Oracle has unveiled its new network optimisation offering at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.
The new offering, Oracle Communications Network Intelligence 3.4, is expected to enable network operators to effectively plan and optimise their next-generation networks (NGNs).
The new platform enables the forecasting, analysis and planning of heterogeneous NGNs using pre-built modeling packs for key technologies including Long Term Evolution (LTE), Ethernet, Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS), Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) / Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET), Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay (FR).
Release 3.4 offers constraint-based analysis and network traffic routing by using policies to specify constraints – including resource allocation and consumption rules – to provide network operators with greater control and flexibility as they plan their network traffic, the company said.
The application also provides a service-driven approach to better translate customer service forecasts into network capacity requirements – enabling network operators to efficiently plan complex consumer and enterprise services while reducing network capacity costs, mitigating operational risk and optimizing future network investments.
The new release supports several key scenarios, including network-wide planning of mobile backhaul (including LTE), consumer broadband services, optimal planning of Label Switched Paths (LSP) sets, as well as full node and link failover analysis in an IP/MPLS core network.
Oracle senior director of product marketing Leonard Sheahan said the rapid proliferation of services delivered over next-generation networks has created substantial challenges for network providers.
"Oracle Communications Network Intelligence 3.4 provides a single application to plan and produce detailed and fully costed network build plans for any service or set of technology domains," Sheahan said.
"The application empowers network operators to deliver predictable, first-class service to their rapidly evolving customer base while optimising network expenses."
