NetQuest and HUBER+SUHNER Polatis have collaborated on an advanced automation technique for accessing big data carried over large scale optical transport networks. The joint solution combines NetQuest’s unique blend of network survey and intelligent traffic intercept functions with POLATIS® high performance optical circuit switching technology to produce instant access to thousands of individual fibers for monitoring and analysis. By introducing automation to the optical network data access challenge via NetQuest's Alpine Patrol orchestration platform, NetQuest and HUBER+SUHNER Polatis are providing broad visibility to an unprecedented volume of traffic and giving today's mission critical cyber tools a significant advantage in detecting advanced cyber threats.

The combined automated solution utilizes NetQuest’s Alpine Patrol orchestration platform to manage NetQuest Interceptor appliances and high-density POLATIS® optical circuit switches. Individual optical fibers can be physically tapped and monitored by NetQuest through the POLATIS® optical switch. Previously, NetQuest Interceptors were limited in the number of fibers they could monitor by the number of physical ports on the appliance, typically with a maximum of 8-10 input connections. The joint surveillance solution can now be used to cycle through hundreds, or even thousands, of optical fibers and perform a full automated network survey effectively revealing the key signaling attributes of each of the optical communication signals.

For further information read the joint solution briefs.

NetQuest HUBER+SUHNER Joint Solution Brief



Automated Mass Cyber Surveillance Tech Note

Network designers now have two powerful tools at their disposal when deploying an automated lab solution: transparent optical circuit switching with POLATIS® at the physical layer and a sophisticated Lab as a Service (LaaS) solution, AgileWARE® from TSI. Integrating the AgileWARE® LaaS platform with POLATIS® fiber layer switches provides an easy-to-use and extremely flexible solution for configuring fiber layer connectivity on-demand. The joint solution enables infrastructure vendors, data center operators and network service providers to quickly and simply execute complex equipment, system, and service testing.

For further information read the joint application note.

TSI website: AgileWARE

TSI AgileWARE HUBER+SUHNER Joint Application Note

Lab operators can now run RF and optical testing in a common lab automation solution. The combination of Acentury’s well-established LAMTA automation solution with POLATIS® optical circuit switches means that RF and optical testing can be achieved through a common platform. The integration of POLATIS® optical circuit switches within LAMTA provides a fully reconfigurable fiber layer under software control to simplify and speed up the optical testing elements. CSPs can better leverage their lab resources to perform efficient and rapid testing of new services, reducing time to market while achieving a higher quality of test results.

For further information read the joint application note.

Acentury website: LAMTA

The integration of POLATIS® and Quali allows Quali CloudShell software to control POLATIS® optical circuit switches, providing the ability to reconfigure Layer 1 resources dynamically from anywhere in the world. Further, it enables the orchestration needed to seamlessly manage higher layer network elements, and other connected equipment, from a single control point.

Quali CloudShell provides an all-encompassing Lab Infrastructure Service solution, utilizing optical switching as one of its key components. Quali CloudShell and TestShell automation and orchestration platform integrated with POLATIS® fiber layer switches provides an easy-to-use and extremely flexible solution for configuring fiber layer connectivity on-demand. The joint solution enables infrastructure vendors, data center operators and network service providers to quickly, and simply, execute complex equipment, system and service testing.

For more information go to CloudShell | Quali