Allot NetXplorer Server Software
Centralized Visibility and Management of all Network Traffic

Features:

Enhanced Broadband Traffic Visibility

Allot NetXplorer's reporting and analytics capabilities span a broad range of dimensions:

• Application-based reports provide granular statistics and analysis of Internet applications such as BitTorrent, Skype, Whatsapp, and NetFlix.
• HTTP reports analyze Internet usage and Over-The-Top (OTT) applications such as browsing, HTTP streaming, and downloads – showing which websites are generating the most traffic.
• Subscriber reports* provide individual and aggregate subscriber behavior data. Reports showing subscriber usage of popular content such as Netflix and Facebook enable operators to personalize their service plans, while service plan utilization and popularity reports help operators to fine-tune service plan quotas and percentile reports show the average usage for the top X% of users.
• VoIP Minutes of Use report tracks usage volume and identifies usage trends of OTT VoIP applications.
• Mobile Analytics reports* provide operators with performance metrics around mobile data usage and the impact different types of mobile devices have on the network. Reports include cell congestion and bandwidth usage, roaming activity, top protocols, session bitrates, session duration, session signaling, and service plan metrics – all stacked by the mobile device make and model used.

*May require additional license

Rich Set of Reporting Functions

• Real-time reports provide precise traffic statistics for quick diagnosis of network problems
• Historical traffic statistics facilitate network capacity planning and trend analysis
• Easy navigation (including zoom or scroll) to view all report data in graph or tabular format, desired time-frame, and drill-down to view more granular data
• Dashboard arranges up to 10 frequently used reports on a single screen for efficient viewing
• Variety of report export formats, including textual file, JPEG, PNG, HTML, XML, and CSV
• Scheduled reports for automatic generation and email distribution
• Multiple chart styles including color-coded, pie, line, and stack-area charts

One Network – One Management Front End

Allot NetXplorer provides centralized visibility that is accessible to multiple clients and designed to manage a globally dispersed network infrastructure.

• One GUI provides centralized control of key Allot solution elements, including in-line platforms, Subscriber Management Platform (SMP), and collection and export servers
• Scales up and out to manage a multi-site, distributed deployment, and to handle Terabytes (TB) of network data generated by the Allot solution elements
• Policies, alarms, and subscriber updates are automatically propagated to the relevant solution elements (user audit log provided on demand)
• Allot NetXplorer server is accessible from multiple clients concurrently – facilitating user identity management and authentication
• User authorization provided via standard RADIUS element for smoother and tighter integration in operator networks

Powerful Policy Control

Allot NetXplorer's full set of reusable service catalogs and provisioning tools make it easy to build dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement and charging policies.

Enforcement Policy
Allot's Enforcement Policy Editor provides a powerful framework for defining specific traffic conditions and QoS enforcement actions according to high-level, easy-tounderstand concepts. Enforcement policies may include any combination of access, priority, bandwidth allocation, traffic shaping, traffic steering, and quota actions to be taken on application and subscriber traffic. Additionally, rich Command Line Interface (CLI) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) interfaces allow external systems to provision policies and distribute them to all managed elements.

Charging Policy
Allot NetXplorer provides flexible charging policy editors that make it easy to define online and offline charging rules for both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers. The Online Charging Policy Editor defines real-time metering and rating rules for subscriber sessions and applications, while the Offline Charging Policy Editor defines the Charging Data Records (CDR) for data reconciliation and accounting systems. (See Allot SMP datasheet for further information on 3GPP-based policy control and charging capabilities.)

Intuitive Assistance with Service Plan Creation
Also in conjunction with Allot SMP, Allot NetXplorer provides the GUI for the creation of tiered service plans, including the introduction of various quota allowances to prevent network overloading, and time-based policies to address peak hour usage.

Valuable Add-Ons

A number of advanced capabilities are available as licensable add-ons to the standard Allot NetXplorer software.

NetPolicy Provisioner

Value added self-management
NetPolicy Provisioner (NPP) adds distinctive value to provider-carrier service offerings by allowing them to offer self-monitoring and selfprovisioning capabilities to their VPN, ISP, and managed services customers. The NPP web-based GUI is accessible from any browser window and provides direct access to a predefined set of NetXplorer real-time monitoring reports with full display options and drill-down capabilities. If desired, the provider may also permit customers to provision and adjust QoS policies within predefined limits (See the Allot NetPolicy Provisioner datasheet for details).

Net Accounting

Facilitating data reconciliation
NetAccounting processes realtime usage statistics into granular accounting records and delivers this valuable data to OSS and BSS elements to support charging and usage-based billing for both fixed and mobile broadband subscribers.

Deployment:

Scalable System Architecture

The fully distributed design of Allot NetXplorer allows the system to scale upward by adding functional elements at the appropriate architectural layers, while maintaining overall management from a central server.

Specifications:

Allot NetXplorer software and hardware servers may be purchased in non-redundant and high-availability configurations.

NetXplorer Server:	Non-Redundant Platform	High Availability Platform
Capacity
Max Number of Concurrent Clients	15 per NetXplorer server
Max Number of Concurrent Graphs	20 per NetXplorer client
Max Number of Registered Administrator Accounts	1000 per NetXplorer server (30 active administrators)
Operating System	CentOS Linux 5.8 64 bit x 86
High Availability Scheme		RAID 10
Health Monitoring
Provides Real-time Status on Demand for:	Utilization: CPU, memory Number of registered subscribers Enabled alarms, KPIs on AOS and SMP
Interfaces
OSS/BSS	SOAP, CSV
Management	SNMP, CLI
File-based Accounting Records	Supports NetAccounting CDRs (requires a separate license)
Dimensions and Power
Size	Standard 1U in 19" rack	4U in 19" rack
Power Supply	AC	AC

Hardware Specifications

When using non-redundant management platforms, Allot NetXplorer software may be purchased and installed on operator equipment that meets the following minimum requirements. The minimum configuration supports a limited number of Allot NetEnforcer and Allot Data Collector devices. Individual sizing requirements should be verified with an Allot representative.

Minimum Specifications for Allot NetXplorer Server Platform
Hardware	Similar to Intel Xeon E5-2620, 6 core 2.0 GHz 16 GB RAM minimum; 32 GB RAM recommended RAID (0 or 10) controller with 512 MB cache HDD: 10,000 RPM, 300 GB storage space (capacity depends on overall storage requirements and may require sizing adjustments)
Supported Operating Systems	CentOS Linux 5.8 64-bit x 86 (English only), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8, 64 bit x 86 (English only) MS Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard and Enterprise editions 64 bit (recommended if using Windows) or MS Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Editions 64 bit

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Documentation:

Allot NetXplorer Documentation (.PDF)