Allot Networks Solutions: Cable Providers
Broadband Traffic Management Solutions for Intelligent NetworksThe cable (MSO) industry faces enormous challenges—from an ongoing bandwidth crunch that affecting download speeds and upload capacity—to the need to sustain profitable growth by rolling out new services in the face of aggressive new competition.
Customer demand for bandwidth has been climbing faster and higher than anyone expected, and may soon outstrip the cable operator’s ability to supply acceptable service levels with the technologies now in place (including DOCSIS 3.0). Moreover, competitive pressure from the growing ranks of telco IPTV providers, FTTH infrastructure, and satellite network operators is compelling cable providers to differentiate their services and offer added value that will attract and retain subscribers.
As the cable industry seeks to reaffirm its leadership position in a rapidly converging communications marketplace, Allot IP service optimization solutions based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology, can help cable operators meet these challenges by providing essential visibility and network intelligence on subscriber and aggregate broadband usage; by implementing transparent and fair bandwidth management policies to ensure service quality per subscriber and efficient utilization of network resources; and by enabling the deployment of revenue-generating, value-added services.
Cable broadband optimization solutions can be
deployed at the core,
aggregation or access network with a single point of
integration with
operator OSS and provisioning environments
Allot solutions for cable operators include:
- Cable Broadband Monitoring solutions deliver the granular visibility and network intelligence that is needed to understand how broadband resources are being consumed by subscribers, content providers and applications across the entire network. Monitoring data may be integrated with OSS, PCMM and IPDR systems for even deeper visibility.
- Application Control & Congestion Management solutions enable effective management of bandwidth capacity and utilization using any combination of access control, prioritization, bandwidth allocation, and shaping per application, per subscriber, per QAM channel and per CMTS. Allot’s full complement of bandwidth management and policy provisioning tools allow operators to create dynamic QoS policies especially for the needs of real-time, delay-sensitive applications like VoIP, video and gaming, in order to optimize service delivery and ensure quality of experience (QoE).
- Fair Bandwidth Management solutions enable effective bandwidth management within the guidelines for fairness and transparency in a net neutrality environment. Allot’s sophisticated policy control and dynamic traffic shaping techniques do not block or interfere with traffic, but may be applied based on prioritization of delay-sensitive applications such as video or VoIP during times of congestion. Allot also enables the implementation of quota plans that manage bandwidth consumption in a transparent way and with subscriber consent.
- Service Tiering and Quota Management solutions help operators differentiate their cable broadband offering and build a more informed engagement strategy on a customer-by-customer basis. The per-subscriber visibility, QoS policy control, and quota management provided by Allot solutions facilitate the introduction of personal, consumption-based service packages that bundle access speeds and SLAs with enforceable usage quotas or caps. Tiered-subscription and quota billing models can help to reduce customer churn and increase ARPU from cable services, including over-the-top Internet applications.
- Value Added Service solutions leverage Allot DPI technology and the Allot Service Gateway platform to provide value-added services like URL Filtering, Media Caching, and VoIP Quality Monitoring on a per-subscriber basis, helping cable operators to deploy content delivery structures that enhance QoE while continuing to regulate opex and optimize network resources.
- Cable Broadband Security solutions ensure service continuity and guard mobile network integrity against known and unknown threats. Through immediate identification of Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks, Zero Day attacks, worms, zombie and spambot behavior, Allot enables fast, surgical mitigation of offending traffic while allowing legitimate traffic to flow.