<s>
Carrier	B-Architecture
grade	I-Architecture
open	I-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
(	O
CGOF	B-Architecture
)	O
is	O
a	O
hardware-independent	O
architecture	O
for	O
the	O
telecommunications	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CGOF	B-Architecture
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
open	O
standards	O
and	O
is	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
new	O
solution	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CGOF	B-Architecture
specifies	O
the	O
functional	O
components	O
needed	O
to	O
create	O
next	B-Protocol
generation	I-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
(	O
NGN	O
)	O
solutions	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
of	O
those	O
components	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
interfaces	O
among	O
the	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
