Check BT Cabinet for capacity issues using Google Sheets

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Automating DSLAM
Capacity Management
Chris Page
13th February 2015
Page.c4@welearn365.com

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Overview
• Recap: Review of demonstration at X project
meeting June 2014
– access to BT data on the web using
– Google Sheets and Tableau
• Checking that cabinets have capacity

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What’s on the
Web?

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DSLchecker.bt.com

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Google Drive – use
ImportHTML
• =IMPORTHTML("http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/pls/adsl/ADSLChecker.AddressOutp
ut?buildingnumber=25&buildingname=&
thoroughfare=ST.%20MICHAELS%20CRESCENT&posttown=SOUTH
AM&PostCode=CV47%208JH&URL=&SP_NAME=a%2520service%2520provider&VERSION=36&MS
=E&AEA=yes&CAP=no","table",1)
• Plus “table”,4)

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Results, updated
each time

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Tableau – Premise
Level Speeds

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Direct Lookup from
map…

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Check Postcodes

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Information Direct
from BT

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Overview
• Recap: Review of demonstration at X project
meeting June 2014
– access to BT data on the web using
– Google Sheets and Tableau
• Checking that cabinets have capacity

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What does
dslChecker say?
Sorry your cabinet is temporarily unavailable, capacity will be restored as soon as
possible.

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Dslchecker.bt.com
• Address level data
• Public domain
– FTTC (Clean) Speed
– FTTC (Impacted) Speed
– FOD availability
– ADSL (all types) Speed
– Cabinet Status
Click below to see video…

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Automating
dslChecker.bt.com
• Use parameters in URL
• Use ImportHTML
• Scan results for
information you require
• Get template from
http://goo.gl/BAU3ov
• Make a copy…
Click below to see video…

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Adding your own
Addresses
• The dslChecker tab is
driven from the
Addresses tab
• Each line can take 10
seconds to load
• Use URL in Column A to
verify address opens
dslChecker result page
Click below to see video…

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Check one address
per DSLAM
• Choosing an address
– Unambiguous
– Test URL
• Sources of addresses
– C3 Report
– dslChecker
– BT API
Click below to see video…

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Populating
Addresses
• We need to populate
– Building Name
– Building Number
– Thoroughfare
– Post Town
– Postcode
• Can use dslChecker if C3
report unavailable
dslChecker:
http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/pls/adsl/ADSLChecker.AddressOutput?buildingnumber=&b
uildingname=&thoroughfare=&posttown=&PostCode=B37 6UJ
&URL=&SP_NAME=a%2520service%2520provider&VERSION=36&MS=E&AEA=yes&C
AP=no

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Thank You
• Template: http://goo.gl/BAU3ov
• Presentation:
https://mix.office.com/watch/1jo82wbcipmel
• Previous presentation:
www.slideshare.net/ChrisPageUK/presentation-
to-x-project-meeting-24-jun14