www.atrinet.cm Lifecycle Service Manager NetACE White Paper
There's a lt f legacy equipment ut there! Can we integrate it int a Service Orchestratin envirnment? Tired f tedius and expensive device driver develpment and maintenance f s-called multi-vendr service activatin systems? Stuck in a bad relatinship with yur NMS vendr?
NetACE - Lifecycle Service Management Vendr-agnstic Mdel-driven Device-adapter-free Leveraging NetACE's Lifecycle Service & Device Management capabilities pwered by unique «Mdeldriven Service Design», intuitive and simplified «Data Mdeling Language», and «Vendr Agnstic & Device-Adapter-Free Architecture» makes the service prvider s peratinal envirnment much mre agile. All this while mving away frm hard-cded, rigid service structures and tedius device adapters (drivers) maintenance t reusable and rapidly editable at runtime service and device mdels. NetACE als facilitates accelerated time-t-market when intrducing new services int their prtfli r deplying new device vendrs. Operatrs significantly imprve their respnsiveness t business demands thrugh a simple, netwrk-aware service design apprach (n prgramming skills r system upgrades required) and rapid crss-vendr service prvisining. Fr cmplete flexibility, prduct and service managers are able t add new service mdels t the NetACE at any time with n impact n the nn-stp peratin f the system. This translates int a sizable reductin f verheads thrughut all netwrk peratins and cmpletely liberates the peratr frm vendr lck-in. Atrinet s NetACE is designed t rchestrate the entire lifecycle f netwrk services that span different vendrs and technlgies in a centralized and errr-free manner (i.e. service design, service cnfiguratin, service planning, service activatin, netwrk resurce ptimizatin and allcatin, runtime service mdificatin, service recnciliatin frm the netwrk, service assurance, service perfrmance mnitring and deletin). The end-t-end prvisining f netwrk services r service chains is perfrmed in a single and safe transactin acrss multiple sils using a unified service data mdel. Instantiatin f netwrk services frm the NetACE catalg can either be requested by an peratins engineer using the GUI r be triggered by 3rd party B/OSSs using prgrammable APIs thus achieving fully autmated and ptimized prvisining and cntrl f a multi-vendr, multi-technlgy netwrk envirnment. NetACE is a mdel-driven NMS platfrm that prvides service rchestratin and autmated netwrk prvisining f physical and virtual multi-vendr Ethernet, IP and MPLS infrastructure as well as Firewalls, Lad-balancers, Mbile Radi Base-statins, Micrwave and ther types f netwrk equipment. NetACE als ffers custmizable Resurce Management capabilities enabling centralized management f netwrk resurces and autmatic plicy-driven resurce allcatin, autmatic crss-vendr Tplgy Discvery fr building dynamic netwrk maps and FCAPS functinality fr any netwrk device. NetACE s pen nrthbund prgrammable APIs enable rapid and lw cst integratin with 3rd party service fulfillment tls, Inventry Management, Billing and CRM systems. NetACE is a carrier grade netwrk management platfrm, thus supprts fully redundant and distributed multi-layer system tplgy with a lad-sharing and realtime database replicatin mechanism, installed ver a virtualizatin platfrm (VMs) and has the prven scalability f 100K NEs and 500K netwrk services. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 3
NetACE value prpsitin Reduce rder-t-cash times (by ~90%) thrugh autmatin f end-t-end (and crss-vendr) service delivery. Significantly reduce the peratinal cmplexity and csts (by ~50%) by intrducing new services and any netwrk equipment in a simplified manner at runtime, withut cde mdificatin, driver installatins and upgrades. Imprve peratinal efficiency (by 60%-80%) with assured inventry accuracy and autmated crssvendr prvisining f business and residential services. Avid (r minimize) penalties fr SLA vilatin thrugh reducing MTTR and imprving service uptime with nging crss-sil service assurance in near realtime. Reduce cnfiguratin errrs (by 99%) by replacing manual errr-prne cnfiguratin with autmated crss-vendr, crss-technlgy service fulfilment prcesses. Eliminate the barrier t new service intrductins caused by a variety f prprietary appliances frm numerus vendrs. Autmate and centralize prvisining and cntrl f tens f thusands f netwrk elements f different vendrs and types in realtime, ver a distributed, multi-service and multi-vendr infrastructure. Eliminate the management burden and expenses f the vendr-prprietary management tls thus reducing the Ttal Cst f Ownership. Realize a clear migratin path t SDN and NFV technlgies and new cmpetitive services. Implicatin f lack f netwrk-wide prgrammability and autmatin in terms f OpEx NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 4
Benefits Mdel-driven Service Design apprach Achieve unrivalled peratinal agility by designing new r amending existing service mdels at runtime, with n impact n the nn-stp peratin f the system and withut any cde mdificatins. Rapidly and at almst zer cst adjust t any future changes and business requirements, even thse which cannt yet be anticipated. Reduce peratinal expenses thrugh quick and intuitive design f new services accmplished by in-huse Netwrk Engineers in a few hurs r days. Accelerate time-t-market by designing and intrducing new services int the Service Catalg in hurs r days and nt mnths. Enable the highest level f autmatin acrss any physical and virtual layer 2-3 and layer 4 multi-vendr netwrks. Design cmplex service mdels that enable peratrs t develp their wn differentiated netwrk services prviding business managers with the freedm t create mre services mre quickly, by remving the current barriers t new service intrductin. Intrduce plicy-driven business lgic int a service mdel and cnslidate multiple resurce managers. Vendr-agnstic & Device-adapter-free Architecture Reduce peratinal and capital expenses thrugh defining new device vendrs and new device types in 15 minutes via GUI-based tls instead f tedius and expensive device driver develpment/maintenance and system upgrades. Shrten the time fr rlling ut cmpletely new device vendrs and device types frm 6-10 mnths (fr device driver/pack develpment) t 15 minutes. Ttally eliminate the risk f vendr lck-in enabling plugging in any randm netwrk device. Achieve a new level f peratinal agility thrugh rapidly defining any new device vendr r device type int the system via GUI-based tls in 15 minutes, with n impact n the nn-stp peratin f the system and withut any cde mdificatins.
Hybrid Autmated Orchestratin and Assurance End-t-end Lifecycle Service Orchestratin acrss physical, virtual and sftwaredefined netwrks Orchestratin f Virtual Netwrk Functins (NFV)* Centralized and Plicy-driven Netwrk Resurce Management Adaptable e2e Service Assurance in Hybrid Netwrk *GA availability -Q3/2016 NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 6
Tier 1 scalability: 100K NEs and 500K Services Mdular and Distributed System Architecture Cmpnent Redundancy with Lad Sharing NetACE Architecture Mdel-driven and Device-adapter-free Unique Mdel-driven service design apprach and Device-adapter-free architecture enables the design f the mst cmplex services fr any netwrk device r netwrk functin by the service prvider (in-huse) in a matter f hurs, and run-time intrductin f these cmpletely new services t the Service Catalg. Atrinet has develped a simple and intuitive prcess f designing new services in NetACE using GUI-based Service Mdeling Tl withut the necessity fr any prgramming skills and system upgrades. Prgrammable Netwrks that allw business custmers and/r their applicatins t rder, add, change and flex cnnectivity services n demand are variusly called "prgrammable netwrks," "user-defined netwrks" r "netwrk as a service" (NaaS), but the principle is the same. They allw custmers, thrugh a prtal, t lgically define where they want cnnectivity services, their type and bandwidth. NetACE receives the service creatin request and user parameters thrugh its prgrammatic interfaces and autmatically prvisins the service, taking minutes t deply what wuld nce have taken a team f netwrk engineers perhaps weeks t rll ut. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 7
Getting started with NetACE n a «Brwnfield» Netwrk High-level steps 1. Install NetACE n a Virtual Machine 2. Define via GUI-based Device Type Manager (DTM) the netwrk equipment types/vendrs yu wuld like t manage and prvisin in NetACE (a prcess that takes less than 10 minutes per device type). 3. By specifying IP Address range(s) autmatically discver the Tplgy Map and build a Device Level Inventry f yur multi-vendr netwrk realizing full FCAPS functinality. 4. Create (mdel) the netwrk services mdels using an intuitive Data Mdeling Language and GUI-based Service Mdeling Tl (nte that service mdels are used fr bth Service Prvisining and fr Recnciling Existing Services frm the Netwrk). 5. Create (mdel) the netwrk resurce managers using the GUI-based Netwrk Resurce Editr and synchrnize all the cnfigured resurces acrss yur multivendr netwrk int the NetACE. (A nnnetwrk related data can be als pushed t the Net-ACE DB) 6. Discver (recncile) the existing services frm the netwrk and build a real-time Service Level Inventry (nce discvered these netwrk services will be managed and cntrlled as if they were prvisined via NetACE). 7. Mass-prvisin the custm-designed netwrk services in a pint-and-click manner via the NetACE GUI. 8. Integrate NetACE with existing (r new) 3rd party service fulfillment tls and CRM fr autmated hands-free service prvisining, inventry management, billing, etc. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 8
NetACE Applicatins NetACE Web-based Service Mdeling Tl and Catalg Manager NetACE's flexible Mdel-driven Service Design Architecture enables the design different service types and run-time intrductin f these cmpletely new services t the Service Catalg in a matter f hurs. Atrinet has develped a simple and intuitive prcess f designing a new service in NetACE using the GUI-based Service Mdeling Tl and Catalg Manager that perates in a "drag-&-drp" manner. This web-based tl facilitates the additin f new service mdels that are autmatically saved t the Service Catalg as well as mdificatin f existing nes. A service mdel can be defined using either the rapid pintand-click Service Creatin graphical interface. This flexibility allws the design f a variety f mdels ranging frm the simple service mdels t the cmplicated nes which require multiple cnditinals, sphisticated netwrk lgic and validatin by user-defined Resurce Managers f different levels. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 9
NetACE Multi-vendr Tplgy Discvery Engine (and GUI) Prvides an accurate view f yur netwrk by autmatically discvering and tracking changes t yur netwrk s equipment. NetACE s autmated discvery prcess cmpletely eliminates preparatry manual data entry. Adding a new Vendr in 15 minutes via GUI-based tl (Device-adaptr-free) Adding a new and previusly unknwn device vendr t an NMS is usually a very expensive and time-cnsuming prcess which requires vendr interventin and driver develpment. The device may have nn-standard MIBs that need t be mapped t the device prperties, and therefre the relevant changes must be inserted in several places in the surce cde (e.g. OIDs must be hardcded t shw mdule infrmatin). These cde changes inevitably mean the release f a new sftware versin. In NetACE's, adding a new device type is speedily dne within 15 minutes and never requires cde mdificatin r new driver installatin. As part f the prcess, every new device type cnfiguratin is autmatically stred int NetACE's database including all its OIDs as cnfigured by the peratr. Mdificatin f the mapping between the device's MIBs and f the full set f prperties cntrlled by NetACE is simply achieved via GUIbased Device Type Manager and in effect allws any device vendr t be autmatically discvered, have a full set f managed prperties, FCAPS and autmated Service Lifecycle capabilities. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 10
NetACE Autmated Lifecycle Service Management Leveraging NetACE's Lifecycle Service Orchestratin capabilities and flexible Mdel-driven Service Design Architecture, mving away frm hard-cded, rigid service structures t re-usable and easy editable service mdels, will make the service prvider s peratinal envirnment much mre agile and achieve accelerated time-t-market fr intrducing new services quickly int their prtfli. Operatrs will significantly imprve their respnsiveness t business demands thrugh a simple and netwrk-aware service design apprach (n prgramming skills required), rapid crss-sil service deplyment and, at the same time, reduce verheads assciated with the netwrk peratins. Rapidly design, cnfigure, activate, plan and allcate and validate netwrk resurces, discver, assure, cntrl all types f custm-designed services ver a cmplex multi-vendr netwrk. 15 minutes T mdel a new device type Delete Service Design Service Cnfigur e Service 2 hurs T mdel a new service Mdify Service NetACE Service Lifecycle Activate Service 1 minute T activate a new service Assure Service Allcate Netwrk Resurces Discver Service NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 11
NetACE Real-Time Service Recnciliatin Engine Discvery and recnciliatin f services and netwrk resurces are key cmpnents f Lifecycle Service Autmatin, efficient netwrk utilizatin and stability. NetACE enables peratrs t discver and manage nt nly all crss-sil services created via NetACE but als has a unique technique t discver the brwnfield services cnfigured via 3 rd party NMS/EMS systems, scripts and CLI. Any new netwrk resurce/bject cnfigured via external service activatin tl will be autmatically synced and reflected in NetACE. This allws NetACE t cexist with ther netwrk management systems in cmplex netwrk management tplgies. NetACE User-defined Resurce Management and Autmated Resurce Allcatin NetACE, with its user-defined, netwrk-aware Resurce Management and Autmated Resurce Allcatin system, reduces the need fr administratrs t be cnstantly engaged in endlessly repetitive rutine wrk, allwing them t fcus n the brader, higher-level tasks f managing their infrastructure. Sphisticated and custm-defined resurce management and autmated resurce allcatin system helps t avid human errrs while maintaining multiple custmer datasheets utside the system and attempting t set the crrect parameter during prvisining. It replaces the manual, errr-prne and timecnsuming resurce lkup prcedures with a smart and fully autmated resurce allcatin prcess which is custm-defined and managed inside the NetACE s database. NetACE Zer-tuch Service Prvisining and Planning NetACE eliminates the cmplexity f circuit prvisining thugh zer-tuch autmated service activatin. It enables pre-prvisining f services prir t deplyment f physical netwrk elements, autmatic resurce allcatin and ensures that the cnfiguratin parameters necessary fr service delivery are crrectly applied. NetACE RESTful APIs NetACE prvides rbust nrthbund RESTful APIs fr autmated netwrk prvisining, custmer management, billing, payment and rdering functinality, and integrates with the latest web technlgies and OSS/BSS systems. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 12
NetACE Centralized Device Cnfiguratin Manager and Task Scheduler Autmatically backs up, restres, upgrades, and lads SW, etc. n all NEs acrss the entire netwrk, regardless f vendr, using a cnsistent prcess and a single user interface. Simply design and allcate custm-build netwrk tasks including, device upgrades, backups, cnfiguratin restres, etc. NetACE Centralized Fault Manager Minimizes netwrk dwntime and imprves mean-time-t-repair by centralizing all alarms and traps f yur multivendr netwrk int a single unified view reducing ptential risks and expenses thrugh reductin f SLA vilatins. NetACE Security Manager and Event Lgger Prvides a centralized authenticatin and rle-based access-cntrl pint int yur system t imprve security and reduce user administratin csts while enabling grup permissin management t cntrl wh can access what and when and captures all user activities in real-time t facilitate security and tracking. NetACE Lifecycle Service Orchestratin & Autmatin 13
While thers pwering the netwrks f tmrrw, we pwer the netwrks f tday Abut Atrinet Atrinet is a leading prvider f multi-vendr Lifecycle Service Orchestratin slutins t Cmmunicatin Service Prviders, Enterprise Custmers and Netwrk Equipment Vendrs. Atrinet intrduces prgrammability and autmated service delivery and peratinal agility t traditinal and next generatin netwrks, leveraging the pwer f NVF & SDN t reduce the peratinal csts and cmplexity. Backed by Nkia Slutins & Netwrks, Atrinet prvides Slutins & Services t ver 70 custmers wrldwide. Partial list f ur Custmers Federal Prtective Service (Russia) Cntact Us Phne: +972-77-8066900 Email: inf@atrinet.cm www.atrinet.cm NetACE trademarks are all trademarks r registered trademarks f Atrinet Ltd. All ther trademarks are the prperty f their respective wners. All rights reserved. Cpyright 2015. 14