Virtual Probe & Analytics from Affirmed Networks is designed for mobile network operators seeking enhanced network intelligence. It uniquely embeds probe and packet brokering functions directly into the Virtualised Evolved Packet Core (vEPC), eliminating the need for separate network appliances. This integration significantly reduces hardware costs, network complexity, and performance issues commonly associated with appliance-based probes. The solution provides real-time network intelligence and allows for geographically distributed virtual network functions (VNFs) to be probed in a scalable and cost-effective manner, potentially cutting current probing costs by up to 50 percent. It offers granular, real-time analytics to reduce customer churn, generate new service revenue, improve network planning, and enhance the overall customer experience. Unlike alternative solutions, it causes no performance degradation to the VNF being probed. The system facilitates easy probing of dispersed virtualized network functions across different networks or geographies. Users can selectively report session control, subscriber events, and subscriber data through user-defined filtering.

Features & Benefits

• Integrated Virtual Probe: Embeds probe/packet brokering functions into vEPC, eliminating separate appliances.
• Dramatic Cost Savings: Costs up to 50% less than external network probing solutions.
• Real-time Network Intelligence: Provides insights to reduce churn, generate revenue, and improve network planning.
• No Performance Degradation: Does not degrade the performance of the VNF being probed.
• Probe Dispersed Networks: Easily probes virtualized network functions across different geographies.
• User-Defined Filtering: Reports session control, subscriber events, and data selectively.