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GE Energy Digital Energy. Communications Solutions. Mission Critical Processes Demand Secure and Reliable Networks.
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Communications Solutions Mission Critical Processes Demand Secure and Reliable Networks Through our MDS industrial strength wireless communication devices, our Lentronics multi-service data multiplexers, and our complete line of industrial and substation hardened Ethernet switches, we offer technologies to deliver complete networking solutions for customers worldwide. Water Transportation Utilities Oil & Gas Substation automation & SCADA systems rely on our communications products Wireless monitoring and control of oil extraction and refining assets Monitoring of reservoirs & dams through high-speed communications backbones Networking solutions for mass transit data, rail train control and SCADA
Customer Challenges with Managing Communication Networks • Radio upgrades are too time consuming • Limited information is available to field resources for incident resolution • Need visibility to determine the capacity of the communication system • Reactive (vs. proactive) monitoring & maintenance • Unable to determine network availability • Problem resolution takes too many people too long • Information is not readily available to operation personnel • Device deployment & administration is too complicated Utility value/MM customers Trying to manage a network without a clear view!
MDS PulseNET TMPlatform Details Sized in two version to meet customer needs * Third party SNMP/MIB library developed overtime
Rapid Deployment Easy Installation and Rapid Deployment • Intuitive installation and administrative set-up • Pre-defined collections and alerts that are automatically assigned to the device • Automatic network and device discovery The MDS PulseNET Auto Discovery function provides details of manageable devices including IP address, model, and serial number System configuration, device discovery, licensing, and rule and alert definitions are all accessible via a single and intuitive Administration screen
Low Administration • Designed to provide out-of-the box functionality for MDS devices • Extensible to manage 3rd parties • Pre-loaded MDS devices performance rules and thresholds to eliminate guess work MDS PulseNET comes pre-loaded with multiple alert levels and pre-set thresholds to eliminate installation guesswork Out of the box, MDS PulseNET displays access points along with their associated remotes in the Topology view
Intelligent Operations • PulseNET’s correlation engine automatically identifies the root cause and suppresses downstream impacts • Device level grouping aligns technology with business process • Prescriptive & customizable work flows
Operational Visibility Robust Monitoring of Critical MDS Device Performance Metrics • Provides historical performance data for trending of • Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) • Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) • Data throughput • GPS satellite information • Modulation changes • Availability Utility value/MM customers
Proactive Management • Management by exceptions based on technical thresholds • Capacity and Performance trends alert of possible issues • Moving average alert trends for key metrics Utility value/MM customers MDS PulseNET has visually productive graphics to quickly view history and trends Trends are easily customized for any environment
Key Benefits of Using the PulseNET Solution • MDS PulseNET was designed to help companies maximize the return on their radio and network investment by: Driving Resource Efficiency • Notify and deploy maintenance resources with intelligent data to resolve equipment and network failures quickly and accurately Improving Network Performance • Access historical network and equipment performance trending for predictive maintenance to optimize network availability Leveraging MDS Expertise • Purpose built and pre-loaded with recommended radio performance thresholds, eliminating guesswork Creating the Ability for an End-to-End Solution • Provides information to a customer on their technology investment with real-time availability and long-term performance data (Positions a customer to manage the “big picture” of their environment) Utility value/MM customers
PulseNET Professional Services GE Digital Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of professional services that help proactively manage the network with PulseNET, achieving an unprecedented level of operational performance and efficiency. - Consulting - Planning and Design - Training - Deployment - Integration • - Service Level Agreements GE Digital Energy also provides hosting services for a Network Operations Center (NOC) - 24x7 Monitoring - Automated Ticketing and Dispatch - Integration stages - Long-Term Support
In Summary What Makes MDS PulseNETTMDifferent? • Off the shelf and purpose-built for industrial communications • Aligns industrial communications with IT • Quick time to value • Lower cost of ownership • Open architecture for integration into existing tools and processes • GE MDS customer-focused standard of excellence
For more information… Visit our website at: www.GEDigitalEnergy.com or Contact local Sales Rep • Download product brochure • Request a WebEx demo • Request a 30-day trial