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CBM of America, Inc.
“Independent, Intelligent Integrators”…
Network Mediation, Migration, Integration & Creation
Prepared for
BellSouth NTM/ BTAS Meeting
Charleston, SC
January 24, 2006
Michael Stephens, President & CEO
Bob Braun, Vice-President EF&I Services South
Tom Stilwell, Regional Sales Manager
Chris Mount, Branch Manager GA
Carl Magnuson, Design Engineer
Adaptation : Protection : Skill : Survival
Do you know what today is?
According to Health magazine, January 24th is the most
depressing day of the year.
“Health reports that it’s research looked at a variety of
emotional, and stress factors, to proclaim Jan. 24, 2006 the
years biggest downer day. Apparently, people feel as if there
is a shadow over them; with low light levels creating Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD), holiday bills hitting the mailbox,
and New Year’s resolutions already broken, depression is
rampant.”. (Palm Beach Post Times 01/22/2006)
And you thought it was just because it was another
NTM/BTAS meeting!
But I know for sure that it really is the margaritas!
“Another” CBM Introduction
What the heck are we going to talk about this time?
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After 15 years of presentations, and three years of BTAS
dinners/meetings, how can we make it more interesting?
No sales pitch from Mike??? Not a chance, but…
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We will try a work shop format this time, with less CBM
marketing BS & history, and will do more information
sharing.
Our Agenda
CBM/BellSouth Success Stories
 COWAN Rack,Stack & Staging Services Update
 CBM New Services
 CBM New Product Offerings
 Conclusion
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2005 CBM/BellSouth Success Stories
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Emergency deployment of equipment/cables for Katrina Disaster
Recovery
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TRCU3 Modem Replacement
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CSCANS Applications & CO Switch Connections Migration
(Siemens, Nortel, 5ESS, Stromberg)
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CBM SmartCare Support Contract for spare parts
maintenance/management for the BellSouth Corporate ATM
Network (CBX500/GX550/PSAX)
New Orleans… Nine months later!
Who could have imagined?
CBM helped just a little…
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Delivered (3) pre-configured (4) shelf Datakit
nodes/circuit packs within 2 weeks of the disaster (25
year old technology, delivered like new)
Shipped over (100) custom cables/patch panels in one
week.
Provided on-going technical support to assist in the
provisioning of new circuits for new nodes
Deployed (15) DT-9480’s for MLT back-up circuits
(Thanks Randy Beech, Jan Sharpe, Frank Phillips, Jill Carter, Mike Boren, Melvin Tyler, & Barron Cain)
It was our privilege to help.
TRCU3 Modem Replacement &
Migration to COWAN
Problem:
 Aging & Failing technology needed to be replaced
Solution requirements:
 Seamless migration for legacy protocol was required
 Need to Utilize COWAN infrastructure for transport
 Must be cost effective and efficient
Thanks Don Parker & Todd Castner
TRCU3 Modem Replacement
Back-To-Back modems allow for transport
of X.25 circuits to Applied Innovations switch
(Provided isolated ground plane protection)
COWAN Network
TRCU3
RAD
Modem
RAD
Modem
DB25 RS-232 X.25 Link
*TRCU – Transmission Rate Converter Unit
Applied
Innovations
Switch
End User
DT-9480 configured for X.25 PAD service
Makes individual X.25 virtual circuits accessible
Via telnet to an IP address and TCP port number
Preserves integrity of the isolated ground plane
in the C/O by using an ethernet
connection
TRCU3 Modem Replacement
&
Migration to COWAN
COWAN Network
TCP/IP
(Switch)
TRCU3
DB25 RS-232 X.25 Link
CAT5 Ethernet link
*TRCU – Transmission Rate Converter Unit
End User
It’s worth mentioning again…
CBM knows Cisco too!(Authorized Premier Reseller)
We have been applying the “Datakit Model” to Cisco and it works!
Remember AT&T/Lucent? It’s déjà vu all over again!!!
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Combining new and refurbished for the best of all worlds ($$)
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Customized Patch Panels & Cables for efficient installations
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24X7X365 Inventory Availability (We ship anytime)
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5 Year CBM Advance/ Exchange warranty (new & refurb)
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Pre-provisioning, Rack, Stack & Staging Services are growing
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(Deployed over 1200 switches/700 routers in 2005)
As BellSouth’s COWAN network matures, CBM will be there!
(Just like with Datakit, when BellSouth is ready, so will CBM)
CSCANS IP Migration Project
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CBM has been modifying the CSCANS host software to
allow for the eventual migration of facility connected switch
applications. This migration will allow switch traffic to ride
the BS IP-Based COWAN infrastructure.
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In 2005, the DT-4180 16 Port Multi-Protocol Access
Device was also enhanced by Datatek to support the
Siemens EWSD FTAM Protocol. As a result, of our joint
efforts, DT4180’s were deployed in over (60) BellSouth
CO’s.
Deployment of DT-4180’s allows for the concentration of
diverse switch connectivity (BX25, X25, LTCN, SLM)
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The criticality and reliability of the COWAN network is
magnified more, now, than ever.
CBM SmartCare Support Services
BellSouth ATM Corporate Network
Problem:
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BellSouth was not satisfied with their current supplier of maintenance sparing
and parts management for ATM equipment (Lucent CBX500/GX550/PSAX)
Solution requirements:
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Supplier must have a successful track record of support with BellSouth
Supplier must provide on-line access to parts history and inventory
Supplier must provide on-line trouble call reporting system 24X7X365
Supplier must provide warehouse space to house BellSouth inventory
Supplier must have services contract with BellSouth
Must be cost effective and efficient
Thanks to Michael Vance & Rose Barksdale.
Additional Services from www.cbmusa.com
Our web based products are growing.
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BellSouth Online ATM Parts Inventory Tracking System
BellSouth Online COWAN Order Tracking System
CBM SmartCare Trouble Call Reporting and Tracking
(Used for BellSouth BNS/VCS Datakit and ATM
Support Contracts)
Online “Search & Quote” Request System
(just released)
COWAN RS&S Update
(Bob Braun & Carl Magnuson)
Rack, Stack & Staging the Cisco 4503/06/09
New Patch Panel Products
You asked for it, you got it!
CBM 48 Port RJ45-23 Pass Thru Patch Panel
Mounted in COWAN Bay (Front View)
Fiber Driver is NEBS Certified!
New Product Offerings
Authorized “Gold Level” reseller for MRV products
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MRV Carrier Class products are Central Office NEBS Certified
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In 2004, MRV purchased Luminent Corporation which made it one of
the most prominent fiber optic solutions providers in the world
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The Fiber Driver Family, has a modular design, has redundant power,
and is extremely cost effective.
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This device was evaluated, during the CSCANS deployment, for Central
Offices where the distance from the DT-4180 to the COWAN 2950
switch connection exceeded the 300’ limitation for ethernet cables.
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Unfortunately, this product was not selected because a similar device
(Canoga Perkins) was already in use within BellSouth. The MRV Fiber
Driver family is more cost effective than the incumbent product.
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This is just a sample of the many products that MRV manufactures, IE
Terminal Servers, optical transport devices, etc.
Fiber Driver T1/E1 & FE with Remote Management
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Combines E1/T1 with Ethernet/Fast Ethernet over one Full Duplex fiber optic link optimizes use of existing fiber plant while extending reach of E1/T1 services
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802.3ah remote provisioning and management - eliminates expensive truck rolls
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SFP trunk port interface - change optics as needed quickly and easily
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10/100Base-TX (RJ-45) port with Auto-Negotiation of speed and MDI / MDI-X - plug-n-play
connectivity with any standards compliant Ethernet device
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Standard T1 (RJ-48) or E1 (BNC) interface - interoperable with standard E1/T1
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Link distance of up to 120+ km over Single Mode fiber - cost effective service deployment
over extended distances
Fiber Driver 2-Channel TDMs
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Transports two Gigabit-speed data channels (GbE or FC) over one bidirectional trunk using a
single wavelength – optimizes the utilization of existing fiber plant and available
wavelengths
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Network transparent operation – does not alter data or packet framing
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SFP interfaces – add/change optics as needed, create a WDM wavelength-specific trunk
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Trunk link redundancy with <100 ns switchover – eliminates loss of service in the event of
primary link failure, essential for mission-critical applications
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Applications: Fiber limited installations, Mission-critical services requiring maximum up
time, Sub-wavelength aggregation for WDM transport
Fiber Driver XFP-to-XFP
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Provides XFP-to-XFP interface connectivity
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Supports data rates from 9.95 to 11.08 Gbps
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Media conversion
Lambda conversion
WDM
SONET OC-192, 10 Gig Ethernet, 10 Gig Fiber Channel, SONET OC-192 over FEC, and G.709.
Delivers Greater flexibility and scalability
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Add/Change optics and adjust data rates as needed
Maintain single item inventory
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Supports Link Integrity Notification (LIN)
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Includes support for XFP specific features:
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Digital Diagnostics
XFP loopback and line loopback
Analog hardware monitoring
Conclusion
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For over 15 years, CBM has been customer driven
and BellSouth has played a major role in our
success. Thanks for all of the opportunities.
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Our continued success is dependent on the ideas
that you provide us, and are measured by how
quickly we can respond with cost effective and
high quality solutions.
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We hope that BellSouth will continue to leverage
CBM, and all of our resources, so that we can help
you address all of your technology challenges.