Web-based policy deployment management system

Abstract

Ericsson's Policy Deployment Manager (PDM) allows high-level business ideas and services to be mapped into the underlying network configurations. This enables the elimination of the need to manually enter low-level parameters into an IP network for virtual private network (VPN) provisioning. By avoiding a manual configuration, PDM greatly reduces the risk of mis-configurations of the IP network. PDM provides the network operators and administrators with abstractions of important data in the working network alongside a clear picture of what is about to be deployed. PDM therefore offers a solution to low-level complex configurations for quality of service (QoS) and virtual private network (VPN) set up.