The realization of today's telecommunication networks is a challenging task. Network architectures are constantly changing to meet new requirements for many new and exciting services and applications. As a result of these added new requirements, new types and mixes of traffic profiles are being introduced into these networks. To facilitate these needs, TeleCAD-GIS was developed to aid in the planning, development (design), optimization and traffic prediction, documenting and network maintenance processes. It is designed to handle many types of circuit network systems and features a powerful graphics and analysing capabilities. The software uses well-established, iterative prediction concepts, while implemented network systems were modeled using real data supplied by many regional telecom operators.

TeleCAD-GIS is a scalable, Autodesk-based, CAD/GIS solution for both national and regional (local) telecommunications infrastructure networks planning, design, documenting and maintenance. It's specifically suitable for telecommunications service providers and their outsourcing partners as it offers standard, compatible and low-cost solutions powered by widely adopted and worlwide proven technologies.
General features: Provides quick, efficient and valuable means for modern OSP (OutSide Plant) copper-based and fiber-optics telecommunications networks design and further implementation. By definition, OSP represents all telecom equipment and services related to the network installation from the exchange Main Distribution Frame (MDF) or Optical Distribution Frame (ODF) to the subscriber premises (or to other MDF/ODF).

Available modules: TeleCAD-GIS has several software modules dealing with various areas of customer-owned outside plant design; OSP right-of-way and route design; OSP space design; underground, direct-buried, and aerial plant design; OSP cabling hardware and OSP grounding, bonding and electrical protection systems; Automated switching and support systems design, etc. Each software module provides customized tools for specific network topology design, dimensioning, analysis and simulation.

Compatibility and Reusability: Applications maintains direct reusability of processing and resulting data within Telcos sub-systems (ERP, SAP...), as a first milestone towards successful corporate system maintenance, exploitation and management. Compatibility of TeleCAD-GIS processing within wide spectrum of national-level cadastral databases and services (geodesy, spatial planning, other infrastructure systems...).

Other features:

• Offers rich and updatable catalogues of standards, copper and fiber-optic cables, symbols, materials, passive and active network elements, cable shafts, conduits and ducts, etc.
• Live Update option keeps users up to date with regional Telcos' and producers' databases of standards, materials and components.
• Available tools for a wide range of OSP network analyses and optimizations, specifications and BOM production, network scaling, cost fitting and predictions, etc.
• Specifically suited optional tools for geodetic plans and cadastral maps precise calibration, georeferencing, indexing and storing for further corporate use.

In next blogs we will introduce to wider auditorium all capabilities of this telco custom developed software module by module.