Also Available in PDF format (143 KB) Customer : Airvana Industry : Wireless Broadband Application Name: AirVista

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Business Challenge

Airvana provides wireless operators with end-to-end All-IP radio access infrastructure based on 3G, 1xEV-DO high-speed mobile data standards. For the service provides to quickly roll out services using Airvana’s IP radio access network infrastructure, a rugged and scalable central management system that can enable anytimeanywhere configuration, control, and monitoring of Airvana RAN elements becomes a critical necessity.

Airvana was looking for ways to build a management software that adds manageability to its existing line of radio access infrastructure products. The software was also expected to accelerate the integration of the systems and applications required with its radio access network deployments. Since Airvana’s solutions were to be installed with existing infrastructure, this was a critical decision-influencing factor for its customers.

Moreover, the management system was expected to possess highend network management capabilities such as fault, performance, configuration, security, topology map with GIS support, and auto-discovery of Airvana’s IP-RAN devices. Open standardsbased interfaces to integrate with OSS and other applications at
the service provider’s end were also a critical requirement.

Solution:

Airvana selected AdventNet’s network management platform, AdventNet Web NMS, for its management software development project.

“The open, standards based architecture of AdventNet’s Web NMS, its scalability, and comprehensive management functionalities were the main factors influencing our selection” – said Amit Jain, Senior Product
Manager.

AirVista the Web NMS based management system of Airvana was created to address the following key requirements: -

• anytime-anywhere configuration, control, and monitoring of Airvana RAN elements over an IP network
• ability to integrate with operators' existing Operational Support Systems (OSSs) using open, standards-based interfaces
• easy to use and easy to learn web-based clients
• Scalable and rugged application

AdventNet Web NMS provided hooks for all the above mentioned requirements with its out-of-the-box FCPS
functionalities, open standard northbound interface support,and intuitive GUI.

Airvana supplies AirVista to its OEM customers, Nortel Networks and Ericsson, who have deployed AirVista at several major CDMA operators worldwide.

Key Features of AirVista:

• Web-based remote management of the access networks
• Supports open-standards and interfaces: SNMP, HTTP, XML, Java RMI, and Telnet/CLI.
• Comprehensive FCAPS functions
• Web-based AirVista clients (HTML, Java applet, and Java application) run in standard browsers (IE and
  Netscape) and feature a familiar GUI
• Automatic alarm, status, and configuration information synchronization with the NEs
• Active device panel views show Airvana NEs graphically with live status of all major components

Key Benefits:

The following are the key benefits that AdventNet Web NMS brought forth with AirVista:

• Reduced development time: The development time for developing a comprehensive, scalable and rugged EMS application for the Airvana IP Infrastructure was substantially reduced with Web NMS. It was estimated that such a development in-house would have taken about twice as much time.
• Cost-efficiency: Using Web NMS, Airvana was able to control costs on the development and production of the management application which it has been able to pass on to its customers and retained its competitive edge.
• All IP based Management: One of the key requirements for the management application was to enable secure ubiquitous access to the application across an IP network for easy monitoring and configuration. Leveraging the underlying technology of AdventNet Web NMS enabled this.
• Deployment Ease: Airvana's requirements included a seamless and easy deployment procedure to enable deployment across geographies with minimal skills. This was key in enabling service providers enmbrace the revolutionary technology that Airvana offered. Web NMS brought in this critical edge, allowing Airvista to be widely deployed across service provider's locations.
• Simple Operations: Web-based AirVista enabled simple and easy navigation of the application, which ensured that the system was easy to use by operators without demanding additional skill sets.

About Airvana

Airvana is a global leader in developing All-IP 3G Radio Access Network infrastructure equipment for wireless carriers and OEM providers. Airvana builds Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure based on the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 3G Wireless standard and an All-IP architecture. . The company’s solutions help service providers provide mobile internet services integrating the best of mobile and data networking technology. Its products and services are been used by major CDMA operators and wireless infrastructure OEMs. Airvana is based in Chelmsford. For more information, visit the company’s web site at http://www.airvananet.com.

About AdventNet
Enabling Management Your Way^TM

AdventNet provides affordable software for management and provisioning of complex networks, systems, and IT applications. With a broad product portfolio and an active customer base ranging from enterprises,
equipment vendors, and service providers, AdventNet has emerged as a very affordable and high-quality alternative to expensive software that is common in this industry. AdventNet is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with offices in NJ, NH, India, UK, China and Japan. It has a well-trained partner base around the globe and thousands of customers world-wide. For more information call 925-924-9500 or visit our web site at: www.adventnet.com.