Digiweb
Irelands largest independent full service telecommunications company Customers include local authorities, government, commercial and consumer. INDUSTRY Telecommunications…
INDUSTRY
REGION
GOALS
SPECIFIC CHALLENGE – NETWORK FAULT DATA
BENEFITS
In the absence of a complete network model from GIS, City Power network controllers were capturing network fault information on a spreadsheet. This is because they have not been able to log faults against the correct devices in their Outage Management System. Logging faults on a spreadsheet has proven to be unstructured, static and prone to human error.
The Fault Report system has been developed to provide the organisation with a tool that will ensure accurate logging of faults against the correct devices. With set pick lists and access to a live database, the system is a dynamic and useful resource to both controllers and shift supervisors that makes provision for correct fault logging, device creation and extensive management reporting.
The solution had to be capable of operating graphically, provide a complete audit trail of “mission critical” activity, and be deployed to the field on inexpensive devices. The scope requirement has been met successfully with predefined processes using the Forcelink solution. The net result is a dramatic improvement in data quality, operating efficiencies and substantial cost savings by comparison with the former approach.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Integration with GIS: Updating and editing the static GIS network model
User Friendly GUI: Easy logging of Faults against correct devices in the network model
Reporting: Accurate data reports on the devices and network model.
The reports can be automatically generated and routed
Work Order generation: Tracking and managing problematic devices on the network (plant out of service)
Performance Improvement: The ability to implement reporting functionality to improve performance (i.e. management escalation and performance reports)
Operations: Switching instructions for network devices