ETSI GS ZSM 006 V1.2.1 (2022-02)

Zero-touch network and Service Management (ZSM); Proof of Concept Framework

RGS/ZSM-006ed121_PoC_Fwk

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• Status: Not Published
• Technical Committee: ZSM - Zero-touch network and Service Management
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 24-Mar-2022
• Completion Date: 25-Feb-2022

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GROUP SPECIFICATION
Zero-touch network and Service Management (ZSM);
Proof of Concept Framework
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Industry Specification Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members who participated in this ISG.
It does not necessarily represent the views of the entire ETSI membership.

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Reference
RGS/ZSM-006ed121_PoC_Fwk
Keywords
automation, proof of concept
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 References . 5
2.1 Normative references . 5
2.2 Informative references . 5
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Terms . 6
3.2 Symbols . 6
3.3 Abbreviations . 6
4 PoC framework . 6
4.0 Rationale. 6
4.1 Roles and responsibilities . 7
4.2 PoC activity process . 7
4.3 PoC proposal acceptance criteria . 11
4.4 PoC report acceptance criteria . 12
5 PoC support tools . 12
5.0 General . 12
5.1 PoC mailing list . 12
5.2 PoC WIKI . 12
History . 13

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Intellectual Property Rights
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Foreword
This Group Specification (GS) has been produced by ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) Zero-touch network and
Service Management (ZSM).
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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1 Scope
The present document defines a framework to be used by ETSI ISG ZSM to coordinate and promote multi stakeholder
Proof of Concept (PoC) projects illustrating key aspects of ZSM. Proofs of Concept are an important tool to
demonstrate the viability of a new technology during its early days and or pre-standardization phase.
The main objectives of the ZSM PoC framework are:
• to ensure the PoC projects are scoped around relevant topics for ISG ZSM that require from-the-field input;
• to ensure that the PoC results, lessons learnt and identified gaps are feedback to ISG ZSM;
• to build confidence on the viability of ZSM;
• to encourage the development of a diverse and open ecosystem by fostering the integration of components
from different players;
• to support standardization and industry promotion activities of ISG ZSM.
This framework describes:
• the different roles and responsibilities in the PoC activity process;
• the PoC activity process;
• the acceptance criteria for PoC proposals and reports.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
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The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
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3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
expected contribution: input/feedback expected from the PoC team on a specific PoC topic
network provider: organization that provides a network for the provision of telecommunications services
NOTE: If the same organization also offers services it also becomes the service provider.
PoC demo: public demonstration of a PoC project
PoC management team: team that manages the PoC activity process and promotes the PoC framework
PoC project: multi-party endeavour targeting to prove some concepts in the context of a given technology
PoC proposal: initial description of a multiparty PoC project, and the feedback it will provide
PoC report: compilation of test results, lessons learned, contributions and recommendations provided by a PoC team
during or at the end of a PoC p
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