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Extreme Networks Data Sheet:
Ridgeline Service Advisor Feature Pack
Service Engineering
While converged networks allow a greater use of physical resources, they also introduce a layer of complexity which
can be difficult to manage. Ridgeline abstracts the complexity of multiple protocols running on the same physical
resources and empowers the operator to engineer the network for greater link efficiency.
patterns. Based on this information, network operators can
quickly find optimum traffic routes and make the most of band-
width and link capacities to avoid traffic congestion that may
otherwise impact time-critical services. Once optimum paths
are discovered, re-routes are easily established using simple
point and click.
Ridgeline provides network operators the ability to easily
create, visualize, and manage transport technologies such as
Provider Bridging (PB) and Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB).
Network operators can also easily create VLANs and EAPS
resiliency domains. These capabilities along with utilization
statistics allow network operators to quickly determine if more
subscribers and/or services can be added onto the network
without impacting existing services.
A service provider’s profitability largely depends on how many
service instances can be supported on a given infrastructure
without compromising Quality of Service.
More services can be added onto the network by increas-
ing efficiency through intelligent and proper use of network
resources. However, gaining detailed visibility into the network
using CLI methods in an effort to manage and achieve opti-
mum network utilization is again a very complicated and time-
consuming process.
To ease this challenge, Ridgeline provides simplified service
engineering capabilities.
Powerful network discovery and visualization provide opera-
tors easy access to detailed network usage information such as
bandwidth, link, or service utilization statistics as well as traffic
Improve network efficiency
with simplified traffic and
transport engineering.
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Abstract transport complexity to pro-
vide a visual representation of complex
protocols
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Transport engineering to empower
operators to easily load share services
Figure 4: Service Engineering
