Automating the Design of FTTH Networks

ESRI Europe Madrid 27 October 2011 ESRI Europe Madrid 27 October 2011
Laurie Spiegel
Telcordia Product Marketing
lspiegel@telcordia.com
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FTTH Leading Countries vs. Europe
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Access Network Timeline
1850 1900 1950 2000 Today
First copper telephone line 1877
Pair gain introduced 1950s Pair gain introduced 1950s
Fiber optics introduced in access
early 1980s
DSL introduced 1988
FTTx introduced 1998
Nearly 150-year old copper
access network now being
replaced by fiber at
significantly faster pace
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Copper
Fiber
significantly faster pace
Wide-scale deployment of FTTx
projects ranging from 3 5 years
Fiber Rollouts Bring Big Challenges
Can I handle the new scale and
complexity that FTTH imposes?
Can I deliver in the aggressive
timeframes demanded?
Can I avoid massive hiring that may
only be temporary?
How can I build the best network
with such a tight budget?
How do I ensure Right-First-Time?
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How do I ensure Right-First-Time?
Service providers cant afford NOT to automate.
How One CSP is Solving the Problem
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Exchange
Multi-Tenant Building
Multi-faceted Physical Network Components
Serving Terminal
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Sheer Volume of Work for FTTH Projects
A Fiber Serving Area is the area you want
to serve through a single access point
200 - 300
homes /
SMBs
passed
20 km
of fiber
cable
Typical FSA Characteristics
passed
300 pieces
of
equipment
3000+
connections
What this means for each 1 million homes passed:
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What this means for each 1 million homes passed:
5,000 Work Packages
workprints, schematics, wire runs, BOM
100,000 Km Fiber
fiber type, size, routing, splice points
1,500,000 Equipment
equipment type, unit size, location
15,000,000 Connections
splicing and cross-connects
Using GIS Technology to Solve the Problem
Automating the design of civil infrastructure, cable runs,
equipment configuration, and fiber connectivity.
Design
Assistant
Telcordia

Network
Engineer
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Enforces industry-standard and company-specific
engineering design rules automatically every time.
ESRI ArcGIS

The Four-Step Engineering Process

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Create Rules
Define planning policy
Replicate wizard sets for
Design
Apply wizards
System aggregates demand,
How Design Automation Works
Rule Sets Wizards
Replicate wizard sets for
each scenario, technology,
demographic
System aggregates demand,
finds optimal route, places
features, makes connections
Stop & Assess Validate Logical Stops Trace Tool
Administrator Designer
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Make changes/corrections
Modify demand, change
equipment location, modify
path data, perform what-ifs
Run end-to-end trace to
insure design viability
Designer Designer
The Benefit of Automation
FTTH Design
Existing Network
FTTH Design
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A design that is standardized, optimized, and fully
connected with minimal work
saving 2-4M for every 100K homes passed
Realizing the Potential of Automation
Design Automation
FSA design time accelerated by 40%
from 120 hours to 70 hours
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Positive Change to Many Organizations
Planning & Planning &
Marketing Marketing
Capital spend Capital spend
predictability predictability
Faster customer Faster customer
Provisioning Provisioning
& Installation & Installation
Simplified Simplified
provisioning provisioning
Repeatable Repeatable
Service Service
Management Management
Faster trouble Faster trouble
isolation isolation
Shorter mean Shorter mean
Financial Financial
Management Management
Efficient capital Efficient capital
asset tracking asset tracking
Accurate Accurate
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Faster customer Faster customer
qualification qualification
Repeatable Repeatable
processes processes
Shorter mean Shorter mean
time to repair time to repair
Accurate Accurate
reporting reporting
Gracias!
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Gracias!