M4 Circuit Manager
M4 Circuit Manager extend's M4's scope from infrastructure connections to both the physical and logical layers in the network. Circuit Manager enables companies to plan and manage outside plant, inside plant, connections and terminations, and circuits all from within the same geographically correct platform - all the while staying integrated with various EMS and other CRM, network management, billing and accouting applications.
Features
- Single point accessibility to vendor-neutral circuit management
- Calculate utilization rates for planned circuit paths
- Geographically display circuit paths
- Display port-to-port circuit details
- Associate circuits to customer billing data
- Provides tailored, secure access to role-appropriate information
- Manage M13 / DSX multiplexers
- Support services for multiplle architectures (e.g. Ethernet, SONET/SDH, TDM)
Benefits
- Logical circuit transfers
- Logical bridging of TX/RX ports
- Common interface for multiple equipment vendors
- Better access to customer data during network disruptions
- Streamline creation of design/circuit layout reports (DLRs/CLRs)
- Visualize logical circuits on outside plants
- Simplifies equipment upgrades and reassignments
- Easy access to role-specific circuit data