Network Quality management system - HORUS

• Grant number: 02/08007-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: November 01, 2003
• End date: October 31, 2005
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computer Systems
• Principal Investigator: Aldemar Fernandes Parola
• Grantee: Aldemar Fernandes Parola
• Company: Asga S/A

Abstract

This involves the development of a specific management system to gauge the quality of a network of telecommunications services, as well as to compile information which might permit the elimination of losses of income related to faults or frauds and serve as a support tool in the process of planning and decision making. This system uses information obtained by ordinary signaling connection control (CCITT Nº 7) to produce diagnoses in relation to quality of service offered, enabling the quality indices laid down by the National Telecommunications Agency to be calculated. The main elements to be developed are: 1) signaling Processor PS-64; 2) pre-processing node software (BD-Pre); 3) post-processing node software (BD-Post) and centralized CDR database (Call Detail Record); 4) software for consultation and report generation (HORUS). In addition to the development of these elements, studies will be undertaken relating to the scalability, modularity, redundancy and reliability of the computers (BD-Post) that will process the signaling messages to generate the CDR and the centralized CDR database. This stage of the project also envisages the acquisition of five Remote Unit (RUs) kits consisting of equipment items CE nx64, PS-64 and BD-Pre in order to carry out tests alongside operating companies. Owing to the size of the centralized data file (in the order of tens of terabytes), it should be the object of internal tests and with several operators so as to guarantee its good performance when working at full load. (AU)