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Network Modelling Software:Managing the Physical Layer and below
Label Bldg Name Path BEF/TC TC FP Eqmt. LocationFP-078-132 Innis College 078-006-132 Bsmt mech rm 14 Bsmt mech rm 14FP-078-104 150 St. George St. 078-006-132-104 Bsmt Rm S10FP-078-103 158 St. George St. 078-006-132-104-103 Bsmt rm 01B Bsmt rm 01BFP-078-088 123 St George St. 078-006-132-104-103-088 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-038 Woodsworth College 078-006-132-104-103-088-038 Bsmt rm 3 Bsmt rm 5FP-077-135 Parking Garage 077-138-006-078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-077-133 Innis Residence 077-138-006-078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-133 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-034 Massey College 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-608-034 Bsmt Bsmt E elecFP-078-134 Rotman Centre 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-134 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-115 97 St. George St. 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-115 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-084 CUIT Radio 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-115-084 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-089 Admissions 078-006-132-104-103-088-089 Bsmt Bsmt rm 9FP-078-110 121 St.George 078-006-132-104-103-088-110 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-138 Caretaking 078-006-138 Bsmt Main EntranceFP-078-077 21 Sussex Ave 078-006-138-077 Bsmt rm ? Bsmt Corr @rm 23FP-078-009 Sanford Fleming/Galbraith 078-009 SF Hub rm 1018 1st flr Rm 1011FP-078-001 University College 078-009-001-001' Tunnel Bsmt rm D006 Bsmt Mech rm 1AFP-078-002 Hart House 078-009-001-002 SB rm 21A Bsmt rm 164BFP-078-029 Sir Daniel Wilson 078-009-001-029 ?? Bsmt rm 52FP-078-023 U.C Union 078-009-001-029-023 ?? Bsmt E., Stair (rm 19)FP-078-013 Whitney Hall 078-009-001-029-023-013 ?? Bsmt rm 8FP-078-120 SAC 078-009-001-120 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-077-003 Sigmund Samuel Library 077-138-006-078-009-003 Level A Rm 116A Level A Rm 107FP-078-008 Wallberg 078-009-008 1st flr Rm 124 1st flr Rm 126FP-078-026 Cumberland House 078-009-008-026 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-027 Physical Geography 078-009-010-027 Bsmt rm 4 Bsmt rm 4FP-078-039 Transitional Yr Programme 078-009-010-027-039 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-019 21 King's College Circle 078-009-010-575-019 Bsmt rm 47? Bsmt Rm 52FP-078-043 65 St. George St 078-009-010-575-019-043 Bsmt rm b51 Main FoyerFP-078-172 63 St. George St. 078-009-010-575-019-043-172 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-007 Mining 078-009-022-007 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-005 MSB 078-009-022-020-005 rm 1321 Level 1 Mech rm 1201FP-078-004 McMurrich 078-009-022-020-005-004 Bsmt Mech rm 3 Bsmt Mech rm 3FP-078-025 Fitzgerald 078-009-022-020-005-025 SB rm 47 SB Mech rm 4FP-078-011 Tanz 078-009-022-020-005-025-011 Bsmt rm 23 Bsmt rm 17FP-078-024 Haultain 078-009-022-024 2nd floor rm 206 Bsmt rm 53FP-078-097 Medieval Studies 078-009-501-407-097 2nd floor rm 206 Main FoyerFP-078-040 Flavelle House 078-009-600-040 Bsmt rm 136 Bsmt rm 140FP-078-A30 Varsity Arena 078-009-600-040-A30 ?? ?? Main officeFP-078-051 Edward Johnson 078-009-600-040-051 Bsmt rm 27E SB Rm 95FP-078-050 Falconer Hall 078-009-600-040-051-050 Bsmt Bsmt corridorFP-123-111 246 Bloor St. W. 123'-123-111 Bsmt rm 44 Main FoyerFP-123-014 Education 123'-123-111-014 Bsmt rm. 16A BsmtFP-123-125 703 Spadina 123'-123-111-014-125 Bsmt Bsmt rm 13FP-123-142 713 Spadina 123'-123-111-014-125-142 Bsmt Bsmt rm 01FP-078-123 OISE 078-009-600-040-111-123 1st fl G-147 1st fl @G-105FP-078-018 Central Steam Plant 078-018 Main rm Diesel RmFP-078-044 BCIT 078-018-067-044 Bsmt rm 47 Bsmt rm 60FP-078-067 215 Huron St 078-018-067 Bsmt rm 47 Bsmt rm 60FP-078-028 Architecture 078-018-067-028 rm 68 (corridor) NE entry (mezz rm 68)FP-078-105 Fields Institute 078-018-067-028-105 Bsmt rm 5 Main LobbyFP-078-143 Koffler Student Centre 078-018-067-028-105-143 Bsmt cage 2nd fl rm 240? 2nd fl rm 230FP-078-079 Pharmacy 078-018-067-079 Bsmt rm 60A Bsmt rm 60AFP-078-021 Engineering Annex 078-021 rm. 201 rm. 201FP-078-093 Metallurgy 078-021 rm. 201 rm. 201FP-078-036 Nursing 078-036 Bsmt locker rm. Bsmt Mech rm 67FP-078-057 Bancroft Hall 078-057 Bsmt 1st fl rm 103A 1st fl rm 109AFP-078-056 Graduate Students Union 078-062-056 Bsmt rm b105 Mech rm 8FP-077-062 Earth Sciences 077-138-006-078-062-062' Bsmt rm 135 Bsmt rm 114A Bsmt rm 114AFP-078-A61 North Borden 078-062-A61 Bsmt? 2nd floor rm 2161st fl rm 102AFP-078-054 1 Spadina 078-062-A61-054 Bsmt rm 16A Bsmt rm 20FP-078-061 South Borden 078-062-A61-061 Bsmt NW EntranceFP-078-145 Koffler Pharmacy 078-062-A61-145 2nd fl rm 208 Bsmt rm 2FP-078-069 U of T Press 078-062-074-069 Bsmt Main LobbyFP-078-076 Food & Beverage 078-062-074-069-076 Bsmt Main LobbyFP-077-073 Lash Miller 077-138-006-078-073 1st fl Corr @129 1st fl Corr @129FP-078-033 Sidney Smith 078-073-033 SB rm 52 SB Mech rm 82FP-078-A68 Warren Stevens 078-073-033-072-A68 Bsmt rm 53A B55SFP-078-032 Wetmore Hall 078-073-033-072-A68-032 rm 59 Bsmt rm 94 (via rm 95)FP-078-A32 Wilson Hall 078-073-033-072-A68-032-A32 SB Rm 515B SB Rm 515BFP-078-063 New Graduate Residence 078-073-033-072-A68-063 Main rm. T.B.A.FP-078-068 Clara Benson 078-073-033-072-A68-068 ?? Bsmt Elec rm 62FP-016-071 Gynecology 016-071 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-016-090 Speech Pathology 016-071-090 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-022 Mechanical 078-009-022 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-020 Rosebrugh 078-009-022-020 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-138 Robarts 078-006 Bsmt Main EntranceFP-078-010 Simcoe Hall 078-009-022-010 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-075 Faculty Club 078-131-075 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-038 Woodsworth College I 078-006-132-104-103-088-038 Bsmt rm 25A Bsmt rm 5FP-078-038 Woodsworth College II 078-006-132-104-103-088-038 Bsmt rm 25A Bsmt rm 5
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Infrastructure management systems
• History, common practices, experience
• System features and requirements
• Comparative analysis of commercially available network modeling systems
• Implementation, practical results and challenges in infrastructure management
a.k.a. Cabling management software (CMS), a.k.a. Network modeling software (NMS),a.k.a. Physical Layer Management (PLM)
are meant to store enterprise-wide information on network equipment along with details of cabling usage and availability.
What this presentation is NOT:
• A comprehensive analysis of the PLM software market
• An effort in promoting or advocating of any product mentioned
Label Bldg Name Path BEF/TC TC FP Eqmt. LocationFP-078-132 Innis College 078-006-132 Bsmt mech rm 14 Bsmt mech rm 14FP-078-104 150 St. George St. 078-006-132-104 Bsmt Rm S10FP-078-103 158 St. George St. 078-006-132-104-103 Bsmt rm 01B Bsmt rm 01BFP-078-088 123 St George St. 078-006-132-104-103-088 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-038 Woodsworth College 078-006-132-104-103-088-038 Bsmt rm 3 Bsmt rm 5FP-077-135 Parking Garage 077-138-006-078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-077-133 Innis Residence 077-138-006-078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-133 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-034 Massey College 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-608-034 Bsmt Bsmt E elecFP-078-134 Rotman Centre 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-134 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-115 97 St. George St. 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-115 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-084 CUIT Radio 078-006-132-104-103-088-038-135-115-084 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-089 Admissions 078-006-132-104-103-088-089 Bsmt Bsmt rm 9FP-078-110 121 St.George 078-006-132-104-103-088-110 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-138 Caretaking 078-006-138 Bsmt Main EntranceFP-078-077 21 Sussex Ave 078-006-138-077 Bsmt rm ? Bsmt Corr @rm 23FP-078-009 Sanford Fleming/Galbraith 078-009 SF Hub rm 1018 1st flr Rm 1011FP-078-001 University College 078-009-001-001' Tunnel Bsmt rm D006 Bsmt Mech rm 1AFP-078-002 Hart House 078-009-001-002 SB rm 21A Bsmt rm 164BFP-078-029 Sir Daniel Wilson 078-009-001-029 ?? Bsmt rm 52FP-078-023 U.C Union 078-009-001-029-023 ?? Bsmt E., Stair (rm 19)FP-078-013 Whitney Hall 078-009-001-029-023-013 ?? Bsmt rm 8FP-078-120 SAC 078-009-001-120 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-077-003 Sigmund Samuel Library 077-138-006-078-009-003 Level A Rm 116A Level A Rm 107FP-078-008 Wallberg 078-009-008 1st flr Rm 124 1st flr Rm 126FP-078-026 Cumberland House 078-009-008-026 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-027 Physical Geography 078-009-010-027 Bsmt rm 4 Bsmt rm 4FP-078-039 Transitional Yr Programme 078-009-010-027-039 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-019 21 King's College Circle 078-009-010-575-019 Bsmt rm 47? Bsmt Rm 52FP-078-043 65 St. George St 078-009-010-575-019-043 Bsmt rm b51 Main FoyerFP-078-172 63 St. George St. 078-009-010-575-019-043-172 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-007 Mining 078-009-022-007 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-005 MSB 078-009-022-020-005 rm 1321 Level 1 Mech rm 1201FP-078-004 McMurrich 078-009-022-020-005-004 Bsmt Mech rm 3 Bsmt Mech rm 3FP-078-025 Fitzgerald 078-009-022-020-005-025 SB rm 47 SB Mech rm 4FP-078-011 Tanz 078-009-022-020-005-025-011 Bsmt rm 23 Bsmt rm 17FP-078-024 Haultain 078-009-022-024 2nd floor rm 206 Bsmt rm 53FP-078-097 Medieval Studies 078-009-501-407-097 2nd floor rm 206 Main FoyerFP-078-040 Flavelle House 078-009-600-040 Bsmt rm 136 Bsmt rm 140FP-078-A30 Varsity Arena 078-009-600-040-A30 ?? ?? Main officeFP-078-051 Edward Johnson 078-009-600-040-051 Bsmt rm 27E SB Rm 95FP-078-050 Falconer Hall 078-009-600-040-051-050 Bsmt Bsmt corridorFP-123-111 246 Bloor St. W. 123'-123-111 Bsmt rm 44 Main FoyerFP-123-014 Education 123'-123-111-014 Bsmt rm. 16A BsmtFP-123-125 703 Spadina 123'-123-111-014-125 Bsmt Bsmt rm 13FP-123-142 713 Spadina 123'-123-111-014-125-142 Bsmt Bsmt rm 01FP-078-123 OISE 078-009-600-040-111-123 1st fl G-147 1st fl @G-105FP-078-018 Central Steam Plant 078-018 Main rm Diesel RmFP-078-044 BCIT 078-018-067-044 Bsmt rm 47 Bsmt rm 60FP-078-067 215 Huron St 078-018-067 Bsmt rm 47 Bsmt rm 60FP-078-028 Architecture 078-018-067-028 rm 68 (corridor) NE entry (mezz rm 68)FP-078-105 Fields Institute 078-018-067-028-105 Bsmt rm 5 Main LobbyFP-078-143 Koffler Student Centre 078-018-067-028-105-143 Bsmt cage 2nd fl rm 240? 2nd fl rm 230FP-078-079 Pharmacy 078-018-067-079 Bsmt rm 60A Bsmt rm 60AFP-078-021 Engineering Annex 078-021 rm. 201 rm. 201FP-078-093 Metallurgy 078-021 rm. 201 rm. 201FP-078-036 Nursing 078-036 Bsmt locker rm. Bsmt Mech rm 67FP-078-057 Bancroft Hall 078-057 Bsmt 1st fl rm 103A 1st fl rm 109AFP-078-056 Graduate Students Union 078-062-056 Bsmt rm b105 Mech rm 8FP-077-062 Earth Sciences 077-138-006-078-062-062' Bsmt rm 135 Bsmt rm 114A Bsmt rm 114AFP-078-A61 North Borden 078-062-A61 Bsmt? 2nd floor rm 2161st fl rm 102AFP-078-054 1 Spadina 078-062-A61-054 Bsmt rm 16A Bsmt rm 20FP-078-061 South Borden 078-062-A61-061 Bsmt NW EntranceFP-078-145 Koffler Pharmacy 078-062-A61-145 2nd fl rm 208 Bsmt rm 2FP-078-069 U of T Press 078-062-074-069 Bsmt Main LobbyFP-078-076 Food & Beverage 078-062-074-069-076 Bsmt Main LobbyFP-077-073 Lash Miller 077-138-006-078-073 1st fl Corr @129 1st fl Corr @129FP-078-033 Sidney Smith 078-073-033 SB rm 52 SB Mech rm 82FP-078-A68 Warren Stevens 078-073-033-072-A68 Bsmt rm 53A B55SFP-078-032 Wetmore Hall 078-073-033-072-A68-032 rm 59 Bsmt rm 94 (via rm 95)FP-078-A32 Wilson Hall 078-073-033-072-A68-032-A32 SB Rm 515B SB Rm 515BFP-078-063 New Graduate Residence 078-073-033-072-A68-063 Main rm. T.B.A.FP-078-068 Clara Benson 078-073-033-072-A68-068 ?? Bsmt Elec rm 62FP-016-071 Gynecology 016-071 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-016-090 Speech Pathology 016-071-090 Bsmt Main FoyerFP-078-022 Mechanical 078-009-022 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-020 Rosebrugh 078-009-022-020 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-138 Robarts 078-006 Bsmt Main EntranceFP-078-010 Simcoe Hall 078-009-022-010 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-075 Faculty Club 078-131-075 rm 107 SB rm S105FP-078-038 Woodsworth College I 078-006-132-104-103-088-038 Bsmt rm 25A Bsmt rm 5FP-078-038 Woodsworth College II 078-006-132-104-103-088-038 Bsmt rm 25A Bsmt rm 5
In total 81
Garbage In:
The good…
Convocation Hall to Rothman Centre path CH-Rothman
Location FROM eqipment # Cable # TO equipment
Rm. 142 USER-306 1A STPATCH 1B PAA-0134-01F-01PAA-0134-01F-01 1A 0134F-02B-01F-01(1) 13A F24-0134-02B-04
Rm. 272 F24-0134-02B-04 13B STPATCH 3B F24-0134-02B-01F24-0134-02B-01 3A 0135F-0134-03(3) 3A F24-0135-1BA-03
Rm. 124 F24-0135-1BA-03 3B STPATCH 37B F48-0135-1BA-01F48-0135-1BA-01 37A 0038F-0135-01(37) 37A F48-0038-1BA-01
Rm. 25A F48-0038-1BA-01 37B STPATCH 55B F96-0038-1BA-01F96-0038-1BA-01 55A 0038F-0088-01(7) 7A F24-0088-1BA-01
bsmt F24-0088-1BA-01 7B STPATCH 15B F96-0088-1BA-01F96-0088-1BA-01 15A 0088F-0103-01(15) 15A F96-0103-1BA-01
bsmt NEMA F96-0103-1BA-01 15B STPATCH 61B F96-0103-1BA-01F96-0103-1BA-01 61A 0104F-0103-01(13) 13A F96-0104-1BA-01
bsmt cage F96-0104-1BA-01 13B STPATCH 3B F24-0104-1BA-01F24-0104-1BA-01 3A 0104F-0132-01(3) 3A F24-0132-1BA-03
bsmt rm.14 F24-0132-1BA-03 3B STPATCH 5B F24-0132-1BA-01F24-0132-1BA-01 5A 0006F-0132-01(5) H5 F96-0006-01A-01
rm. 1069 F96-0006-01A-01 61B STPATCH 7B F24-0006-01A-01F24-0006-01A-01 7A 0006F-0033-01(7) 7A F24-0033-1BA-01
rm. 52 F24-0033-1BA-01 7B STPATCH 5B F96-0033-1BA-02F96-0033-1BA-02 5A 0033F-0073-03(5) 17A F96-0073-01A-01
rm. 129A F96-0073-01A-01 17B STPATCH 5B F96-0073-01A-01F96-0073-01A-01 5A 0073F-0078-03(5) 17A F96-0078-03A-02
machine rm. F96-0078-03A-02 17B STPATCH 11B F96-0078-03A-01F96-0078-03A-01 B3 0036F-0078-01(23) 11A F24-0036-GRA-01
Lockers F24-0036-GRA-01 11B STPATCH 65B F96-0036-GRA-01F96-0036-GRA-01 65A 0036F-0009-01(17) 17A F96-0009-1BA-04
The Hub!! F96-0009-1BA-04 17B STPATCH 3B F72-0009-1BA-01F72-0009-1BA-01 A3 0009F-0010-01(3) 15A F24-0010-1BA-01
rm. 3 F24-0010-1BA-01 15B STPATCH 1B F24-0010-1BA-04F24-0010-1BA-04 1A 0010F-A010-01(1) 1A PAA-A010-1BA-01
bsmt PAA-A010-1BA-01 1B STPATCH 1A PAA-A010-01A-01Stage PAA-A010-01A-01 1B STPATCH 1A USER-080
… the not so good…
… the ugly
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CENTRE Fibre Route: International Students Centre --> Wallberg Rm 29 --> SF Hub --- Annex Rm 201 ISC - Basement (Student Office) fibre (13/14 ) Wallberg - Rm 29 (fibre - blue wrap - green/brown) Sandford Fleming Hub fibre (green tube - red/black) Router - Annex Rm 201 ISC Project Contact: Elizabeth Paterson - Director of ISC (978-5646) Requirements: 1. Test hub on UTC/CNS network. 2. Configure hub IP - 128.100.45.3 Subnet - 255.255.255.224 (32 addresses) - can use addresses between 1 & 30 - 0 & 31 are the network & broadcast numbers - 1 is the router address - 2 is the test address - 3 is the hub address Router - 128.100.45.1 Community Name: UTC/CNS community name Password to switch - UTC/CNS password 3. Kam has a map (provided by Tom) of the 15 utp drops. 4. Enter information onto Madhaus. 5. Send information to Vladimir ([email protected]) and Doug Carson (carson@utcc). Thanks - Marvin
… Digging It Out
List of system requirements
A network modeling software (NMS) is supposed to integrate equipment management and cable management functions. Accordingly to these tasks, NMS should have features as follows (in order of importance):
Basic
• ability to manage both equipment and cable inventory in compliance with ANSI/TIA/EIA 606 (Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings) http://www.cablemgmt.com/tia.htm
• graphic capabilities to represent campus maps and building floor plans along with equipment layout and cable tunnels, conduits, pathways etc.
• use an internationally supported, multi-user ODBC SQL Server relational database as a repository to all information pertinent to the network infrastructure
• scalability (should not impose any limits to inventory database expansion or shrinkage)
• well-developed standard GUI with options to be customized by user
• multiple users with concurrent access
CAD graphics capabilities
• the system should be capable of being used with or without CAD files or a mixture of both
• the system should import and export CAD files supporting both the latest AutoCAD file formats (.DWG and .DXF)
• avoid the necessity to have a CAD application present or any CAD experience to use the system (CAD systems are typically very complex)
List of system requirements
Customizability
• the application should have a full and open Application Programming Interface (API)
• the GUI is totally customizable by the user
• the system is capable of defining any number of item types (i.e., patch panel, faceplate, workstation or port)
• the system should be capable of creating a custom property window for each type of item with any number of user-defined fields for recording data about an item
List of system requirements
List of system requirements
Desirable extras
• SNMP-based network auto-discovery and auto-mapping
• Means of documenting wireless infrastructure
• Integration with other operational support systems (OSS) such as help desk (e.g., Remedy ARS) and logical network managers (e.g. Cabletron’s Spectrum, HP Open View)
• Web interface
• Ability to look up and retrieve data from any third-party database or file over a TCP/IP network
Comparative analysis of network modeling software: narrowing the search
A. The legacy system:
• Cambio Networks Inc. COMMAND 5.1 – a legacy system U of T used, along with netRunner - a new product run on Windows rather then UNIX platform
• Command 5.0 version adopted by Pinacl, an UK company
B. A whole class of products that are meant mainly for equipment inventory management. Some of them may be of interest per se but would require a serious work on customization to integrate cable management facilities, e.g.
• N/A - ClickNet 4.0 from ClickNet Software Corp.
• http://www.netsuite.com/: NetSuite from NetSuite Development Corp.
C. A number of products specifically designed and profiled for telecommunications service providers (with special emphasis on WAN facilities management). They are not cost-effective in our case because of those specific features:
• Cable-Master from Angeles Group, Inc.
• http://www.architel.com/: Objectel from Architel Systems Corp.
• http://www.xiox.com/: FMS for Windows by XIOX Corp.
D. GIS-focused or fully functional AM/FM/GIS products, for which the cost of customization may be high. Still a few of these should be considered viable choice for the campus NMS
• http://www.enghouse.com/ : CableCAD and GeoNet from Enghouse Systems Ltd. Also they recently announced a number of industry applications (NetWORKS, etc.) worth attention. Markham, Ont. based.
• CX-P21-CM from Cadix International, Inc.
• http://www.adc.com/ : FiberBase 4.0 - fibre network management software from ADC Telecommunications.
• http://www.cadtel.com/: SpatialBASE - network documentation and engineering tool
E. The last class of NMS products, which can be conventionally called Office-focused. These products feature maximal integration with common office tools like MS Office, Visio and AutoCAD
• http://www.uwo.ca/its/projects/archive/docit.html/ - docIT product distributed in Canada by CMS International. Was implemented by University of Windsor (CANHEIT 2003 presentation)
• http://www.itracs.com/ - (former Cablesoft product called Crimp) by now developed
into iTRACS v7.0
• http://www.systimax.com/ - iPatch System Manager Software; like the above product is a part of a complex cable management system
• http://www.rittech.com/ - RiT PatchView is a physical layer management solution. Allows to monitor mission critical connections and all networked devices
Products in this intermediate list were assessed and compared regarding the following system requirements
Basic
• cost effectiveness (complex issue to be defined and discussed separately), • functionality: comprehensive infrastructure support including horizontal systems,
backbone/riser systems and campus systems, • "open concept" design (a simple scripting engine for customization and additional
functionality), • quality 24x7x365 technical support
Desirable add-ons
• cable test result storage and management, • cable lengths calculation, • circuit information, • cable Path information, • moves, Adds and Changes Management, • multi-floor designs.
The shortlist of CMS was comprised of A, D and E groups from the above and be read as follows:
• PatchView (RiT Technologies)
• docIT (CMS Intl.)
• iTRACS (Cablesoft)
• NetWORKS (Enghouse)
• iPatch (Systimax)
The shortlist of CMS was comprised of A, D and E groups from the above and be read as follows:
• PatchView (RiT Technologies)
• iTRACS (Cablesoft)
• iPatch (Systimax)
Implementation notes
• Defining infrastructure model: time consuming but pays in the end
• Porting data from legacy systems: CSV files vs. SQL programming/scripting • Customizing infrastructure model: a big effort (schema, datastores, graphic,
equipment templates etc)
• Training users: a good investment
Conclusions
• A robust long term infrastructure management plan is a serious investment, $30-100k
• For large infrastructure inventories, cost-effective management system are end-to-end architectures: termination hardware, connectivity monitoring tools, cabling management software. This appears to be a global industry trend.
• Buying from partner companies: VAR benefits vs. product becoming too ‘vendor specific’
• Best available PLM products tend to “runtime” (as opposed to authoring) or integrate common applications under one umbrella, thus minimizing proprietary code and TCO.
• A centralized service model seems to be a good solution for large institution. UTCNS is ready to offer infrastructure management services to other departments.
