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Cisco ANA Overview
Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA) provides service providers (SPs) and other carrier-grade network operators with a
comprehensive solution for network element and service management. Cisco ANA is a comprehensive solution that includes
automated service activation, discovery, monitoring, event de-duplication, and root-cause analysis. Cisco ANA supports all major
Cisco SP network elements, as well as a wide variety of network technologies including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS),
Carrier Ethernet, and Unified Radio Access Network (RAN) Backhaul reference architectures.
New in Cisco ANA Release 3.7.1
• Carrier grade: Introduction of topology visualization for Carrier Ethernet and Unified RAN Backhaul network that reduces time to
troubleshoot network problems. Together with near real-time network and event discovery, Cisco ANA provides an all-inclusive
set of Carrier Ethernet and RAN Backhaul management functions unmatched in the industry.
• Simplified management of Cisco networks: Introduction of configuration management and image management with ANA
exclusive Cisco IOS XR package management capabilities, continual enhancements of fault management, and technology
support, including introduction of carrier-grade network address translation (NAT); up-to-date support of all major Cisco service
provider devices.
• Lower total cost of ownership: Tuned for large SPs offering Metro Ethernet services and operating RAN Backhaul networks
with 60 percent increase in Carrier Ethernet scale; simplification in system installation and administration.
• Increased extensibility: Introduction of virtual network element (VNE) and activation customization, in addition to the rich set of
customization tools including Command builder, Soft Properties, Workflow, and new ANA Technology Center facilitate extension,
customization, and integration.
Benefits
Cisco ANA offers comprehensive functions in element, network, and service management
with the following key benefits:
• Best-in-class deep, multilayer technology support: Activation, discovery, topology
visualization, and monitoring of all aspects of MPLS/IP, Carrier Ethernet, and Unified RAN
Backhaul architectures
• Element management system (EMS) for all major Cisco device and OS families: CRS-1,
7600, ASR 9000, ASR 1000, Cisco IOS®Software, Cisco IOS XE, Cisco IOS XR, and more
• Integrated network- and service-wide fault monitoring and fault analysis
• Standards-compliant information model and northbound interface for integration
• Carrier-class scale and performance
• Field customizable and extensible with built-in tools, partner programs, and Cisco
Advanced Services
Active Network
Abstraction
What’s New in Release 3.7.1
“ANA is a unique
model-based virtual
network abstraction
that supports
communications
service providers’
(CSPs’) three critical
management
challenges… it is years
ahead of competitors”
— Patrick Kelly, Research
Director, Analysys Mason.

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New Features and
Enhancements
Description Benefits
Carrier Grade
Carrier Ethernet (CarrierE)
Enhancements
•Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) discovery,
topology views, and drill down into traversed
network domains
•Expanded Ethernet OAM on E-LMI and Link-OAM
support
•60 percent increase in CarrierE scalability
•Control the CarrierE network with industry-leading
comprehensive CarrierE technology support
•Visualize the CarrierE network topology with the ability to drill
down into technology details in clicks
•Find the root cause of network problems more rapidly
•Support carrier-scale deployment
Unified RAN Backhaul
Enhancements
•Cell site to central site connectivity discovery, and
topology views
•Multi-segment Pseudowire support
•VCCV Command Scripts
•Visualize the Unified RAN Backhaul topology with the ability to
drill down into technology details in clicks
•Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) support
•Support carrier scale deployment
Simplified Management of Cisco Networks
Configuration Management •Automatic device configuration file backup
•View, compare, remove, and search the
configuration archive
•Bookmark and restore configuration files
•Track the evolution of device configuration
•Create snapshots of baseline network configurations to use for
the rapid deployment of restoration of network devices
Image Management •Automation of device software upgrade/downgrade
•Software image repository for local collection of the
device software images
•Perform rapid, reliable software upgrades, and automate
upgrade planning and monitoring
•Manage the granular Cisco IOS XR package installation states,
exclusively in Cisco ANA
Fault Management
Enhancements
•Event notification service GUI
•Fault management northbound interface
improvement
•Simplified ticket viewer navigation
•Simplify fault administration with better usability
•Facilitate integration with OSS applications and reduce system
integration cost
Technology Enhancements •Carrier-grade NAT and IS-IS introduction
•Enhancements in existing technologies
•Manage broader technologies, with a breadth that is industry-
leading
Additional device and
software version support
•ME 3600X/3800X, 2900/3900 ISR, Nexus 7000,
WS-C4948, ACE 4710, uBR7246/10012
•Cisco IOS XR 3.8.4, 3.9.1, Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0S, IOS
15.0(1)S
•Up-to-date support of major SP devices and software versions
•Introduce new services and technologies for new business
opportunities in a timely manner
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Increased scale and
performance
•60 percent increase in Carrier Ethernet network
scalability
•Reduced capital expenditures with increased scalability and
simplified deployment
Simplified deployment •Simplified installation and administration •Reduce operating expenses with faster installation, reduced
time-to-deploy, quicker ROI
Increased Extensibility
VNE Customization
Builder (VCB)
•VNE driver extension for additional device hardware
and customization for events handling
•User-defined VNE for new devices (including non-
Cisco)
•Extend and customize VNE drivers in the field
•Introduce new NE support in the field without waiting for ANA
official support out of the box
•Reduce time to market for new services and benefit from new
hardware features
Activation Wizard
Builder (AWB)
•GUI interface to create and customize service
activation input wizard
•Customize service activation input wizards and create new
wizards in the field
ANA Technology
Center renovation
•Access the Cisco Developer Network to interact
with subject matter experts on ANA integration and
customization
•Access to online developer community resources for guidance,
sample code and examples
•Maximize the benefit of your Cisco ANA investment
More Information
Download the latest release of Cisco ANA from http://www.cisco.
com/go/ana and discover the benefits of this powerful solution
with a no cost, 120-day evaluation license.
For more information about Cisco ANA visit http://www.cisco.
com/go/ana, contact your local Cisco account representative, or
send an email to [e-mail].
Integration information can be found at http://developer.cisco.
com/web/ana/home.
To place an order contact your local Cisco account
representative or visit the Cisco Ordering Homepage.