Planning, engineering & documentation for modern cable networks

1. AND 3.3 - Living Documentation Planning, engineering & documentation for modern cable networks October 1, 2014

2. Typical users of network documentation • Cable and telecommunication operators • Network planners • Service staff & network technicians • Hotline support • Customer helpdesk • Marketing department

3. Documentation methods • PaperWare • Lode Data (DOS-based solution) • Solutions with external calculation tools e.g. Excel • AutoCAD • Smallworld (proprietary GIS) • Open GIS • Integrated documentation, planning and engineering solutions in a singleCAD solution • AND (Advanced Network Design)

4. AND - an evolution since 1988 • Solution for design, measurement, verification & documentation of bi-directional networks • In 3rd generation • Complete development by CDS • AND product family • AND Smart Server • GIS plug-in • Fiber Management • Inventory Management • Network Monitoring System • PocketVision: PDA-based on-site tools

5. Major European customers plan with AND

6. Leading vendors support AND

7. AND - Good planning saves time & costs • Strategic investment planning • Improves purchasing process • Keeps stocks to a minimum • Reduces wastage • Build according to design instead of costly trial-by-error • Reduces site visits and unnecessary installations • Reduces manpower costs

8. AND - Good planning saves time & costs (2) • Reduce time to complete the network build • Earlier ready-for-operation status • Shorter investment period and faster ROI • Reduce maintenance costs • Avoid unnecessary site visits to replace or adjust components

9. AND in a nutshell … • An easy to use reliable single-platform solution for • Parallel network documentation, planning and engineering • Accurate network simulation from headend to each outlet • Bill of material, ordering and commissioning support • Installation, verification and revision support • Schematic and geo-schematic formats with logical network structure and GIS options • Full server support • Powerful SQL queries for complete database • Component selection from extensive libraries

10. AND in a nutshell … (2) • Migration of available data • Scans, AutoCAD, Lode Data, Smallworld, Multicom etc. • Comfortable access to data • User-friendly applications with fast response times • Web interface • Offline information • PDA interface for on-site planners and technicians - data via GSM, GPRS, UMTS etc. • Network monitoring with real time interface to element managers • CMTS + Cable modems • HMTS + Transponders

11. Network engineering for new builds & upgrades • Network checks to test component harmony • Simulation of network • Viability of network confirmed before build begins • Calculation of entire spectrum for both upstream & downstream • RF levels and attenuation • Distortion products & ingress • C/N • CTB, CSO • Optical calculations fully integrated • BER, MER

12. Network verification • AND interfaces to network measurement devices • PT1, Acterna, KWS etc. • Compare calculated and actual measurements at self-designated test points • Graphical representation of measurements and calculations • Allows network supervision & inspection • Quality control during all stages of network build & maintenance • Protects your investment • Manages data from measurement devices incl. history

13. Maintenance with intelligent documentation • Geo-referenced infrastructure and components • Detailed component information • Information retrieval for all network sections incl. full history support • Network history allows comparison of status, BOM, etc. • NIS – logical network • Which objects are connected to which nodes and hubs • Which services are connected to given amplifiers

14. AND takes care of your inventory • Inventory Management helps answer many questions: • WHAT components are installed? • WHERE are the components installed? • WHEN were the components installed? (and when do they need replacing)? • WHICH services are affected by given components • Optimize maintenance costs • Fault recognition and detection • Component maintenance and replacement information

15. AND manages your fiber • Installation route • Amount of fiber • Available capacity • Services provided on given fiber • Signal path tracing • Fiber to the Home* • Ethernet to the Home* * = in development

16. Disadvantages of AutoCAD solutions • Requires separate calculation tool • Manual assignment of attributes to graphical elements • Inefficient work process • Risk to data integrity • Doesn’t support multi-level worksheets • Information overload – lack of clarity • When editing others are blocked from working • Compatibility issues with new versions of AutoCAD • Risk of product halt e.g. Voloview • Risk of change to interfaces e.g. AutoCAD 14 / ESRI • Risk to change in license politics

17. AND advantages • Documentation incorporating maps and networks in a redundant-free system • All network and component data stored together with maps in a single database • High integrity data management • Parallel activities reduce workload and manpower costs • Rapid retrieval of data for all sections of network regardless of location of user • Supports multi-level worksheets • Promotes clutter-free design and documentation using through-network calculations • All sections of network interconnected • Project hierarchical structure

18. AND is more that just documentation … • Living documentation is the motivation behind accurate documentation • Documentation with geo-referencing • Engineering, calculation and verification functions • Bill of material with cost and manpower calculations • Network Inventory management • Fiber management • Signal path tracing • Logical network structures • Network monitoring • PDA-based solutions… and more

19. Consequences of poor planning … • Murphy's Law - if it can go wrong it will … • Bad component purchases • Increases costs • Unnecessary stocks • Unreliable networks • Costly maintenance • Unusable for multimedia services • Loss of potential income • Increased churn rate • Loss of customer base • Loss of income

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