Active Broadband Eyes IPDR Data

Active Broadband Networks has announced enhancements to its software to improve operator visibility into the integrity of IPDR data collected from CMTSs in DOCSIS networks. Cable operators use IPDR data to compute subscriber Internet usage for usage metering and usage-based pricing as well as other service management applications.Active Broadband's Active Resource Manager (ARM) is designed to collect, process and store IPDR data streamed from CMTSs. Processing involves time normalization and usage data mediation, as well as checks to validate the completeness and correctness of IPDR data to detect anomalies. The enhanced ARM software is intended to improve visibility into anomalies by presenting a real-time dashboard view and storing information about each detected anomaly in a database. The database can be accessed for status reporting and can be queried to identify the specific devices and IPDRs associated with the anomaly.