Performance issues in Distributed Mediation Systems based on CORBA

OSS embodies the operations that telcos must carry out to meet customer satisfaction and generate revenue. Current and emerging OSS requirements place very strict requirements on the telecommunication management architecture. The distributed mediation-based management architecture has shown the kind of capability required to handle the ever-changing OSS needs. A mediation-based management system relies heavily on the mediation layer making it the portal between all OSS operations and the underlying network elements. A robust mediation layer is critical to the survivability of a telco adopting the mediationbased management system. This paper reports work in progress on performance issues in Distributed Mediation Systems based on CORBA. Index Terms – OSS, Telecomm Management, Mediation, DPE, Distributed Database, Performance issues.