ZTE Broadband Service Assurance

Solution for DSL Network

ZXESS
Product Planning Shanghai

Agenda

Thinking in BB Service Supporting

ZTE EasyCopper Introduction
Summary (Q&A)

Four Features of Broadband Network

More equipments out of CO

Less supervision

Deployed outside or in users home

More access POP

More services supported

Main Features of

Multiple services

Refined & differential services

BB Network

Small capacity of POP

Large quantity of POP

More fiber optic cables

Long fiber, short copper

Difficult cable maintenance

Five Challenges of Broadband Operation

How to realize the initiative

maintenance of BB network

How to fast locate the

copper line faults

BB Network
Copper Line

How to fast locate and

resolve the homenetwork based faults
HomeNetwork

BB Service
QoS

How to guarantee QoS

and prevent system
performance decline

How to fast resolve problems

and recover services when
failures happen

Six Technical Thoughts

Guarantee
Establishing performance
prediction mechanisms

Optimizing the
troubleshooting procedure

Strengthening user service

oriented fault diagnosis

Future
Oriented
Constructing intelligent
knowledge base

Discovering potential
capability of copper line
Developing broadband faults
diagnosis techniques

Means

Agenda
Thinking in BB Service Supporting

ZTE EasyCopper Introduction

Summary (Q&A)

ZTE Broadband Service Assurance Solution

1. End-to-End
broadband service
assurance solution
2. Supporting both
MSAN & DSLAM
3. Easy to deploy and
use
4. Multiple interfaces
supported, easy to
interconnect to
BOSS and 3rd
party equipments

Main Interfaces of EasyCopper

Fault Management System

CRM
D

A
EasyCopper

Resource Management
System

C
EMS

MetricX

Integrated Alarm Platform

Main Functions of EasyCopper

Subscriber Line
Performance Prediction
- Prediction of QBR
- Prediction of LDR
- Prediction of BER

User Oriented Diagnosis

- Intelligent Diagnosis
- SELT Test
- DELT Test

Main
Functions

Potential Oriented
Configuration Optimization
- Pre-evaluation of
subscriber line capability
- Subscriber configuration
optimization

Abundant WholeNetwork-Based Analysis

- QBR analysis
- LDR analysis
- BER analysis

Fault Diagnosis Intelligent Diagnosis

Main Function
In case of user service failure,
EasyCopper starts the DSL
integrated intelligent diagnosis to
determine the subscriber line related
faults
Diagnosis Results
OSP faults (Outside Plant)
CPE/Home-network faults
Broadband equipment faults
Technical Advantages
Distinguishing the faults on section
basis, which will help operators to
troubleshoot quickly and accurately,
saving on-site maintenance costs

Fault Diagnosis SELT Test

Main Function
Before enabling the service, SELT is
conducted to evaluate the service
capability of subscriber line
In case of user service failure, SELT
is conducted to determine the
copper line related faults
Diagnosis Results
Copper length, gauge, status
Upstream/downstream attainable
rates
SNR margin, inband noise, etc.
Technical Advantages
Analysis of historical test data
Expert knowledge base supporting

Fault Diagnosis DELT Test

Main Function
In case of user service failure, DELT
is conducted to determine the
service quality of copper line (With
CPE required)
Diagnosis Results
Upstream/downstream SATN/LATN
Upstream/downstream attainable
rates
Upstream/downstream power
Technical Advantages
Analysis of historical test data
Expert knowledge base supporting

Subscriber Line Performance Prediction LDR

Main Function

Prediction Results

Real-time collecting the drops of subscriber line, and

analyzing the historical line drops
Predicting high line-drops subscribers, and providing
related performance data analysis
Auto-conducting the intelligent diagnosis for
predicted lines, and fast resolving broadband faults
Providing critical major and minor 3 prediction
levels per line-drops of subscriber lines
Providing the relevant precaution solutions for
different prediction levels
Providing prediction charts, curves, and ranking

Technical Advantages

First proposing subscriber line performance

prediction technology, and using prediction levels to
evaluate the operating performance of broadband
equipments
Completely understanding the trends in subscriber
line dropped, so as to realize the initiative
maintenance of broadband service

Subscriber Line Performance Prediction QBR

Main Function

Prediction Results

Real-time collecting the bandwidth of subscriber line,

and predicting the unqualified subscriber lines
Providing related performance data analysis and
historical data analysis of predicted lines
Auto-conducting the intelligent diagnosis for
predicted lines, and fast resolving broadband faults
Providing critical major and minor 3 prediction
levels per QBR of subscriber lines
Providing the relevant precaution solutions for
different prediction levels
Providing prediction charts, curves, and ranking

Technical Advantages

First proposing subscriber line performance

prediction technology, and using prediction levels to
evaluate the operating performance of broadband
equipments
Completely understanding the trends in bandwidth of
subscriber line, so as to realize the initiative
maintenance of broadband service

Subscriber Line Performance Prediction BER

Main Function

Prediction Results

Real-time collecting the BER of subscriber line, and

predicting the high BER subscriber lines
Providing related performance data analysis and
historical data analysis of predicted lines
Auto-conducting the intelligent diagnosis for
predicted lines, and fast resolving broadband faults
Providing critical major and minor 3 prediction
levels per BER of subscriber lines
Providing the relevant precaution solutions for
different prediction levels
Providing prediction charts, curves, and ranking

Technical Advantages

First proposing subscriber line performance

prediction technology, and using prediction levels to
evaluate the operating performance of broadband
equipments
Completely understanding the trends in BER of
subscriber line, so as to realize the initiative
maintenance of broadband service

Whole-Network-Based Statistics & Analysis LDR

Main Function
Providing statistical analysis reports
on whole network basis, equipment
basis, and area basis
Providing relevant precaution
solutions per the statistical analysis
reports
Statistics Results
Providing LDR statistics charts,
curves, and ranking on whole network
basis, equipment basis, and area
basis
Technical Advantages
Providing whole-network-based
analysis, which will help operators to
complete understand the whole
network LDR and conduct the whole
network performance optimization

Whole-Network-Based Statistics & Analysis QBR

Main Function
Providing statistical analysis reports
on whole network basis, equipment
basis, and area basis
Providing relevant precaution
solutions per the statistical analysis
reports
Statistics Results
Providing QBR statistics charts,
curves, and ranking on whole network
basis, equipment basis, and area
basis
Technical Advantages
Providing whole-network-based
analysis, which will help operators to
complete understand the whole
network QBR and conduct the whole
network performance optimization

Whole-Network-Based Statistics & Analysis BER

Main Function
Providing statistical analysis reports
on whole network basis, equipment
basis, and area basis
Providing relevant precaution
solutions per the statistical analysis
reports
Statistics Results
Providing BER statistics charts,
curves, and ranking on whole network
basis, equipment basis, and area
basis
Technical Advantages
Providing whole-network-based
analysis, which will help operators to
complete understand the whole
network BER and conduct the whole
network performance optimization

Pre-Evaluation of Subscriber Line Capability

Main Function
Before enabling the service, SELT is conducted to
evaluate the performance of subscriber line and thus
to determine whether the subscribed service can be
carried over the copper line
For service upgrade, the new temporary profile is
adopted to evaluate the performance of subscriber
line and thus to determine whether the subscribed
service can be carried over the copper line
Expected Results
Evaluation pass, the subscribed service can be
carried over the copper line
Evaluation no pass, the copper line may be broken
Evaluation no pass, the high level service can not be
carried over the copper line

Subscriber Configuration Optimization

Main Function
Checking the stability of
subscriber line via LDR & BER
Adjusting users profile (rates,
latency and transmit power)
per BER & attainable rates
Repeating to optimization

Expected Results
Users profile optimized
Service quality improved
More bandwidth and service
provided

Agenda
Thinking in BB Service Supporting
ZTE EasyCopper Introduction

Summary (Q&A)

Summary

Challenges and Thinking

ZTE EasyCopper Solution

Broadband service O&M transformation from extensive model to

intensive model

Fault diagnosis aiming at fast troubleshooting

Performance prediction aiming at prevention of disease
Inventory and fault oriented statistics & analysis
User oriented capability evaluation and configuration optimization

Advantages and Benefits

Shortening troubleshooting time, improving BB service O&M

efficiency
Initiative O&M, reducing the failure rate of BB servcie
Improving QoS and extending the lifecycle of copper equipment
Reducing OPEX and increasing CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index)
& ARPU

Q&A