Executive Summary
In the rapidly evolving telecommunications industry, decision-makers require clear, real-time insights to manage complex optical networks effectively. PRISM™, an intelligent, user-friendly platform designed by LightRiver Technologies, serves as a comprehensive solution for visualizing, controlling, and optimizing multi-vendor, multi-generation networks. PRISM™ enables informed decision-making, accelerates service delivery, and enhances operational efficiency, all while significantly reducing costs and downtime.
Introduction
Modern telecom networks, supporting 5G, AI, and cloud-driven applications, demand robust management tools to handle multi-vendor complexity and ensure reliability. Network downtime costs enterprises an estimated $5,600 per minute (Gartner), underscoring the need for actionable insights. PRISM™ addresses these challenges by providing an intuitive, real-time view of optical transport networks, empowering stakeholders to optimize performance and align operations with strategic goals.
The PRISM™ Solution
PRISM™ is a unified, intelligent platform for visualizing, controlling, and optimizing multi-vendor, multi-generation optical networks. It integrates real-time and historical data with advanced AI, offering tailored functionalities for various user profiles.
Key Platform Features:
- Unify Multi-Vendor, Multi-Generation Networks: Connects seamlessly to network management systems via TAPI and directly to network devices using netFLEX, enabling real-time, bi-directional data exchange for both legacy and next-generation networks.
- Role-Specific Functionality: PRISM™ is designed around user profiles, each containing specific functions, workflows, and use cases tailored to the needs of those roles.
- Intelligence Layer: Advanced AI capabilities provide predictive insights and automate network functions across all user profiles, enhancing decision-making and efficiency.
- Executive: High-level dashboards for strategic insights and KPI tracking.
- Sales: Capacity and availability insights tailored to customer-specific needs.
- Planning: Tools for effective network capacity planning and resource allocation.
- Provisioning: Service setup, configuration management, and automated provisioning workflows.
- Operations: Real-time monitoring and performance management.
- Maintenance: Maintenance schedules, alert management, and historical data analysis.
PRISM™ complements LightRiver’s portfolio, including netFLEX™ for real-time inventory, Factory Built Networks® for rapid deployment, flexOPS™ for sustaining engineering, and nIO™ for inventory optimization, creating a cohesive network management ecosystem.
Benefits for Stakeholders
PRISM™ offers distinct advantages to key stakeholders such as cloud and service providers, data centers, utilities, and enterprises with complex optical networks.
- Reduce Operational Costs: Cuts operational expenses by automating workflows and minimizing manual interventions, resulting in a 15-25% cost reduction.
- Identify and Utilize Spare Capacity: Provides real-time insights to identify underutilized network capacity, enabling efficient use and better resource management.
- Optimize Network Performance: Enhances overall network performance through advanced monitoring, predictive analytics, and proactive issue resolution, reducing downtime and latency.
- Improve Strategic Planning: Supplies clear, actionable data to support capacity planning and strategic investments, ensuring future-proof network upgrades such as 400G/800G.
- Streamline Maintenance Operations: Simplifies maintenance scheduling and alert management, facilitating quicker response times and improved network reliability.
Case Study: Data Center Network Enhancement
A hyperscale data center operator struggled with capacity planning due to fragmented visibility across its multi-vendor optical network. LightRiver deployed PRISM™ to provide real-time insights into wavelength utilization and equipment status. PRISM™ identified 30% underutilized capacity, enabling faster provisioning of AI-driven interconnects. The operator reduced planning time by 50% and saved $800,000 annually in operational costs.
Conclusion
PRISM™ revolutionizes network management by providing real-time insights through an intelligent, user-friendly platform. With advanced AI and tailored functionalities, it reduces costs, optimizes performance, and enhances strategic planning. PRISM™ simplifies the complexities of multi-vendor, multi-generation networks, empowering stakeholders to streamline operations and make informed decisions for future success.