By leveraging best-in-class and proven technologies from the Alcatel-Lucent service router portfolio, the comprehensive 5650 CPAM can efficiently be deployed in a service provider’s environment without introducing significant risk or cost [Figure 4].
The real-time control plane information is provided to the 5650 CPAM by the Alcatel-Lucent 7701 CPAA, which non-intrusively participates in routing plane signaling. This appliance provides firsthand knowledge of control plane topology and operational status of all routers in the network, including third party routers. In addition, the 7701 CPAA processes user generated requests for real-time path computation that can span multiple areas. All 7701 CPAAs in a network are centrally configured and managed by the 5620 SAM.
The 5650 CPAM is seamlessly integrated with the 5620 SAM to provide in-context navigation from provisioned services, tunnels, label switched paths (LSPs) and historical OAM traces. It re-uses the 5620 SAM physical infrastructure and user interface menus, thereby allowing service providers to leverage their 5620 SAM server platform, database and training investment.
Similarly, the well established 5620 SAM OSS interface is extended to provide a single, common northbound interface for both products. This approach reduces the complexity associated with introducing a new applica- tion in a service provider’s network environment.
