Cisco Cisco Extensible Provisioning and Operations Manager 4.4 Data Sheet

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Data Sheet

Cisco Extensible Provisioning and Operations Manager 4.5

Cisco

Extensible Provisioning and Operations Manager (EPOM) is a Web-based application for real-time provisioning of

the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch that allows authorized users to show, add, modify, delete, and check the status of Cisco

BTS 10200 components.

Product Overview

Cisco EPOM supports most provisioning tasks traditionally done using the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch element management system (EMS)

command-line interface (CLI), and provides a Web GUI with pull-down fields that show all the command arguments. Common multiple-step

procedures are simplified by being grouped together into tasks executed with sequential wizards. Errors are greatly reduced through the use of

pop-up argument lists and syntax verification on free text fields.

Authorized Cisco EPOM administrators can set up and manage the Cisco EPOM server software and perform Cisco EPOM user administration

and network setup tasks listed in Table 1.

Key Features and Benefits

Table 1.

Cisco EPOM Administration Feature Examples

Feature

Benefit and Application

Automatically discover Cisco BTS 10200
Softswitch nodes

Autodiscovery of Cisco BTS EMS configuration information eliminates database
synchronization.

Start and stop the Cisco EPOM Web
server software

Reduces the need to access Solaris shell commands for Cisco EPOM administration.

Create and manage user groups and
domains

Provides a single point for user access control and authority management across all Cisco BTS
nodes. User groups and domains provide consistent authority levels for users with the same
responsibility.

Set up custom navigation trees

Provides granular control of individual user navigation authority.

Authorized Cisco EPOM operators set up and manage the Cisco BTS 10200 software and perform the Cisco BTS 10200 provisioning,

command, and control actions listed in Table 2.

Table 2.

Examples of Cisco BTS 10200 Management Features on Cisco EPOM

Feature

Benefit and Application

Built-in provisioning flows

Provisioning flows simplify sequential tasks and reduce learning curve by providing workflow
guidance for typical Cisco BTS 10200 provisioning sequences.

Add custom provisioning flows

Develop task wizard scripting tailored to specific methods of operations.

View reports

View and centrally store reports from Cisco BTS 10200 on performance or billing data.

Read activities: Status, Detail, Search

Check status and display complete details of a Cisco BTS 10200 component.

Write activities: Control, Reset

Take a Cisco BTS 10200 component in or out of service or return to normal operation.