GE's Smallworld Network Inventory™

Overview

GE offers a portfolio of products through Smallworld Network Inventory that provides end-to-end solutions for multi-vendor, multi-technology networks, encompassing integrated service and network-level data. The products provide a comprehensive, integrated view of the entire network, bringing together inside and outside plants for physical and logical networks. Facilities are provided for integration into the OSS environment and for making the data available across the enterprise through Internet access. The products are built upon the Smallworld Core Spatial Technology™, one of the most extensive and scalable GIS technologies available today and in widespread use for applications for spatial and network data.
Physical Network Inventory™ (677KB PDF) is the flagship product in the Smallworld Network Inventory suite. It models the entire physical network, both inside and outside plants, supporting multiple communications technologies and equipment from multiple vendors. The Physical Network Inventory models ducts, underground and overhead cables (fibre, copper, RF/co-axial), street cabinets, manholes, splice closures, buildings (including floor plans) and rack-mounted equipment, right down to the port level - the entire, end-to-end connected network. The Lode Data Design Assistant Interface™ provides an integration between the Physical Network Inventory and Lode Data's CATV design application to support the rapid design and documentation of Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks.

Wireless Network Inventory (204KB PDF) is a highly configurable solution enabling users to model and manage all of their equipment. Wireless Network Inventory seamlessly integrates with Physical Network Inventory, enabling:
  • Tower Inventory Management
  • Radio System Inventory Management
  • Physical Capacity Management
  • Wireless and Fixed Line Integration


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    Logical Network Inventory™ (704KB PDF) is known for the design and documentation of logical network inventories including network elements, bearer circuits, customer circuits and services. This is an optional capability. The Physical Network Inventory may be integrated with other logical inventory and service management products such as Cramer.

    The Network Inventory Gateway™ (853KB PDF) is built on top of the Smallworld Internet Application Server™ and provides Internet and Intranet access to the data in the Smallworld Network Inventory database. Users with specific tasks, such as remote maintenance engineers, can access inventory data through process - oriented GUIs designed specifically for their job function. Network Inventory Gateway offers three supported product offerings - Physical Browser™ (query, view, print, tracing to support remote maintenance and repair), Physical Browser Markup™ (redlining capability provided on Physical Browser) and Network Inventory Gateway eMaps™ (automatic map generation for applications such as "dial before you dig") - as well as the possibility for custom solutions to suit individual customized requirements.

    Bearer Management™ (87KB PDF)  Provides the capability to allow Physical Network Inventory to be integrated with logical inventory systems such as Cramer and MetaSolv or existing legacy inventory systems. Bearer Management™ extends Physical Network Inventory to allow recording of physical bearers and the integration with the logical inventory provides business process support for network planning through to service fulfilment.

    Smallworld EAI Toolkit™ provides an integration framework for connecting the Smallworld Network Inventory database with other telecom Operations Support Systems (OSS). This puts the Smallworld Network Inventory at the heart of the OSS by making the data available to support activities such as flow-through provisioning, fault management and work flow management.

    Smallworld Spatial Intelligence™  (54KB PDF) can be integrated to enable non-technical users to interrogate the Smallworld Network Inventory data and combine it with other databases, such as customer demographics to plan marketing campaigns, issue regulatory reports or plan network builds in areas with great revenue earning potential.

    Smallworld Field Information System™ (145KB PDF) provides field engineers with access to Smallworld technology remotely in the field. Working in a detached mode with a selection of the same attribute and map data that their office associates use, these mobile users have the ability to update information on the network directly in the field, add sketches and measurements and upload them directly to the central database.

    Field Force Automation capability is provided to address mobile workforce management, advanced scheduling, route optimization and field installation and verification activities. GE partners with ViryaNet to deliver a joint solution combining Smallworld Network Inventory with ViryaNet Service Hub™ for telecommunications.