IP Broadband Network Management

Managing the Broadband Revolution

IP Broadband Network Management portfolio manages the complete range of technologies used for the deployment of Ericsson broadband network systems. Managed components include copper, fiber and radio-based transmission systems for both narrowband and broadband data. Managed transport technologies include IP, MPLS-TP, MPLS, Ethernet, PDH, SDH, ODU, ATM, DWDM, CWDM and xDSL.

Multi-layer management
Service, network and element management layers can be seamlessly integrated into a single solution, based on a selection of integrated products from the IP Broadband Network Management portfolio. Key features include administration of customers and services, facilities management, routing of network trails, network map presentation with fault and performance monitoring, equipment and inventory management.

Distributed, scalable and resilient architecture 
IP Broadband Network Management can be tailored to the operator's requirements according to functional, organizational, security or geographical criteria. The solution is scalable and can easily grow with the managed network.

Open interfaces for integration
IP Broadband Network Management includes an open integration framework enabling it to serve as a higher-order management system for subordinate managers or network elements. The integration framework supports a number of network management protocols including SNMP, CLI, XML and Corba. A range of strategic 3rd party network element integrations are already supported as ready-to-manage solutions.
IP Broadband Network Management supports the international TeleManagement Forum (TMF) standard to facilitate platform-independent access to system resources from a variety of distributed client applications. This architecture is used to realize a range of northbound and external interfaces including a web-based customer care management application.

Field-proven expertise 
Ericsson's IP Broadband Network Management portfolio has been developed using Ericsson field proven worldwide expertise in telecom networks, delivering cost savings to the operators and new capabilities to the IP Broadband network portfolio. The solution exploits completely the characteristics of each network technology, delivers advance functionality like traffic restoration or alarm correlation, and support operators' way of working and procedures. 

User-friendly operation
With IP Broadband Network Management the emphasis is on user-friendliness and consistency of presentation to increase operator efficiency and effectiveness, also to minimize training overheads. Network Management is performed by a graphical user interface specially designed to leverage the commonality between different technologies and tasks. The user can move between managed technologies and management layers with ease.

As the IP Broadband Network Management portfolio is inherently modular it is possible to deliver the following levels of network management for all the broadband networks elements:

• Element management solutions, providing centralized, feature-rich maintenance support platform
• Network management solutions, allowing end-to-end provisioning, fault and performance analysis across the entire domain of broadband networks
• Cross-domain management solutions, supporting multi-technology and multi-vendor networks
• Integration capabilities, providing seamless and easy integration of IP Broadband Network Management with customers' existing systems
• Service management solutions, delivering integrated service management across multiple domains

IP Broadband Network Managementfor broadband networks is also open to adaptation and customization to serve any special needs of operators worldwide.

• Over 650 customers worldwide
• Covering all broadband network technologies, including optical and microwave transport and broadband access
• Carrier class, Tier-1 approved with High Availability options
• Scalable to meet Tier 1, Tier 2, new operators and private network requirements
• Unique management features
• Integrated with Ericsson OSS's