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Telecommunication providers are increasingly under pressure to optimize network operations with efficient planning functions that can also integrate with different planning and event and correlation analysis systems. SupernaNET is a set of applications that can help service providers and enterprises plan and deploy their optical networks. SupernaNET contains three distant capabilities:
- Automated planning functions to assist with optical network link budget engineering;
- Optical network virtual simulators with scaling capability that are used to model network conditions and events in support of platform and software development and operation; and
- Optical device mediation and root cause analysis support for EMC Ionix.
The SupernaNET architecture is web-based with function specific portals that are supported by basic services provided via the overall SupernaNET framework.
SupernaNET Framework (click image to enlarge)
The software architecture includes a comprehensive web services model, uniquely integrated with geospatial technology (e.g., Google Maps, Autodesk MapGuide) to add advanced mapping functionality and spatial analysis to the overall system.
Autodesk MapGuide integrated into SupernaNET Optical Network Plug-In for EMC Ionix for alarm and event monitoring (click image to enlarge)
The Optical Network Plug-In for EMC Ionix collects data and provides an advanced root-cause correlation capability to resolve network issues, including interoperability for optical and storage area networks. This solution can be run as a web-based application or as a plug-in integrated into the EMC Ionix Service Assurance Manager (previously SMARTS).
The Network Planning Engine is a web- or API-based optical network planning tool used to engineer networks in a set of simple steps:
- Power balancing per wavelength;
- DCM (dispersion compensation module) and amplifier placement on networks (ring, linear, mesh), optimized for network reach; and
- Project export to PDF or Excel for Bill of Materials generation.
Network Planning Engine can be run standalone or integrated with other network link-budget engineering tools.
Cloud Simulator (CloudSim) is a virtual appliance that simulates large-scale optical networks. It provides a cost-effective means of planning and testing network modifications before implementation. It can also be used to quickly launch large scale networks to simulate actual optical network deployments and provide a simple method to replicate customer support cases.
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