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Globe Telecom, Inc.
Globe Telecom implements Broadband Remote Access Server with the help of FPI
An Internet provider offering broadband connections faces demanding users who expect a high quality of service in terms of both robustness and speed of the connection, and who look for local content.
At the same time, the carrier has to manage its own bandwidth to the Internet and ensure both customer satisfaction and efficient bandwidth usage. The carrier requires a solution that can control access, support end-user connections, collect connection fees, display user-specific content, and report on system use.
Service providers must have the ability to deliver these services in a variety of public locations with different access rules, costs, and content based on the users' location.
With these complex broadband requirements, Globe Telecom, Inc. chose Fujitsu Philippines, Inc. (FPI) over other system integrators. FPI provided a total solution composed of Cisco and Fujitsu equipment.
The initial target of these services are Globe Telecom's existing xDSL users, to whom the carrier will provide a portal containing video and audio streaming, Internet gaming, online billing and usage reports, and many other broadband services.
Broadband Solution
FPI's solution is deployed at Globe Telecom's two central offices, where a number of its xDSL users are located. The solution is composed of Cisco 6400s, Cisco Service Selection Dashboard, and Fujitsu Primepower servers.
The Cisco 6400s that are at the two central offices will aggregate the xDSL users coming in from the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network. The routers will serve as the initial access points for the B-RAS (Broadband Remote Access Server), which then passes on the user information to the authentication server to determine access rights.
The request will then be forwarded to the Cisco Service Selection Dashboard server, which will present, through a web interface, the available services to the user. Another authentication service logs the usage for accounting purposes.
After the user has been authenticated for a particular service, the request will then be switched back to the 6400 for it to forward the user-requested content. In brief then, the 6400 acts as a Service Selection gateway while the Cisco Service Selection Dashboard provides the interface to the user.
The system provides dynamic billing information for the broadband-based services, allowing the content provider to determine the popularity of its content and, if necessary, adjust the associated resources - hard drive space, processor power, bandwidth, etc.
At the same time, all broadband services are consolidated into one system, ensuring both reliability and ease of management. The system was designed with investment protection and scalability in mind: it is estimated to be able to address Globe Telecom's requirements for the next five years.
Reference Site
Interestingly enough, this is the first implementation in Southeast Asia, and Cisco plans to use Globe Telecom as a reference site for the Service Selection platform.
Globe Telecom chose FPI because of satisfaction with previous projects, the technical capability to implement the project, and after-sales support. Its prior engagements with FPI not only demonstrated the technical capability but also the care that FPI engineers took in studying Globe Telecom's requirements and in recommending the right solution.
