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Corporate
December
14, 2002
Cisco announced solution to improve network manageability
USA -- Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced a new WAN access
performance management system designed to allow service
providers to achieve substantial savings in platform
investments, staffing, IT development costs, and operational
support costs, while achieving significant time-to-market
advantages. Similarly, enterprise customers will now
benefit from improved network availability and reduced
WAN support costs, while being able to manage their
entire network from one location.
Cisco
teamed with Visual Networks to develop this robust integrated
solution. It combines Visual Networks' WAN access management
solution with the Cisco suite of intelligent Internet
OSS products. The solution addresses the challenges
of developing and supporting robust managed network
services by enabling service providers to easily and
cost-effectively deploy Visual Networks' advanced WAN
management functions to new ATM and frame relay access
ports/routers through a simple Cisco IOS software upgrade.
This
integrated performance management solution is built
on the Cisco CNS programmable network interface that
manages network devices through Cisco CNS intelligent
engines and agents in Cisco IOS software. The agents
help network devices become intelligent peers in network
provisioning and monitoring. Data from these agents
is collected via Cisco CNS gateway and is forwarded
to the Cisco WAN access performance management system,
which is based on Visual Networks' technology. The combined
solution enables real-time and historical troubleshooting
on access line, access channel and PVC conditions, combined
with burst analysis, service-level agreement (SLA) validation
reporting and performance monitoring for the customer.
Cisco
WAN access performance management system is now available
for the Cisco 2600 series, 3600 series, and 3810 routers,
which are based on Cisco IOS software and manage ATM
performance on Cisco T1, E1, T1 IMA and E1 IMA interfaces.
Support for the Cisco 7200 ATM series and frame relay
routers is scheduled to be available in early 2003.
List price starts at US$15,995 for an entry-level WAPMS
server system and $2,500 for a T1 ATM license.
Contact:
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tel: 1-408-853-7991
Web: www.cisco.com
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