DESC:FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
[39 of 1970]
&
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(Section 10; Rule 13)

ARCHITECTURE OF A NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE IN A FIBERGRID NETWORK

Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited,
122, Madhapur Rd, Kavuri Hills Phase 1,
Kavuri Hills, Jubilee Hills,
Telangana 500033,
An Indian Company

The following Specification particularly describes the invention and the way it is being performed

RELATED APPLICATION

The present invention claims benefit of the Indian Provisional Application No. 201641021628 titled “ARCHITECTURE OF A NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE IN A FIBERGRID NETWORK” filed on 23rd June 2016 by Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited, which is herein incorporated in its entirety by reference for all purposes.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to data center network architectures and switching technologies, and more particularly relates to an architecture of a Network Operations Centre (NOC) that can employ optical network topologies and optical nodes to efficiently allocate bandwidth for seamless transportation and integration of data services.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In recent years, university, government, business, and financial service entities, among others, have increasingly relied upon data center networks that incorporate racks of server computers (“servers”) to implement application programs (“applications”) for supporting their specific operational requirements, including, but not limited to, database management applications, document and file sharing applications, searching applications, gaming applications, and financial trading applications. Such data center networks are generally expanding in terms of the number of servers incorporated therein, as well as the networking equipment needed to interconnect the servers for accommodating the data transfer requirements of the respective applications.

Conventional data center networks typically have hierarchical architectures, in which each server co-located in a particular rack and it is connected via one or more Ethernet connections to a top-of-rack Ethernet switch. Further, traditional Network architectures does not have the capability to map out the physical interconnections between pathway controlling devices, servers, storage devices and other devices in the network. As a result, in the event of a link failure, the end devices are aware of the failure, but cannot identify the physical interconnection, which requires repair. In view of the foregoing, there is a need for a network system, which is capable of providing improved interconnection management.

The above-mentioned shortcomings, disadvantages and problems are addressed herein and which will be understood by reading and studying the following specification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Various embodiments herein describe an architecture of a network operations centre in a fibergrid network for distribution of Optical signals. According to one embodiment, the NOC comprises of a Meet-me-point for connecting telecom carrier links and data center cages, a Cable TV (CATV)/Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) head ends for monitoring various data signals before introduced into a transmission network, Operations Support System (OSS) in conjunction with Business Support Systems (BSS) to support various end-to-end telecommunication services, One or more data centers, a Carrier Grade NAT (CGN), and a network interface for caching and peering, wherein the NOC communicates with various internal and external entities via a control network for transmitting select services and monitoring the operations of the network.

According to one embodiment, the Meet-me-Point comprises of: Broadcasters, and Internet Service Providers.

According to one embodiment, the NOC is adapted for providing infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).

According to one embodiment, the IaaS includes head ends comprising one or more of Cable TV, IPTV, Internet service providers, content delivery networks, Application servers, content servers, point of presence, internet gateways, peering and caching, Cloud Data Center and Broadcasters downlink stations.

According to one embodiment, the PaaS comprises one or more of CATV/IPTV platform, content hosting platform, application hosting platform, VOIP platform, E-governance platform, mobile platform, enterprise platform, cloud platform, operations support systems (OSS), business support systems (BSS), and the advertisement Server.

According to one embodiment, the SaaS comprises one or more of conditional access systems (CAS) and Digital Rights Management (DRM), payment gateway, messaging software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and all cloud enabled services.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

The other objects, features and advantages will occur to those skilled in the art from the following description of the preferred embodiment and the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the functional components of a Network Operations Center, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of the Network operations center, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of the Network operations center, according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an NOC set up, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.

Although specific features of the present invention are shown in some drawings and not in others, this is done for convenience only as each feature may be combined with any or all of the other features in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention describes an architecture for network operations center for distribution of optical signals. In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.

The specification may refer to “an”, “one” or “some” embodiment(s) in several locations. This does not necessarily imply that each such reference is to the same embodiment(s), or that the feature only applies to a single embodiment. Single features of different embodiments may also be combined to provide other embodiments.

As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless expressly stated otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “includes”, “comprises”, “including” and/or “comprising” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any combinations and arrangements of one or more of the associated listed items.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

The present invention describes a network operation center (NOC) to be used in next generation network (NGN). The NOCs are implemented by business organizations, public utilities, universities, and government agencies that oversee complex networking environments requiring high availability. Some organizations may operate more than one NOC, either to manage different networks or to provide geographic redundancy in the event of one site becoming unavailable. The NOCs are implemented for Network monitoring, Incident response, Communications management and Reporting problems.

Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the functional components of a Network Operations Center, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The NOC comprises of a Meet-me-point, CATV/IPTV head ends, operations support systems (OSS)/ business support systems (BSS), a data center, a content delivery network (CDN) service provider and an interface for caching and peering the content. The NOC communicates with various internal and external entities via a control network. The NOC as disclosed herein is capable of transmitting selected services and monitoring the operations of the network. The NOC is further adapted for providing infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).

The IaaS comprises of head ends including CableTV, IPTV, and Internet service providers, content delivery networks, Application servers, content servers, point of presence, internet gateways, peering and caching, Cloud Data Center, Broadcasters downlink stations and the like. The PaaS comprises of CATV/IPTV platform, content hosting platform, application hosting platform, VOIP platform, E-governance platform, mobile platform, enterprise platform, cloud platform, operations support systems (OSS), business support systems (BSS), and the advertisement Server. The SaaS comprises of conditional access systems (CAS) and Digital Rights Management (DRM), payment gateway, messaging software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and all cloud enabled software services.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of the Network operations center, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The NOC comprises primarily of, but not limited to, data centers, internet gateways, caching servers, broadband remote access server (BRAS), carrier grade NAT (CGN), core switches and the like. The NOC is adapted for providing various functional requirements for end-to-end service enablement and monitoring. The BNG, Core router, caching server, internet gateway and CGNAT routers are placed in the NOC as shown in Figure 2, which in turn provides high availability and redundancy. The NOC core router may also act as a district head quarter for service distribution for its respective district. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of the Network operations center, according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an NOC set up, according to an example embodiment of the present invention. The NOC comprises 120 racks, a regulated Power Capacity of 240 KVA, Raw Power Capacity of 315 KVA, 1200 Servers (OCTA Processors, a storage of 3000 TB, 6 core router, with a capacity of 10Lac connections for router, 6 core switches, 12 core firewall, 6 DWDM equipment, 3 video headends, 250 HD video supporting channels, 12 precision AC units and 3 generators, according to this example illustration.

Depiction of different features as modules/units is intended to highlight different functional aspects of the devices illustrated and does not necessarily imply that such modules/units must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality associated with one or more modules/units may be integrated within common or separate hardware or software components. Various embodiments have been described. These and other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
,CLAIMS:Claims:

We claim

1. A Network Operations Center (NOC) comprising:
A Meet-me-point for connecting telecom carrier links and data center cages;
a Cable TV (CATV)/Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) head ends for monitoring various data signals before introduced into a transmission network;
Operations Support System (OSS) in conjunction with Business Support Systems (BSS) to support various end-to-end telecommunication services;
One or more data centers;
a Carrier Grade NAT (CGN); and
a network interface for caching and peering;
wherein the NOC communicates with various internal and external entities via a control network for transmitting select services and monitoring the operations of the network.

2. The NOC of claim 1, wherein the Meet-me-Point comprises of:
Broadcasters; and
Internet Service Providers.

3. The NOC of claim 1, is adapted for providing infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).

4. The NOC of claim 2, wherein the IaaS includes head ends comprising one or more of CableTV, IPTV, Internet service providers, content delivery networks, Application servers, content servers, point of presence, internet gateways, peering and caching, Cloud Data Center and Broadcasters downlink stations.

5. The NOC of claim 2, wherein the PaaS comprises one or more of CATV/IPTV platform, content hosting platform, application hosting platform, VOIP platform, E-governance platform, mobile platform, enterprise platform, cloud platform, operations support systems (OSS), business support systems (BSS), and the advertisement Server.

6. The NOC of claim 2, wherein the SaaS comprises one or more of conditional access systems (CAS) and Digital Rights Management (DRM), payment gateway, messaging software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and all cloud enabled services.

Dated this the 23rd day of June 2017

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KEERTHI J S
Patent agent
Agent for the applicant