NPAT (Network Planning & Analysis Tools) is WANDL's solution for ATM, Frame Relay, TDM, Voice, and Optical Transport networks providing cross-vendor support for all stages of network planning, design, and analysis. WANDL can even assist you with customizable Data Extraction or Data Conversion utilities to help you extract the data from your network into a format ready for use by the NPAT system.
NPAT's basic backbone design capabilities include "green field" designs from scratch, incremental designs from an existing network, diversity design, bottleneck analysis, capacity planning, powerful failure simulation and analysis, innumerable "what-if" scenario testing, and traffic grooming. This functionality can also assist you in your forecasting, long-term planning, and optimization tasks, among other things. Incorporated with standard or customizable tariff databases, NPAT's core algorithms and heuristics optimize your network to reduce transmission costs while retaining network robustness. After you have completed an NPAT design and analysis, changes can be uploaded back into the network, thus closing the loop.
See the NPAT brochure to learn more about what NPAT can do for you!
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- Network Backbone Design
BBDsgn (backbone design) module provides a solution for network backbone design needs.
- Access Design
- Technologies Supported
- ATM
- QoS, Bandwidth admissions (CAC), Oversubscription factor
- Admin weight / Distance
- PNNI: Multi-level hierarchical peer group model;
Models the precise details of Cisco, Lucent, Alcatel, and other switches
- Frame Relay
- Transport (Optical)
- SONET (UPSR/BLSR), SDH(SNCP/MS-SPR), and WDM
- Ring Protection Mechanisms
- VCAT/LCAS
- Channel/Slot Bandwidth Management
- Multi-Layer Failure Analysis
- Voice
- TDM
- Data Extraction and Data Conversion:
WANDL can extract or convert data from your network into files ready for use by NPAT.
Major hardware vendor devices are supported. WANDL can also customize solutions to suit your needs.
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| Supported Hardware Device Models
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- Alcatel 7x70, 36150
- Cisco MGX, BPX, IGX, LS1010, ONS15454
- ECI Telecom T::DAX
- Lucent GX550, CBX500, B-STDX
- Marconi ASX, TNX, BXR
- net.com Promina, SCREAM
- Nortel MSS(Passport ATM), BNX
- Sycamore
- Generic ATM, FR, TDM, SDH, SONET, Voice models
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| Brochures
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| Network Planning & Analysis Tools Product Information (pdf,223 KB) |
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| Recommended System Configuration
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Server:
Sun Workstation
Solaris 8, 9 or 10
1 GB RAM or more
1 GB server disk space*
CD-ROM drive**
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Client (Sun Workstation):
Solaris 8, 9 or 10
256 MB RAM or more
100 MB disk space
CD-ROM drive**
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Client (PC):
Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista
or Linux (supporting Sun VM)
256 MB RAM or more
CD-ROM drive**
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| *Disk utilization dependent upon network size |
| **The CD-ROM drive is not required if installation files are downloaded to the machine. |
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