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Wavion Service Pro powered by Aradial. Nir Manor Solution Product Manager. Agenda. The need - Billing and provisioning Wavion Service Pro Architecture Solution Overview Supported services Main features Solution Benefits. Turn Your Access Network Into a Business.
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Wavion Service Pro powered by Aradial Nir Manor Solution Product Manager
Agenda • The need - Billing and provisioning • Wavion Service Pro Architecture • Solution Overview • Supported services • Main features • Solution Benefits
Turn Your Access Network Into a Business • Billing and provisioning – Do you need it? • It’s a tool for ISPs – turning the access network to a profitable business • Its Wavion’s solution for providing BWA required functionality • Per customer, per service BW management • IP layer access control • Wavion can offer added value • Just like with CPEs – identifying the best performance models • Wavion needs to identify and offer a cost effective solution • Well integrated with Wavion’s products
Wavion Service Pro – What is it? • Umbrella name for Wavion’s service billing and provisioning solution (WSP) • WSP enables the operator to turn its Wavion based access network to: • Create SLA services • Charge (billing) for usage of this network • Limit and control usage • WSP is comprised of 3 components • Full featured RADIUS server • Access Controller • Advanced payment module
Billing and ProvisioningHigh Level functionality • The business layer for a Wavion based access network • Main functions: • Customer management database • Service management database • User’s policy provisioning • Customer center • Self care • Policy enforcement in the network • operator’s policy and user’s policy • Networking support: • Traffic redirection / captive portals • BW management • Access control • Security Aradial RADIUS Server Access Controller
Wavion Service-Pro Network architecture Two Network approaches: - Centralized - Distributed
Network Access Control • There are two main levels for controlling user access: • MAC layer • IP Layer • MAC layer – the Wi-Fi uses two types of techniques: • Based on MAC layer authentication • Keys / pass-phrases (WPA-WEP-PSK) • Certificates (802.1x) • Requires minimum user skills (for embedded clients) • IP layer – service access control (e.g. internet access): • Based on user authentication • Based on the 802.1x • Dialer – IP based or PPPoE • Captive portal • All of the above requires a RADIUS server for the authentication
Welcome 30 min….4$ 1 hour…7$ User Name:________ Password: ________ LOGIN Page redirection Example Hotspot Deployment X CNN.com CNN.com
3G – Wi-Fi Integration • Several options for integration: • Single DB, resides in the PDSN • Including user database, balances and SLAs • WSP RADIUS server communicates in CORBA or SOAP with PDSN • Dual database: • Every user provisioning in PDSN is also sent to RADIUS server • Radius server maintain balances • User authentication • Get user balances • Update usage WPA2 802.1x authentication • User SLA for enforcement
RADIUS Server Overview • A high performance, full-featured, RADIUS server • Supports Wireless LAN, as well as • Dial-up, xDSL, VoIP, and Mobile IP (GPRS/EDGE/3G) • Works on Windows and Linux • Standards based • Authentication & Authorization RFC 2865 • Accounting RFC 2866 • Scalable • Multi Threaded • Multi Process • Supports High Availability architecture • Easy provisioning
RADIUS Server Overview – cont’ • 100% web-based interface ensures easy connectivity from anywhere. Supports SSL. • Database support • ODBC (MS SQL, Oracle) • Native Oracle (OCI) • LDAP • NT & Active Directory user authentication • Flat files • Statistics and reporting modules • Prepaid cards, bank and balance enforcement
RADIUS Server Functionality • User management • Service management • User provisioning • Generating Users/Prepaid cards • View sessions and summaries • Exporting usage • User Self Care portal • Hotspots Wifi Walled Garden Portal • Customization of the portal per Location • Spotngo Payment system • Refillable Vouchers • Credit Card processing • PayPal support • Customization of the Spotngo portal per Location
RADIUS Server Functionality – Captive and self care portals • Hotspots Wi-Fi Walled Garden Portal • Can use the integrated in the AC or • Web service in the RADIUS server • Customization of the portal for ISP branding • Customization of the portal per Location • User Self Care portal • Allows users to buy / refill / change online their service profile • Spotngo for credit card online billing
Payment Module • Advanced Captive portal • Adapts to the AC login page • Business planning • Time allowance bank based • Expiration based • Traffic allowance based • QoS profile • BW management (directly through Aradial only) • Order management • Refillable Vouchers • Credit Card processing • PayPal support • Customization of the Spotngo portal per AC • Group pricing according to AC / Location
Solution Benefits • Solution Benefits • Tearing services (BW management, time based etc.) • Billing – business wise, many tiered services • Access control – security, enforcement • Cost effective • Simple • Cost saver – smaller call center, easier provisioning • One point of provisioning – for network configuration user & service provisioning and billing purposes
WSP Summary • WSP is the Service management layer • (Vs. the WavioNet – the infrastructure management layer) • This is the money making engine • WSP Solution Benefits • Splitter services (BW management, time based etc.) • Billing – business wise, many tiered services • Access control – security and enforcement • Cost effective • Simple • One point of Service provisioning – • user & service provisioning and billing on single point