 2.2.2 Transparency in Access
- 2.2.3 Scalability
- 2.3 Business and Technology Challenges for IMS
- 2.3.1 Supporting Legacy Framework
- 2.3.2 Unmet Expectations
- 2.4 SDP and its Appeal
- 2.4.1 Definition
- 2.4.2 Evolution
- 2.4.3 Benefits of SDP
- 2.5 SOA
- 2.5.1 Definition
- 2.5.2 Evolution
- 2.6 Conclusion
3. Value Propositions of SDP and SOA
- 3.1 Functional Modules of OSS/BSS
- 3.1.1 OSS
- 3.1.2 BSS
- 3.2 Middleware - The Glue that Binds the SDP with the Applications
- 3.3 OSA/Parlay - Interconnecting the SDP with the Network Elements
- 3.4 The Structure of SDP
- 3.4.1 SDP Architecture
- 3.4.2 Java and JEE - The SDP Fabric
- 3.4.3 OMA Service Environment (OSE) - The Quest for the Elusive SDP Standardization
- 3.5 SOA - Enabler for SDP
- 3.5.1 SOA Drivers
- 3.5.2 SOA Workflow and Concepts
- 3.5.3 SOA Implementation Methodologies
- 3.5.4 SOA implementation methodology - the HP way
- 3.5.5 Challenges Confronting SOA
- 3.6 SOA in Telco Environments
- 3.7 Piecing together SDP
- 3.7.1 The SOA-SDP Interplay
- 3.7.2 SDP Case Studies
- 3.7.3 SDP as a Progression to IMS
- 3.7.4 Challenges Confronting SDP
- 3.8 Conclusions
4. Vendor Analysis
- 4.1 Telecom Network Infrastructure Vendors
- 4.1.1 Key Players and their Strategies
- 4.2 Software SOA Specialists
- 4.2.1 Key Players and their Strategies
- 4.3 SDP Focused Start-ups and Specialists
- 4.3.1 Key Players and their Strategies
- 4.4 Summary of Key Facts of Selected Vendors
- 4.4.1 Accenture
- 4.4.2 AePona
- 4.4.3 Alcatel - Lucent (ALU)
- 4.4.4 BEA Systems
- 4.4.5 CapeClear
- 4.4.6 Contec Innovations
- 4.4.7 Ericsson
- 4.4.8 Fiorano
- 4.4.9 Hewlett Packard
- 4.4.10 IBM
- 4.4.11 jNetX
- 4.4.12 Microsoft
- 4.4.13 Motorola
- 4.4.14 Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)
- 4.4.15 Oracle
- 4.4.16 SOA Software
- 4.4.17 Software AG / webMethods
- 4.4.18 Telenity
- 4.4.19 Tibco
- 4.4.20 Vitria
- 4.5 Conclusions
5. Numerical Analysis and Forecasts
- 5.1 Methodology
- 5.2 Markets for SDP Solutions
- 5.3 Functional Break-up of SDP Solutions Revenue
- 5.2 Mediawise Break-up of SDP Solutions Revenue
- 5.3 Geographical Break-up of Mediawise SDP Solutions Revenues
- 5.4 Markets for SOA Platforms
- 5.5 Conclusions
List of Figures
- Figure 2 1: IMS Components
- Figure 2 2: The network simplification achieved by SDP
- Figure 3 1: OSA/Parlay Framework
- Figure 3 2: SDP and OSA-Parlay
- Figure 3 3: SDP Block Diagram
- Figure 3 4: OSE Schematic
- Figure 3 5: Web service protocol stack
- Figure 3 6: IBM SOA foundation
- Figure 3 7: SOA maturity - Top Level
- Figure 3 8: Computation of Assertion Score
- Figure 3 9: Enterprise Target Maturity Profile
- Figure 3 10: HP SOA Agility Assessment Analysis
- Figure 3 11: SOA in Telco Environment
- Figure 3 12: Oracle SDP
- Figure 3 13: SDP Scope
- Figure 4 1: Position of SDP in the Telco Infrastructure
- Figure 4 2: AePona Universal Service Platform suite
- Figure 4 3: WebLogic and SDP
- Figure 4 4: Cape Clear ESB Platform
- Figure 4 5: Fiorano SOA
- Figure 4 6: Microsoft CSF
- Figure 4 7: Motorola GAMA
- Figure 4 8: NSN Service Core and Applications
- Figure 4 9: Workbench
- Figure 4 10: Canvas CSP
- Figure 5 1: SDP Solution Revenues
- Figure 5 2: Functional Break-up of SDP Solution Revenues
- Figure 5 3: % Share of Functional Components
- Figure 5 4: Mediawise Break-up of SDP Solutions Revenues
- Figure 5 5: % Mediawise Break-up of SDP Solutions Revenue
- Figure 5 6: Geographywise Distribution of Wireline SDP Solutions Revenues
- Figure 5 7: % Break-up of Wireline SDP Platform Revenues
- Figure 5 8: Geographical Distribution of Wireless SDP Solution Revenues
- Figure 5 9: % Break-up of Wireless SDP Solutions Revenues
- Figure 5 10: Geographical Distribution of SDP Solution Revenues
- Figure 5 11: % Geographical Break-up of SDP Solutions Revenues
- Figure 5 12: Market for SOA Platforms
- Figure 5 13: Geographical Distribution of SOA Revenues
- Figure 5 14: % Geographical Break-up of Overall SOA Revenues
