l marketplace: A term used to describe any online community that serves a function similar to a traditional marketplace. A bandwidth exchange with multiple buyers and suppliers is one example. Virtual private networks (VPNs) [CONCEPT]: Both an idea and technology set, a VPN is a secure sub-network that can be dynamically configured on the public Internet, sometimes just for the duration of a specific session. Specialized policy servers create encrypted "tunnels" across the Internet to provide a relatively low-cost, secure, reliable network connection. VoDSL/VoCable: Voice over DSL or Voice over cable refers to voice services as delivered over either a DSL- or cable-based means of network access. Wireless application protocol (WAP): A protocol and technology set designed to allow mobile devices to access Internet content. WAP platforms intercept requests from mobile devices for Internet content, retrieve the content and transform it into a format the requesting device can read. Workflow management: The system and process that oversees task assignment, coordination, progress and completion in an OSS platform. XML (Extensible Markup Language): A do-all protocol often used to support integration among applications or business trading partners' various systems. Index Aggregate and transport Internet 2, 264 traffic business drivers 92, 212 Alarm correlation 16, 106, 265 16, 22, 54, 112, 125,265 119, 121, 123, 157, 159, 165, Central office 168, 175, 176, 194, 196 - 199, 32, 38, 265 244, 250, 270, 263 Circuit switching equipment 6, 11, 41, 61, 62, CLECs 9, 52, 53, 80, 142 107, 108, 201, 210, 211, 263 24, 141, 159, 173, 263 24, 57, 235, 265 Assign and design 70, 73, 126, 5, 7, 9, 31, 60, 219, 231, 232, 265 94, 119, 126, 195, 218 - 223, Co-located/Co-location 225, 226, 229, 234, 236, 239, co-location 6, 10, 60, 265 240, 263, 264, 269 Connector 179, 181, 266 Authentication server content providers 6, 7, 12, 233 Authentication, Authorization, and convergent view 36, 37 Accounting CORBA 57, 58, 175, 194, Auto-discovery 245, 2