Accedian Revolutionizes TCP Testing - First to Implement TCP/PM Network-Embedded Monitoring Method
New solution solves problem "as old as the internet": for the first time, providers can "see what the customer sees" when download and apps seem slow, then detect impairments in real-time
CHICAGO, June 9, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Accedian Networks, the Performance Assurance Solution Specialist, today announced the launch of its new TCP/PM solution—the first network-embedded, standards-based method for real-time, continuous monitoring of TCP transmission capacity, which is critical for quickly identifying and remediating network performance bottlenecks. The solution was unveiled today at Light Reading's Big Telecom Event (BTE) in Chicago.
This development empowers service providers with the ability—for the first time—to truly "see what their customers see" when using the internet, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, and cloud-hosted IT infrastructure. A new video by Accedian shows how the user experience can change when a provider gains this new level of visibility.
TCP/PM represents what has been called the missing key performance indicator (KPI) since the birth of the internet. Specifically designed for service providers, TCP/PM works within the network itself to continuously assess TCP transmission capacity, and rapidly detect and isolate impairments that are exclusively within the provider's control. Real-time, actionable alerts and precise capacity trending enable providers to immediately detect TCP bottlenecks within their network, and advise customers when issues are theirs to solve.
Until TCP/PM was developed, there was no method available to continuously assess TCP throughput capacity without negatively impacting customer traffic. TCP/PM avoids the drawbacks of intrusive and high-bandwidth traffic streams produced by traditional speed tests by keeping precise and surgically inserted test packets to a minimum. TCP/PM is complementary to traditional methods used for turn-up and troubleshooting, providing an ongoing and precise reference to detect performance changes over time. Accedian's TCP/PM solution's flexibility makes it compatible with virtualized or physical instrumentation.
"Just like navigating your car without real time traffic updates, trying to deliver optimal TCP transmission performance without knowing where problems stem from is a formidable task," stated Keith Donahue, VP Product Management at Accedian. "TCP/PM solves a problem that frustrates customers and providers alike: 'I'm supposed to be getting 100Mbps, bit it feels like 30! What's going on?' Now both benefit with rapid troubleshooting as host and server-related issues are clearly separated by impairments in the provider's control."
About Accedian Networks
Accedian Networks® is the Performance Assurance Solution Specialist for mobile networks and enterprise-to-data center connectivity. Open, multi-vendor interoperable and programmable solutions go beyond standard-based performance assurance to deliver Network State+™, the most complete view of network health. Automated service activation testing and real-time performance monitoring feature unrivalled precision and granularity, while H-QoS traffic conditioning optimizes service performance. Since 2005, Accedian has delivered platforms assuring hundreds of thousands of cell sites globally. www.Accedian.com Twitter: @Accedian
SOURCE Accedian Networks Inc.
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