Managing Next-Generation Service Provider Networks
This highly competitive and rapidly expanding market creates an unprecedented opportunity for service providers. By meeting the demand while maintaining efficient networks and increasing profitability, service providers have the ability to expand their footprint and market share by a significant percentage.
-- The Dorado Software Solution --
-- The Problem
The advent of mobile internet access and the subsequent explosive demand for high bandwidth services on mobile devices has created a pivotal point for service providers. Widely considered the most disruptive technological event for service providers since mobile phones were first introduced, consumer demand for mobile internet access has quickly outstripped the capabilities of existing infrastructure. In addition, mobile phone and VoIP use continues to steadily increase.
This highly competitive and rapidly expanding market creates an unprecedented opportunity for service providers. By meeting the demand while maintaining efficient networks and increasing profitability, service providers have the ability to expand their footprint and market share by a significant percentage.
Conversely, the ability to make costly mistakes in infrastructure planning also exists, resulting in an unsatisfied public, high competition and, ultimately, loss of market share. Service provider infrastructure needs to be adaptable, scalable and cost-efficient.
One of the key aspects of this sea-change from a mobile network perspective is the rise and adoption of Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul. Compared to traditional hardwire solutions, switched ethernet provides a more economical solution while providing greatly increased bandwidths. Highly optimized for packet-based traffic and the ability to be transported over a variety of transport media, Ethernet-based infrastructure has quickly become a de-facto standard for the backhaul segment.
Utilizing existing copper infrastructure and running Ethernet over Copper provides viability from an in-ground perspective although bandwidth limitations with copper leave fiber as the clear leader for backhaul solutions. Fiber’s limitations include the expense of existing copper replacement and the physical inability to run fiber to certain locations. These issues leave a service provider managing multiple services over divergent vendor equipment. Truly a challenge.
-- The Solution --
The core drivers of increased bandwidth, simplified management and cost cutting are never more prevalent than in today’s rapidly expanding mobile web market. Some obvious solution examples include single console management and automation of repeatable tasks.
Furthermore, a single management application capable of discovery, inventory and QoS would eliminate other costly standalone applications while making it easier to proactively identify and remedy key network points.
By automating the numerous facets of network management, especially repeatable processes, CLI and other manual solutions can be relegated to only extremely rare instances. By standardizing repeatable tasks though automation, adherence to industry standards is also improved. This type of automation reduces costly errors which lead to lost revenue and customer dissatisfaction.
Fault management is another area where a single application solution is desirable. As previously noted, if fault management is not tied to inventory, it is difficult to identify the piece of equipment as provisioned or customer-active. By having fault management, inventory, QoS and SLA tightly related like that of a single platform, the ability to identify, prioritize and resolve key issues occurs faster and more proactively. This means mean time to repair (MTTR) is reduced and customer satisfaction increases.
Below is a chart of MEF Acronyms with their descriptions and related Redcell Services from the free White Paper, "The Impact of Carrier Ethernet on Service Providers."
Below is a chart of MEF Acronyms with their descriptions and related Redcell Services from the free White Paper, "The Impact of Carrier Ethernet on Service Providers."
-- The Dorado Software Solution --
A Carrier Ethernet solution provides answers for many of the problems plaguing service providers with respects to managing and scaling network segments including the carrier ethernet mobile backhaul. Dorado Software’s Redcell™ solution helps service providers reduce costs, simplify network management and increase customer satisfaction by providing a single console to manage the entire carrier ethernet network lifecycle. From provisioning, OAM, monitoring, fault management to discovery, inventory and proactive QoS and SLA administration, Redcell provides a single platform for the high majority of a service provider’s needs.
Redcell also support complete lifecycle management for delivering and supporting next generation applications and services such as IPTV, Video-on-Demand, Storage Extension and Disaster Recovery. Configuration of ports can be in conjunction with assigned VLANs and associated security levels such as MEPs and MIPs.
A major part of Dorado Software’s success is the rapid implementation time of the Redcell platform. A faster discovery and implementation cycle coupled with a more flexible response mechanism makes the Redcell solution quicker to begin realizing ROI. Dorado Software is also known for moving quickly to adopt new technologies and standards. One case in point is the adoption of various management protocols including the imminent release of IEEE 802.1ag for service verification, IEEE 802.3ah for link layer troubleshooting and MEF Ethernet Local Management Interface for service status and auto provisioning of customer premises equipment.
The upshot is that some buzzwords of today are Unified Communications and Long Term Evolution (LTE) for good reason. Service Providers are being faced with more pressure to change and competition than ever before. Redcell offers an extremely effective, competitively priced solution.
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