Eric RosserEric Rosser

PresidentPresident

May 9, 2001May 9, 2001

Virtual Bandwidth ManagementVirtual Bandwidth Management

Policy-Based IP QoS & SLA Enforcement and Management

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Allot Allot Policy Based Policy Based SolutionSolutionComponentsComponents

QoS Enforcement• Traffic Shaping• Per flow bandwidth

guarantees• Cache Redirection• Load Balancing • Guarantee SLA• QoS Tagging

Monitoring and Accounting• Policy Monitoring• User Accounting and Billing• Event Management• Service tracking

Policy and SLA Management• Translate Policies to Network Actions• Distribute Policies to NetEnforcers• Application Management• User Directory Management• Interface to CCB/OSS (LDAP)• IP Service Creation

MANAGERMANAGERNetPolicy

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Typical SP Point of Presence with Typical SP Point of Presence with Allot IP Service DeliveryAllot IP Service Delivery

Customers

Service Provider’s POP

To backbone, internet

Access DevicesRouterFRADVSAT

DSLAMRAS

Wireless HeadEndCMTS

Optical MANetc.

Local Servers

Email, FTP, Web Farm ...

SWITCH

SWITCH

Cache Servers

Smart Building

Regional Office

Smaller ISP

SOHO

Residential

Service Provider’s NOCnCustomer Care

nBilling

nNetwork Management

nSLA Management MANAGERMANAGERNetPolicy

NetEnforcer

Billing Data Policy & SLA Monitoring

Broadband Infrastructure Enables A Next Generation of IP Services:

scalable, profitable, application specific & self provisioned IP services

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Typical Enterprise with Typical Enterprise with Allot IP Bandwidth ManagementAllot IP Bandwidth Management

Manufacturing Group

Remote Office2

Remote Office1

ServerFarm

InternetCache

Policy TableSAP: High PriorityEmail, FTP: Low PriorityServer Farm: Load BalanceWeb Traffic: Cache RedirectRemote Offices: Citrix Min56K

DirectoryServices MANAGERMANAGER

NetPolicy

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VBM brings together Service Provider VBM brings together Service Provider and Enterprise QoS and Enterprise QoS

Allot’s Virtual Bandwidth Management solution Allot’s Virtual Bandwidth Management solution enablesenables

ll Service Provider to Deliver Next Service Provider to Deliver Next GenGen IP ServicesIP Services•• Tiered service to customers/departments Tiered service to customers/departments -- the the

Gold/Silver/Bronze modelGold/Silver/Bronze model•• Usage based billing servicesUsage based billing services

ll Customer Self ProvisioningCustomer Self Provisioning•• Application level monitoring (self defined)Application level monitoring (self defined)•• Virtual traffic shaping as a service with no CPEVirtual traffic shaping as a service with no CPE

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Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management VBM VBM -- How it works ?How it works ?

ll Step 1Step 1-- Set Set SLAs SLAs (Policies)(Policies)•• The service provider builds the service tiers or The service provider builds the service tiers or

“service level = gold” in NetPolicy“service level = gold” in NetPolicy•• NetPolicy is configured to read all the “gold” NetPolicy is configured to read all the “gold”

customers using a query to CCB/OSS systemcustomers using a query to CCB/OSS systemll Step 2 Step 2 –– Subscribing usersSubscribing users

•• Users subscribe to a service, which is updated in Users subscribe to a service, which is updated in the CCBthe CCB

•• NetPolicy constantly querying the CCB for new NetPolicy constantly querying the CCB for new usersusers

•• Once a new user is detected, the information is Once a new user is detected, the information is retrieved and distributed to the relevant retrieved and distributed to the relevant NetEnforcer(s)NetEnforcer(s)

•• From now, the SLA is enforced! From now, the SLA is enforced! •• No need to define users in both systems !No need to define users in both systems !

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Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management VBM VBM -- How it works ? How it works ? ((contcont))

ll Step 3 Step 3 –– Self ProvisioningSelf Provisioning•• Customers access NetPolicy to self provision and monitorCustomers access NetPolicy to self provision and monitor

•• View real time traffic reportsView real time traffic reports•• Collect traffic information for historical analysisCollect traffic information for historical analysis•• Set policies to control their trafficSet policies to control their traffic

•• Guarantee mission critical, real time applicationGuarantee mission critical, real time application•• Limit less important trafficLimit less important traffic

ll Step 4 Step 4 –– BillingBilling•• IPDRsIPDRs (IP call details records) are collected and sent by the (IP call details records) are collected and sent by the

NetEnforcer to external systemsNetEnforcer to external systems•• Usage based billing Usage based billing -- invoicing customers based on:invoicing customers based on:

•• Amount of data transferredAmount of data transferred•• Type of data transferred Type of data transferred •• QoS applied to the data transfer (including inability to meet thQoS applied to the data transfer (including inability to meet the e

QoS guarantees)QoS guarantees)

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Customer A

Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management Self Provisioning Self Provisioning -- SLA MonitoringSLA Monitoring

VOIP Min/Max 14K, 20 sessions

VPN 1 M

ERP, Min 384K, high priority

WEB, Min 128 K, Max 256K, low priority

Other – according to priority

Other – according to priority

Customer B

MANAGERMANAGERNetPolicy

Service Provider’s POP

“Gold”

“Silver”

CustomerCare

Database

Self-provisions

traffic priorities

Manages Customers’

PIPES

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Virtual Bandwidth ManagementVirtual Bandwidth ManagementVBM VBM –– Benefits to the SPBenefits to the SP

ll New Revenue Generating Services New Revenue Generating Services -- monitoring and monitoring and shaping can be sold separatelyshaping can be sold separately

ll Differentiate service offerings from competitors Differentiate service offerings from competitors -- not just not just selling dumb pipesselling dumb pipes

ll Offer last mile QoS solution without having to manage CPE Offer last mile QoS solution without having to manage CPE devicesdevices•• Saving costs on technical support in the field (all units are inSaving costs on technical support in the field (all units are in the SP the SP

network)network)•• Sharing a single device with many users (cost saving)Sharing a single device with many users (cost saving)

ll Control the QoS of real time services/content offered to Control the QoS of real time services/content offered to customerscustomers

ll Offer diverse range of bandwidth servicesOffer diverse range of bandwidth services

ll Reduces cost of service provisioning and service activationReduces cost of service provisioning and service activation

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Virtual Bandwidth Management Virtual Bandwidth Management VBM VBM –– Benefits to the customerBenefits to the customer

ll Merge all of the network services over one fully integrated Merge all of the network services over one fully integrated IP network IP network

ll Reducing costs of QoS/bandwidth management Reducing costs of QoS/bandwidth management implementationimplementation

ll Improve network service productionImprove network service productionll Reduce the bandwidth needs (better ROI for network Reduce the bandwidth needs (better ROI for network

services)services)ll Real time and history traffic monitoring Real time and history traffic monitoring –– identify network identify network

needs for planning and budgetingneeds for planning and budgetingll Simple, easy to use WEB system for provisioningSimple, easy to use WEB system for provisioning

ll Enjoy all the capabilities of a selfEnjoy all the capabilities of a self--owned owned bandwidth management device !bandwidth management device !