Cisco Cisco Prime Home 2.4 Information Guide
Q&A
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Cisco Prime Home 5.0
The following list of frequently asked questions is meant to help quickly address some
of the commonly asked questions regarding Cisco Prime
of the commonly asked questions regarding Cisco Prime
™
Home Release 5.0. For
more information on the product refer to the data sheets.
Q. What is Cisco Prime?
A. The Cisco Prime portfolio of enterprise and service provider management offerings empowers IT
organizations to more effectively manage their networks and the services they deliver. Built on a service-
centered foundation, the Cisco Prime portfolio of products supports integrated lifecycle management through
an intuitive workflow-oriented user experience.
The suite of Cisco Prime solutions for service providers provides A-to-Z management for IP next-generation
networks, mobility, video, and managed services.
Q. What is Cisco Prime Home?
A. Cisco Prime Home provides management solutions for service providers that address the growing need for
home network configuration and support. The solution provides a feature-rich, TR-069-based remote
management and provisioning solution that provides visibility into the home network, reduces operational
costs, and improves the subscriber experience. Powerful customer support tools, an intuitive consumer portal,
and extensive analytics combine to make the home network easier to set up and support.
Q. Who should deploy Cisco Prime Home?
A. Service providers looking to reduce their operational costs associated with home networking support will
immediately see returns on their investment with Cisco Prime Home, through reduced call volumes, shorter
call times, and fewer truck rolls. Furthermore, service providers that are looking to add new revenue-
generating services will see Cisco Prime Home as a platform for facilitating valuable consumer applications
such as parental controls and managed Wi-Fi and firewall services.
Q. What are the different deployment options for Cisco Prime Home?
A. Cisco offers a hosted deployment option, under which service providers can subscribe to Cisco Prime Home
services without providing any hardware or networking equipment themselves. This is the fastest way to get
started with Cisco Prime Home with no associated capital costs for the service provider.
The solution is also offered with onsite deployment, in which case the service provider supplies the hardware
(for example, a Cisco UCS
™
platform), and maintains Cisco Prime Home in its own network operations center.
Each option provides the same set of Cisco Prime Home features and applications.
Q. Can a service provider migrate from one deployment option to another?
A. Yes, and it is not uncommon to see a server provider begin with a hosted trial and migrate to an onsite
installation for broad deployment of the service.