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Operators must keep abreast of customer activity for network
capacity planning and provide new, relevant services such
as 'SMS Welcome' and 'Bon Voyage' applications to maximize
revenues. Network monitoring enables the optimization of
traffic flow and re-routing of traffic to ensure networks
maintain high performance levels. By monitoring network capacity,
future network demands can be predicted and new strategies
developed to avoid potential problems and take corrective
action before users are affected.
The ACT4/8-cPCI and PCI controller forms a crucial role
in monitoring traffic between two end points such as SS7
nodes and the Gb Interface in GPRS networks by receiving
the data which is tapped off the network and passing it on
to the application.
The ACT card has specific features such as high impedance
monitoring ports and time stamping and FISU filtering (for
SS7 traffic) which make it the ideal foundation for applications
such as traffic monitoring, billing and data logging.
Test systems and tools are needed throughout
GSM, GPRS, 3G, VoIP and multimedia networks for protocol,
function, regression, system and load testing. Not only does
testing have to be undertaken prior to nodes/networks going
live but continually, to provide network visibility essential
in assuring a stable and high performing network.
Test tools must support the many different
protocols found in circuit switched to packet based and IP
networks. The Adax HDC card provides the ideal foundation
for these test systems, with support for multiple protocols
including SS7, Frame Relay, X.25, LAPB/D, LAPV5, HDLC and
the SIGTRAN suite of protocols. This makes it an essential
element of test systems for testing SCPs, STPs, GSM and GPRS
nodes, VoIP and multimedia nodes, and signaling and media
gateways etc.
Customers benefit from the scalability
and high performance of the HDC, features which are essential
for operators to be able to scrutinize the performance of
their network and carry out intense and thorough network
testing. |
