2012 ftth conference - t-102-g - scott casey ubisense - final

7/28/2019 2012 FTTH Conference - T-102-G - Scott Casey Ubisense - FINAL

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Established in 2002 by former software companyfounders and executives

Headquartered in Cambridge, England with offices inseven countries around the world

Denver is the center for the Americas

180 employees worldwide

Over 400 customers in 30 countries

Two divisions: Geospatial Solutions and Real-TimeLocation Systems (RTLS)

Geospatial Solutions

Industry vertical software products for Telecom, Cable,Electric and Gas; promoting greater productivity

Enterprise web mapping applications that run anywhere Consulting, integration and managed services

Ubisense Company Overview


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Providing wide scale, ubiquitous broadband supply is important

task with very high social and political pressure

Driving towards > 50mbps for everyone

Fiber to the Home (FTTH)

is clearly the best solution

for fixed network serviceproviders

Network planning is generally

between 5% and 15% of the

total deployment cost

Broadband Development and FTTH


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The important assumption is that:

Network planning is generally between 5% and 15% of the total

deployment cost

What does this mean?

Using an average of 10%, here are some practical examples:

Network Planning Costs

Scenario Description

Cost per

Home

Passed

Total

Homes

Passed

Total

Cost

Planning

Cost

Greenfield UG $1,200 5,000 $6,000,000 $600,000

Brownfield Aerial $850 50,000 $42,500,000 $4,250,000

Brownfield UG $975 500,000 $487,500,000 $48,750,000

We will look at how

this cost can be

significantlyreduced


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Its a complex problem

Deciding where to target capital investment for maximumreturn is hard

The mix of customer demographics, demand, existinginfrastructure and technology choices is daunting

Manual approach

Means using paper maps, Office Suite, non-enterprise apps

Much of the critical decision making is based on assumptions

And it takes a long time with many people working on it

Local Access FTTH Planning Challenges


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The teams first job was to identify a common workflow for the planningprocess

The result is a 6-stage workflow that can be applied to any service providerin any deployment situation

1. Customer Demand Assessment

2. Existing Infrastructure Analysis

3. Define Technical Parameters

4. Compute the Geospatial Layout Options

5. Optimize the Design, Materials and Costs

6. Fine Tuning and Reiteration

Solution Approach


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Planning Workflow StagesWorkf low Stage Descript ion1. Demand Assessment This stage is to identify the type and quantity of potential FTTH demand locations within the target

service area. Demands can be commercial or residential, single family or multi-dwelling units, currentor potential customers.

2. Infrastructure Analysis In brown field planning, and even in many greenfield deployments, the existing network infrastructuremust be looked at in order to determine if there are opportunities for re-use. Typical re-use scenariosinclude duct space, cabinet repurposing and fiber strand availability.

3. Technical Parameters Here the technical engineering and business parameter preferences are defined. These will includechoices and selections such as conventional or blown fiber, micro-conduits, micro-trenching, cableand equipment specifications, maximum distances, service area drop counts, drop types, point-to-point (P2P) or passive optical network (PON) splitters, etc.

4. Geospatial Layout At this stage a preliminary network layout is performed that leverages the existing infrastructure(mainly for brown field) and/or street, right of way and lot lines (mainly for greenfield) in order tocalculate a validated end-to-end connected network topology. The proposed network layout providesthe potential routes.

5. Optimization The optimization stage is perhaps the most detailed and complex part of the planning process. This iswhere all possible network layouts, both existing and proposed, are analysed for optimal placementand utilization of the network facilities that produces the lowest cost. The optimization must take intoaccount the various cost factors for the type of construction, labor, equipment and materials plus thetechnology and design parameters.

6. Fine Tuning and

Reiteration

Once the optimization has been performed the results can be reviewed. There will always be a

degree of fine tuning before the strategic plan is finalized and approved. This reiterative fine tuningprocess facilitates a learning approach and leverages the experience and know-how of the networkplanner.


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Remember the goals:Leverage data, add intelligence, automate processes

With these in mind three primary problems need to be solved

1. Analysis and interpretation of potential customer demandcharacteristics and location data from various available sources

2. Computation of geospatial layout options for the FTTH networkroutes and service areas following street, address and lot patternswhile taking into account the potential utilization of existinginfrastructure

3. Material and cost optimization of a complete and detailed FTTHdesign to quantify scope and test assumptions with a high degreeof accuracy

Technical Implementation


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Market Analysis Input to Planning

High value potential areas are identified by marketingOften based on customer service trends and key demographics

Technical Implementation: Examples


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Demands and Areas

Target service area adjustments made to take logistics and feasibilityinto accountusing the planners expertise and experience


Customer demands are estimated

from the available data

In this case the land basecartography has address points and

characteristics (ie: SFU/MDU,

commercial)

Could be provided by CRM, Billing,Postal Service, Census, etc.


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Infrastructure and Geospatial Layout

Leverage the existing infrastructure (current CAD/GIS) and auto-calculate the proposed topological layout for the target area


Incorporates brownfield rules for

utilizing existing routes, UG

structures, pole/strand

attachments, etc.

Where no existing infrastructure

exists, proposed routes are

calculated based on streets, lots,

ROW, etc.


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Viability Check

Make sure that the proposed geospatial layout meets the basicrequirements for topology rules


The route topology is traced to

verify that cable connectivity is

possible

Potential Distribution Points (DPs)

and served Demands are identified

(the different colors on the map)


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Fine Tuning and Reiteration

Often the planner will need to fine tune the results of the automatedand optimized design


Real world conditions can be used

to further validate the proposed

FTTH network

Integrating Google Maps and Street

View helps identify where actual

surface, structure and building

conditions can be used to improve

the planning assumptions


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Reporting and Decision Support

The FTTH planning optimizationcreates a material and labor cost

estimate


Cost estimates allow the planner to

assess different factors against the

total cost

Getting the material and cost report

quickly supports go / no go

decisions and allows projects to be

mobilized faster with more accuracy

CATEGORY COMPONENT COUNT METER COSTServed residents

FIBER DEMANDS 151BTP terminations

External-ONT 105 $13,125DP closures

Closure - (72 trays) 3 $1,500CO ODF

ODF 2 $6,000CO switches

24-Port GE 3 $15,000CO cards

FE-48 3 $6,000Cables

BFMC-144 1 183 $730BFMC-48 1 18 $70MFU-2 105 7266 $29,061MFU-4 2 100 $400MFU-6 1 53 $209MFU-8 1 18 $69Total 111 7638 $30,539

DuctsDBmf-12x-3.5mm 10 57 $226DBmf-19x-2.1mm 10 73 $291DBmf-19x-3.5mm 2 89 $355DBmf-1x-3.5mm 162 1215 $4,860DBmf-1x-8.0mm 1 18 $70DBmf-24x-2.1mm 1 15 $57DBmf-2x-10.0mm 15 183 $730DBmf-2x-2.1mm 2 11 $43DBmf-2x-3.5mm 8 74 $295DBmf-4x-2.1mm 11 57 $228DBmf-7x-2.1mm 14 98 $392DI-12x-3.5mm 13 62 $246DI-19x-3.5mm 8 46 $181DI-1x-3.5mm 1 5 $19DI-2x-3.5mm 4 20 $80DI-4x-3.5mm 8 41 $162DI-7x-3.5mm 12 66 $261EXIST-DUCT-25 46 237 $0Total 328 2367 $8,496

UG routesDigging Drop-Area 1209 $39,891Digging Non-Drop-Area 451 $14,860Existing ducts 205 $0

Total $135,411


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Input Parameters

The FTTH planning process allows input parameters to be establishedup front that drive how the layouts and calculations are performed


Category Sub-category Question AnswersFTTH Deployment Conditions What situations need to be supported? Brown Field, Greenfield or BothFTTH Deployment Conditions What feature should be used as reference for calculating

greenfield routes? Street Centerlines, ROW, Property/Lot LinesFTTH Deployment Infrastructure What types of drops should be used by default? Aerial, Buried, Micro-trenchFTTH Deployment Infrastructure What part of the network will be built underground? Main/Feeder or Distribution CableFTTH Deployment Infrastructure What part of the network will be built aerial? Main/Feeder or Distribution CableFTTH Technology Topology What network topologies need to be supported? P2P, PON or BothFTTH Technology Topology Where is the OLT located? CO or Remote NodeFTTH Technology Equipment Whaat deployment technology will be used? Blown Fiber or Conventional Cabling FTTH Technology Constraints Maximum blown fiber length? For example 1000 or 2000FTTH Technology Constraints Maximum distribution cable length? For example 1500 or 3000FTTH Technology Constraints What is the maximum number of fiber drops within a DP service

area? For example 100, 200 or 400 Demand Management Data Source Where does the customer demand data come from? Estimation (auto-calculation), Import (file) or

ManualDemand Management Demand Type What P2P-demand types have to be differentiated? Residential SFU, MDU, Commercial, InstitutionalDemand Management Demand Type What PON-demand types have to be differentiated? Residential SFU, MDU, Commercial, Institutional


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Relieve the Bottleneck, Streamline the Process, Fix the Following:

The planning phase is complex and takes too long, delaying overall program progress

There are often not enough skilled planners to do the work

IT systems and tools are not adept

Time and Cost Savings

For example, 1 week to 2 hours = nearly 99% time and resource saving

We estimate 70% total cost savings opportunity in the overall planning phase

Measureable Business Benefits

Scenario Description

Cost per

Home

Passed

Total

Homes

Passed

Total

Cost

Planning

Cost

Estimated

Solution

Savings

Greenfield UG $1,200 5,000 $6,000,000 $600,000 $420,000

Brownfield Aerial $850 50,000 $42,500,000 $4,250,000 $2,975,000

Brownfield UG $975 500,000 $487,500,000 $48,750,000 $34,125,000


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Handout

Look at the sample FTTH planning area: think about the manual approach, try some ideas

Consider the time it would take to lay out the network and estimate materials and labor

Also imagine what it would be like to make changes and the have to do it all over again

Live and Interactive Example

See the planning solution tackle the same problem in minutes at Ubisense booth 541

Case Study

Refer to the case study from Deutsche Telekom

We are seeing the planning process move from several weeks to minutes and hours

Interactive Use Case Scenarios


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