Clear and Redback Networks deliver end-to-end optical management capabilities to service providers
This week at NFOEC, Clear, a global supplier of optical, broadband and digital network management software, announced an agreement with Redback Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: RBAK), a provider of solutions for next-generation metro broadband and optical networks to jointly offer customers enhanced end-to-end fault, performance and service level management capabilities in multi-technology, multi-vendor network environments. The agreement gives service providers with Redback technology an efficient way to manage service level agreements (SLAs), reduce network downtime, increase operations efficiencies, and decrease maintenance costs.
Under the agreement, the companies will jointly offer the integrated solution that consists of the Redback SmartEdge multi-service optical platform, the Redback SMS platform, a subscriber management system and the Clearview product suite. In addition, Clear will integrate with the NetOp management suite to correlate network faults and alarms generated by the SmartEdge and the SMS platform to identify impacted circuits and customers.
The integrated solution will enable service providers to implement a comprehensive platform to monitor the status of their network infrastructure for problems. Fault and performance data from Clear's applications are automatically associated with information in Redback's hardware, providing real-time information that will enable network operators to take appropriate action to resolve problems before they violate SLAs or cause outages in service.
Additionally, Clear and Redback's products are interoperable through compliance with CORBA and the TMF 513 Multi-Technology Multi-Network management standard. This agreement with Redback validates Clear's commitment to the standardization of network management solutions. Benefits to service providers include reducing time and cost impact to the operation support system (OSS) environment, introducing new and future technologies, and enabling the deployment of a single management architecture in a multi-vendor environment with ease of integration through one common interface.
Redback Networks Inc., designs, develops, and markets advanced communications systems that increase the profitability and manageability of broadband and optical networks. Redback paves the way for carriers and service providers to rapidly and cost effectively deploy high-speed data applications and services by simplifying networks, simplifying operations, and scaling performance to meet the needs of mass-market delivery.
The Clearview product suite enables providers to reduce costs and increase revenues through efficient operations, decreased downtime, reporting and monitoring of service level agreements, and differentiation through quality of service.
About Redback Networks Inc.:
Redback Networks Inc. enables carriers and service providers to build profitable next-generation metro broadband and optical networks. The Company offers a product portfolio that includes subscriber management and optical platforms, as well as network provisioning and management software. For more information, visit www.redback.com.
About Clear:
Clear is privately held supplier of multi-vendor optical network management software for telecommunications providers. Clear's flagship product, Clearview, enables providers to reduce costs and increase revenue decreased downtime, reporting and monitoring of service level agreements, and differentiation through quality of service. Advanced end-to-end circuit visualization, inventory system integration and performance tracking features allow users to instantly isolate faults, identify affected customers and monitor circuits for degradation and proactive maintenance. For more information, visit www.clear.com.