Next-Generation Network Service Architecture

Automatically isolate and correct root causes of network faults and performance issues for end-to-end management of IP, MPLS, and optical networks.

The EMC Smarts Next-Generation Network Service Architecture solution provides automated service management across all infrastructure domains. Our Next-Generation Network Service Architecture solution—highly scalable and rapidly deployable—leverages patented analysis and automation technology to help you operate more effectively as a service provider. Use cross-domain correlation of faults and performance issues within multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), virtual private network (VPN), Internet protocol (IP), voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), and optical networks for service assurance within next-generation networks and to measure the business impact of issues.

Key Benefits

• Fast mean time to repair — Discover, model, and correlate network, server, storage, and application data in real time to pinpoint root causes of performance issues.

• Visual diagnosis — Generate screen displays of network problems for easy diagnosis and proactive resolution of root cause problems.

• Alarm management — Improve productivity of maintenance personnel by filtering out false alarms so operators can immediately start to work on problem resolution.

• MPLS-based IP support — Gain unprecedented business impact insight into extended MPLS-based IP VPNs.

• Business continuance — Ensure ultra-high availability, exceptional speed, and optimal performance of distributed networks and service applications without down time.

Business Examples

• Advanced Network Management - EMC Advanced Network Management solutions automatically isolate and identify root-cause availability and performance faults in advanced and multi-domain networks, as well as protocols.
• End-to-End Service Management - EMC End-to-End Service Management solutions enable you to increase end-to-end service availability and performance by automating management from the perspective of service objectives and the user experience.
• IPTV and VoIP Service Management - EMC IPTV and VoIP Service Management solutions enable you to correlate infrastructure and application interdependencies, protocols and services, and automatically isolate service-impacting events to their root cause.