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LoopStar® Network Management

LoopStar 800/1600/3600 Provide Flexible Options for Network Management

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LoopStar EMS and EMS-Local Craft Terminal (LCT)

The LoopStar EMS is an advanced user- friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Element Management System (EMS) for controlling and managing networks consisting of LoopStar 800/1600/3600 SONET access systems. The LoopStar EMS provides users with sophisticated centralized control capabilities for configuring, monitoring, testing, and managing multiple LoopStar 800/1600/3600 systems from a single management platform.

The LoopStar EMS-LCT is an element management layer (EML) management system for LoopStar 800/1600/3600 SONET Access Systems. The LoopStar EMS-LCT is intended for small, relatively simple networks. It provides users with single-layer management network solutions to the LoopStar 800/1600/3600 of up to eight NEs and manages the systems in a centralized manner.

LoopStar 800/1600/3600 systems are highly advanced next-generation SONET Access Systems that allow service providers to cost- effectively deploy and manage TDM and Ethernet services to end-user customers.

With the LoopStar EMS or EMS LCT, service providers can perform advanced management control functions for their entire network of LoopStar 800/1600/3600 systems, all from

a common management platform. Specific capabilities of the LoopStar EMS and EMS-LCT include:

•Configuration Management: Network connections, system and circuit provisioning, system inventory

•Fault Management: Alarm management and control, alarm history database management

•Performance Monitoring: Real-time traffic management, monitoring and alarming, PM database management

•Security: System access and password control

•Testing: Circuit and test management control

Network Configuration Management

and System Alarming

System and Circuit

Provisioning

Performance

Monitoring

and Testing

LoopStar Network

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