spatialNET

END-TO-END PHYSICAL NETWORK INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

A current and accurate physical network inventory is a critical aspect when

managing a successful communications network. However, many
communications service providers are faced with the challenge of Key Benefits
maintaining constantly evolving network data. New build-out, network Increased efficiency in
configuration changes, repairs, and the migration to new network drafting and design
technologies all contribute to making asset management a formidable task. shortens the time from
To remain competitive, organizations need an agile network management build-out to activation
solution that can be integrated throughout the enterprise. and increases revenue
opportunities
The core component of the spatialSUITE portfolio, spatialNET enables
service providers of any size and network architecture to efficiently manage Equipment dictionaries
physical network data. Planners, designers, and engineers utilize and design profiles
spatialNET’s sophisticated design and engineering tools to create and enforce standards to
manage accurate network asset data, while asset managers and system ensure networks are built
integrators leverage its scalable information model to deliver data in as designed, reducing
real-time to users and systems across the organization, including construction, as-built, and
provisioning, billing, assurance, and other critical OSS/BSS functions. maintenance costs
Detailed documentation
DESIGN AND MANAGE THE ENTIRE NETWORK of network assets allows
for optimal provisioning
Utilizing a familiar CAD-based UI for designing fiber, RF, HFC, and of equipment
twisted-pair communications networks, spatialNET provides engineers with
a fully configurable, spatially-enabled information model. With the use of Up-to-date reporting of
configurable tools, users are able to design networks and manage asset data network assets reduces
efficiently in an intelligent design interface that renders network component the need for field audits
details in a real-world, visual environment. Users can model the full and lowers mean-time-to
end-to-end physical network through all cables, buildings, structures, and -repair, reducing the need
equipment. Additional design capabilities include: for costly truck rolls

Dynamic connection to network assets through intelligent equipment End-to-end network

association, allowing automatic recalculation of strand and cable lengths connectivity enables fast
as the network evolves location of faults, losses,
and outages, providing
Accurate bill of materials (BOM) reports generated from details designs efficient resolution of
to facilitate planning and inventory management network issues
Unique asset identifier tracking, including serial numbers, bar codes, RFID
tags, and CLLI codes
Extensive tracing capabilities across all network architectures to analyze
connectivity and service availability
Browse, search, and edit tools allow the largest network inventories to be
managed with a higher degree of efficiency and currency

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FIBER NETWORK DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
spatialNET includes a rich fiber network model that supports a variety of active (Active Ethernet) and passive (PON,
GPON) fiber-to-the-home network deployment architectures as well as fiber backhaul networks. spatialNET also
supports fiber microduct network architectures, allowing for them to be efficiently designed in spatialNET, with a
completely connected model of ducts that can be managed to document capacity as ducts are filled at each phase of
project roll-out. Additional design and management features built into spatialNET for fiber networks include:
Detailed modeling for fibers, buffer tubes, blown Complete length management for aerial and
fiber, ducts, microducts, trays, and ribbon cables underground cables, loops, and risers
Complete modeling for inside plant with Inside Data Tracking of usage, ownership, and priority of fiber
Management (IDM) network assets
Channel multiplexing on individual fibers for CWDM Advanced network topology for managing
and DWDM splicing details
Advanced capacity management, planning, and Reporting and integration capabilities for network-
ring-modeling for identifying diverse network paths to-address and network-to-device functionality
Fiber location capabilities with available physical “Master circuit” configurability for network
capacity (dark fiber) and logical capacity (unused elements, enabling physical bearer support for
wavelengths or channels) logical inventory systems

RF NETWORK DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

With advanced route design, splicing, cable, and associated equipment management capabilities, spatialNET can
model HFC networks and RF signals, amplifiers, and power from the central office or head end, through the field, and
all the way to the customer premises. spatialNET’s integrated design allows designers to build networks that meet
ever-increasing customer demands for high-bandwidth data, telephone, internet, video-on-demand, and HD television
services. By utilizing spatialNET to design and manage their network, communications service providers are able to
meet these needs effectively and efficiently. spatialNET’s design capabilities for HFC networks also include:

Automatic signal-leveling to correctly calculate and Tracking of individual fiber-to-buss port

propagate signal levels across the network assignments at the node
Color-coded visual warnings for tracking selected Automatic configuration and placement of taps and
signal-level tolerances on all equipment and cables passive devices, with configurable warnings when
return signals are out of design specifications
Centralized and distributed power support and
forward- and return-path management for all Customizable options for modeling RF tap power
HFC architecture calculations as a linear or polynominal shape

COPPER DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

In addition to supporting fiber and RF networks, spatialNET also manages copper loop networks, enabling operators
transitioning from copper to a fiber network to leverage their network asset data in a spatially-enabled repository.
Service providers operating a multi-technology network such as fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) with VDSL runs to the
home, are also able to access network data through a single enterprise network asset management platform.
spatialNET support for copper networks includes:
Inline equipment location (load coils, bridges, taps, Complete tracking and management of ducts,
and others) supports next-generation services such conduits, and manholes, along with associated lease
as ADSL and IPN agreements and Continuing Property Records (CPR)
Detailed reporting on loop composition and DSL End-to-end connectivity for tracking
service qualifications, with upstream and physical-bearer and special-usage information,
downstream tracing at the sheath or circuit level providing the full physical path for integration with
logical inventory systems
Definitions for special usages (T1, DSL) or copper
pairs to keep physical records current and accurate

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INSIDE DATA MANAGEMENT
spatialNET’s Inside Data Management (IDM) tools enable users to seamlessly model end-to-end network
connectivity from inside plant to outside plant, with full tracing capabilities through all assets, including head-ends,
hubs, central offices, commercial complexes, and any building site type. Key features of IDM include:
Ability to model risers from floor to floor Operate over LAN and WAN network environments.
All functions, rules, and graphical symbology are
Support for multi-floor facilities
configurable to comply with any system’s standards
Ability to model floors, rooms, aisles, closets, and
Configurable Port Groups
addresses
Sub-equipment port mapping
Improved space management, including IDM Location
Finder and sub-slots Schematic views showing port-to-port connectivity
between devices
Automated generation of rack elevation and network
ortho-schematic views directly from the database Full integration with CAD for precise data entry and
high quality visual output
QA checks and automation functions to ensure valid
and consistent network documentation

JOB MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

spatialNET leverages a sophisticated job management system (JMS) that allows multiple users to work in the same
area simultaneously for long periods of time. JMS control ensures database integrity by providing a consistent set of
data during a design job, and keeps work-in-progress separate from the as-built data. spatialNET also tracks the
detailed status of every asset in a job using a configurable state model, providing a real time view of the operational
status of the network. Using the JMS framework, large projects containing multiple designs can be managed
effectively to provide better visibility on completion status and the future network. To help model the design
workflow as it occurs in the real work, JMS also supports:
Creation and management of job scenarios to test A partial posting solution for the subset of a design
design alternatives job that has actually been built
The creation of dependencies between jobs to Conflict detection between different job scenarios
enforce the order of posting

spatialNET is part of the spatialSUITE portfolio of network asset management products available from Synchronoss.
For more information on spatialNET and the other broadband solutions available from Synchronoss, please visit our
website at http://www.synchronoss.com.

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