ZERO-TOUCH PROVISIONING
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When you begin to look at the applications of automation and optimisation , you can start to make compelling business cases where SDAN makes sense for reducing costs and accelerating time-to-market .
Each of these business cases is discrete : virtualisation doesn ’ t need to be applied to an entire network in order to achieve a result . Instead , a judicious application of SDAN techniques enables an operator to seize an opportunity or fix a problem without undergoing a seismic shift in operations .
Let ’ s have a look at some examples .
ZERO-TOUCH PROVISIONING
Installation and commissioning in traditional access network nodes is slowed by the need to coordinate installation tasks between the on-site technician and operators in the NOC . Because a SDAN is “ always-on ”, there ’ s no need to manually coordinate provisioning and installation activities . Any node can be fully provisioned and verified before a technician carries out the physical installation . After the node
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