abstract object performing a set of functions within the IFM

NOTE An entity can exist in the real world (e.g. a service operator), in which case it is called a “legal entity”. It can also be a model of this real world object (“abstract entity”). It covers the following sets of functions: Application Owner, Application Retailer, Product Owner, Product Retailer, Service Operator, Collection and Forwarding, Security Manager, Registrar and Customer.