USA Wireline Network Data Capture and Asbuilt into Smallworld PNI 4

Redrafting and incorporation of as-built changes in Smallworld PNI 4 to improve RF and Fibre network accuracy and enable network tracing functionality. The project scope includes:-

• Lead regional specification workshops to establish requirements, graphical and technical standards, communication protocol and delivery acceptance processes for each drafting region.
• Provide technical consultancy for initial setup of Smallworld database replication.
• Redraft RF outside plant networks and translate Lodedata records into Smallworld PNI.
• Redraft fiber network into Smallworld PNI, including extraction and recreation of splice attributes and connectivity from a legacy Oracle based FRAMME system.
• Document fiber paths, circuits and rings in the Realworld Lightpath extension to Smallworld PNI.
• Redraft all civil (strand) route features supported the RF and fiber plant.
• Load the US national landbase and grid system into Smallworld, clean-up unwanted layers and insert additional base features such as road edges, lot lines and building boundaries.
• Update as-built fiber plant records into Smallworld PNI after new construction via online Citrix connection.
• Provide Customer address matching service to link billing system addresses to GIS with exception reporting.
• Evaluate source data and provide a web-based management tool for Request for Information (RFI) process.
• Develop and configure proprietary Smallworld applications to enhance redrafting and QC activities.

UPC Ireland Data Migration and Network Field Implementation

UPC Ireland GIS Data Cleaning

• Address matching and cleaning for 500,000 subscribers in a custom GE Smallworld Core application.
• Source data imported from Microsoft Access.

UPC Ireland Network Field and Engineering Design Works

• HFC RF Field Engineering support.
• Network infrastructure upgrade.
• Network Broadband enablement.
• Network certification for VOIP enablement.
• HFC Fibre Node segmentation works prior to network upgrade.
• Digital TV network upgrade works.

USA Data Conversion in Smallworld PNI4.0

• Migrated and converted over 24,000 miles of RF outside plant networks into Smallworld PNI
• As-built updating of 16,000 miles existing GIS network data including status changes on the plant maps (ie: planned build vs. in service), boundary corrections (zip, town, node, etc). Adding association between network objects and civil structures
• Evaluation of incoming data and clarification via an agreed Request for Information (RFI) process
• Performed Clean-up on incoming AutoCAD drawings for migration to Smallworld PNI 4.0; performing initial QC, correction and edge matching of the source data in AutoCAD to ensure consistent layer structure, naming conventions and projection systems
• Development, configuration and use of ECHO's proprietary migration routines to transfer layers from the cleaned AutoCAD files into GIS objects
• Development of RF equipment specification (Smallworld)
• Drafting guideline development
• Address cleanup and insertion

UK Data Capture in Intergraph FRAMME.

• Civil Network: Draft civil route, civil ducts, DP cabinets, chambers, amplifier cabinets, swept tees and other civil related structures with annotations as per supplied map sheets and drafting standards
• Draft dimensioning as per as-built drawings and updated cadastral information such as network boundaries and property locations
• RF Network: Manual digitizing of all RF components i.e. coaxial cable, active electronics (amps, nodes & LEs), passive components (taps, splitters & terminators) and annotations (EOL markers & data blocks)
• Copper & Power Network: Draft copper cabling according to supplied schematics and insert related network devices as indicated in supplied schematics
• Insert fiber cables, splices and other fiber related structures and associate objects to civil structures as indicated in supplied maps or schematics

Malaysia GAS Line Network Services in Smallworld GIS

• Converting approx. 260km of as-built network detail into the existing Smallworld System, which includes on-site verification of the gas network facilities.
• Field survery and update existing landbase and rectify (i.e. amend/adjust) the existing gas network to match the updated basemap.
• Gas Distribution Information System (GDIS) Audit-Smallworld.
• Smallworld data management knowledge transfer.

USA As-Built Migration Project in Smallworld PNI4.0

• Data capture for cable network from a variety of different legacy formats into GE Smallworld PNI 4.0.
• Civil Structures: Migration of all aerial and underground route components i.e. poles, strand & footages, bonds, grounds, drop arrows, mid-span junctions, risers, anchors/guys, house counts, pedestals, vaults, handholes, manholes, trench and conduits
• RF Network Documentation: Migration of all RF components i.e. coaxial cable, active electronics (amps, nodes & LEs), passive components (taps, splitters & terminators) and annotations (EOL markers & data blocks)
• Integration of RF objects with corresponding LODE data files
• Network Connectivity: Ensuring fully connected structure route model in GE Smallworld PNI 4.0

Germany Powerline Network Migration in ESRI ArcFM UT

• Documentation of EnBW Regional AG's medium voltage (MV), low voltage (LV), lighting and communication networks from multiple source formats into ESRI ArcFM GIS system
• Captured 6,500 km (3,900 Miles) of supply lines into GIS based database - 60% of the cables were direct buried; the remaining lines were aerial lines
• Insertion of MV and LV power cable, splice, conduit, UST (substation), KVS (street distribution panel) and pole objects with full dimension details
• Redline updates, construction year analysis and recording, network connectivity tracing

German A/B and VK Line Documentation and ongoing "Redline" updates in Smallworld GIS

• Migration of the trunk lines (A/B Lines) to the amplifier stations from assorted legacy documentation into Smallworld GIS.
• Documentation of the main trunk lines with trenches and ducts, coaxial and fibre cables and amplifier stations
• "Redline" updating of over 40,000 documentation changes under full document control.
• Ongoing redline support for Operations.

Plan, Design and Upgrade Cable Network in Germany

• GIS based fundamental planning of 1.6 million home network
• Software selection, system development and integration.
• Network designed and upgraded to 1.1 million homes, including RF, fibre and head-end design.
• Facility design and construction management
• Professional engineering consultancy services.
• Designed and built the ISP services.
• Designed and built the network operations centre (NOC).
• Staffed the NOC until ISH staff could be hired..
• Trained ISH staff to maintain ISP systems and run NOC.

NetCologne FTTB Network Design

• Fiber Network Design within Neustadt, Nippes-Süd, Nippes-Nord and Ehrenfeld West areas of Cologne, Germany
• Outside plant evaluation, duct availability analysis
• Defining fibre network cluster
• Preliminary design:
  • Cable route assurance
  • Existing service providers duct check
  • Authority/Owner approvals
• Fibre trunk route planning
• Backbone fibre routes
• Detailed design:
  • Fibre distribution line route planning
  • Loss Budget calculation, Splicing, Blow length
  • Network optimisation
• As-Built documentation in GE Smallworld PNI 4.0