GE Digital Energy provides the Smallworld Network Inventory software solution for managing telecommunications network infrastructure. Smallworld has over 20 years of experience in geospatial information systems and was acquired by GE in 2000. It supports over 120 clients worldwide across telecom, cable, utility and other industries. The software provides an integrated view of both the logical and physical network, from outside plant infrastructure like cables and conduits to inside assets like equipment racks. It aids in network design, capacity planning, operations and maintenance.
2. General Electric – “Imagination at Work”
HQ based in Fairfield,
Connecticut, USA
300,000 employees
Global presence
• In over 100 countries
125 year history
Economic strength
• strongest balance
sheet in the industry
• stability and reliability
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3. GE Smallworld in Telecommications
Smallworld
• Smallworld has been a leader in Geospatial & GIS for over 20 years
• Acquired by GE in 2000, 250+ employees worldwide
• HQ in Denver, support worldwide
• Seasoned and experienced Telco sales/support team
• #1 leading solution world wide for Telecom & Utilities - ARC Advisory
Energy Technology
Infrastructure Infrastructure NBC Universal GE Capital
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4. GE Smallworld Network Inventory - Markets/Clients
Over 120 Total Clients
20 FTTx Clients
Well over 10,000 PNI
14 Cable Clients
Users Deployed
19 ILEC Telco Clients
20 CLEC Telco Clients
10 IXC/Metro Telco Clients
3 Mobility Telco Clients
16 Utility Communications
Clients
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5. Smallworld Network Inventory
Smallworld Network
External Bearer Inventory Network
Logical Spatial
Logical Management Network Inventory
Inventory Intelligence
and EAI Inventory Gateway
Physical Network Inventory
Geospatial FIS and
Schematics Generator
Server MapFrame
Telecom Capacity Management
Inside
Fiber Copper Coax Wireless
Plant
Business
Field Force
Integrator Job Manager / Work Orders Automation
for SAP
Smallworld Geospatial Platform
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6. GE Smallworld Network Inventory v4.1 Product Suite
An Integrated Scalable GIS Software Platform To Manage
Inside/Outside Plant Facility Assets & Design
• Smallworld Network Inventory Gateway – Physical Browser
web browser user read only privileges for query/view/print tasks
• Smallworld Network Inventory Gateway – Physical Browser
Markup
web browser user read only for query/view/print tasks with redlining
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Base – Commit
provides full user access to update for engineers, planners, and
technicians
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Base – Developer
user privileges plus development and IT administrative tools
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Fiber Module
includes the data model and applications for fiber networks
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Inside Plant Module
includes the data model and applications for floorspace, racks, ports,
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7. GE Smallworld Network Inventory v4.1 Product Suite
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory – Bearer Management
Module
supports end-to-end physical paths/connections and logical integration
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory - Schematics Module
automatic generation of simplified geo- and ortho-schematics
• Smallworld Physical Network Inventory - Fiber to the Home
Module
specialized tools for FTTH design automation
• Smallworld Logical Network Inventory
design and assignment for network elements, rings, circuits, and data
network services, provides capacity management functionality
• Smallworld Geospatial Server – Integration Module
SOA / web services based integration for enterprise NGOSS/BSS
• Smallworld Geospatial Analysis Module – CRM Integration
SOA / web services based integration geo-infrastructure
Marketing/Sales tool. (integrate with sales/client records)
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8. Providing a “Service Ready” Network
Logical Network
Circuits
Customer Assignments
Services
Layer
Core Circuits
NW Capacity
Core Leased / OLO
Path Types
Network -Main, Protect
NE
Bearers
MTOSI
Elements, Ports
TMF
NE NE NE
NE Facilities, Links
Topology NE
NE NE Rings, Subnets
Commercial
Physical Network
Cable Network
Customers
Infrastructure
- Fiber
- Copper
RT - Coax
Equipment
CO / Head End
Connections
Splices
RT Structures
Buildings
Secondary Node, POP, Residential
Office Premise Customers
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10. Smallworld Solution
• Manages network data in a geospatial
context
– So all network information is correctly
positioned as it is in the real world
– Enable faster decision support through
better knowledge of the network
• Consolidates all network data into a
single centralized database
– Replacing multiple systems storing OSP,
ISP, schematics, splice diagrams….
• Shares data with other OSS systems
through SOA based integration
– Integrates with CRM, NMS, ERP and
provisioning systems for improved
business process support
• Different client software available
depending on type of user
– Planners, field users, marketing users
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14. Management of Data Center and Central Office
- Inside Plant Systems
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15. Inside Plant in Smallworld PNI
Inside plant capability fully integrated with
outside plant through single user
interface
Floor plan management
Rack Mounted Equipment (RME)
• Layout of racks, shelves, slots, cards and
ports (including power supplies)
Allows modeling of
• Multiplexers, cross connects, patch panels
and distribution frames
Template libraries support pre-configured
components
Rules base controls placement of
equipment
Manages network connectivity
• Including all internal cabling
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16. Managing Floor Space in Central Office/Data Center
PNI manages space
available and
utilisation of ISP
• Floor space
• Rack space
• Internal cable
infrastructure
• Powering
• Air conditioning
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17. PNI – Rack and Bay configuration wizards
Create work order Convert work order
into Job Manager-
project
Design a variant
create purchase order
request Create list of materials
neeed for building
compare vendors and design
select a vendor
assign vendor to
purchase order request
Generate purchase Compile build
order documents
(maps, splice.)
Smallworld
Network Inventory
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18. Outside plant world in Smallworld PNI
• Smallworld PNI manages infrastructure to
support overhead and underground cables
• The cable/conduit route is fully integrated in
Smallworld
Cables not in Butterfly diagram
conduits representing the
internal of manhole
Nested Two cables
conduits shown shown in conduits
at the face of a
manhole
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19. PNI – RME and Splice Log automation
Reports
Create work order Convert work order
into Job Manager-
project
Design a variant
create purchase order
request Create list of materials
neeed for building
compare vendors and design
select a vendor
assign vendor to
purchase order request
Generate purchase Compile build
order documents
(maps, splice.)
Smallworld
Network Inventory
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20. Job Reporting Tools
• Bill of
materials
• Splicing
• Changes
• Report
creator tool
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21. Fiber Networks in PNI (Outside to
Inside Visual View )
Modeling of complete end-to-
end fiber networks including:
• Cables, bundles & fibers
• Connection to Optical Distribution
Frames
• Splices
• Blown fiber support
• Passive Optical Networks
• Tracing
– Fiber lengths
– Loss
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22. Manage Logical Capacity &
Bandwidth
Smallworld Logical Network Inventory
• Fully integrated with physical network
– Generates logical network elements & service ports from RME in
physical network e.g. Multiplexers, Switches, Routers……
• Manages network providers
– Central office Facilities, logical/physical rings, subnetworks
– Defines access points containing Network Elements
– Manages allocation of bandwidth between access points via facilities
– Channel hierarchies for WDM, SDH, ATM, Frame Relay,
Sonet……
– Network reconfiguration tools
– E.g. Upgrading capacity of facility, splitting existing facility by
adding NE
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24. Manage Customer Circuits
Smallworld Logical Network Inventory
• Route circuits
– Allocation of channels to support circuits based on
routing rules
– Both main and protect paths
– Protection & diversity rules
• Automated routing of circuit paths A - Z also using
routing rules
• Support for batch routing of synchronous &
asynchronous circuits
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25. Job Inventory Details in LNI
Keeps track of :
• Network Elements
• Locations
• Facilities
• Shelves
• Service Ports
• Bays
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26. Equipment Design & Planning
Smallworld
LNI
• Provides
simple
wizards to
design
Equipment
in the
datacenter
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27. Design Automation in Smallworld
Smallworld
LNI
• Provides
simple
wizards to
automate
circuit
design in
your
datacenter
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28. Logical Network Inventory in Smallworld
LNI
• Manages
complete
model of
physical
inside/outside
plant network
circuits
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29. Copper Networks
• Complete inventory of
copper network
• Manages copper pairs
using ‘line of count’
method
• Loop make-up reporting
• Throw & ripple propagates
changes through network
• Bi-directional network
trace through all
equipment
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30. HFC Networks
Design and
document RF
broadband networks
• Record amplifiers,
splitters, taps, etc.
• Manage cable and
equipment layouts
• Documentation of
power equipment
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31. Modeling of FTTx in PNI
All types of FTTX supported in PNI
• FTTN
– Fibre deployed to cabinet in field
– Then xDSL over copper to end customer
– DSLAMs can be inserted at cabinet
• FTTC
– Same as FTTN but fibre deployed deeper
• FTTB & FTTH
– Models inside central equipment rooms & ODN to
customer premises
– ODN designs are supported for
– Active point-to-point network
– Passive Optical Network solutions
• Maybe deployed using blown fibre technology
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32. Automating the design process
1. Start situation
Exchange, MHs and trenches
MH
2. Select distribution MH
or place new
3. Insert demand objects
4
CP’s optional 4 12
4
12
4. Create service area 4 12 A
12 A
A
5. Create distribution A
8
Network A
A
12
24 8
A
Use existing and/or place 48 12 8
new MH 16 A 12
16 A 24
6. Create drops for Demand A 24
Points
7. Insert tubes from MH to
Demand Points
8. Place Cables
According to attributes on
Demand Points
Exchange A Demand Point Existing Trench
(Building) New Trench
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33. CATV Calculations Module
Calculates for any point in the HFC network
• Signal levels
• Distortions
• Noise
• Powering
Tools supporting
• Amplifier configuration
• Network verification
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34. Managing Backhaul Networks
• Wireless module is built on PNI
• Used for managing Digital
Microwave Radio (DMR) networks
& infrastructure of Radio Access
Networks
• Wireless module manages towers,
mounting points, antennas, space
available & point-to-point/multi point
microwave links
• PNI manages all the rest of the fixed
network infrastructure ISP/OSP
• Benefit is managing fixed/wireless
physical network infrastructure in
one system
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35. Source Of Information for Operations
and Maintenance Team
• Network Inventory Gateway Physical Browser provides
valuable application support to operations and maintenance
• E.g. location of faults identified by fiber network monitoring systems
using OTDR trace results
OTDR trace
result (coloured
in green) stops
here
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36. Managing ‘As-built’ Changes in the Field
Mapframe FieldSmart provides a detached client for
managing network data in the field
• Comprises a Smallworld FieldSmart Data Server to configure extracts and
define field user roles
• Smallworld Field is the client software used in the field, tailored specifically to
meet users needs and supports redlining and attribute update
• Smallworld Task Management supports review and update of attribute
changes and redline sketches back into Smallworld PNI
Distribute data directly
over LAN or via CD
Smallworld Network Inventory Direct to the field …
and back!
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38. Network Procurement – Job Reports Available
Create work order Convert work order
into Job Manager-
project
Design a variant
create purchase order
request Create list of materials
neeed for building
compare vendors and design
select a vendor
assign vendor to
purchase order request
Generate purchase Compile build
order documents
(maps, splice.)
Smallworld
Network Inventory
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39. Summary
Smallworld Network Inventory
• Proven planning and engineering
solution for small-large operators
• Supports NGN transformation
• Manages converged fixed/wireless
network infrastructure
• Central role in Operations Support
Systems (OSS) supporting
business critical processes e.g.
service fulfilment, service
assurance
• Compliance with TMF standards
• Delivers ROI
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40. Curtis Wilson
980.322.6933
curtis.wilson@ge.com
www.ge-energy.com/communications
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