Large-scale, effective device management is a challenging and sometimes elusive endeavor. The population and types of devices, in the field that require management, are constantly changing and ever increasing. Couple that with the need to support legacy systems and processes, and it becomes clear that the device management system selected for the task must not only be scalable, but also very flexible and adaptive.
The business reality is that no cable operator can afford to deploy multiple element management systems (EMS) to manage devices and enable new services. The ability to abstract device capabilities and develop automated scripts to implement business logic across multiple device types is crucial for achieving economies of scale in managing subscribers and services. A key attribute of such a system is the ability to change its standard behavior to adjust for variability—and to be able to do so on demand. This enables the management system to adapt to changing business goals and to grow with the needs of the organization.
What is needed is a system intelligent enough to fully exploit the benefits that can be achieved through automation, and flexible enough to deal with this inevitable variability. Motorola's NBBS Platform is a remote device management solution that enables network operators to remotely manage the full lifecycle of service rollouts and ongoing service and device management.
Unique to NBBS is its field customizable business logic engine, which enables automated scripting capabilities to allow cable operators to effectively and simply address variability and ad-hoc needs. NBBS’ policy-based business logic consistently ensures a high-quality personalized media experience for subscribers.
Scripting provides the ability to add complex business logic to the device manager layer, where it can be optimized to provide dramatic efficiencies. By shifting common, highly utilized business logic to the remote device and services manager, unnecessary overhead and development efforts on the OSS can be avoided. This results in significant savings in infrastructure costs as well as major improvements in performance, time-to-market, stability, and maintainability of the overall solution.
Download the whitepaper, Leveraging Business Logic to Improve Operations and Enhance Productivity and learn how you can implement business logic via automated scripts. This whitepaper discusses the advantages cable operators can gain by the use of NBBS business logic and presents several use cases that highlight the business advantages you can gain from this unique NBBS feature, including:
- Device Replacement
- New Service Introduction
- Normalizing Authentication
- VoIP Configuration
- Intelligent Setting of CPE Parameters
NBBS provides an industry-leading level of home network monitoring and management. It has already been deployed by over 20 network operators and is currently used to monitor and manage millions of CPE devices worldwide. It allows cable operators to monitor and manage the delivery of IP services throughout the connected home, providing operational support staff with holistic home network visibility into IP devices connected to the home network.
NBBS enables the concurrent presentation of gateway and set-top data, delivering an integrated view of the subscriber’s managed devices, enabling more rapid trouble isolation and control. Cable operators can leverage existing internal JavaScript programming expertise to swiftly develop and deploy powerful scripts that implement business logic on remote CPE devices. Download the whitepaper and learn how you can swiftly develop and deploy business logic through the use of Java-based scripts to streamline operations, improve customer care, and deliver enhanced services.
