Telcordia Enhances IP Assure with Solutions for Security, Scalability and Regulatory Compliance Issues

Telcordia, a company that develops telecommunications network software and services for fixed, mobile and broadband market, has released the latest version of Telcordia (News - Alert) IP Assure, a software solution that delivers automated and non-intrusive assessment and awareness of Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

 

While today’s Internet Protocol (IP) network managers cope up with convergence and expectations of carrier-grade availability, they are also in search of a solution that reduces configuration errors and offer heightened security and scalability, Telcordia said.

 

According to a recently issued report by the National Security Administration (NSA) that is quoted by Telcordia, 80 percent of vulnerabilities in the Air Force’s network systems were due to configuration errors.

 

Telcordia also quotes analysis reports, which show that 62 percent of IP network downtime is due to configuration errors and 65 percent of cyber attacks exploit mis-configured systems.

 

“Given that IP network equipment, policies, and conditions change every day, and that configuration errors contribute to more than 60 percent of cyber attacks and downtime, large organizations and service providers need fool-proof assurances that their networks are secure, compliant and available,” said Adam Drobot, CTO and president of Advanced Technology Solutions (News - Alert), Telcordia, in a statement.

 

IP Assure protects mission-critical IP traffic by analyzing the entire network and sending alerts about problems that could compromise security, regulatory compliance and availability, company officials said. This method reduces the cumbersome task of network error detection and remediation. IP Assure also improves security, regulatory compliance and high availability of enterprise IP networks.

 

The enhanced version of IP Assure targets diverse and large-scale networks, Telcordia said. The new software is provided with additional capabilities for management, scalability and reporting, which make it ideal for Fortune 2000 companies and outsourcing service providers.

 

The new IP Assure features a Web-based hosted service model for management of a global, diverse network infrastructure. It is provided with a highly scalable and distributed architecture that can handle increased network loads and support a wide range of new IP network devices and protocols.

 

Advanced reporting features added include reports for historical and organizational performance analysis of operational efficiency and service-level agreements. The new version of IP Assure also features a hierarchical user/tenant model that enables the provisioning of network resources that support separate accounts, direct user data and customized functionality for each tenant, officials said.

 

“Whether large organizations operate their own networks or outsource that management to a service provider, rapidly identifying where a network problem exists and preventing it from occurring, drives operational efficiencies by cutting mean time to repair (MTTR) by orders of magnitude and addressing critical security needs,” said Drobot.

 

“Telcordia IP Assure addresses the need for increased security, five-nines availability, Quality of Service and regulatory compliance for real-time and mission-critical applications on today's fast-evolving IP networks,” Drobot said.

 

In October 2008, Telcordia announced an all optical code-division multiplexed (OCDM)-based photonic layer security (PLS) system that is designed to ensure security to fiber optic networks with high data rates. Telcordia’s PLS system is protocol independent and is also compatible with conventional dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and optical networking. The solution primarily targets government agencies, enterprises and communication service providers, officials said.