ge smallworld network inventory overview
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GE Digital Energy
SmallworldTelecom Solutions
September 2010
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General Electric – “Imagination at Work”
HQ based in Fairfield,
Connecticut, USA
300,000 employees
Global presence
• In over 100 countries
125 year history
Economic strength
• strongest balance sheet in the industry
• stability and reliability
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EnergyInfrastructure GE CapitalNBC Universal
TechnologyInfrastructure
GE Smallworld in Telecommications
• Smallworld has been a leader in Geospatial & GIS for over 20 years
• Acquired by GE in 2000, 250+ employees worldwide
• US HQ in Denver, support worldwide
• Seasoned and experienced Telco sales/support team
• #1 leading solution world wide for Telecom & Utilities - ARC Advisory
• Smallworld has been a leader in Geospatial & GIS for over 20 years
• Acquired by GE in 2000, 250+ employees worldwide
• US HQ in Denver, support worldwide
• Seasoned and experienced Telco sales/support team
• #1 leading solution world wide for Telecom & Utilities - ARC Advisory
Smallworld
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Over 120 Total Clients
20 FTTx Clients
14 Cable Clients
19 ILEC Telco Clients
20 CLEC Telco Clients
10 IXC/Metro Telco Clients
3 Mobility Telco Clients
16 Utility Communications Clients
GE Smallworld Network Inventory - Markets/Clients
Well over 10,000 PNI
Users Deployed
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Smallworld Network Inventory
Geospatial
Server
Geospatial
Server
Smallworld Network Inventory
BearerManagementand EAI
Logical Network Inventory
External Logical Inventory
External Logical Inventory
Smallworld Geospatial PlatformSmallworld Geospatial Platform
FIS and
MapFrame
FIS and
MapFrame
Business
Integrator
for SAP
Business
Integrator
for SAP
Field Force
Automation
Field Force
Automation
CoaxFiber CopperInside Plant
Network Inventory Gateway
Schematics Generator
Job Manager / Work Orders
Wireless
Telecom Capacity Management
Physical Network Inventory
Geospatial
Analysis
Geospatial
Analysis
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GE Smallworld Network Inventory v4.1 Product Suite
An Integrated Scalable GIS Software Platform To Manage Inside/Outside Plant Facility Assets & Design
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Base – Commit
provides full user access to update for engineers, planners, and technicians
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Base – Developer
user privileges plus development and IT administrative tools
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Inside Plant Module
includes the data model and applications for floorspace, racks, ports, etc.
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Fiber Module
includes the data model and applications for fiber networks
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory - Fiber to the Home Module
specialized tools for FTTH design automation
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory - Schematics Module
automatic generation of simplified geo- and ortho-schematics
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• Smallworld Network Inventory Gateway – Physical Browser
web browser user read only privileges for query/view/print tasks
• Smallworld Network Inventory Gateway – Physical Browser Markup
web browser user read only for query/view/print tasks with redlining
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Bearer Management Module
supports end-to-end physical paths/connections and logical integration
• Smallworld Logical Network Inventory
design and assignment for network elements, rings, circuits, and data network services, provides capacity management functionality
• Smallworld Geospatial Server – Integration Module
SOA / web services based integration for enterprise NGOSS/BSS
• Smallworld Geospatial Analysis Module – CRM Integration
SOA / web services based integration geo-infrastructure Marketing/Sales tool. (integrate with sales/client records)
GE Smallworld Network Inventory v4.1 Product Suite
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Core Network
Customer Layer
Logical Network
NENE
NE
NETopology
NE
NENE
NE
CO / Head End
SecondaryOffice
ResidentialCustomers
Node, POP, Premise
CommercialCustomers
Physical Network
RT
RT
Cable Network- Fiber- Copper- CoaxEquipmentConnectionsSplicesStructuresBuildings
Elements, PortsFacilities, LinksRings, Subnets
Core CircuitsNW CapacityLeased / OLOPath Types-Main, Protect
CircuitsAssignments
Bearers
Services
Infrastructure
Providing a “Service Ready” NetworkTMF
MTOSI
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Smallworld Integrated End To End View
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Smallworld Solution
• Manages network data in a geospatial context
– So all network information is correctly positioned as it is in the real world
– Enable faster decision support through better knowledge of the network
• Consolidates all network data into a single centralized database
– Replacing multiple systems storing OSP, ISP, schematics, splice diagrams….
• Shares data with other OSS systems through SOA based integration
– Integrates with CRM, NMS, ERP and provisioning systems for improved business process support
• Different client software available depending on type of user
– Planners, field users, marketing users
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Strategic Planning for Design and Marketing
Geo-Spatial Analysis
• Focused application for business analysis
– Targeted marketing for network upgrade planning
– Analyse customer data for sales campaigns
• Provides tools for trend, relationship, cause & effect analysis
• Simple generation and output of maps & reports
– Uses Crystal Reports
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Smallworld PNI – Network Views
Geographic Schematic
InternalViews
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Management of Data Center and Central Office
- Inside Plant Systems
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Inside Plant in Smallworld PNI
Inside plant capability fully integrated with outside plant through single user interface
Floor plan management
Rack Mounted Equipment (RME)
• Layout of racks, shelves, slots, cards and ports (including power supplies)
Allows modeling of
• Multiplexers, cross connects, patch panels and distribution frames
Template libraries support pre-configured components
Rules base controls placement of equipment
Manages network connectivity
• Including all internal cabling
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Managing Floor Space in Central Office/Data Center
PNI manages space available and utilisation of ISP
• Floor space
• Rack space
• Internal cable infrastructure
• Powering
• Air conditioning
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Create work order Convert work order into Job Manager-project
Design a variant
Create list of materials neeed for building
design
create purchase order request
compare vendors andselect a vendor
assign vendor topurchase order request
Generate purchase order
Compile build documents(maps, splice.)
Smallworld Network Inventory
PNI – Rack and Bay configuration wizards
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Outside plant world in Smallworld PNI
• Smallworld PNI manages infrastructure to support overhead and underground cables
• The cable/conduit route is fully integrated in
Smallworld
Nested conduits shown at the face of a manhole
Cables not in conduits
Two cables shown in conduits
Butterfly diagram representing the internal of manhole
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Create work order Convert work order into Job Manager-project
Design a variant
Create list of materials neeed for building
design
create purchase order request
compare vendors andselect a vendor
assign vendor topurchase order request
Generate purchase order
Compile build documents(maps, splice.)
Smallworld Network Inventory
PNI – RME and Splice Log automation Reports
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Job Reporting Tools
• Bill of
materials
• Splicing
• Changes
• Report
creator tool
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Fiber Networks in PNI (Outside to Inside Visual View )
Modeling of complete end-to-end fiber networks including:• Cables, bundles & fibers
• Connection to Optical Distribution Frames
• Splices
• Blown fiber support
• Passive Optical Networks
• Tracing– Fiber lengths
– Loss
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Manage Logical Capacity & Bandwidth
Smallworld Logical Network Inventory
• Fully integrated with physical network
– Generates logical network elements & service ports from RME in physical network e.g. Multiplexers, Switches, Routers……
• Manages network providers
– Central office Facilities, logical/physical rings, subnetworks
– Defines access points containing Network Elements
– Manages allocation of bandwidth between access points via facilities
– Channel hierarchies for WDM, SDH, ATM, Frame Relay, Sonet……
– Network reconfiguration tools
– E.g. Upgrading capacity of facility, splitting existing facility by
adding NE
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Logical Network Inventory
Job
area
Network
area
List
area
Summary
area
Path
area
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Manage Customer Circuits
Smallworld Logical Network Inventory
• Route circuits
– Allocation of channels to support circuits based on routing rules
– Both main and protect paths
– Protection & diversity rules
• Automated routing of circuit paths A - Z also using
routing rules
• Support for batch routing of synchronous &
asynchronous circuits
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Job Inventory Details in LNI
Keeps track of :
• Network Elements
• Locations
• Facilities
• Shelves
• Service Ports
• Bays
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Equipment Design & Planning
SmallworldLNI
• Provides simple wizards to design Equipment in the datacenter
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Design Automation in Smallworld
SmallworldLNI
• Provides simple wizards to automate circuit design in your datacenter
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Logical Network Inventory in Smallworld
LNI• Manages complete
model of physical inside/outside plant network circuits
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Copper Networks
• Complete inventory of copper network
• Manages copper pairs using ‘line of count’method
• Loop make-up reporting
• Throw & ripple propagates changes through network
• Bi-directional network trace through all equipment
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HFC Networks
Design and
document RF
broadband networks
•Record amplifiers, splitters, taps, etc.
•Manage cable and equipment layouts
•Documentation of power equipment
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Modeling of FTTx in PNI
All types of FTTX supported in PNI• FTTN
– Fibre deployed to cabinet in field
– Then xDSL over copper to end customer
– DSLAMs can be inserted at cabinet
• FTTC
– Same as FTTN but fibre deployed deeper
• FTTB & FTTH
– Models inside central equipment rooms & ODN to
customer premises
– ODN designs are supported for
– Active point-to-point network
– Passive Optical Network solutions
• Maybe deployed using blown fibre technology
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MH
MH
MH
AExchange
Manhole
Demand Point
(Building)
Customer Premise
Existing Trench
New Trench
Drop
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1. Start situation
Exchange, MHs and trenches
2. Select distribution MH
or place new
3. Insert demand objects
CP’s optional
5. Create distribution Network
Use existing and/or place new
6. Create drops for Demand Points
7. Insert tubes from MH to
Demand Points
8. Place Cables
According to attributes on
Demand Points
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2424
1212
44
2424
1616
1212
44
1212
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44
1212
88
2424
1616
1212
88
1212
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Automating the design process
4. Create service area
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CATV Calculations Module
Calculates for any point in the HFC network
• Signal levels
• Distortions
• Noise
• Powering
Tools supporting
• Amplifier configuration
• Network verification
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Managing Backhaul Networks
• Wireless module is built on PNI
• Used for managing Digital Microwave Radio (DMR) networks & infrastructure of Radio Access Networks
• Wireless module manages towers, mounting points, antennas, space available & point-to-point/multi point microwave links
• PNI manages all the rest of the fixed network infrastructure ISP/OSP
• Benefit is managing fixed/wireless physical network infrastructure in one system
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Source Of Information for Operationsand Maintenance Team• Network Inventory Gateway Physical Browser provides valuable application support to operations and maintenance
• E.g. location of faults identified by fiber network monitoring systems using OTDR trace results
OTDR trace result (coloured in green) stops
here
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Managing ‘As-built’ Changes in the Field
Mapframe FieldSmart provides a detached client for managing network data in the field• Comprises a Smallworld FieldSmart Data Server to configure extracts and define field user roles
• Smallworld Field is the client software used in the field, tailored specifically to meet users needs and supports redlining and attribute update
• Smallworld Task Management supports review and update of attribute changesand redline sketches back into Smallworld PNI
Smallworld Network Inventory
Distribute data directly over LAN or via CD
Direct to the field …
and back!
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Job report Packs Provide Task Documentation
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Create work order Convert work order into Job Manager-project
Design a variant
Create list of materials neeed for building
design
create purchase order request
compare vendors andselect a vendor
assign vendor topurchase order request
Generate purchase order
Compile build documents(maps, splice.)
Smallworld Network Inventory
Network Procurement – Job Reports Available
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Summary
Smallworld Network Inventory
• Proven planning and engineering solution for small-large operators
• Supports NGN transformation
• Manages converged fixed/wireless network infrastructure
• Central role in Operations Support Systems (OSS) supporting business critical processes e.g. service fulfilment, service assurance
• Compliance with TMF standards
• Delivers ROI
