Cisco Cisco Active Network Abstraction 4.0 Data Sheet

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Data sheet
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Cisco ANA Overview
Cisco
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 Active Network Abstraction (ANA) provides service providers and other carrier-grade network operators with a 
comprehensive solution for network element and service management. Cisco ANA includes discovery, monitoring, event  
de-duplication, and root-cause analysis. Cisco ANA supports all major Cisco service provider network elements, as well as a wide 
variety of network technologies including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Carrier Ethernet, and Cisco Unified Radio Access 
Network (RAN) Backhaul reference architectures. This paper provides at a glance the performance and scaling information for ANA 
3.7.2. More detailed information can be obtained by contacting 
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Cisco ANA 3.7.2 Performance & 
Scalability information
Item Description
Release 3.7.2 Scalability Numbers
Concurrent users sessions 
150
Event vision sessions
20
Northbound interface (NBI) sessions
70
Maximum number of devices (virtual network elements [VNEs]) per map 
4000
Maximum number of active links per map 
16,000
Maximum number of active tickets per map
3500
Maximum events per hour (burst rate)
50,000
Open tickets in database
40,000
Events per device (VNE) per second
25
Correlated traps and/or syslogs per second
210
Raw traps and/or syslogs per second
1100
Single segment pseudowires – Medium aggregation network
150,000
Maximum number of devices – Carrier Ethernet network
3200
Maximum number of devices – IP RAN network
7000
Maximum number of devices – MPLS network
15,000
Maximum number of devices – Element management systems (EMSs) only 
36,000
Cisco ANA 3.7.2 Performance and Scale Statistics at a Glance
Note: To achieve the scalability numbers given above, please contact your Cisco representative for the required hardware specifications. Scalability numbers are 
subject to increase with new releases; please check the Cisco ANA web page to get the latest information.