MEF 79 Address, Service Site, and Product Offering Qualification Management – Requirements and Use Cases

2019 Nov

Summary:

This document identifies the common attributes and processes needed to support Address, Service Site and Product Offering Qualification (POQ) operations across the Sonata Management Interface Reference Point (IRP).

Amendments: MEF 79.0.1 , MEF 79.0.2

Product Portfolio: LSO Sonata

Standard Type: MEF Service Lifecycle

Abstract:

This document identifies the common attributes and processes needed to support Address, Service Site and Product Offering Qualification (POQ) operations across the Sonata Management Interface Reference Point (IRP). These processes allow the Service Provider, or “Buyer” to: 

  • Retrieve Address information including exact formats for Addresses known to the Seller 
  • Retrieve Service Site information including exact formats for Service Sites known to the Seller 
  • Determine whether it is feasible for the Seller to deliver a particular Product with a given configuration to a particular geographic location if applicable. 

This document supports the requirements defined in MEF 55, LSO Reference Architecture, March 2016 (Section 8.11 Partner Management for LSO) for partner interactions over the Sonata interface. Both Buyer and Seller will utilize information contained within this document.


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