When you think about core, think of your network’s epicenter for routing and transporting services in the packet and optical domains. This is the literal backbone of your network. Improve clarity by being modular, resilient, fault-tolerant, and designing for failure.
A stable core is a low-touch but high-impact component of your network. This is not to say it’s a set-and-forget scenario, but good design can isolate your services from the noise of oversubscription and offer dedicated capacity. Plus, a well-maintained core will insulate your network from bandwidth issues and elevate a service provider’s subscriber experience.
A small view of your network will make outages and lagging bandwidth harder to pinpoint. A panoptic view will create high predictability, meaning your technicians will know how the network will react. Unpredictability is a symptom of poor design. Instead, promise high uptime with fast internet speeds and take control of your core infrastructure.
Aggregate and deliver critical services on a single platform across large distances with the availability of higher-level/premium network services. Converged packet can enable service providers to offer MEF compliant and TDM-equivalent Ethernet services on cost-effective and intelligent infrastructure.
Deploy an optical solution to cover long distances in high-demand service areas with little to no disruption. Choosing the right solution and technology, whether it’s ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer) or Ethernet, can make all the difference for connected subscribers.
If your core network cannot offer multiples services, a competitive overbuilder will step into your territory. Invest in a robust infrastructure with high visibility from the get-go. This will position your company to keep up with market demands and open the door for new and evolving automation technologies to make your life better.
3-steps will get you closer to an optimized network that not only improves your visibility but reduces your costs.
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Broadband and service providers in new and existing markets encounter common issues a solution provider has seen time and time again. Here are a few frequent obstacles faced within the Core module.
By being aware you are oversubscribed, your network can operate without 100% dedicated bandwidth, but it’s important to know what your oversubscription ratio is. Performing a network assessment with time-based and intelligence-based metrics to identify traffic patterns will allow you to see where you are overselling parts of your network.
To increase predictability, increasing the intelligence within your network will provide the visibility you’re lacking. This visibility allows technicians to anticipate how the network will react based on the problem, challenge, or opportunity.
By basing solutions around TDM logic of sub-50-millisecond convergence, this gives subscribers the bandwidth and capacity they’re paying for. Plus, it prevents the network from the threat of oversubscription.
A modular network design is a big contributing factor to budgeting. If a module needs an upgrade, you can upgrade that area of the network without affecting other areas. This will allow you to focus on a certain part, piece, or element to predict total spend.
Consider adding revenue streams outside of broadband. Co-location, managed Wi-Fi or renting a rack within your data center to store equipment are a few options to think about. Additionally, home security is not strictly hardware anymore, so filtering out malware and viruses for subscribers is an additional service offering.
Don’t make a hard day even harder by a lack of visibility within your core. Get accurate readings and metrics to keep your subscriber experience above and beyond the expectations of your service area.
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