Hi,

I would like to know the most suitable IP management solution used at
large telecommunications carriers considering the below plus those
parameters you may suggest:

1. Total cost of ownership
2. Centralized management & automation (would really contribute to #1 at the end)
3. Maturity of solution
4. Popularity
5. Direct & visible rough cost estimations (whatever is available)
6. Implementation and learning curve
7. Supported platforms and databases
8. Extent of proprietary technology
9. Competition and where they rank
10. Three of the most important reasons to evaluate a carrier grade IP
management solution

-Dusty

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Request for Question Clarification by omnivorous-ga on 20 Dec 2003 03:24 PST

Dustydune --

The first issue: are you referring to TCP/IP technologies?  Or to IP
as intellectual property?

Best regards,

Omnivorous

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Clarification of Question by dustydune-ga on 20 Dec 2003 03:44 PST

TCP/IP. :-)

Thank you.

-Dusty

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Clarification of Question by dustydune-ga on 20 Dec 2003 04:26 PST

Allow me to correct point #10:

10. Three of the most important reasons to evaluate a carrier grade IP
management solution

and make it:

10. Three of the most important properties or features or functions to
evaluate a carrier grade IP management solution.

Thank you.

-Dusty

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Clarification of Question by dustydune-ga on 20 Dec 2003 15:09 PST

The responses can be based on logic and professional experience with
similar implementations/operations, I don't expect accurate numbers.
:-)

What's important is a method of comparing and weighing the solutions
and their possible/probable overheads.

/Dusty