IPv6 Migration Planning
"The use of OPNET across our radio, core and IP networks
gives us the ability to model all facets of end-to-end customer experience
with a single tool. Optimising customer experience is the priority for the
business, and the use of a single tool minimises the investment in time and
money required to achieve this."
Forecasting and Capacity Planning Manager
Orange UK
OPNET SP Guru® Network Planner automates analysis and design of large-scale multi-vendor IP/MPLS networks, supporting cost-effective and risk-mitigated decision making. Service providers rely on SP Guru Network Planner’s predictive capabilities to support key initiatives such as:
- Next-generation network migration
- Converged service deployments
- Roll out of L2 and L3 VPN services
- MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Transitioning to IPv6
Service provider network planners and operations engineers obtain significant return on investment from SP Guru Network Planner’s ability to advance service and technology deployments, meet service level agreements, and maximize existing network investments.
Inspect network utilization for current and future traffic demands, and identify bottlenecks and network vulnerabilities.
Key Features
- Evaluate a wide range of “what-if” scenarios in a virtual network environment with full behavioral understanding of devices, protocols and services, without affecting the operational network
- Plan for growth–projecting future traffic and right sizing links and tunnels to meet service level objectives
- Perform automated off-line MPLS traffic engineering, leveraging exclusive OPNET algorithms that optimize resource utilization and ensure service survivability
- Predict the network Mean Opinion Score (MOS) for planned voice-over-IP services with an automated VoIP Readiness Assessment
- Leverage optional IPv6 capabilities to facilitate transitioning to IPv6 with an automated IPv6 readiness assessment and IPv6 migration planning
- Ensure network survivability, predicting the impact of failing nodes, links, or resource groups
- Verify the impact of protocol tuning, QoS deployment, or traffic engineering
- Exclusive multi-layer analysis and planning for IP/MPLS over DWDM networks. Multi-layer support encompasses the underlying optical transport network through integration with SP Guru® Transport Planner
- Leverage NetDoctor® to validate the impact of configuration changes on network behavior and performance prior to deployment