EasyCopper Introduction for PTCL

Agenda

EasyCopper Networking
Main Functions of EasyCopper

Fault Diagnosis
Fault Analysis and Statistics
Performance Prediction
Service Optimization

Draft Proposal for PTCL

EasyCopper Networking

EasyCopper mainly helps operators fulfill

the broadband maintenance automation,
including the system fault diagnosis and
recovery, line fault diagnosis, and DSL port
and copper line performance optimization,
etc.

Standard NBI
EasyCopper

OSS

TL1/XML

TL1
ZTE EMS

3rd Party
system

MSAN
DSLAM

ZTE MSAN
FE

POTS
DSL Modem
POTS

ZTE
DSLAM

WIFI

FE

EasyCopper Maintenance Procedure

OSS

Analyze performance index, line parameters

and alarm data, diagnose DSL faults,
prediction of DSLAM and copper
performance and faults

EasyCopper

EMS

Collect the data from DSLAM and conduct the

related test (SELT/DELT).
DSLAM

MINI
DSLAM

MODEM
HGW

MODEM

Collected Parameters from EMS (PTCL)

adslAtucCurrSnrMgn
adslAturCurrSnrMgn
adslAtucCurrAtn
adslAturCurrAtn
adslAtucCurrOutputPwr
adslAturCurrOutputPwr
adslAtucCurrAttainableRate
adslAturCurrAttainableRate
adslAtucChanCorrectedBlks
adslAtucChanUncorrectBlks
adslAturChanCorrectedBlks
adslAturChanUncorrectBlks
adslAturInvVersionNumber
adslAturInvVendorID

adslAtucDMTBinBits
adslAturDMTBinBits
adslAtucPerfLofs
adslAtucPerfLoss
adslAtucPerfLols
adslAtucPerfLprs
adslAtucPerfESs
adslAtucPerfInits
adslAturPerfLofs
adslAturPerfLoss
adslAturPerfLols
adslAturPerfLprs
adslAturPerfESs

Agenda

EasyCopper Networking
Main Functions of EasyCopper

Fault Diagnosis
Fault Analysis and Statistics
Performance Prediction
Service Optimization

Draft Proposal for Turk Telekom

Main Functions of EasyCopper

Faults diagnosis

Faults analysis & statistics

Providing statistics reports

Performance prediction

Connection diagnosis, supporting the

broken-section-location from CPE to
SSG
Service-oriented diagnosis, supporting
HIA service quality diagnosis within
access layer

DSLAM performance prediction

Subscriber line performance prediction

Service capability pre-evaluation &

optimization

User profile configuration optimization

Faults Diagnosis - Connection

Main functions

Technical principle

To locate the potential link-brokensection from CPE to DSLAM

SELT/DELT test
Copper line performance data analysis
Historical data analysis
Alarm analysis
Integrated faults diagnosis

Diagnosis result

Copper line fault

DSL port fault
DSLAM fault
Upper network fault

Fault Diagnosis - HIA

Main functions

Technical principle

To verify the PPP link from CPE to

SSG, the Internet bandwidth, and the
stability of DSL line
QoS configuration checking
Copper line performance data analysis
DSLAM performance data analysis
Bandwidth test

Diagnosis result

PPP link fault

Internet speed slow, to locate the
bottleneck
DSL unstable, to optimize the DSL
configuration
Access network ok, but upper network
no stable

Fault Diagnosis HIA (Cont.)

EasyCopper

1Check DSL user port

2
5

7
BRAS

2Check BRAS

EMS

3Dial the BRAS from DSLAM

4Bandwidth test from DSLAM

Internet

5Check and analyze the DLSAM

traffic

6Check and analyze the DSL

copper line performance data

DSLAM
4

7Check user port configuration,

such as VLAN, priority, queue, and
the QoS policy

Fault Analysis and Statistics

Main functions

Technical principle

To generate different faults data

reports to operators, mainly including
Fault oriented reports, Broadband user
oriented reports and Maintenance
efficiency oriented reports

DSLAM performance data analysis

Result

Showing the figures or reports

Providing the analysis result, and help
operator prevent the faults

Typical Analysis Index

Drop line times

Speed up to standard
Attainable speed
BER (Bit Error Rate)
Real traffic

Typical CASE IPTV

Register request fail stat
Multicast request fail stat
VOD request fail stat
Multicast packet loss stat
VOD packet loss stat
Service Quality
Parameters Confirm

Network Rate Confirm

Network Quality Confirm

Frame loss stat

VOD fail info

Performance Prediction - DSLAM

Main functions

Technical principle

To generate the composite index

according to the DSLAM performance
data (mainly including CPU, memory
and bandwidth, etc.), and then
calculate the trends of composite index
and generate the prediction level of
DSLAM
DSLAM performance data analysis

Result

Drawing the performance curve

Generating the prediction level
Providing the possible problems based
on the prediction level
Providing the solutions to relevant
prediction level

Performance Prediction - Subscriber Line

Main functions

Technical principle

To generate the composite index

according to the DSL port and copper
line performance data (mainly including
BER, noise, attenuation, traffic and
reachable bandwidth, etc.), and then
calculate the trends of composite index
and generate the prediction level of
subscriber line
DSL port and copper line performance
data analysis

Result

Drawing the performance curve

Generating the prediction level
Providing the possible problems based
on the prediction level
Providing the solutions to relevant
prediction level

Prediction Methods

Threshold Value Data Analysis

Historical Data Analysis

Current Value

Current Data

Above threshold
Run properly
Need optimized

Threshold Value

Line become better

Run properly
Line become worse

Historical Data

Service Profile Optimization

Main functions

Technical principle

To optimize the users

profile, changing the
configuration until the
best profile is adopted

DSM & DLM

Line performance data
analysis

Result

Users profile optimized

Service quality improved
More bandwidth and
service provided

Agenda

EasyCopper Networking
Main Functions of EasyCopper

Fault Diagnosis
Fault Analysis and Statistics
Performance Prediction
Service Optimization

Draft Proposal for PTCL

Copper Line Faults Analysis

Subjective Error
(Forget downloading)
PC Performance and Virus

BB Speed Slow
Modem Faults
Line Faults

Copper Line

Line Length Long

and Aging

Add Bandwidth

Environment Change

Profile

Draft Proposal for Turk Telekom

Solution A
EasyCopper
Faults location: copper line, DSLAM
Faults resolving: copper stability, low
bandwidth, DSL port fault, etc.

Solution B

EasyGateway and EasyCopper

Faults location: PC, CPE, Home networking, copper line, DSLAM

Faults resolving: PC configuration, CPE configuration, CPE software faults,

copper stability, low bandwidth, DSL port fault, etc.
Solution C

EasyAssistant and EasyGatway and EasyCopper

Faults location: PC, CPE, Home networking, copper line, DSLAM

Faults resolving: PC configuration, CPE configuration, CPE software faults,

copper stability, low bandwidth, DSL port fault, service provisioning, etc