📐Module 3

Catalog Modeling Deep Dive

Product, Service & Resource Catalogs

Master the three-layer catalog model: Product Offerings and Specifications, CFS/RFS decomposition, and how catalogs drive the entire order-to-activate chain.

Sections

3.1

Product Offering vs Specification

The difference between what you sell (Offering) and what it is (Specification), and why both exist.

12 min

3.2

CFS, RFS & Resource Explained

The three layers of service/resource decomposition that connect commercial products to network reality.

15 min

3.3

Relationships & Decomposition

How catalog entities relate to each other: bundling, dependencies, and decomposition rules.

12 min

3.4

Worked Example: Connectivity Service

A complete worked example showing how a broadband product decomposes through all catalog layers.

15 min