Nokia provides developer support for third-party application integration with the XML API. The Nokia OIPS portfolio provides OSS developers with network management integration solutions for the NFM-P and CPAM. OSS integration initiatives include project review, design consultation, development support, and training for integration projects.

Key elements of each service offering include:

• Design consultation and high-level project reviews. Extensive software design consultation provides architectural review of a proposed design and guidance on whether the design methodology is suited to the proposed application given Nokia experience with the platform and interface.

• Software development support and technical guidance

• Sample code that provide examples of configuration and management concepts, to facilitate rapid OSS integration

• OSS product training that minimizes project down time and optimizes development efficiency

• OSS Product Certification support to ISVs identified as Connected Partners, involving extensive interoperability testing of OSS applications with the NFM-P and CPAM.

Nokia OIPS can customize the support content and contract length to meet the unique development requirements of service providers.