Traffic Analysis and Monitoring System (TAMS) for Multi-Protocol Environments
Accanto Systems' Traffic Analysis and Monitoring System (TAMS) is one of the fastest growing multi-protocol systems in the service provider market today. This explosive growth in worldwide sales is due to its unique ability to be used as a single, stand-alone analyzer for troubleshooting, and then seamlessly scale into a geographically dispersed, multi-probe system which correlates call detail information from a diverse mix of network topologies. TAMS is able to do UMTS wireless and SS7 monitoring by collecting and forwarding remote probe data into a third-party monitoring system developed by the customer
The TAMS platform achieves all this in a multi-user environment, allowing it to serve both as a local troubleshooting tool and as an advanced, multi-protocol, deep-memory probe for the greater system. All other vendors require the purchase of additional systems due to probe incompatibility in large system configurations.
TAMS was also first-to-market with powerful correlation software enabling fast, drill-down viewing of CDRs (Call Detail Records) collected from a variety of network types. Now, in a single platform, customers are able to see a complete CDR, which can be analyzed to the frame level for isolating call performance problems and QoS. Faster visibility is a key reason why telecom and mobile operators are purchasing Accanto Systems' TAMS.
Highlights
- Diagnoses network problems and identifies their root causes
- Monitors both signaling and traffic
- UMTS wireless - SS7 monitoring
- Provides NOCs with a network-independent monitoring facility
- Provides active support for call diagnostics
- Delivers multiple views and reports at various user levels
- Proactively monitors service quality for each service and customer
- Can be deployed incrementally as requirements grow
TAMS Features
- Supports all the main protocols currently deployed in fixed and mobile networks
- Uses Accanto Systems' protocol analyzers for network data acquisition
- Open-platform based on Oracle® database/web interface
- Multi-protocol correlation
- Extensive reporting capabilities
- Flexible alarms generator
TAMS Benefits
- Around-the-clock data collection
- Network-independent signaling and traffic monitoring
- End-to-end call troubleshooting
- Multi-level reporting for users with different needs
- Feeds data to other OSS systems
System Architecture
The TAMS system utilizes probes as acquisition devices distributed over the Network Under Monitor to generate raw CDR and protocol-level statistics. This raw data is then collected by the TAMS Data Collection Server (DCS) and is dispatched to the different applications implemented over the Oracle® database. TAMS can be deployed with the Pantera Family of protocol analyzer models acting as probes.
Users interact with the presentation layer which offers real-time, near-real-time and elapsed-time details. One of the primary applications of TAMS is to provide a unified environment that enables call trace, call correlation, traffic alarms, graphic traffic analysis and hotspot identification.
Real-World Deployment Examples
The following outlines just a few of the real-world deployments where TAMS has been selected as the primary analysis and monitoring tool.
Optimization/Monitoring of Core and Access Networks for Mobile Data Services
- Signaling verification of data session flows
- Inter-carrier roaming interoperability analysis
- 2G-3G and 3G-3G handoff troubleshooting
- Network usage and error reporting
- Troubleshooting tools for new services
Monitoring of UMTS Networks
- Collect and forward remote probe data into a third-party monitoring system developed by the customer
Monitoring of NGN Networks
- Network-wide monitoring involving ISUP, INAP, SIP, SIP-T, MGCP, MEGACO and SIGTRAN
- Troubleshooting for VoIP–PSTN interworking
- Network usage and error reporting
- KPIs on interconnection traffic between other operators
Monitoring of International SS7 Connections
- Troubleshooting
- KPI reporting
- Audio quality analysis
- Interconnection links scoring
Monitoring of Inter-Carrier SS7 Traffic
- Monitor Tandem switches
- Minutes of Usage reporting and voice trunk utilization
Monitoring of Intelligent Network Transactions (AIN over SS7 and SIGTRAN)
- Troubleshooting tool for AIN transactions
- Correlation of transactions from multiple sites
For more information on TAMS, please refer to the TAMS datasheet.
