network documentation for the digital age
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Presentation held by Mr.Diarmuid Kelly as a part of The road to better Broadband Session at the 8th SEEITA and 7th MASIT Open Days Conference, 14th-15th October, 2010TRANSCRIPT
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Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
8th SEEITA – 7th SEE ICT Forum
Meeting
& 7th MASIT Open Days Conference
Network Design &
Documentation
in the Digital AgePresented by:
Diarmuid Kelly, Director Sales International
AND Solution GmbH
October 2010
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Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
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Documentation approaches
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Back bone of network operation & maintenance
Business fundamentals
Contents
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CAPEXOPEX
Network design & documentation
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Fundamental Requirements
Quality Build
Quality Design
Quality Maintenance
A solid basis for a solid business
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Get it right first time
Plan correctly
− Know what you want to build
− Know the components required
− Know the effort & resources required
Build to plan
− Bin the trial & error approach
− Cut out unnecessary site visits, a.k.a. “truck rolls”
− You get what you expect
Result:
Improved productivity & efficiency
Reduced expenditure, increased profits
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And what is the key?
A network design documentation software solution
for the complete network life cycle
Network design & build
Operations
Maintenance
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What’s it going to cost?
There are two costs to consider:
1. Investment costs
How much will the software put you back?
2. Operational costs
What will the software cost to actually use?
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Investment costs
Software licenses
Software maintenance
Is the software a bolt-on?
− Platform costs & updates?
Customization
− How many consultants?
− Time to deliver?
IT environment
− Hardware, operating system & database
Integration with business/operation systems
− Standard interfaces available (SOAP, WMS, etc.)?
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Operational costs
How efficient is the software for network design?
− Is it the right tool for the job?
− Single solution or various modules?
− In-house network design included?
− Integrated engineering or do you need external solutions
How efficient is the software for amending & updating?
How much training will be required?
− Days? Weeks?
How intuitive?
− Does the software require specialist users?
− Is the software worker bee friendly?
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Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
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3
Documentation approaches
1
Back bone of network operation & maintenance
Business fundamentals
Contents
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Design & documentation
Design network section with spreadsheet application
e.g. Excel, Lode Data
Using design results sketch network on paper
Draft network via CAD tool
e.g. AutoCAD, Visio
After build completion redraw in separate GIS (documentation)
Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
Traditional approach
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Design & documentation
Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
NetworkEngineering
DTH
Fibre
Coax
AutoCAD
Bill of
Network calculations
Bil
Bill of material
Network draft
Build network
Update GIS
Further network changes?
Excel / Lode Data
The traditional way
yes
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Traditional design & documentation
Redundant tasks
− Wasted manpower
− Unnecessary costs
Redundant data
− Data divergence risks
− Liable to transcription errors
− Version management issues
Inefficient workflow
− Sequential activities
− Difficult to encourage inter-communication
Lack of integration
− Island solutions
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The drawbacks
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Traditional design & documentation
Bloated manpower
Possible issues regarding network performance & reliability
Profit affected by unnecessary expenditure
− CAPEX
− OPEX
Negative influence on
− Time to market
− ROI
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What are the consequences?
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What are today’s requirements?
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Solution for the complete network life cycle
Design (according to standards)
Verification & approval
Generate BOM
Construction support
Verification & acceptance
Design Documentation
Applies to:
New builds
Upgrades
Extensions
Repairs & maintenance
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Supporting operation &
maintenance
Network operation
− Interface to monitoring systems & visualization of alarms
− Interface to business systems, e.g. CRM
− Interface to map and address management systems
Network maintenance
− Detailed information when on-site
(components, addresses, customers)
− Interfaces to test equipment
− Red lining facilities
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Design & documentation
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Build / modify
network
Further
network
changes
?
... the modern approach
Design network changes
yesNetwork
Documentatio
n
Verify design
Generate BOM
Verify build
Merge to documentation
CRM
NMS
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Your documentation system
Company-wide visibility
− Easy access to data encourages participation
Empowers staff with relevant information
Enables staff to reach strategic decisions
Self-policing
− Prioritization
− Synchronization
− Work discipline
Well defined roles for all
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Your dynamic knowledge base
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Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
2
3
Documentation approaches
1
Back bone of network operation & maintenance
Business fundamentals
Contents
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Modelling the network
Accurate network simulation
− COAX
- Signal levels for complete spectrum
- Powering
- Distortions
− Fibre
- Optical budgets
Single network approach
− End-to-end HFC, RFoG, FTTx networks
− Allows signal tracing through network
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Measurement and simulation
Simulation is what you expect
Measurement is what you have
Compare simulation with measurements
− Verify builds, upgrades & modifications before deployment
− Maintenance support: locate problems through mismatches
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Trust is good, control is better
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Network monitoring benefits
Reduce maintenance costs
− Detect faults ASAP
− Resolve network faults ASAP
Maintaining reliable multimedia networks
− Comparison with incumbent telcos
− Keeping customers online, keeping customers
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Documentation & monitoring
Interface to network monitoring systems (NMS)
− Common cause failure trace
− Transponder monitoring
− Statistical analysis monitoring
− Others
Visualise alarms in network documentation
− Alarms generated by NMS
− Alarms manually generated by CRM
Alarm hotspots
− Geographical overview of current alarms
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Electronic red lining
Main goals
− Cut-out “paper traffic”
− Improve efficiency
− Reduce operational costs
Report and audit functions
− Components
− Cable and trench routes
Easy-to-learn, easy-to-use
− Applications for smartphones, PDAs & notebooks
− 15 minutes learning curve
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Workflow for Documenter
Hotspot overview of e-notes
Single click to process
− Technician name & contact details
− E-note data
Double click
− Opens network documentation
Update documentation
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Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
Thank you
for your attention
Diarmuid Kelly
AND Solution GmbH
www.and-solution.com
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Network Design & Documentation in the Digital Age
Do you want
the perfect solution?
Talk to me !
Diarmuid Kelly
Tel. +49 (89) 743533-901
Mobile: + 49 172 6070200