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NIC provides
engineering network inventory, Link/Circuit
design, allows capacity management and
troubleshooting of the entire network |
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NIC allows users to search
information and circuits by customer,
address, location, connection type,
and is integrated with NTS Order Entry
and Workflow module for the generation
of Link/Circuit ID’s |
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NIC uses predefined equipment
templates for creation of Cell site/POP
and other site equipment |
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NIC defines all business
rules to manage creation of equipment
and connections; NIC rules protect against
defining an incorrect design |
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Visio Interface to provide
graphical support of circuits &
site equipment |
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Supports: voice, data,
dark fiber, ATM, Frame Relay SONET,
DWDM technologies |
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Integrates with Project
Management for Engineering Build &
Design |
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Define the rules governing
what actions are allowed or not allow
for slots and ports in each status (e.g.
in use ports cannot be assigned) |
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Track the status of all
network element slots and ports |
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Define rules governing
what type of cards can be placed in
particular slots |
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Automatically create
and number the all ports on a card |
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Auto-create a new network
element/structure with appropriate slots,
cards and ports based on standard template |
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Support a customer-defined
automatic naming convention for network
elements, slots and ports |
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Graphically display the
detailed layout of site showing racks,
shelves, and panels using Visio |
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Create different facility
types such DS3 |
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Capture basic information
associated with facilities |
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Automatically create
sub-facilities from a facility (e.g.,
28 DS1s from a DS3) |
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Automatically create
and number system created sub-facilities
(e.g. channelized DS1s associated with
a DS3 should be automatically numbered) |
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Graphically display all
the facilities in Visio |
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List available ports
on network elements |
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Connect facilities to
network element ports and automatically
update the status of the port |
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Define rules governing
what type of facility can be associated
with a particular port type (e.g. a
DS3 facility cannot be connected to
a DS1 port). Criteria include: |
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Facility speed vs.
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Location of facility vs. location
of equipment |
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Assign and track VPI/VCI
values |
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Track number of available
ports by Cell site/POP |
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View facilities connected
to a port |
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View facilities connected
to a network element |
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View IP addresses assigned
to a network element |
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Model SONETand ATM rings |
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Network Elements Tracking
- Mounting structures, active and passive
equipment |
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Customer Premise Equipment
Tracking - Physical location and logical
configurations |
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Facility physical and
logical paths |
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