Learn how IP/MPLSView works by understanding its unique one-stop, integrated workflow.
(Note: Users do not need to purchase all three suites in order to use IP/MPLSView.
For example, the Design & Planning and Management & Monitoring Suites can also operate
independently.)
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1. Start with an up-to-date network view.
With real-time network monitoring and data collections,
your network is always populated with the latest topology and traffic data.
Updates, such as those for link utilization, are reflected in near-real-time on the topology map.
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2. Make network modifications.
A single click switches you over to the network modeling playground.
Make all sorts of modifications to your network model without impacting the production network.
Add or edit network elements, protocols, or any of their properties.
Increase traffic loading on the network to assess the impact, or run
countless other "what-if" scenarios.
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3. Perform automated design and optimizations.
Take advantage of WANDL's sophisticated design automation.
Automate low-cost, incremental backbone designs as part of your capacity planning process.
For MPLS-enabled networks, calculate LSP routes, perform automated
end to end path protection design, and much more.
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4. Validate your changes by checking the impact on traffic loading and network resiliency.
When you are ready, end-to-end traffic flows are rerouted on your network model.
You can then examine the impact of your network modifications on traffic loading.
Run automated and exhaustive failure simulations to ensure your new network can
withstand certain outages and that critical traffic gets through.
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5. Generate "configlets" for provisioning.
If you have created or modified LSP tunnels or VPNs in the design stage,
the system automatically generates the corresponding configuration file statements,
or "configlets" for pushing to the devices.
User-customizable templates can be used to append any desired additional statements
to the configlets before deployment.
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6. Create work orders and deploy!
When the configlets are ready, the system's work order management system
will create and track work orders for your provisioning requests.
Once approved, service activation deploys the changes to the network devices,
complete with error reporting,
commit, and rollback functionality if necessary.
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7. Monitor events resulting from network changes.
The Fault Management system monitors any
events triggered by the network changes.
With built-in utilities and diagnostics,
you can also verify that the changes have been accurately deployed.
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8. Begin to monitor new services.
With a fresh network collection,
changes are immediately reflected on your screen.
Monitor the new services in your real-time network view
with all the FCAPS functionality
provided by the Management & Monitoring Suite.
Ensure that everything is operating as desired.
Then, Repeat Step 1.
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