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ConnectMaster®

FTTx Rapid Network Planner  

SAVE TIME, MONEY AND RESOURCES WITH THE LEADING SOFTWARE FOR AUTOMATED

FTTx PLANNING AND DOCUMENTATION  

 Summary

ConnectMaster® is a market-

leading standard software

platform for the planning,

management and documenta-

tion of telecommunication net-

works and infrastructure,

whose primary advantage lies

in the integrated management

of the physical and logical net-

work level within one solution.

The ConnectMaster® Rapid

Network Planner module offers

extensive functionalities for

automated planning and docu-

mentation of FTTx networks.

 Benefits

 • ConnectMaster® Rapid

Network Planner offers

integrated planning and

documentation in one tool

• Flexible use for all FTTx

technologies and infra-

structure  

• Reporting and work orders

at the push of a button  

• Automation makes it

possible to realise huge

savings compared to

traditional methods  

• The documentation quality

increases significantly  

• Integrated standard GIS

MapInfo® supports all

common international

standards  

• Easy operation through

modern, intuitive user

interface

Overview

Due to the ever increasing expansion of broad

band networks and the resulting set up of FTTx

infrastructures, network providers are

increasingly faced with additional reasons to

adopt a modern and powerful planning,

management and documentation system.

ConnectMaster® Rapid Network Planner was

developed based on these new requirements and

automates the entire process, from rough

planning to the preparation of construction

documents and work orders, including detailed

specifications of costs for individual building

projects.

The combined GIS and intuitive user interface

optimises the customer’s workflow, wherein all

relevant network objects (ducts, micro-ducts,

splice-enclosures, cables, fibres, etc.) are taken

into account.

    Flexible area of application With ConnectMaster® Rapid Network Planner

it is possible to plan the entire infrastructure,

from backbone to building connection for all

possible variants of an FTTx network. At the

same time, the software supports both P2P and

PON technologies. Additionally, comprehensive

functions are offered to manage all types and

structures of ducts and duct subsystems,

including micro-ducts and man-holes. The

integrated cable and fibre management system

automatically generates all end-to-end fibre

connections and interconnections within the

relevant ducts and sub-ducts. In the process,

splice enclosures and cassettes and the

connectivity of the cables at the junctions will be

considered and automatically created within the

system.

Software Solutions for Telecom Professionals

Rapid Network Planner supports the planning of the entire FTTx Infrastructure from the Backbone to the BEP

ConnectMaster®

FTTx Rapid Network Planner   

Engineering support  

ConnectMaster® Rapid Network Planner offers

comprehensive engineering support.

Thus the necessary infrastructure components

(pipes, shafts, cables, sleeves, etc.) are

automatically dimensioned and/or selected

based on user-defined criteria and

dependencies. The user only needs to select the

route and the required customer and/or building

connections on the GIS user interface. The

entire FTTx infrastructure of the selected

region is subsequently created automatically in

the system. In the process, ConnectMaster®

Rapid Network Planner can automatically

model the FTTx infrastructure for an area of

several thousand customers within only a few

minutes, which makes it possible to realise

massive time savings as compared to traditional

methods.

 Evaluations and reporting

Based on the FTTx infrastructure generated in

one region, the associated reports and

documents are generated at the push of a

button. This includes work orders for the

installers like building instructions and splice

plans as well as material and parts lists

including cost specifications. Besides these

basic reports, the software also offers

comprehensive functionalities to evaluate the

degree of utilisation of routes, cables or

available splice capacity of joints as well as

free / used cabinet slots. The reports can be

independently expanded thanks to integrated

filter and report components.

 Integrated GIS standard

A major component of ConnectMaster®

RapidNetwork Planners is the integrated

Geographic Information System MapInfo®

from Pitney Bowes Business Insight. Through

the integration of this worldwide leading

Location Intelligence solution, all major GIS

functionalities necessary for comprehensive

FTTx network planning are available within

one tool. Because MapInfo® also supports all

common international GIS standards, the data

exchange of GIS plans and information from

inventory data systems can be realised easily.

Network operations

ConnectMaster® Rapid Network Planner

also offers many advantages to the user in

running network operation. Thus the software

can also illustrate the logical level with all active

devices and technical transmission structures.

This makes it possible to manage existing

services and their relationship to the physical

infrastructure integrated into one system.

Within the context of troubleshooting, the

system can identify immediately which services

and customer connections run on which end-to-

end fibre connection. Thus the software also

supports major requirements in the sphere of

fault management and offers functionality that

includes:

• Impact analysis

Which services / customer connections are

disrupted when a specific cable or network

element fails

• Fault localisation

“Fault on Map” function for the calculation

and display of the fibre breaking point on

the GIS map based on OTDR measurement

Open system / interfaces

ConnectMaster® Rapid Network Planner was

developed with state-of-the-art software

technology, supports common software and

system standards and, as an open system,

provides interfaces to other OSS systems.

Examples are:

• Provisioning Systems

• Fault Management Systems

• Billing Systems

• Network Management Systems

• GIS-Systems

Benefits

Due to the high degree of automation of the

FTTx planning tasks, ConnectMaster® Rapid

Network Planner enables massive time savings

as early as the planning stage, which ensures

that investments in the software are amortised

within a short time. More than 150 customers

worldwide rely on the practical and future-

orientated ConnectMaster®solution.

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