Understand and document the end-to-end Physical Network connectivity of your fiber network
One of the core functionalities of ConnectMaster is the modelling and administration of components of a telecommunications network, the physical network inventory. It contains the passive inventory as well as the active inventory. Additionally, a main point here is the management of the fiber/wire connectivity, building physical paths from fibers/wires by splicing or patching. A complete documentation of the telecommunications network inventory is the essential basis for design, engineering and operation of the network.
The Connection Sheet feature of the ConnnectMaster product suite enables users to allocate fiber resources such as fiber pair, point and port allocation to achieve end-to end-connectivity.
Once end-to-end connectivity is allocated to pair, port or point, then this can be viewed by means of the resultant Physical path (both textually and spatially) as illustrated below:
BENEFITS
- Avoidance of scattered documentation by means of paper plans or files, increases completeness, confidentiality, and relevance of network data
- Central database for all domains in the company enables efficient business processes for network planning and management
- Exact knowledge of all network components avoids costly surveys or search actions
- By knowing all physical connections, the utilization of the passive network can be optimized and the time required to realize new connections can be minimized
- Supports/improves operations in Incident and Fault Management (OTDR Locator) and Capacity Management (Alert System) based on a predefined threshold.