Download PTM highlights

NetMinder® System
Packet Traffic Management
(PTM)
Highlights
02.14.2001
by Daniel Emmons
® NetMinder is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies Inc. in various countries outside of the United States.
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM Contacts










Product Overview / Segments
Product Capabilties
Product Benefits
Value Proposition
Competition
Case Study, none
Product Roadmap
Network Elements Support
SWOT
Competitors
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM Overview

“NetMinder PTM is the leading Congestion
Management OS for the real-time management of
heterogeneous packet networks and adherence to
service levels, end to end”

The segment it addresses are core data transport
and converged networks, modern mobile networks,
and any service provider data network up to and
including access technologies, VPNs, data centers,
and VoIP networks.
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM
Product Capabilities, Now

Auto discovery of network elements and real-time data
collection of packet network performance

Normalization, analysis, alarming, and end-user
browser based presentation of packet network
performance health
Flexible and configurable thresholding
Windows NT/2000 based backend data collector and
applications server, with browser based end-user client
NetMinder System PTM is deployed and being trialed at
several service providers around the world.



Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM
Product Capabilities, Now and Future
– Performance-related service level metrics
– Additional device support including web servers
– VoIP including softswitches and circuit edge nodes
– MPLS, Diffserv, IPv6, path & service overlays, and
other advanced protocol features
– BDR, scalability, enhanced visualization
– More integration features
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM
Product Benefits

Because of superior QoS and SLA Mgt
– reduce costs of networking and transport gear
– reduce SLA rebates, customer issues
– increase revenues with SLA/QoS differentiators

See performance in depth,in real-time
– protocol, element, path, service, and applications


Take action by means of controls
Extend via APIs or consulting
– link to other apps, expand SLAs, refine capacity
mgt.
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM
Value Proposition

Run the fastest and most optimized networks
– traffic shaping of data and DSL networks
– maximum network utilization and return on network
investment

Unprecedented QoS
–
–
–
–

reduction of service outages
reduction in time to repair
detailed geographic maps, heat charts, reports
increased customer retention and satisfaction
SLA
– end-to-end and real-time focus, where the future is
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM Product Roadmap
2000

JAN

FEB

PTM1.0
MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

PTM1.2
SNMP Data
Collection
ATM/Gateway MIB
RFC 2515
IP/Gateway MIB
ICMP
RFC1213
Packet Data Model
IP Data Model
GUI Enhancement
Browser GUI
Line Chart
SQL7 DB
Network Map
AUG

SEP

OCT

PTM1.4
GUI, Netscape support
PTM Data Model w/
Northbound API
Windows 2000 servers
xDSL Support
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
NOV

DEC

PTM Product Roadmap
2001

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

PTM2.0
MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

EMM Circuit Switch Support
LU 7 R/E PLS Support
Control Framework
Scalability to 25,000 objects
Nortel Succession Support
IPA interface
MPLS Support
Network Overview Display
DiffServe Support
Enhanced Alerting
Reverse Path Lookup
High Availability
Protocol Layer Analysis
ATM Logical Port Support
Asynchronous Traps
Scheduled Standard Reports
Backup/Recovery Capable
Congestion Mgt. Tutorial
DSL Tuner Prototype
SLA API
Published Northbound API
NOV

DEC

PTM2.4
PTM2.2
IP Point to Point Path Analysis
OCT

Enhanced Circuit Support
Point to Point Counts
ATM Tuner Prototype
DSL Tuner
DARTS for Performance
Large Scalability
ITU Softswitch Call Gap/Block
VoIPQoS measures
Availability/Reach Analysis
Optical Probe Support
ATM Path Support
Data Aggregation
Sun, HP UX, NT, 2000 Support
Published Southbound API
Optional Features
Consulting may be required
Planned
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
PTM Interfaces Supported
– Data Networking Equipment
• Core IP Routers, ATM Switches
• Gateways, xDSL Equipment, Edge Routers
• Layers 4-7 IP Switches, Web Caches, Firewalls, Mobile IP
– Converged Switches / VoIP
• Lucent 7 R/E & Nortel Succession, Softswitches
– Servers / Webservers
• Microsoft NT/2000, Sun, HP UX
– Availability Notes
• New device support takes less than 60 days from date of sale,
assumes performance info available by vendor
• DNS, Webserver, and specific server measurements planned but
date of inclusion is not committed at this time.
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
Service Assurance SWOT
STRENGHTS
 Top correlation/IDM FM
 Voice: Circuit Congestion, VoIP
 Revenue Assurance / Transaction SA
 Advanced IP: FM, Point to point, MPLS
 Few service-oriented already: TP, FM,
PM
WEAKNESSES
 limited top/cool data customers
 limited server in FM, PM, and TP
 weak/inconsistent branding
 SLA / Services story immature, no
common framework
OPPORTUNITIES
 Integration of other LU assets
 Shaping: DSL & ATM, etc.
 New partners, channels, etc.
 Use of TP for IPDRs expanding into
new domains/services
THREATS
 Consolidations: MM, CK
 Startups (new ones, Riversoft)
 Service Provider economy
 Lucent software chaos
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.
Service Assurance Landscape, PM focussed
Key Firm
Telcordia
Micromuse
OSI/Agilent
TTI
Concord
Crosskeys
Xacct
Aprima
VisualNet.
Metrica
Watchmark
Linmore
Riversoft
BMC
HP OV
Cisco EMS
Nortel EMS
other EMSs
VOIP, other
SI
in house
$$$
big
big
med
med
med
med
med
med
med
tiny
tiny
tiny
tiny
big
big
big
big
med
med
big
tiny
Their Strength
We have ..
strong in Voice & VoIP and with Bells/IXC
Great at VoIP & Voice too
FM data king, strong in IP, agile, good customers
Strong PM, more voice, and TP
fault, perf, in all domains integrated, plus probes
Not famous for data, No TP?
partner with Ibm, data story, FM and more
TP, larger customer base, shaping featu
PM data, moved to SP, realtime, and server mgt
Same as Vital, SA offers more for SP
Strong SLA Manager in Si, other SA software,
Stronger SA software, SLA story
startups with trantraction in probes, CDRs, IPDRs, Rev Assure
VoIP CDR, IPDR on way
fault, perf, from Cabeltron spinoff
better route cause analysis
strong in probe measured PM/SA from frame/ATM
Better PM, plus rest of SA, cheaper
strong mobile sales
Good 3G story, revenue assurance
bundled in Lu mobile offers, in 3G offer as EMS
Good 3G story, cross domains
Nebula good PM for ATM/IP
FM and transaction processing
300, alums of Micromuse, resold HP too
Will they expand beyond FM quick?
$2B server mgt giant, important with IP services
Not an OSS. Only starting SP.
has broad offering as SP edition, expensive
Expensive. Out of control.
Ciscoworks and ecosystem is a challenge
Not as multi-vendor.
Prestige is evovling to be a challenger
Not as multi-vendor.
Ericcson, Juniper, Sonus, Alcatel
Not as multi-vendor.
Many new players, important point products
Point product only. Watch partnerships
Consultants like CapGemni, Accenture, ..
Need OSS to start from.
Not as popular as before
OSSs gaining popularity
Service Assurance OSS Software Company
Lucent Technologies Proprietary -Information Subject to Change
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contractual agreement.