LINCS-MV
is a hosted, “single platform”, Network
Controller for Transport Networks
- Operates at a Network Level to
enable end-to-end Circuit Management, Fault and
Performance Management
- Does this for major manufacturers’
equipment: Alcatel-Lucent, Fujitsu, Alcatel, Tellabs,
Cisco, Ciena and Nortel
- Same Graphical User Interface
for vendor SONET, MSP, ATM/FR, DCS & Optical
devices
- Provides control and management
via an Application Service Provider Business Model
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Provides integrated
service, network, and element management support across
multiple domains
Supports
multi-vendor environments across Alcatel-Lucent and
non-Lucent network elements
Addresses
need for accurate and reliable network management for
multiple network elements
Helps keep
networks running with real time information about the
fault and performance status of the network, and the
ability to respond with circuit reconfiguration
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Product Functions
and Features
Configuration Management
- Flow-Through Provisioning via
CORBA to Navis™ Service Provisioning Manager
(SPM)
- Interface to Navis™
Optical EMS, SNMS and ITM-SNC
- Point and Click, End to End Circuit
Activation
- Auto-inventory population of SONET,
MSP, DCS, and Optical NEs
- Flow-Back Performance and Inventory
Data
- Pre-planned Restoration
- On-Demand and Scheduled Rearrangement
- NE Cross-connect Audit/Upload/Download
- End to End Circuit Trace
Fault Management
- Captures and Displays Alarm Data
in Real-Time directly from Network Elements or
via EMS
- GUI Presentation Via Icons, User
Notification Upon Login, Screen Message Display,
and Equipment Display
- Alarm Data also Stored for Event
Audit, Report Retrievals (text and graphical)
- Interfaces to other INC Systems,
to Navis™ NFM, to SNMP Managers, to Navis™
Optical Performance Analyzer (PA), Navis Core/Xtend,
Verizon TONICS, & Telcordia NMA-F
Performance Management
- 15 minute On Demand
- 24 hour Scheduled
- Graphical Reporting
- Problem PM Display
- Threshold Crossing Alarms
- PM/Alarm/Card Data Flow-Back to
Navis™ Optical PA and CA
Security & Service Management
- CNM support for thousands of Internal
and External Users, each with their own view of
their network
- User Partitions by NE, AID, Command
and Privilege, with Sub-partitions per User
- Multi-level User-ID / Password
Support
- Supports Commercial Security Overlay
Packages
- Secure Web Access included
- Secure Interfaces via Fast Packet,
LAN & Private Line Options
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