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AN L4 Digital Twin ensures maximum service reliability

URN C25.0.828
Topics AI (Artificial Intelligence), Autonomous networks, Digital twin

Applying AN Level (ANL) assessment tools to live networks, to help CSPs benchmark and accelerate their automation maturity toward Level 4.

Service is revenue. Better service is better revenue. Reliable service is reliable revenue. High service reliability has always been the key to success for CSPs and the telco industry as a whole, yet even minor configuration errors can trigger network-wide failures, causing severe revenue losses. IP network failures often escalate to core service outages, while massive-scale device connections exacerbate operational complexity. Statistics reveal that 70% of global IP incidents stem from human configuration errors, exemplified by an operator making 6,000 annual manual changes with 10+ human-induced errors and outages yearly. Exponential growth in CSP network complexity drives hundreds of annual configuration changes, with single IP devices handling ~600K configuration lines. Manual analysis remains prevalent, causing inefficiency, human dependency, and most importantly it simply cannot fully mitigate the risks. Therefore, relying on human intervention is destined to become obsolete. With our solution, CSPs can pre-emptively identify misconfigurations and service impacts, eliminate human-induced network failures, have a much faster network change process, reduce reliance on 5+ year-experienced O&M staff. This alleviates executive concerns about network change accidents which has been a long-standing issue. Zero-Accident Guarantee: Pre-emptive identification of misconfigurations and service impacts, reducing network change risks. Intelligent Verification: Automated network-wide analysis of routing and traffic changes, replacing error-prone manual checks. Real-Time Emulation: A digital twin mirroring live networks to test changes virtually, eliminating the need for multi-day physical monitoring. Operational Efficiency: Accelerated testing/troubleshooting and reduced resource costs via lightweight, high-precision simulation. By shifting from reactive to proactive operations, this solution empowers CSPs to execute network changes confidently while safeguarding service continuity.

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