Data tools for_sustainable_ftth_projects
- 1. Data & Tools for Sustainable FTTH Projects Presented by: Carl Denis : GiSmartware Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM
- 2. Data & Tools for Sustainable FTTH Projects What do we put into that subject ? What do we mean by sustainable ? • Speaking about a sustainable network we mean one which will be in operation for 20- 30 years providing adequate services to its users. • It means, we should take into account the “landscape” in 30 years, which would cover the demographic, economic, social and others factors of the area where the network would be built.
- 3. FTTH Network : a really difficult object to build • Need for serious approaches regarding handling data over time • Extremely key to have the right tools
- 4. FTTX deployment proves tedious and expensive • Infrastructure (passive network) works means billions of $ of investment • E.g. $300 billion for Europe only • Mistakes on planning phases translate into huge waste of money on the building phases • Most incumbent telcos or other builders have not deployed physical networks to subs since the time of the copper lines many years ago (> 30 y) • Skills and tools have been lost • Network design mostly manual • Consequences are numerous: • Wrong investment decisions • Underestimation of deployment costs • Delays on construction and commercialization • Ill-designed and not consistent network engineering • Uncontrolled spending on construction works
- 5. FTTH is a major challenge for Operators The rollout of FTTH network is more than a technical project: • requires full alignment with marketing and other Business Units • It requires mastering the playground • Requires amount of compromise in a complex environment • In a Corporate environment requires full alignment with affiliates • But requires to play by the local specificities rules
- 6. Operator stakes and approach Scrupulously follow a sequential methodology is a key success factor to meet the KPI Network Planning & Engineering Strategic studies THINK Project & Roll-out Management Acceptance Commissioning RFI, RFQ BUILD Operation & Maintenance RUN Optimization
- 7. The Agenda Workshop Program • 13H00 – 14H30 – Workshop introduction – Data & Tools in the planning/design phase Main Speakers: Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 14H30 - 15H00 Coffee Break • 15H00 – 15H45 – Data & Tools in the building phase Main Speakers: Carl Denis : Gismartware Alexi Gekht: ACOME Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 15H45 – 16H30 Data & Tools in Operation and Maintenance Trends on handling data & tools usage Final wrap-up Main Speakers: Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Carl Denis : Gismartware Alain Meller: SETICS
- 8. The presenters ACOME is major manufacturer of passive infrastructure for telecommunication networks. With sales offices in France, Germany, Italy and China and factories in France, Tunisia and China ACOME supply its global customers worldwide. Digpro is the maker of dpCom, a PNI (or NIS, NLM..) that stretch from planning, operation to maintenance. Sister products of dpCom include dpPower, dpGas, dpHeating and dpWater. Digpro also make dpWholesale, a market place for the trade of capacity and dark fiber services GiSmartware is a software development firm specialized in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We develop the PNI (Physical Network Inventory) NETGEO and its web portal NETGEO ONLINE to help hundreds of network’s owner and operator to operate their infrastructures. Setics is a consulting and project management company in High Broadband Infrastructure as well as a software editor with Setics Sttar the FTTx Design Automation Software. Setics has offices in France and Germany. Sofrecom, an Orange subsidiary, has developed over 45 years a unique know-how about operator businesses, making it a world leading specialist in telecommunications consultancy and engineering.
- 9. Definition and scope: FTTH, FTTx What do we mean by FTTH, FTTx in this workshop ? • In the course of this workshop • FTTx or FTTH encompasse : FTTC, FTTDp (FTTla), FTTB, FTTH
- 10. Key questions arise for FTTH • What are the services to be delivered to the market (B2C, B2B)? • What will be the high level marketing mix ( Product, price, promotion, place) and expected revenue? • Will the strategy be wholesale or retail only? • What is the relevant Broadband business case ? • What would be the priorities for such a deployment (Countries, cities, areas…)? • Which possible partners could be identified: fund providers, construction companies (in order to lay cables or equip new buildings), other operators in order to share risks…?
- 11. Key questions arise for FTTH • Which access network infrastructure shall be chosen : FTTCab, FTTBuilding, FTTHome ? • Which IP End to end architecture shall be specified: key factor of success to master QoS and Customer Experience satisfaction • Which contractual model shall I choose ? • Which IT solution shall I chose to master inventory management and Customer care • Which Home Network strategy shall be develop to differentiate Customer Experience to challengers • How to define engineering rules and ITU standards to be applied
- 12. What Data ? What Tools ? Data • Data are given as inputs and constraints • Data are produced in the course of network lifecycle • Data are coming from different sources with different format • Data is often scattered and not referenced • Data around FTTx network extremely abundant Gr@ceTHD has defined > 500 entities and > 3000 properties to represent all valuable data that must be exchanged between stakeholders, one time or another, along the lifecycle of an FTTx network … and is said to be still not complete. Tools • Tools are used to around data to : elaborate them from other data, manage them Share them, analyse and make decisions Data is an asset but need tools to deliver their value
- 13. Definition and Scope: Software tools (main ones) What we mean with the different terms ? • CAD Software – Software for supporting the manual sketching of spatial plans – Very mature category: AUTOCAD being the dominant vendor • GIS Software – Software for creating and managing geo-localized objects (points, lines, polylines, polygones etc…) with attributes – Comes as Desktop software as well as back-end database systems • Design Automation Software – Create a network based on input data, engineering rules and other constraints – Based on GIS engines – Emerging Category used in the planning phases • PNI: Physical Network Inventory Systems – Create & Manage all assets in the field, is, in most of the case including a GIS function to view objects on a map – Mature Category with utilities (electricity, gas, water) made is way in telecom (copper, cable, fibre)
- 14. Questions about Data and Tools • In the course of the workshop we will address the following questions in the various phases: • What is it ? (what data or tool) • Why is it important ? (why this data and tool is important) • When it is important ? (in which phase this is important) • What to do in case, I do not have the right data at hand or I do not have the expected quality?
- 15. The Agenda Workshop Program • 13H00 – 14H30 – Workshop introduction – Data & Tools in the planning/design phase Main Speakers: Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 14H30 - 15H00 Coffee Break • 15H00 – 15H45 – Data & Tools in the building phase Main Speakers: Carl Denis : Gismartware Alexi Gekht: ACOME Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 15H45 – 16H30 Data & Tools in Operation and Maintenance Trends on handling data & tools usage Final wrap-up Main Speakers: Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Carl Denis : Gismartware Alain Meller: SETICS
- 17. Why a planning phase ? • Marketing – Get tangible and relevant scenarios and business cases – Validate cost structure for equipment & infrastructure sourcing – Define Customer target, services portfolio and pricing – Build mass market deployment strategic roadmap • Technical – Ease FTTH project integration in operator Network Master Plan – To ensure that ITU standards will be respected – To define engineering rules to protect the operator’s best interests • Implementation – Build Tools, Methods and Procedures to insure contractual commitments with expected time, costs, scope and quality – Geographical, inventory, network&service cross view databases – Provisioning tools & resourcesallocation – after-sales support tools for Customer Care-SMC – Set up Operating and Maintenance process and to insure Customer satisfaction Marketing TechnicalImplementation
- 18. The different phase of network design/planning Detailed Design Inclusion of physical constraints as their acquisition progresses – New generation of the network – Computation of cables, splices and connection boxes - Export towards other systems High-Level Design Integration of more accurate data and engineering parameters – Generation of more focused paths – More precise cost estimation – List of materials – Better control on invitations to tender for civil work Strategic Design Phase - Preliminary Studies Preliminary data – First physical network planning and estimation of costs – Scenarios – Accelerates decision-making on business plan, on project scope and on priority of deployments More often done in the Building phase
- 19. Input/Output Data in the Planning phase Inputdata Marketing Consumer expectations Geo-marketing Financial Revenue assumptions Costs Engineering Architecture choices Engineering rules GeoData Endpoints Potential pathways Outputdata Economical Business Plan, CAPEX/OPEX Admin Right of ways Technical Architecture choices Engineering rules BOQ GeoData Network routes Cable/equipment layout Optical routes
- 20. Methods & Data used in early costing How do you evaluate de cost of a global FTTH roll-out in the early phase of a network project ? • Statistical Methods – Need few data : population density – Based on geotypes: not easy to define – Average cost per HP – Lack of « great numbers » behind statistics – Greenfield – Highly country dependent • Realistic Modeling – Designing a realistic network – Made possible by Design Automation Tools – Based on GIS data – Informative – Garbage in / Garbage out
- 21. Methods comparison GIS data accuracy (endpoints, pathways…) Lower Greater Result Reliability Statistical Methods ? Top-down Bottom-up
- 22. Network Model Evolution : planning phase Accuracy of design Accuracy of input data To Build Plans CAD Software PNIGIS Desktop App Design Automation Software Strategic Design Detailed Design Planning Phase High-level Design Building Phase High Level Design
- 23. HLD: Engineering with Constraints and Cost mastering FTTH Network design Geo Data, infrastructure, equipments Engineering Rules Economic Data
- 24. What data is needed to build a design? Geo Data : Endpoints, how to get them? • Existing commercial database, post office • Open sources : google, bing, openstreetmap • Governemental sources : tax office, administration • Utilities • Site surveys, manual positionning • Sometime crossing different database in necessary (location and # dwelling) • DB ARE OFTEN PHOTOS OF THE PAST !!
- 25. Main architectures of FTTH Network SPLITTER SPLITTER Point – to – Multipoints Passive Optical Network Point – to – Point Active Optical Network
- 26. Data for Choice of Technical Solutions (STRATEGIC) – Targeted customers • Consumers only Simple architecture is enough • Consumers & Business customers Better QOS required Redundancy in the network High quality Active equipment Additional services – Targeted area • Cherry picking One solution may be used • Global Coverage Solution (s) for each area : urban, residential, rural… – Targeted deployment rate • Slow No problem with qualified workforce, technically complex solutions • Fast mass deployment Shortage of qualified installers, simple solutions required Use as much as possible of pre-terminated products (Plug and play)
- 27. Data for Choice of Technical Solutions (CLIMATIC) – Operational temperatures The components should cover all the range The cables should be stronger if required to withstand ice High UV resistance in sunny areas Active equipment might need a cooling in tropical areas – Natural catastrophe risk In seismic areas opt for aerial solution In the areas of strong wind buried cables are better protected In potentially flooded area all components must have higher level of watertightness
- 28. Data for Choice of Technical Solutions (REGULATORY) – Aesthetic Facades Aerial Street Cabinets – Network sharing Central office POP Building – Access to infrastructure Ducts Pols Builduing
- 29. Technical Solutions – Cable Infrastructure – Fiber Concentration Points – Street cabinets Directly buried Ducts Aerial Façade Street cabinets Sheltered racks Poleor underground closures
- 30. Data Flow Engineering Geomarketing Sites survey Suplly chain Technical Database
- 31. Area Example
- 32. Ducts, Overhead Lines, Road network - Sources ? - Raster or vector ?
- 33. Ducts, Overhead Lines, Road network
- 35. Example of what data are created
- 36. Cables layout
- 37. Comparison of financials Reusing Ducts Not reusing Ducts
- 38. BOQ
- 39. Case: Oise territory; rural and semi-rural greenfield Mutltiple Potential Infrastructure to reuse In red the territory of the OiseTHD FTTH network ~800 000 inhabitants, 6000 km2 (1/5 of Belgium size)
- 40. 40 Design automation made possible to study multiple scenarios 45 Central Offices 25 Central Offices
- 41. Scenarios 25 Central Offices From large territory to small areas with the same precision
- 42. Timeline of the project & use of tools Works Track Operator Track 2013 2014 2015 Fev 2013 RFP issued Nov 2013 Supplier selected Fev 2015 First Suscriber Dec 2013 Operator selected Design automation PNI Assistance to owner Network Builder Operator
- 43. Take away using design automation tool • Using a Design Automation tool during the project brought the following benefits: • Ability to test different scenarios with accuracy and on a short timeframe • Accuracy on BOM and quantities • Far less « guestimates » in the overall process • Reuse of 5 infrastructure will not have been possible without the tool • Time & resources spent on pre-studies reduced significantly (60% less) • 30% decrease in planned costs for entire project (proven by agreement on fix price) • Higher level benefits includes: • The tool allowed to very early convince all stakeholders that realistic solutions were possible. • The tool became the tool around which a trust was established among the stakeholders and became a vehicle for a common understanding • Different partners are responsible for part of the project creating a risk of divergence; the tool being able to design an end-to-end network, maintained the overall coherency of the project • Very convincing basis for financing bodies, leading to a better ease in obtaining the financing commitments. • Prerequisites • High-Level design should be seen has an investment not a cost ! • Investment in data should be made earlier than traditionally done to allow a precise decision-making
- 44. Planning phase what’s next ? Failing to plan is programmed to fail Geomarketing must be the 1 st element of site selection decision process Reliability of ground scale population data Obtaining competitors network positioning Economic and administrative characteristics of local areas and development projects identification Customer potential within marketing targets (15 yo +) + Simulating access node layout with its theoretical coverage zone for potential customers Investments and ROI prediction Sites rollout prioritization according to budget capacity Network dimensioning according to traffic data
- 45. Data & Tools for Sustainable FTTH Projects Presented by: Carl Denis : GiSmartware Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM
- 46. The Agenda • Workhop Program • 13H00 – 14H30 Workshop introduction Data & Tools in the planning/design phase Main Speakers: Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 14H30 - 15H00 Coffee Break • 15H00 – 15H45 Data & Tools in the building phase Main Speakers: Carl Denis : Gismartware Alexi Gekht: ACOME Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 15H45 – 16H30 Data & Tools in Operation and Maintenance Trends on handling data & tools usage Final wrap-up Main Speakers: Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Carl Denis : Gismartware Alain Meller: SETICS
- 48. The Problem Full Assessment FTTH Engineering rules Master planning Survey and High Level Design Gap analysis & Recommendation HLD Acceptance Low Level Design Review LLD Acceptance Acceptance tests Network Acceptance Friendly User Test Final HLD Final BoQ Final LLD Installation Customers connection Specifications BoQIP Network & Services assessment • From strategic maps to as built maps – what are & where are the differences ? • How the processes and data’s life circles are changing according to the needs
- 49. Building phase key stakes and challenges • Have the right strategy to deploy quickly and with the most cost efficient model is very important due to the high Capex investment • Be sure that the FTTH network will be installed with a strong level of commitment Quality, Cost and Time wise • Requires full alignment with marketing and other business units both within operator and outside : service providers, vendors, government regulatory and other authorities… • How to find the right balance between business demand, fast rollout and quality rollout? • Which authorizations are required to lay cables into the streets? Planning is done, BUT… real life begins
- 50. Network design : tangible “as build” is key factor of success • Extra-cost, rollout delay, non conformity with standards can be anticipated and minimized during the Network Design phase. • The value added of network design will be to identify all potential issues impacting operator’s objectives and to proactively anticipate solutions to minimize there impact on the overall FTTH project. • Benefits of a network design : • Secure quality of Build Vendors Design delivery: no extra cost during conception • Savings on CAPEX : Optimized Bill of Quantity and Bill of Material with full integrity no extra cost during rollout blocking point are anticipated and solved during design phase • Savings on OPEX : operating stakes are taken into account in design
- 51. PROCESS & ACTORS “as build” are also about Quality Assurance and compromise in real the world • As a world wide best practice, Low level Designs are used as input and output to • obtain work permits • raised potential rollout blocking points due to on field context • anticipate network re-arrangement (as copper network removal, pipes subducting) • fine tuned engineering rules (splitters and cable splicing locations) • The following iteration process described the two mains iterations loops between Sofrecom, Build vendors and work permit authorities LowLow LevelLevel DesignDesignLowLow LevelLevel DesignDesign WorkWork PermitPermit HighHigh LevelLevel DesignDesign Bill OfBill Of MaterialMaterial CostCost EstimationEstimation On siteOn site SurveySurvey Work PermitWork Permit authoritiesauthorities -- CostCost -- StandardsStandards -- PlanningPlanning -- networknetwork rere--arrangementarrangement NO ImplementationImplementation NO OPERATOR OPERATORBUILDER ASSETS OWNERS BUILDER
- 52. Building Phase data landscape PNI CAD files Excel files GIS files Inventory base CAD Tools & Excel’s sheetsPlanning & designing tools BOM Invoices Deployment maps Detailed design documents As Built documents Validation Capture or import Capture or import
- 53. Building Phase – Advantages & Drawbacks Every builders have Excel and CAD tools Time to market long after the end of construction “Tunnel effect” on validation of the project Coordination of several builders on the network Data experts for checking and importing the documents produced
- 54. Building Phase PNI CAD files Excel files Inventory base CAD Tools & Excel’s sheetsPlanning & designing tools BOM GIS files Invoices Deployment maps Detailed design documents Data exchange models As Built documentsGIS files import Validation Capture or import
- 55. Building Phase – Advantages & Drawbacks Every builders have Excel and CAD tools Data are imported rather than captured by hand “Tunnel effect” on validation of the project Coordination of several builders on the network Exchange formats must be defined before
- 56. Building Phase PNI CAD files Excel files Inventory base CAD Tools & Excel’s sheetsPlanning & designing tools BOM Invoices Deployment maps Detailed design documents As Built documents GIS files Validation Capture or import
- 57. Building Phase PNI CAD files Excel files Inventory base CAD Tools & Excel’s sheetsPlanning & designing tools BOM Invoices Deployment maps Detailed design documents As Built documents Validation
- 58. Building Phase – Advantages & Drawbacks No tunnel effect Data are ready to be exploded as soon as the build phase is over Building phase coordinated Builders must connect and populate the PNI
- 59. Building phase : focus on Customer experience Deployment 1 Building commitment 2 Connection 3 Sales 4 Customer Installation 5 Customer care 6 Create KeepGet Buildings Get Subscribers Architecture definition & field trial Fiber deployment in the street and creation of potential addressable customer. Direct real estate owner agreement or purchase to a 3rd party operator of the access right to a building with the real estate agreement. Connection to its own internal fiber infrastructure in the building or installed by an alternative operator. End user offers creation and sales End user premises installation and services activation End users loyalty development Addressable housing Connectable housing Home-Passed End user contract signature End user connected Customer database data is accessible to Customer => real time processing data is key factor of differentiation
- 60. Building phase, what’s next ? CRM All acquisition channels FTTHNetworkManagement FTTH Network Provisioning Prov. Logistics Order Management Workforce Management Eligibility FTTH FTTH Network Land register Building & owner Network inventory Capacity available / used Deployment plan FTTH network Customer’s address Wholesale Offer FTTH Sales Strategy Potential customers management Inhabitants database Building administrators database Building / flat database Buildings / flats VAS FTTH Authentication FTTH Map of FTTH network OLT / DHCP
- 61. Data & Tools for Sustainable FTTH Projects Presented by: Carl Denis : GiSmartware Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM
- 62. The Agenda • Workhop Program • 13H00 – 14H30 Workshop introduction Data & Tools in the planning/design phase Main Speakers: Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 14H30 - 15H00 Coffee Break • 15H00 – 15H45 Data & Tools in the building phase Main Speakers: Carl Denis : Gismartware Alexi Gekht: ACOME Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 15H45 – 16H30 Data & Tools in Operation and Maintenance Trends on handling data & tools usage Final wrap-up Main Speakers: Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Carl Denis : Gismartware Alain Meller: SETICS
- 63. Stakeholders & interests Goals in Operation phase Customer satisfaction Efficiency Regulators Reputation
- 64. Players in the value chain User Corporate customer ISP Operator of active network Access network owner Contractor
- 65. Systems used in operation phase Player PNI (a.k.a. GIS/NIS/NLM/NI…) OSS BSS Customer Support CRM Project mgm. Finance
- 66. Use case: Cut cable case Detect the fault Pinpoint the fault Analyze the impact Prioritize the repair Verify reestablished operation
- 67. Use case: Cut cable case Detect the fault • Calls from customers, alarm in OSS/monitoring system, report from field… Pinpoint the fault Analyze the impact Prioritize the repair Verify reestablished operation
- 68. Use case: Cut cable case Detect the fault Pinpoint the fault Analyze the impact Prioritize the repair Verify reestablished operation
- 69. A small, radial network
- 70. As seen in an IP topology view
- 72. Lost connections in the cable topology
- 73. Highlighting
- 74. Use case: Cut cable case Detect the fault Pinpoint the fault Analyze the impact Prioritize the repair Verify reestablished operation
- 75. Direct Customers • The direct customers are normally easy to find • In an FTTH project the majority are probably Consumer customers
- 76. What is happening on each fiber 1 P2P SDU Internet, IPTV 2 Dark Fiber Local Government Hospital connection 3 P2P SDU Internet 4 Uplink MDU 12 ports SLA3 5 Dark Fiber B2B ISP SLA1 6 Dark Fiber Mobile Operator SLA1 7 P2P SDU Internet 8 P2P SDU Health monitoring SLA2 Internet
- 77. Use case: Cut cable case Detect the fault Pinpoint the fault Analyze the impact Prioritize the repair Verify reestablished operation
- 78. Cut cable case: Repairing Prioritize the connections based on information in the whole chain For higher level SLA, execute redundancy options Reprioritize the repairs after redundancy options Communicate across the whole chain
- 79. Use case: Cut cable case Detect the fault Pinpoint the fault Analyze the impact Prioritize the repair Verify reestablished operation • Use the active network • Direct contact with customers
- 80. Example: Swedish PTSFS 2015:2 •Assets •Connectivity •Connections, services, customers… Network must be correctly documented •Classified according to – what is the impact if this asset breaks? •How many customers (and what kind of customers) depend on this asset (Impact) classification of network assets (cables, switches, connections…) •Defined processes (work flow, management, organisation…) for restoring service •Plans for regular quality inspections and other QA mechanisms •Redundancy and fault tolerance (also including UPS etc.) •Vulnerability and risk analysis Asset classes and asset categories leads to
- 81. Aggregation of classifications (1) Class A Class B Class C Class C Class C Class B Class C Class C Class C Class D Class D Class B Class B Class B Class D Class CClass D
- 82. Aggregation of classifications (2) Splice point
- 83. Conclusions The network owner operates in a complex value chain Many end users are users of customers of customers The information needed to make good decisions resides in many systems And not necessarily in the same kind of system throughout the value chain Total system integration will never be feasable But information must be shared one way or another Fiber networks are, and will be treated as, chritical infrastructure and chritical services Regulation bodies will be more active and will have requirements
- 84. The Agenda Workshop Program • 13H00 – 14H30 – Workshop introduction – Data & Tools in the planning/design phase Main Speakers: Alexi Gekht: ACOME Alain Meller: SETICS Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 14H30 - 15H00 Coffee Break • 15H00 – 15H45 – Data & Tools in the building phase Main Speakers: Carl Denis : Gismartware Alexi Gekht: ACOME Bertrand Rondeau : SOFRECOM • 15H45 – 16H30 Data & Tools in Operation and Maintenance Trends on handling data & tools usage Final wrap-up Main Speakers: Anders Flodin: DIGPRO Carl Denis : Gismartware Alain Meller: SETICS
- 85. Trends on tools usages • GIS-based systems over CAD-systems • PNI used earlier than befoire in late design and building phases • Raise of the design automation software category • Site survey tools coupled with PNI
- 86. Trends on handling data Sharing data along the project lifecycle and among the stakeholders: difficulties How to deal with multi sourced data (vendors, installers, municipality, infrastructure provider (other operator?) : GIS standards ? Library ? Nomenclature? Process as ITOM? how to avoid doubloon? Mismatch database ? - an example the Gr@ceTHD attempt to normalise data - Existing « standard in other domain e.g. utilities)
- 87. Final Wrap-up •Q/A • Thank you