The NetQuest Advantage

As carriers deploy converged and next generation network topologies higher quality of service and increasing profitability from the switching infrastructure will be paramount. Tekno Telecom's NetAnalyzer is designed to fulfill those objectives.

Implementation and commissioning of these advanced (SS7, IP and ATM) networks requires powerful solutions to measure and solve QoS, billing, performance and interoperability issues. Solutions certainly beyond the capabilities of just a Protocol Analyzer. Tekno Telecom's new NetAnalyzer provides such needed capabilities through a comprehensive set of functionalities that tells the whole “Network” story.

NetAnalyzer utilizes the latest in advanced cPCI hardware technology and open standardized software architecture to decode complex protocols over high-speed links. It processes cell and packet data into detailed "real time" information easily interpreted and accessible by all departments to manage the entire Network.

Dramatic Return on Investment

Utilizing the NetAnalyzer as a front end for SS7, IP and ATM network monitoring, CDR/TDR generation, and Tekno Telecom’s centralized server applications, carriers can achieve an ROI of less than three months under normal circumstances. Revenue realization, increased customer satisfaction and business intelligence positions carriers to realize profits that could not be achieved otherwise.

The Problem

Presently there is not a cohesive unified approach to network management of hybrid/converged networks. As carriers turn up these newer networks they will go through a series of life cycle stages: implementation, commissioning, production, and revenue/profitability maximization. In all of these stages there are risks and problems that arise and it is how carriers address these issues that will determine the success of the network and ultimately the carrier. The problem is there is not a cohesive unified network management approach to take them through these stages and supply quantifiable, accurate and easily attainable information to solve issues. Carriers traditionally relied on switches and other network elements as their information and billing sources. Protocol analyzers are sometimes employed to gain insight as to what is actually occurring within a portion of the network especially within the first two stages. Even SS7 network management systems will not provide an integrated approach with the newer IP and ATM technologies. Unfortunately the information that carriers’ need to quantifiably understand what is actually occurring within their networks and how it impacts their customers, other carriers and themselves is not readily available. Drastic revenue leakages, unrealized revenues and dissatisfied customers will be the result.

The Solution

NetAnalyzer addresses these issues as a portion of the total NetQuest Solution by monitoring the converged/hybrid networks directly. As a front end for NetQuest, NetAnalyzer is the intregal component to provide network monitoring on SS7, IP and ATM networks and feed the processed data (CDRs, TDRs, MSUs, packets, statistical reports, and alarm management information) to NetQuest’s downstream centralized server applications (NetScope, NetAlert, NetViewPoint). NetAnalyzer’s scalable advanced architecture provides the processing power to address monitoring of the high-speed SS7, IP and ATM networks in a single platform solution.

Key Benefits

Monitor SS7, IP and ATM in a Single Platform -SS7: ISUP, TCAP, IS-41,   AIN, GSM, INAP, TUP -ATM: GR-2878 -IP: SIP, Sigtran, SMPP,   SCTP, etc. Dynamically Scalable Advanced cPCI Platform Patented Solution Accurate CDRs/TDRs Viable Billing Source

Accurate Inter-Carrier Billing/Validation Quality of Service Measurements "Real Time" Fraud Feed Total Network Surveillance Flexible OSS Integration Automated Troubleshooting Advanced Protocol Analysis "Real Data" Traffic Engineering

NetAnalyzer Process

NetAnalyzer is at the forefront of telephony SS7, IP and ATM network monitoring. Composed of a unique hierarchal structure of single and dual, high speed processors, communicating on a cPCI NEBS compliant platform. Orchestrated by Tekno Telecom's patented application software. It non-intrusively connects to multiple high-speed ATM, SS7 and Ethernet links to decode and correlate ATM cells, MSUs, IP packets etc. simultaneously into filterable and formatable call detail records (CDR's) and transaction detail records (TDR's) with 100% accuracy in "real-time". Simultaneously it delivers statistical reports and utilization information to NetQuest’s downstream centralized server applications (NetScope, NetAlert & NetViewPoint) as well as 3rd party and host systems.

Conclusion

NetAnalyzer provides a complete migration path solution for implementation, commissioning, production, and revenue/profitability maximization. Combined with NetQuest's SS7 applications, NetAnalyzer is a converged solution source that carriers can rely on to solve issues and dramatically improve revenue streams. It provides an integrated cohesive network management and revenue assurance solution for today and tomorrow's wireline, wireless and next-generation telephony networks. Advanced telephony requires advanced network management and revenue generating solutions. NetAnalyzer is the answer.