March 21, 2003—NetCracker Technology, a provider of information technology management solutions, has released NetCracker Outside Plant, which provides customers with updated and accurate information on outside plant assets.
NetCracker Outside Plant integrates with NetCracker’s Inventory Management and Provisioning Solutions. It provides customers with a comprehensive picture of outside plant infrastructure by storing all inventory information in a single repository. Outside plant assets can include devices, tracks, ducts, pipes/bores, cables, coil/over-lengths, manholes, fiber, splices, distribution frames, poles, and other aerial and underground items, as well as connectivity and topology information.
Using Outside Plant, customers can obtain updated information on their customers and customer location, specific customer circuits, the equipment these circuits are riding over, and the status of the network at any point in time. Additionally, NetCracker provides centralized document management for records and attachments, including engineering sketches, maintenance records, test reports, and technical guidelines.
Outside Plant provides accurate, real-time data that helps shorten service delivery time, maximize utilization of existing network capacity and equipment, and streamline workforce management, particularly of field technicians.
