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DATA SHEET
CISCO TRANSPORT MANAGER 5.0
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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Transport Manager is an intelligent element management system (EMS) that efficiently manages the entire Cisco
ONS Family of products along with the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System. Cisco Transport Manager supports
configuration, fault, performance, and security management functional areas and serves as a foundation for integration
into a larger, overall operations support system (OSS) environment. Highly available configuration, self-healing
processes, and comprehensive management across the Cisco ONS Family give service providers and large enterprises
a resilient, adaptable, and integrated carrier-class EMS solution.
IMPORTANT FEATURES AND BENEFITS
GUI-Based Point-and-Click Management System for Unparalleled Productivity
Cisco Transport Manager is a powerful GUI-based management system that makes advanced management capabilities such as A-to-Z circuit
provisioning easy to learn and use. Its Explorer-style navigation, the extensive use of wizards, tool tips, legends, and online help allow an
operator to perform tasks quickly and efficiently. Many otherwise tedious, time-consuming, and error-prone tasks can be simplified using Cisco
Transport Manager’s intuitive tools.
High Availability for Carrier-Class Management Capabilities
Cisco Transport Manager is designed for continuous operation. High-availability deployment configurations are available, providing local and
geographic redundancy options. Cisco Transport Manager can cope with heavy-load scenarios such as high circuit-transaction rates,
performance-monitoring data collection, alarm storms, and numerous simultaneous clients. Cisco Transport Manager plays a crucial role in the
high availability of the network itself. Cisco Transport Manager’s fault-management and performance-management capabilities help to ensure
that network problems are discovered quickly and accurately, allowing them to be addressed often before a customer’s service is noticeably
affected.
One-Stop Management Solution Using Industry-Standard Platforms for Low Cost of Ownership
Cisco Transport Manager supports optical network technologies, such as SONET/SDH, long haul, and metropolitan dense
wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM). These technologies are deployed for transport and services such as DS-1/E1, DS-3/E3, 10/100
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and storage networking protocols. In addition, Cisco Transport Manager supports IP/Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS) services delivered from the Cisco CRS-1. By covering all the Cisco ONS Family of products along with the Cisco CRS-1,
Cisco Transport Manager eliminates the need to deploy multiple technology-specific EMSs, which results in capital and operating expense
savings. Cisco Transport Manager has a global reach—simultaneously it can manage both ANSI and ETSI network elements, which is ideal
for service providers or large enterprises with an international service area.