ADTRAN
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Integrated Management
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Operational Environment Benefits
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“Trust Level 1” RBOC Solution
Industry Proven Solution
Full FCAPS support
Web accessible
Supports streamlined services deployment via
Applications based management (plug and play, EZ
provisioning)
Enables centralized management across the
ADTRAN access network (profile, scheduling and
network wide reporting)
Facilitates automated software upgrades and disaster
recovery
Enables user friendly advanced testing and
troubleshooting capabilities
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Lowers Management facilities cost
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Simplified OSS integration
Fully redundant architecture
Java platform with Flex GUI supports quick
development
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Current Deployments
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All US RBOCs
Large Worldwide Incumbents
Large US Independents
Small to Mid-size Domestic and Worldwide
Carriers
– Solaris and Windows servers
“Trust Level 1” RBOC Solution
Quebec
 OSS Interface Interoperability
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Syndesis Net Provision
Telcordia NCON
Micromuse NetCool
Spirent Sentry
Metasolv M6
Other Customer Proprietary OSS
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Architecture
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Components
Provides a Graphical User Interface for Provisioning and Monitoring
Stores information for network-wide queries without affecting day-to-day operations
Components
– Applications Server
 Processing Center for all activities
 Available for Sun or Windows platforms
– SNMP Southbound Agent
 Protocol Translator, SNMP to/from JAVA
– TL1 Southbound Agent
 Protocol Translator, TL1 to/from JAVA
– Database
 Internal Storage of management information
 Versant database
– Reports Database
 NE data storage for running network wide reports
 MySQL database
 Oracle database interface available
– Client
 Installed Client - JAVA RMI to Server
 X-windows to Solaris Server
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Server Redundancy
 Auto Failover
– Primary and Secondary servers automatically kept
in sync
– Hot-swap, automatic failover
 Geographically Dispersed
– Primary and Secondary servers kept in sync using
periodic bulk database transfer
– Warm standby mode
– Manual initiation of secondary server
– Effective redundancy mechanism when bandwidth
between servers is less than 100BT
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Launch Console and MOM
•All functions started from the
Launch Console
•Managed Object Manager provides
a complete list of all managed
objects
•Organized geographically
•Links to three panel GUI
•Links to alarms
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Fault Management
 Alarm Window View
– Alarms displayed upon receipt
– Color coded by severity for easy identification
– Each alarm “linked” to three-panel configuration forms for quick access to
provisioning, status, performance, and test information
– Comma-delimited file API can be monitored by NetCool generic probes for realtime updates to OSS
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Configuration Management
 Three-Panel Configuration Forms
– Provides the user with accurate
and up-to-date device information
– Provisioning, Status,
Performance, and Test functions
available
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Assurance – Reports Plus
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Performance Management
 PM monitored on NE interfaces
 15 minute and 24 hour intervals
 Reported via three panel GUI
 Bulk PM script
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User Security
 User Names
 User Groups
– Customizable to provide the
appropriate functions to each
group
– Domain Level Security allows
groups access to select network
segments
 Password Requirements
– Length, Special Characters,
Aging, etc.
 Security Log
– Includes all logins, logouts, and
user initiated device actions
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Device Views
 Physical View
– Individual Chassis View
– Provides real-time inventory
and LED information
 Topology View
– Logical Topology Level
Displays of the Network
– Automatically generates logical
device associations
– Network View with most severe
alarm state indication
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Simplified Service Activation
Ethernet Delivery
 Minimize operational costs associated with
Ethernet service rollouts
– Pre-provisioning by Operations Centers
in advance of NTE deployment
– Enables streamlined, simple service activation
 EZ Series for “Plug and Play” Deployment of
Ethernet services
– EZ Bridge: Bonded group and EFM link
creation
– EZ Set-up: NTE pre-provisioning
– EZ Ethernet: End to end layer 2 autoprovisioning
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Auto Upgrade
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SCA/Disaster Recovery
 SCA file is (30K) small binary
compacted ASCII file
 System databases updated in
real time
 All databases resynched in
seconds
 NE database is the master for
configuration data
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Advanced Diagnostics – SELT/DELT
 Identifies types of
interferers such as T1
repeaters, radio stations
 Actual rates and predicted
rates
 Loop length measurements
for prequalification and
fault analysis
 Advanced detailed
graphics for SNR, noise,
bin loading
 HELP screen to guide
technician/operator
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Advanced Diagnostics
Bad Splice Detect
 Constantly running
 Does not interrupt service
 Results available for each
link at card level
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Advanced Diagnostics – TSCAN
 TSCAN for EoC
– Fault locator for opens and shorts
– Operates on TC PAM technology - HDSLx and SHDSL
– Dual-ended TSCAN through management system for
EoC
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Planned Release Schedule
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ADTRAN
Operational
Environment
Release
TL1 Gateway
Release
April 9, 2010
B07
B07
June 30, 2010
B07SP1
B07SP1
4Q2010
B08
B08
1H2011
B09
B09
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ADTRAN Integrated Management Roadmap
2010
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EMS Support:
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B07 – details on separate page
Foreign language/character
support
– Total Access 5000 SR5.x
– NV800 and 8000 series
– NV8044/M
– OSP DSLAM SR2.2.3 & 3.x
– TA1108VP
– OPTI-6100 5.4
– Ethernet over Fiber
ADTRAN Operational Environment
– Integrated Web Interface
– ServiceCheck - Integrated
testing, diagnostics and
prequalification (eTScan)
– Topology based FCAPS support
– Point and click provisioning
• OPTI-6100
• GPON provisioning
– nCommand MSP
– Advanced Inventory – external
DB integration
Hardware Support
• Linux/RedHat
• Windows 2008 Server
• Virtual Machine
Streamlined OSS integration
• TMF XML NB Interface
• macro support
2011
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EMS Support:
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TA5K/NV SR 6.0
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OSP DSLAM ongoing
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OPTI-6100 ongoing
ADTRAN Operational Environment
– End-user visibility to SLA and
carrier Ethernet services
performance data
– Performance Monitoring
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Bulk Stats (DS3, VDSL)
VQM/DQM
RPR and ERPS Topologies
Point and click provisioning
• Total Access 5000
(BBDLC, EoX, CES/Mobile
Backhaul)
• TA11xx/12xx
Capacity Management
PM trending and predictor
Contextual help
Total Access 5000 integrated
configurator
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2012
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Improved Network Management
capabilities
– Enhanced PM graphing and
alarm correlation tools (zoom)
– Fault analysis – correlation and
topology
– traffic and usage analysis,
graph of trends, prediction of
troubles and recommendations
for network changes
Network Planning Tool
User customized GUI screens
– Configuration/Provisioning
– Fault Isolation and
troubleshooting
– Performance monitoring and
trending
ADTRAN Operational Environment
– Point and click provisioning
• Total Access 5000
(ongoing)
• Next Generation
Optical Systems
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2010 Management Support (NE support)
 EMS Support:
– B07
 Total Access 5000 – SR5.1
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SIP
FDL TSCAN for DS1/DS3 facilities
SELT/DELT for A/VDSL2**
VDSL2 INP and carrier masking
GPON enhancements
Bulk PM Enhancements
Octal GigE
 NV
– Double Tagging
 OSP DSLAM
– SELT/DELT for A/VDSL2
– TA1248A
 OPTI-6100
– Increased GNE’s to 1500
– SR5.2T
 MX408E support
– Foreign language/character support
– Total Access 5000 SR5.x
– NV800 and 8000 series
 NV8044/M
– OSP DSLAM SR2.2.3 & 3.x
 TA1108VP
– OPTI-6100 5.4
– Ethernet over Fiber
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2010 Management Support
 ADTRAN Operational Environment
– Integrated Web Interface
– ServiceCheck - Integrated testing, diagnostics and prequalification
(eTScan)
– Topology based FCAPS support
– Point and click provisioning
 OPTI-6100
 GPON provisioning
– nCommand MSP
– Advanced Inventory – external DB integration
 Hardware Support
– Linux/RedHat
– Windows 2008 Server
– Virtual Machine
 Streamlined OSS integration
– TMF XML NB Interface
– macro support
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Planned 2011 Management Support
 EMS Support:
– TA5K/NV SR 6.0
– OSP DSLAM ongoing
– OPTI-6100 ongoing
 ADTRAN Operational Environment
– End-user visibility to SLA and carrier Ethernet services performance data
– Performance Monitoring
 Bulk Stats (DS3, VDSL)
 VQM/DQM
– RPR and ERPS Topologies
– Point and click provisioning
 Total Access 5000 (BBDLC, EoX, CES/Mobile Backhaul)
 TA11xx/12xx
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Capacity Management
PM trending and predictor
Contextual help
Total Access 5000 integrated configurator
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Planned 2012 Management Support
 Improved Network Management capabilities
– Enhanced PM graphing and alarm correlation tools (zoom)
– Fault analysis – correlation and topology
– traffic and usage analysis, graph of trends, prediction of troubles
and recommendations for network changes
 Network Planning Tool
 User customized GUI screens
– Configuration/Provisioning
– Fault Isolation and troubleshooting
– Performance monitoring and trending
 ADTRAN Operational Environment
– Point and click provisioning
 Total Access 5000 (cont.)
 Next Generation Optical Systems
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EMS B06 Key Features
 Migration to My SQL
– Ease of DB maintenance
– Reduction of DB restoral time
– Future migration to a diversity of hardware platforms
 Support for multiple traps destinations on NB SNMP interface
 Support for SFTP
 Total Access 5000 SR5.0
– VDSL2
– GPON (OLT/ONT)
– Support for ADSL rate limiting (GUI and TL1)
 OSP DSLAM
– TA1124P GigE Broadband DLC
– TA1124V (Host and Client)
 OPTI-6100 SR 5.3
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EMS B07 Key Features
 ADTRAN Operational Environment
– ServiceCheck ™
– OPTI Point and Click Provisioning
 Total Access 5000 – SR5.1
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SIP
FDL TSCAN for DS1/DS3 facilities
SELT/DELT for A/VDSL2**
VDSL2 INP and carrier masking
GPON enhancements
Bulk PM Enhancements
Octal GigE
 NV
– Double Tagging
 OSP DSLAM
– SELT/DELT for A/VDSL2
– TA1248A
 OPTI-6100
– Increased GNE’s to 1500
– SR5.2T
 MX408E support
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ADTRAN Integrated Management
Intelligent Service Activation
Application awareness
OSS integration via Robust Modular
Gateway/Network Automation
Interface (TL1/XML)
Strong Decision Support
Fault Response
Advanced testing, troubleshooting
and diagnostics
Flexible Integrated Security
Advanced PM, Traffic and Capacity
Management
Performance Monitoring/Trending
Traffic Engineering/Network
Tuning
VQM/DQM
Fully Integrated from Planning to Operations to Customer Service
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ADTRAN Operational Environment
•FCAPS
•Testing and
Diagnostics
•Admin Reports
•Network
Automation
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•Service aware
provisioning and
Alarms
•Topological
Interface
•Point and Click
Provisioning
•Simplified advanced
testing and
troubleshooting
•Capacity and Traffic
Management
•Trending
•SLA enforcement
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•Services based
Operational Solutions
•Voice Quality
Management
•Data Quality
Management
•Third Party Tools
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ADTRAN Operational Environment
 Extending beyond simple element
management (FCAPS):
–Service aware network management
–Network wide diagnostics
–Traffic and capacity metrics
–Designed to provide simplified:
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Provisioning
Troubleshooting
Diagnostics
Complete network topology views (including alarming and PM)
Network wide ‘smart’ inventory.
ADTRAN’s Advanced Operational Environment is accessed via a flex based WEB
GUI, supporting user customizable interfaces and flexibility of access
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ADTRAN Operational Environment
The features of the Advanced Operational Environment include:
 Alarm reporting (local and remote) – NE icon shading indicates highest
existing alarm severity on topology view
 Plug and play service activation - Point and click provisioning –
graphical/topology based provisioning
 Status – shelf/slot/card/port/service status from topology view
 Advanced testing and diagnostics: SHDSL (TSCAN) and A/VDSL
(SELT/DELT) – simplified inputs and clear next steps for troubleshooting
 Smart Inventory – equipage, port states, part number and software versions
 Bandwidth utilization, trending and predictor for the complete set of TDM,
Packet and WDM networking applications
 PM/VQM and trending information available from topology view
Lower
OPEX
by improving
efficiencies
Reduce
time
for
automated
andoperational
manual
service
activation
Increase
service
revenues
by decreasing
downtimes
due to faults
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ADTRAN Operational Environment
WebGUI* (thin client)
Third Party Applications
OSS
Network Automation Interface
•Support for northbound
interfaces
N-Command MSP
•Integrated management of
Enterprise products
•VQM
Third Party Applications
•Integration of value added
functions (ie: CPE TR-69
tools)
*Powered by ExpertAssist®
Network
Automation
Interface
(NB GW)
Service Aware
Provisioning
and Alarms
N-Command
MSP
Management
Engine
Server
Managed Network
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Database
Complex
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AOE Launch Screen - prototype
Single web interface enables access to all management functions
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TroubleCheck Algorithm
What’s wrong? Why did the
customer call?
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Physical Layer
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Is the circuit up or down?
If it is up, are there errors?
Are they physical or packet
layer?
High level questions and data that form the
basis for the TroubleCheck algorithm
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Ethernet OAM, CCM,
link trace, and LB
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Have any errors occurred in
the last 15 minutes? Last 24
hours?
Verify VLAN x-conns
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Does the physical interface
meet target rate, margin,
and attn?
If we stored DELT data
previously, it can be used
to compare with SELT
Retrieve Ethernet stats
Are there enough errors to
worry about?
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Run SELT test
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Is the modem ‘off’? Is the
port “in service”?
Layer 2
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Is there an IP address
assigned to the MAC?
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Check Systems
Services
• DHCP
• DNS
• IP Routing
• NTP/SMTP
• Other?
Layer 3
Can we alter the
provisioning to fix the service
or mask the problem?
TroubleCheck
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Run DELT test
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Advanced Trouble Shooting
Simplified troubleshooting for S/HDSL and A/VDSL services
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Service Aware Provisioning
•OPTI-6100 ‘Point and Click’ Provisioning
•Tree and Topology views
•Service creation from Topology view
•Active and alternate routing displayed
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Future Functions
Web-based Managed Object Manager
Tree and Topology view with alarm indication
Service Aware Provisioning and Alarms
Service provisioning via point and click functions in tree and
topology views
Service pre-provisioning and simplified service activation
Supports reduction in operator interaction and errors
Network wide Inventory
Reports at a single glance, including service states
Performance/Traffic/Capacity Monitoring
Historical trending at layer 1 and layer 2
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ADTRAN Operational Environment
Enables lower OPEX by improving operational efficiencies:
 Reduce time to new services revenue
 Reduce time for automated and manual service
activation
 Increase service revenues by decreasing downtimes
due to faults
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