RtBrick adds API to disaggregated routing software to make OSS/BSS integration easier
Disaggregated routing software vendor RtBrick has unveiled a new Management API designed to simplify the integration of its software with OSS and BSS systems. The API thus makes it easier to make disaggregated networks operational, the company asserts.
RtBrick acknowledges that the implementation of network disaggregation via software such as theirs (see "RtBrick provides router software for Deutsche Telekom Access 4.0 BNG") can pose greater challenges when integrating with a network operator’s OSS/BSS platforms – as do industry analysts. “Network disaggregation is one of the most significant trends we are seeing in the telecoms industry right now,” commented Gorkem Yigit, principal analyst at Analysis Mason. “It promises to deliver more openness and flexibility to operators, as well as lower capital costs. However, one of the major hurdles to adoption is the complexity of integrating disaggregated networks into existing operational systems, which is why any move to solve this challenge is a significant step forward for carriers.”
RtBrick asserts its API enables integration with carriers’ systems that isn’t restricted by the details of vendors’ internal implementations. The network operators can use the API formats and languages of their choice, rather than have them imposed as well. The API enables a carrier to create their client in Python, Go, or Java, all specified using the Open API language.
“The Management API will abstract everything a carrier needs to run their disaggregated IP network: software container lifecycles, network and service configuration, operational state, metrics, events and logs,” said Hannes Gredler, founder and chief technology officer at RtBrick. “But, more importantly, it will be simple to integrate into any carrier’s existing OSS and BSS systems because we won’t be dictating the language they need to adopt on their side.”
The RtBrick APIs are published on the RtBrick website.
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