Cisco Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 1.1 Data Sheet

 

 

Data Sheet 

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Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 
Business 

This simplified, converged, and multilayer management solution provides end-to-
end lifecycle management for carrier-grade networks of all sizes. It promotes 
business agility and operational efficiencies through automated device 
operations, fast provisioning, and proactive assurance. 

Challenges 

In today’s competitive market, service providers must operate with a new level of agility, simplicity, and 
efficiency. It’s crucial to accelerate the time to market of network services and to speed up deployment of 

new devices and feature updates. To reduce operating expenses (OpEx), service providers are looking for 

an integrated, end-to-end management solution that provides greater efficiency, ease of deployment, and 

simple maintenance. At the same time, they need a solution that will enable them to meet customer 

expectations for a superior user experience and fast service introduction. 

However, many existing solutions are complicated, requiring extensive domain knowledge, and they are 

often restricted to specific network types. Most rely on manual, error-prone processes and require ongoing 

maintenance. And instead of providing a holistic, multilayer view of the network, they provide a single-

layered approach to network management. 

Smaller service providers may have difficulty adopting complex management applications because of their 

limited resources. These providers need an automated solution with more out-of-box features to minimize 

associated maintenance and training costs. Larger service providers need a solution that addresses 

operational efficiency challenges and, if needed, allows them to maintain split IP and optical operations 

teams in the midst of converging networks. These products should also scale easily, up and down for 

networks of different sizes, as well as satisfy different requirements for all tiers. 

Solution 

The Cisco

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 Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager is a network management solution that 

provides simplified, converged, multilayer management for carrier-grade networks of all sizes. It promotes 

business agility and operational efficiencies through automated device operations, fast provisioning, and 

proactive assurance. 

With Cisco EPN Manager, service providers can quickly respond to major market transitions, including 

explosive traffic growth, new business models, and packet optical network convergence. EPN Manager 

prepares its customers for technology advancements, including software-defined networks (SDN) and 

network functions virtualization (NFV), by designing its model-driven architecture to include modularity, 

extensibility, and flexibility.