The document discusses challenges in managing network asset inventory and changes. It describes a company that has operated networks for over 10 years, has over 10,000 customers, and uses optical fiber as its main transmission media. It outlines sources of potential network data changes and tools used. It also discusses the benefits of implementing an integrated network configuration system/inventory management system (IMS) to better track asset data and standardize documentation of network changes. After deploying an IMS, work patterns for troubleshooting and provisioning can depend more on the centralized IMS database.

1. NETWORKS
ASSET INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
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Rama Hari Yudha, ST
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@masramahy
Challenges
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2. Questions
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How long your company operate its networks?
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What is your main media transmission?
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How many are your customers?
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What are your products?
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What is your Work Pattern regarding Network Changes?
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Who hold most of the accountability for Networks Change?
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When do you start?
The sooner the better
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4. What is Your Common Work Pattern for?
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Provisioning
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Troubleshooting
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5. Approach
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The rest of this slides is an example from:
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More than 10 years running company
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More than 10,000 customers
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Use Optical Fiber as main transmission media
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6. Possible Network Data Changes Sources
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Scheduled Network Projects
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Scheduled Fiber Cut Over Maneuvers
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Scheduled Fiber Relocation
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Scheduled Fiber Preventive Maintenance
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Unscheduled Corrective Maintenance
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Customer Provisioning
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7. Possible Network Data Change Tools
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Projects Reports
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Spread Sheet
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Map Source
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Drawings File
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8. Network Changes Involvement
Parameters
Vendors
Internals
Field Engineer For Projects
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Field Engineer For Provisioning
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Field Engineer For Corrective Maintenance
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Field Engineer For Preventive Maintenance
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Network Logic Configuration Engineer
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Network Physic Configuration Engineer
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Documents
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Quality Control (installations only)
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Every Networks Changes Should be Documented
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Good Network Documents need to be on a Simple Standard
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Good Practice of IMS is having your documents on your control
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10. Challenges
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Too much Vendors Involvement on any networks changes
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Not so Easy to produce any Provisioning/Troubleshooting Reports (too many pages)
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Always on Plan to have Integrated Networks Configuration Database
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Engaged with all stake holder to define a sophisticated Network Configuration System (later called Inventory Management System, see my 1st slide)
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List Terms of Compliance
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Find a suitable solutions vendors
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Develop the Application
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Socialization
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Deploy the Ultimate CMS/IMS
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12. What’s Changes After IMS Deployment?
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Check Out your work pattern on Troubleshooting your networks
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Network Data Dependencies on IMS
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No Field Technician knows the details beside NOC
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Check Out your work pattern on provisioning your customer
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New way to design and configure using IMS
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13. Why Is This Happened?
Because IMS is a centralized database application, with a customized access level for its user
Company can control,
who and whom
it should be used
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Change Your Mindset about team work
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Change Your Working Habits
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Believe, beside Key Success Factor, we are dependent among co workers
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