Blue Planet Analytics

Blue Planet Analytics unlocks smart data to enable intelligent automation of today’s dynamic and virtualizing networks

A fast-evolving network may be complex, but it contains a wealth of information that enables you to make smart decisions to help grow your business.

Imagine having easy access to all the information you need to accurately plan and optimize network resources to meet both current and future service demand. Or having the ability to anticipate potential network and service disruptions before they happen. Or even dynamically adjusting network bandwidth requirements based on your customers’ needs.

Blue Planet Analytics (BPA) can help you focus on these initiatives—and much more.

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BPA gathers data from multiple sources

Blue Planet incorporates powerful analytics and machine learning innovations for deep insights into the network. Built on Blue Planet’s open design and extensible microservices-based architecture, BPA comprises two components: a robust and flexible framework for collecting, processing, and storing network data, and upper-layer analytics applications.

BPA serves as a core element of the Blue Planet intelligent automation platform. In addition to normalizing real-time and historical data collected from multiple sources across the network, the BPA framework seamlessly integrates with third-party big data cluster systems. The upper-layer analytics applications from Ciena (or third parties) also integrate with BPA to address requirements like service assurance, customer experience management, or capacity planning. Network Health Predictor (NHP) is the first analytics application developed to work with BPA for enabling proactive network assurance.

Highlights

Simplifies data collection from multiple sources across the network using Blue Planet Resource Adapter (RA) technology
Offers computational scale and accuracy through a robust framework that includes advanced processing libraries such as machine learning and data streaming
Provides automated, data-driven network control through integration with actionable systems like Blue Planet Multi-Domain Service Orchestration (MDSO), Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), or third-party systems
Enables a path toward intelligent autonomous networks when combined with orchestration, policy, and control
Offers enriched support and collaborative development through the Blue Planet DevOps Toolkit and DevOps Exchange

With analytics incorporated into the network, and applications like the NHP, you can make data-driven decisions to help you maintain your competitive edge.

Network Health Predictor application

Network Health Predictor application identifies data trends and assesses the probability of network failures that can impact services

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Awards

MEF2017 Awards

Ciena’s Blue Planet Analytics received top honors at Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 2017 Awards. The product was honored with ‘Service Analytics of the Year.’ The MEF Awards program recognizes emerging dynamic network services, powered by Lifecycle Orchestration (LSO), NFV, SDN, and Carrier Ethernet.

2017 Telecom Asia’s Readers’ Choice & Innovation awards

Ciena’s Blue Planet Analytics received ‘Analytics Innovation of the Year’ at Telecom Asia’s 10^th Readers’ Choice & Innovation awards. Telecom Asia narrowed down the nominations from readers for 21 categories to a shortlist of 90 entries, which represented 48 companies. Voters consisted of Telecom Asia’s subscriber base of service providers in Asia.

2018 Utilities Technology Council (UTC) Awards

Ciena’s Blue Planet Analytics was honored with ‘Software Product of the Year” at the 2018 UTC Awards. The IMPACT Awards recognize companies making a great impact within the industry through innovative and proven solutions.