White Papers
Carrier-Grade Ethernet
Ethernet has emerged as the transport technology of choice for new service provider networks. But Ethernet was originally conceived for commercial-grade, unprotected, best-effort, local area networks. What does it take to make Ethernet a carrier-grade technology? This white paper establishes criteria for carrier-grade Ethernet and then describes Occam value-added software features: Ethernet Protection Switching, Network Synchronization Protocol and Service Quality Management in the context of these criteria.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: September 2009
IPTV: Converged Televison
What is IPTV? Why is it better than cable TV? Why consider a packet-switched broadband architecture when so many companies make a good business out of deploying a traditional cable architecture based upon frequency division multiplexing? Occam's current and potential customers need an explanation of the two competing television access technologies and, more importantly, a vision of where IPTV is going and the impact that IP could have on the consumer television experience. This paper endeavors to impart an understanding of how the network architecture decisions that service providers are currently making will impact their company's long-term success and meet their customer's entertainment and connectivity needs.
Author: Buck Graham, Technical Marketing Manager, Occam Networks
Published: July 2009
A Fresh Look at Access Aggregation
At what point does access aggregation become network transport? Why are some access aggregation solutions better suited for service provider networks than traditional edge aggregation network elements than others? These questions are often debated by small to mid-sized service providers and decisions inevitably come down to price, performance and value. And to borrow an old quip from politics, "where you stand depends upon where you sit." The answers to these questions depend on the service provider's network design perspective and the position of potential equipment suppliers.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: April 2009
IP Security Management (IPSM)
IP Security Management ensures network security for both the carrier and the subscriber and currently operates in tens of thousands of revenue-generating network elements. Many vendors may talk of IP security, but most lack a complete understanding, doing little beyond the support of industry standards. Occam's IPSM collection of dynamic software features go well beyond the minimum, simplifying implementation in a manner that minimizes the time to revenue generation. Set-up is automatic and problems are blocked before they impact the network. IPSM also operates with little or no intervention, ensuring peace of mind as new subscribers and services are added over time.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: April 2009
FTTX TCO Comparison - Obtaining Faster Time to Revenue
As network service providers and equipment suppliers continue to invest in innovation, fiber access networks that are designed to support the delivery of high-intensity services such as IPTV and triple play have become more reliable, scalable, and cost-effective than ever. Yet service providers are concerned about more than capital equipment costs. They require flexible solutions that deliver opex savings and revenue growth opportunities as the pressure to realize cost savings grows. A simplified access network at the lowest possible cost is critical to this new services model and this paper examines total cost of ownership (TCO) differences between two system architectures for FTTX deployments. The first is a traditional multi-service access platform (MSAP) consisting of highly specialized system controls and commoditized line interface modules. The second, Occam's BLC 6000, leverages distributed intelligence and Ethernet based multi-service access modules with integrated transport.
Author: MST Consulting
Published: August 2008
Considerations for FTTP Migration in the OSP
As today's competitive environment drives ongoing consumer demand for higher quality and bandwidth intensive services, service providers are more frequently migrating to outside plant (OSP) infrastructures to meet demand but there are considerations when designing a FTTP network that are often overlooked. This paper explores some of the most important of those considerations, include technology and topology selection and future network adaptability.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: July 2008
Triple Play at the Right Price
An in-depth look at real world deployments
Author: MST Consulting
Published: January 2008
GPON from Occam: Triple Play over Ethernet and IP
GPON Triple Play networks will grow as rapidly in the next decade as DSL has in the last one. The dropping costs of fiber deployments and the low maintenance costs of passive outside plant make GPON a good investment. The massive processing power of Occam's BLC6000 System is uniquely able to power a GPON network successfully. In this paper you'll learn how Occam's GPON is uniquely suited to lower both operating and capital expenditures.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: December 2007
Extending Cisco ServiceFlex Design: Occam Networks Access Technology
The Cisco® ServiceFlex design for an IP NGN network architecture can take advantage of Occam Networks’ access technology in the last mile to serve both residential and business users. This paper discusses specific Occam devices and access architecture, and highlights last-mile deployment models in which Occam technology complements the Cisco ServiceFlex design.
Author: Cisco Systems and Occam Networks
Published: October 2006
Engineering a Lucrative DSL Financial Model
Too often, independent operating companies (IOCs) don't have the service-specific insight they need to properly price their DSL services. As a consequence, they set DSL prices higher than they may need to be and penetration rates suffer. Ironically, the remedy may lie in reducing retail DSL prices, albeit in a very structured, disciplined way. This white paper discusses the steps that an IOC can take to engineer a lucrative DSL financial model.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: July 2006
Voice over IP: Changing the way Telecom Revenue is Generated
VoIP offers service providers a tremendous competitive, revenue generating opportunity - the ability to accelerate development of new services and to deliver customized services to a mass audience. This paper examines the pros and cons of today's VoIP services; outlines the requirements of the ideal VoIP service; and illustrates how a Telco can use the Occam BLC 6000 to deliver a robust VoIP service that meets reliability requirements and provides revenue generating opportunities.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: January 2006
Friend or Foe? The VoIP Opportunity for Telcos
As local exchange carriers look to maximize ROI on their networks, grow service revenues, and minimize customer churn, VoIP presents both an opportunity and a challenge. Telcos with the right strategy and technical architecture for transforming their networks can seize the VoIP opportunity. This paper discusses the benefits and advantages of creating an Ethernet and IP-based access network that will lay the groundwork for VoIP and other IP-centric applications.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: March 2005
The Economics of New Ethernet/IP Access Networks
New Ethernet/IP architecture-broadband loop carrier using new distributed intelligence and employing Ethernet and IP-enables carriers to overcome the existing barriers to healthy profit margins and deliver new bandwidth-intensive services. Other access network architectures including Next-Gen DLC and New SONET/ATM while capable of supporting most of these services do so less flexibly and with higher Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This paper provides a highly detailed side-by-side analysis of the three architectures as applied to a typical access network.
Author: Network Strategy Partners LLC
Published: September 2003
Broadband Loop Carrier: Enabling Video in a Triple Play Architecture
Access networks based on TDM/SONET/ATM will not scale sufficiently to meet the Triple Play bandwidth and service delivery challenge and do not fit smoothly in an IP-based service world. Loop carrier technology advancements now enable the creation of networks that provide scalable bandwidth and employ an IP-based service delivery model that allows for profitable voice, data and video offerings. This paper provides an overview of how the Occam BLC can support current operations as well as smooth the transition to an Ethernet- and IP-based Triple Play network for the long term.
Author: Occam Networks
Published: January 2003