on networks with special customizations added specifically to the different networks. This report presents an NGNM framework incorporating the most popu- lar standards currently available in NMS domain. The discussion on the sug- gested NGNM framework is organized into four main phases. The first phase details the framework for developing generic network management solution that is based on SOA (service oriented architecture). To the framework, generic func- tionalities are added based on open standards and interface definitions. Once the architecture and design details of a scalable generic network management solution is ready, the report details the second phase of adding the function- alities of NGNM (next generation network management) as defined by the latest standards on next generation network management. The architecture for building these functionalities is also discussed with the example in the use of EDA (event driven architecture) to satisfy the requirement of minimal manual intervention. At the end of phase two, a next generation network management solution is ready. The next two phases involve specialization of the solution for a specific net- work. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is considered as an example network in this report. Some of the NMS functionalities specific for IMS are discussed and the architecture for developing the same is detailed. An example of functionality in phase three is HSS (home subscriber server) provisioning agent that sends SOAP (simple object access protocol) triggers to HSS and also updates a common sub- scriber store based on a generic user profile for a converged network. The functionalities added are in line with SOA. This ensures that the addi- tions will not require changes in the generic solution. The specialized functions can be managed as separate services. The fourth phase involves customization specific to IMS, like the log format with IMS log parameters and registers for IMS per- formance data collection based on 3GPP standards. The discussion on NGNM is foll