Technologies
For Communications Service Providers (CSPs), the network is always a focus of attention in terms of the business value it provides and the effort it requires. The subtle and ever-changing network configurations leveraged by an array of traditional and next generation technologies require precise tracking, complex updates, and other sophisticated management capabilities. As new technologies emerge, these capabilities have to be extended to cover the new technology domains.
The NetCracker OSS provides extensive support for all network technologies currently sought in the market. The NetCracker support includes:
- Resource Modeling: modeling technology-specific physical and logical resources including switches, access nodes, routers, servers, protocols, and applications
- Design and Planning: facilitating the rollout of new technologies by means of network versioning and infrastructure planning
- Capacity Management: tracking resource availability (such as floor space, slots or transport facilities, channels, bandwidth) as well as managing capacity limitations
- Number Management: tracking technology-specific numbering (for example, the management of IP address ranges, telephone number pools, etc.)
Supported Technology Domains
NetCracker supports the following technology domains:
Access Networks: NetCracker supports various types of access technologies including Optic lines (FTTx), wireline (xDSL including VDSL2 and SDSL), HFC, Radio (Wireless LAN and WiFi), WiMAX, and Satellite.
Transport and Core Networks: For Layer 2 Transport networks, NetCracker supports MPLS, ATM, and FR. For Physical Transport networks, NetCracker supports SDH/SONET, PDH, WDM/DWDM, xPON, and Dark Fiber.
Metropolitan Networks: For Metropolitan networks, NetCracker supports GigE, WDM/DWDM, and Microwave Radio.
Voice Technologies: NetCracker’s extensive support of voice technologies includes management of PSTN, IN, SS7, and VoIP.
Cellular Technologies: For cellular technologies, NetCracker supports 2G–4G networks. These include GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and CDMA/UMTS.
Applications:NetCracker's support for applications includes management of IP, cable, PSTN, mobile, and converged applications.
IT Infrastructure: As part of IT Infrastructure management, NetCracker provides management of physical and logical IT resources including servers, routers, applications, contracts, and licenses.
Key benefits include:
- A wide range of pre-configured technology models to expedite and facilitate resource modeling
- Easy system extensibility to support network growth
- Comprehensive number and capacity management capabilities to reflect technology specifics
