management of fiber optics for utilities
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Management of Fiber OpticsFor Utilities
Agenda
Introductions
Informal Poll
Business Drivers
Desired Solution
Logical Provisioning
Online Solution
Business Benefits
Introductions
Skye Perry | SSP Innovations
Founder & Principal Consultant
Esri & Schneider Electric Technical Architect
SSP provides solutions for Electric, Gas, Water, & Telecom
Certified Fiber Manager Implementer
Architect of Logical Circuit Provisioning Extension
Informal Poll
How many utilities in the room own telecom infrastructure?
How many sell broadband for private or commercial use?
How many use GIS to track their telecom assets?
Does anyone use Schneider Electric Fiber Manager?
How many track logical circuit provisioning?
Business Drivers
Why Use GIS for Fiber Management?
Utility installation, provisioning, management and
maintenance of fiber optic networks is at an all time
high and growing.
Common Tasks / Roles at a Utility Engineering and design of telecom network
Managing installation of fiber optic cables
Managing 3rd party users of utility’s telecom network
Managing utility’s use of 3rd party networks
Managing leased capacity on carrier networks
Managing the profit center (sales, marketing, delivery) for resale
Manage installation and maintenance of all telecom assets and
equipment
High Volume of Telecom Assets
Telecom inherently includes MANY records… Ex.
Grand Junction, CO to Albuquerque, NM: 440 miles, 11 segments, 144 fibers per segment, 2 ports per
segment = approx 4800 fiber records.
One OC-48 Grand Junction, CO to Albuquerque, NM 11 segments, 48 STS’s per segment, 28 T1’s per STS, and 24 DS0’s
per T1 = approx 355,000 circuit records.
Utilities are installing additional miles of fiber every year
How is this data being tracked?
Excel Spreadsheets
Access Databases
Homegrown Systems
Paper
Maps are single line diagrams
Esri
AutoCAD
Google Earth
Significant Information Kept in Memory
Human memory, not computer memory!
Splices
Circuits
Bandwidth
Fiber Cnt
Locations
Ports
Services
Business Drivers
Common Issues:
Aging Workforce
No data intelligence
Slow and not user friendly
No GIS component
Not scalable
Missing required features Trace circuits
Manage fiber routes
Link to documentation
Track financial information
Etc.
Desired Solution
GIS-Based Application
Identify, review, analyze, and update key attributes of the
telecom network
Include collocation buildings, equipment locations, fiber optic
routes, microwave radio systems, MAS radio systems, USAT,
Coax, Copper
Geospatial database with robust mapping capabilities
Advanced telecom analytics:
Connectivity, Splicing, Tracing,
Reporting
Advanced: Provide ability to track
logical provisioning to the DS0 level
GIS-Based Telecom Asset Management
Esri ArcGIS Manages Core Mapping
GIS-Based Telecom Asset Management
Schneider Electric Fiber Manager Manages Connectivity & Assets
Fiber Manager
Network Analysis and Tracing
Connection Management
Fiber Connectivity Traces
Define circuit paths
OTDR Trace
Design of New Network Installation
Construction Print
Bill of Material
Splicing Diagrams
Fiber Manager
Reporting on Fiber, Splices, Traces, Devices, Patch Locations
Fiber Manager - Reporting
Reporting on Fiber, Splices, Traces, Devices, Patch Locations
Fiber Manager - Reporting
Reporting on Fiber, Splices, Traces, Devices, Patch Locations
Fiber Manager - Reporting
Fiber Manager – It’s Physical Connection Manager allows you to connect fiber, microwave,
etc. to a physical port on a device on each end
No internal connectivity between device ports within a device
Circuit Manager allows you to create a named physical path
from device to device
Does a good job in tracking physical assets and connectivity
Logical Provisioning…
Track master circuits that traverse through devices
Custom Trace Linking Multiple Fiber Manager Physical Circuits
Defines connectivity between internal device ports
Establish bandwidth between end points
Logical Requirements
Define a bandwidth hierarchy for each master circuit
up to an OC-192 (10 Gb/s)
Logical Requirements
Allocate logical trunk circuits (reserved bandwidth, ex. a full STS-1 or DS1)
Provision logical tributary circuits (committed bandwidth) down to a DS0
Custom Two Point Trace Through Master Circuits
Logical Requirements
Allocate circuits within the master
circuit hierarchy
24 DS0s = 1 DS1
Tributary Circuit
Ex Hierarchy:
Consuming the 1st Vir. Tributary
Within the 13th OC-1 (trunk)
Within an OC-3 (trunk)
Within an OC-12 (trunk)
Within an OC-24 (trunk)
Within an OC-48 (master)
Defines the Timeslot of the circuit
Logical Requirements
Take it online…
Wavepoint – Responsive Web App
Generic Searches – Ease of Use
Splicing Details
Circuit Traces – Includes OTDR
Rack/Device Visualization
ArcGIS for Telecom
Esri Platform Provides Tools
Utilize the Esri Out-Of-The-Box Apps For Consumption
ArcGIS App
Collector for ArcGIS
ArcGIS Explorer
Operations Dashboard
Esri releases compatible app updates quarterly
Available from the iOS, Android, Windows app stores
Utility Field Workflows are Quick Wins
Expose New Data to Field Operations
Collect New Data from Field Operations
Empower Your Operations thru Geoprocessing, Systems Integration,
Workflow, & Reporting
Focus on the pattern for ideas – Expose, Collect, Empower
Business Benefits
Recommend circuit provisioning based on available timeslots
Track allocated bandwidth vs. capacity at all points on network
Create a GIS heat map showing bottlenecks
Drive capital planning for network expansion
Poke the network at any point to see:
Hierarchy of the master circuit(s)
Which logical circuits are present
The use of each logical circuit (down
to the DS0)
Result is a scalable system
What can we do with this data?
Business Benefits
Reduces time required to manage circuit/fiber design and
installation
Exposes significant new GIS capabilities around telecom
Consolidates several systems into one platform (Telecom
Database, AutoCAD drawings, Excel Spreadsheets, etc.)
Standardizes work flow and processes
Business Benefits
Eliminates a portion of drawing packages and paper
documentation
Reduce time to troubleshoot and locate outages
Greater data integrity and access for field maintenance
Enhanced reporting functions
Track 3rd Party usage of the telecom network
More Information? Join the discussion
We publish GIS fiber blog posts monthly:
http://www.sspinnovations.com/blog/category/fiber-manager
Questions?
Skye Perry
Founder & Principal ConsultantSSP Innovations
skye.perry@sspinnovations.com
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