4G WORLD — WebNMS is introducing its KPI Dashboard and Reporting Engine for 4G/LTE device and network management.
The provider of element-management and network-management systems says the dashboard is a customizable, widget-based platform that offers NOC operators extraordinary visibility into 4G/LTE devices.
“Today’s networks have ever-increasing voice and data traffic and steaming media, which is producing volumes of fault and performance data from devices," said Eric Wegner, business development manager, WebNMS, and frequent B/OSS blogger. “NOC operators need to make sense of it in real time. The KPI Dashboard and Reporting Engine aggregates data and employs complex logical formulas to make sense of all the data, draw critical conclusions visually and help make decisions that drive better Service Assurance."
WebNMS says its Reporting Engine is able to poll critical network devices to gather “Big Data" across 4G/LTE networks, and then mine the data and report its findings across many data and device types. In addition, the KPI Engine can cross functional modules such as fault data, device configurations, health and performance data and data in an inventory database. WebNMS says it offers the only KPI dashboard that allows users a single, comprehensive view into a 4G/LTE network.
The KPI Dashboard allows users to create customized dashboards on the fly from a widget gallery. These widgets range from ENodeB and Inter MME Handover Rates to Cell Available Time and MME Processor Usage that can be used to understand signaling traffic performance and network stability. NOC operators can set benchmarks, troubleshoot fault issues faster or determine trends to create optimal network efficiency, the company said.
“Service providers today need assurance at all layers – at the NOC, within the infrastructure, in customer service and at most importantly at the customer-experience level," said Susan McNeice, vice president of software research at Yankee Group. “The challenge, and the market opportunity, lies in the ability of a single platform that can collect all of the data from key network devices or EMSs, pull it into one place in order to truly improve the quality of service and performance across the entire network."
