Eric RosserEric Rosser
PresidentPresident
May 9, 2001May 9, 2001
Virtual Bandwidth ManagementVirtual Bandwidth Management
Policy-Based IP QoS & SLA Enforcement and Management
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Allot Allot Policy Based Policy Based SolutionSolutionComponentsComponents
QoS Enforcement• Traffic Shaping• Per flow bandwidth
guarantees• Cache Redirection• Load Balancing • Guarantee SLA• QoS Tagging
Monitoring and Accounting• Policy Monitoring• User Accounting and Billing• Event Management• Service tracking
Policy and SLA Management• Translate Policies to Network Actions• Distribute Policies to NetEnforcers• Application Management• User Directory Management• Interface to CCB/OSS (LDAP)• IP Service Creation
MANAGERMANAGERNetPolicy
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Typical SP Point of Presence with Typical SP Point of Presence with Allot IP Service DeliveryAllot IP Service Delivery
Customers
Service Provider’s POP
To backbone, internet
Access DevicesRouterFRADVSAT
DSLAMRAS
Wireless HeadEndCMTS
Optical MANetc.
Local Servers
Email, FTP, Web Farm ...
SWITCH
SWITCH
Cache Servers
Smart Building
Regional Office
Smaller ISP
SOHO
Residential
Service Provider’s NOCnCustomer Care
nBilling
nNetwork Management
nSLA Management MANAGERMANAGERNetPolicy
NetEnforcer
Billing Data Policy & SLA Monitoring
Broadband Infrastructure Enables A Next Generation of IP Services:
scalable, profitable, application specific & self provisioned IP services
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Typical Enterprise with Typical Enterprise with Allot IP Bandwidth ManagementAllot IP Bandwidth Management
Manufacturing Group
Remote Office2
Remote Office1
ServerFarm
InternetCache
Policy TableSAP: High PriorityEmail, FTP: Low PriorityServer Farm: Load BalanceWeb Traffic: Cache RedirectRemote Offices: Citrix Min56K
DirectoryServices MANAGERMANAGER
NetPolicy
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VBM brings together Service Provider VBM brings together Service Provider and Enterprise QoS and Enterprise QoS
Allot’s Virtual Bandwidth Management solution Allot’s Virtual Bandwidth Management solution enablesenables
ll Service Provider to Deliver Next Service Provider to Deliver Next GenGen IP ServicesIP Services•• Tiered service to customers/departments Tiered service to customers/departments -- the the
Gold/Silver/Bronze modelGold/Silver/Bronze model•• Usage based billing servicesUsage based billing services
ll Customer Self ProvisioningCustomer Self Provisioning•• Application level monitoring (self defined)Application level monitoring (self defined)•• Virtual traffic shaping as a service with no CPEVirtual traffic shaping as a service with no CPE
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Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management VBM VBM -- How it works ?How it works ?
ll Step 1Step 1-- Set Set SLAs SLAs (Policies)(Policies)•• The service provider builds the service tiers or The service provider builds the service tiers or
“service level = gold” in NetPolicy“service level = gold” in NetPolicy•• NetPolicy is configured to read all the “gold” NetPolicy is configured to read all the “gold”
customers using a query to CCB/OSS systemcustomers using a query to CCB/OSS systemll Step 2 Step 2 –– Subscribing usersSubscribing users
•• Users subscribe to a service, which is updated in Users subscribe to a service, which is updated in the CCBthe CCB
•• NetPolicy constantly querying the CCB for new NetPolicy constantly querying the CCB for new usersusers
•• Once a new user is detected, the information is Once a new user is detected, the information is retrieved and distributed to the relevant retrieved and distributed to the relevant NetEnforcer(s)NetEnforcer(s)
•• From now, the SLA is enforced! From now, the SLA is enforced! •• No need to define users in both systems !No need to define users in both systems !
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Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management VBM VBM -- How it works ? How it works ? ((contcont))
ll Step 3 Step 3 –– Self ProvisioningSelf Provisioning•• Customers access NetPolicy to self provision and monitorCustomers access NetPolicy to self provision and monitor
•• View real time traffic reportsView real time traffic reports•• Collect traffic information for historical analysisCollect traffic information for historical analysis•• Set policies to control their trafficSet policies to control their traffic
•• Guarantee mission critical, real time applicationGuarantee mission critical, real time application•• Limit less important trafficLimit less important traffic
ll Step 4 Step 4 –– BillingBilling•• IPDRsIPDRs (IP call details records) are collected and sent by the (IP call details records) are collected and sent by the
NetEnforcer to external systemsNetEnforcer to external systems•• Usage based billing Usage based billing -- invoicing customers based on:invoicing customers based on:
•• Amount of data transferredAmount of data transferred•• Type of data transferred Type of data transferred •• QoS applied to the data transfer (including inability to meet thQoS applied to the data transfer (including inability to meet the e
QoS guarantees)QoS guarantees)
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Customer A
Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management Self Provisioning Self Provisioning -- SLA MonitoringSLA Monitoring
VOIP Min/Max 14K, 20 sessions
VPN 1 M
ERP, Min 384K, high priority
WEB, Min 128 K, Max 256K, low priority
Other – according to priority
Other – according to priority
Customer B
MANAGERMANAGERNetPolicy
Service Provider’s POP
“Gold”
“Silver”
CustomerCare
Database
Self-provisions
traffic priorities
Manages Customers’
PIPES
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Virtual Bandwidth ManagementVirtual Bandwidth ManagementVBM VBM –– Benefits to the SPBenefits to the SP
ll New Revenue Generating Services New Revenue Generating Services -- monitoring and monitoring and shaping can be sold separatelyshaping can be sold separately
ll Differentiate service offerings from competitors Differentiate service offerings from competitors -- not just not just selling dumb pipesselling dumb pipes
ll Offer last mile QoS solution without having to manage CPE Offer last mile QoS solution without having to manage CPE devicesdevices•• Saving costs on technical support in the field (all units are inSaving costs on technical support in the field (all units are in the SP the SP
network)network)•• Sharing a single device with many users (cost saving)Sharing a single device with many users (cost saving)
ll Control the QoS of real time services/content offered to Control the QoS of real time services/content offered to customerscustomers
ll Offer diverse range of bandwidth servicesOffer diverse range of bandwidth services
ll Reduces cost of service provisioning and service activationReduces cost of service provisioning and service activation
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Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management VBM VBM –– Benefits to the customerBenefits to the customer
ll Merge all of the network services over one fully integrated Merge all of the network services over one fully integrated IP network IP network
ll Reducing costs of QoS/bandwidth management Reducing costs of QoS/bandwidth management implementationimplementation
ll Improve network service productionImprove network service productionll Reduce the bandwidth needs (better ROI for network Reduce the bandwidth needs (better ROI for network
services)services)ll Real time and history traffic monitoring Real time and history traffic monitoring –– identify network identify network
needs for planning and budgetingneeds for planning and budgetingll Simple, easy to use WEB system for provisioningSimple, easy to use WEB system for provisioning
ll Enjoy all the capabilities of a selfEnjoy all the capabilities of a self--owned owned bandwidth management device !bandwidth management device !