Unmatched Scale and Intelligence in a Broadband Service Optimization Platform

The Arbor Ellacoya e100 is a carrier-class 20 Gbps platform for broadband service optimization that supports up to 500,000 subscribers. The e100 platform enables service providers to dramatically increase the return on their network investment by analyzing and managing traffic at both the subscriber and application level. Based on deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, the e100 also enables carriers to analyze, identify and manage each packet of network traffic – by subscriber and application – in order to prioritize network activity, enforce policies and develop new service plans.

By combining intelligent hardware with embedded software, the e100 provides the visibility and control needed to achieve wire-speed traffic awareness, bandwidth management and unparalleled service control in broadband networks. The e100 delivers the highest levels of subscriber density, throughput, service flexibility and carrier-class reliability through its modular chassis design.

 

Deeper into the Network for Total Service Optimization
With its full 20 Gbps capability and high availability, the e100 is extremely well-suited for large networks in the fixed, wireless, mobile and cable broadband markets. Deployed at the IP access edge, the e100 delivers the high capacity and performance needed to optimize a massive number of services – whether it is managing traffic at expensive peering-point links or ensuring a high quality experience and fair usage for all subscribers based on their service plans.

Deeper into the Packet for Precise Service Management
The e100 identifies applications through signatures in the data packet and through sophisticated traffic-pattern analysis to provide unprecedented visibility into subscriber usage, service utilization and service quality on a per application basis. As new applications are discovered on the network, their signatures can be added to the e100. The e100 platform can even identify applications within applications, such as streaming video, VoIP and gaming applications within a Web (HTTP) download. As a result, the e100 provides the necessary granular insight into subscriber and application usage to develop more effective marketing programs and services based on actual traffic analysis patterns.

Service Logic Software Options Designed to Support Your Revenue and Operational Goals
Today’s service providers face challenging operational objectives. Key among these are the need to:

• Ensure sound capacity planning by understanding current usage patterns and accurately predicting future trends.
• Manage a growing proliferation of bandwidth-intensive applications.
• Deliver customized service plans that increase customer satisfaction and reduce churn.
• Develop competitive yet profitable pricing models based on usage quotas.

To help you achieve these objectives and meet the service demands of your network, the e100 offers an integrated suite of Service Logic Software (SLS) options for reporting, subscriber management, API writing, traffic analysis and monitoring—including VoIP traffic. These SLS options provide the network visibility needed for effective analytics and reporting, bandwidth management, service plan management and quota management.

Benefits of the Arbor Ellacoya e100

• Scalable, Carrier-Class Design – Handles the traffic and demands of today’s largest broadband networks, by scaling to 20 Gbps and 500,000 subscribers.
• Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Technology – Leverages intelligent DPI technology to detect application signatures of any length, anywhere in the packet payload, across packet fragments.
• Application Integration – Supports an integrated suite of software options that enable more effective analytics and reporting, bandwidth management, service plan management and quota management.
• Flexible API for Back-Office Integration – Enables back-office systems to provision subscribers, manage quotas and collect detailed usage information.
• Centralized Management and Reporting – Provides a centralized approach to network management and reporting, even when hundreds of platforms are deployed.