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ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that VicTrack is leveraging its state-wide optical transport infrastructure built on ADVA FSP 3000 technology to provide Aussie Broadband with carrier-grade wholesale services. The flexible and fully redundant ROADM network enables VicTrack to easily share capacity. With ADVA’s open optical transport system, it provides VicTrack’s customers with unregenerated optical services between the furthest parts of the state, giving Aussie Broadband access to highly reliable connectivity throughout regional and metro Victoria. Designed for high-capacity and easy scalability, VicTrack’s infrastructure offers unique opportunities for communication service providers (CSPs) to reach new customers ...

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that VicTrack is building its new Transport and Government Secure Network (TGSN) on the ADVA FSP 3000. The infrastructure enables railway operators to harness next-generation signaling technologies and provides high-speed connectivity for government agencies. Carrying services at speeds up to 100Gbit/s throughout the Australian state of Victoria, the flexible and fully redundant ROADM network also empowers VicTrack to offer highly reliable and cost-efficient wholesale services at 10Gbit/s and 100Gbit/s. What’s more, the FSP 3000 creates a modular network architecture, which is scalable and ready to support future transport innovation. ADVA’s team is also providing a comprehensive range of professional services from network design to ongoing training and support ...

When VicTrack needed to upgrade their extensive Coriant Transport Network Management System (TNMS) platform they selected CommTel to work with them to carry out this vital and complex upgrade.  CommTel applied strong project management, deep TNMS expertise, a low risk approach and a synergistic partnership style to smoothly transition VicTrack to the new TNMS environment.

VicTrack recognised that the TNMS upgrade was challenging and complex as it involved upgrading two environments (production and laboratory) where each required:

Relocation from physical servers to virtualised servers in a cold standby  configuration.

Integrating TNMS into VicTrack’s enterprise single sign on environment.

A two-step software upgrade and a 

two-step database migration, while ensuring the production database remained in sync with the live network.

CommTel was awarded this complex project due to: (a) their demonstrated depth of experience with TNMS and virtualised environments; (b) their detailed understanding of the requirements and associatedcomplexities; and (c) a sound approach which dealt effectively with the complexities and risks.