ITU / BDT - COE workshop
Nairobi, Kenya,
7 – 11 October 2002
Demand-Driven Network Deployment
by
Network Lifecycle Management
with VPI Software
S5.4
VPI positioning
VPIsystems provide software
for
demand-driven network deployment
Carrier
Vendor
SYSTEM
INTEGRATOR
and
CONSULTANT
Incumbant
NETWORK
OPERATOR
(access, metro,
Core)
SERVICE
PROVIDER
END
END
CUSTOMER
CUSTOMER
Network Lifecycle
Management
(NLM)
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Network lifecycle management
Major phases and tasks
Planning
Network Forecasting
Lifecycle
Deployment
Forecast/
Business Plng
• market segmentation
& forecast
• service mix
• technology selection
• roll-out strategy
• economic analysis
(ROI, etc)
Network
Planning
• network architecture
• network design
• network dimensioning
• network costs (CapEx, OpEx)
• supplier selection
Node/Link/Equip
Configuration
Deployment/
Engineering
• link configuration
• connection planning
• node configuration
(DCN, SCD, etc.)
• equipment configuration • inside plant (inventory)
• list of material
• as built documentation
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NLM phases and the associated toolsets
NLM phases
Forecast &
Business Plng
Network
Planning
Node/Link/Equip
Configuration
Deployment/
Engineering
VPIserviceMaker™ Distribution
VPIserviceMaker™ IP
VPIserviceMaker™ ATM
VPItransportMaker™ SONET-SDH
VPIserviceMaker™ Switch
VPItransportMaker™ Optical Rings
VPIserviceMaker™
SS7
VPIaccessMaker™
VPItransportMaker™ Optical Mesh
VPItransportMaker™ Sync
VPIserviceMaker™
Associated toolsets
VPItransportMaker™
VPIlinkConfigurator™
VPIaccessMaker™ Markets
VPIaccessMaker™ Technology
VPIaccessMaker™ Economics
VPIequipmentConfigurator™
VPIdeploymentMaster™
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VPIsystems intends to partner with ITU-D
for the benefit of the developing countries
Proposal
• ITU-D to provide their first-class & well known
enabling and training services to the incumbant
network operators
• VPIsystems to support this effort by providing
packages of their software tools, specially tailored for
the needs of the developing countries
Benefit
• know-how on network development is being built
locally while commercial software is being introduced
simultaneously
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