 integration is a key impedi- ment in the traditional hierarchical NMS framework. These requirements trigger the need for a framework that will address the NGNM issues. This chapter will discuss the NGNM concepts in the TR133 TMF document and M.3060 ITU-T document. TeleManagement Forum (TMF) has published a member evaluation version of NGNM strategies (TR133) that considers the chal- lenges involved in the development of an NMS system for a multiservice, heteroge- neous network environment. TMF has created an NGNM lifecycle comprising of business, system/architecture, implementation, and deployment stages to explain the concepts and ITU-T document M.3060 covers NGNM architecture as four different architecture views, namely the business process view, management func- tional view, management information view, and management physical view. Other standardizing bodies like 3GPP, OASIS, and ETSI/TISPAN are also participating in defining standards for NGN and management of NGN. Next generation man- agement solutions are intended for multitechnology (CDMA, IMS, WiMax, etc.), multivendor (common information and interface standards defined), and multido- main (enterprise, telecom, etc.) kind of environment, bringing in the concept of a unified solution that meets all requirements. 17.2 NGNM Basics Multiple standardizing bodies are coming up with standards for NGNM. The intent of TMF with the release of TR133 was to come up with details of the prog- ress SO far by other bodies, how liaison can be formed between bodies working on developing standards in the same space, and how to realize business benefits by bringing up standards for NGNM. The holistic view of telecom space is achieved in TR133 by splitting the NGNM space across business, system/architecture, imple- mentation, and deployment. It is in line with the TMF (TeleManagement Forum) concept of NGOSS (Next Generation Operation Systems and Software), which demarcates the service provider space from service developer space and technology specific implementation from a 