The present document is part of a TS-family covering the 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; Telecommunication management; as identified below:

• TS 32.611: "Configuration Management (CM); Bulk CM Integration Reference Point (IRP): Requirements".
• TS 32.612: "Configuration Management (CM); Bulk CM Integration Reference Point (IRP): Information Service (IS)".
• TS 32.616: "Configuration Management (CM); Bulk CM Integration Reference Point (IRP): Solution Set (SS) defintions".

Configuration Management (CM), in general, provides the operator with the ability to assure correct and effective operation of the 3G network as it evolves. CM actions have the objective to control and monitor the actual configuration on the Network Elements (NEs) and Network Resources (NRs), and they may be initiated by the operator or by functions in the Operations Systems (OSs) or NEs. CM actions may be requested as part of an implementation programme (e.g. additions and deletions), as part of an optimisation programme (e.g. modifications), and to maintain the overall Quality of Service (QoS). The CM actions are initiated either as single actions on single NEs of the 3G network, or as part of a complex procedure involving actions on many resources/objects in one or several NEs.

The present document describes the Bulk Configuration Management (CM) requirements for managing a 3G network. This is described from the management perspective in TS 32.101 and TS 32.102. The Itf N for CM is built up by a number of Integration Reference Points (IRPs) and a related Name Convention TS 32.300, which realise the functional capabilities over this interface. The basic structure of the IRPs is defined in TS 32.101 and TS 32.102. For CM, a number of IRPs (and a Name Convention) are defined, used by this as well as by other specifications for Telecom Management produced by 3GPP. These IRPs are defined in separate 3GPP specifications, and listed in the table in the Introduction clause above. This document defines the requirements for the Bulk CM IRP.