Alcatel-Lucent 5650 - Manual (Page 6)

The Alcatel-Lucent 5650 CPAM
revolutionizes IP/MPLS manage -
ment. It is the industry’s first off-
the-shelf equipment vendor solution
that enables network operators to
overlay Layer 2 and 3 services,
MPLS tunnels, and OAM traces
on the control plane topology map.
By doing this, it allows network
operators to visualize multiple layers
in one simple integrated view, which
enables them to understand the
relationship between these layers
and their effect on each other.
The seamless navigation and inte -
gration between the 5620 SAM and
the 5650 CPAM allows network
operators to visualize service paths
through the routed network. It also
Industry’s First Integrated Service
and Control Plane Management Solution
Figure 3. Re-defining IP/MPLS Operations with Integrated Service and Control Plane Management
Routing
Expert
Network
Operator
Physical Network
Infrastructure
Service
MPLS
Forwarding
IP
Routing
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Service troubleshooting time is further reduced by
allowing operators to instantly determine whether
a control plane topology change caused a variation
in service quality.
allows service providers to under -
stand path changes through a
comparison of historical and
current paths.
By empowering network operators
with simple visual tools that auto -
mat i cally track and correlate complex
control plane topology, the 5650
CPAM decreases troubleshooting
time and reliance on IP routing
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experts to solve provisioning or
customer reported problems. This
comprehensive approach, although
incremental in nature for Alcatel-
Lucent 5620 SAM customers, repre -
sents a new foundation for managing
IP/MPLS networks. It integrates
element, network, and service and
control plane management into a
single IP/MPLS management
solution [Figure 3].