EquiBridge WLR3 Gateway
EquiBridge provides an efficient SOAP-enabled adapter to CPs who prefer to integrate WLR3 into an existing OSS solution or to combine it with other provisioning solutions to support package provisioning (eg DSL from provider X, equipment from provider Y, PSTN from Openreach etc).
The Gateway is provided as a core component of EquiLine WLR3 Portal (managed service basis) or on a per-server-CPU/socket license basis (licensed basis) with further options for developer & operational support.
Above: Gateway - Accelera Gateway provides a robust SOA-enabled interface for integration into BT Openreach EMP for both Accelera Portal and other third party OSS.
Additional EMP-related services
- GW provides a suite of additional services over and above common EMP capability. Features such as automated order CRD-calculation and technical jeopardy management reduce the time and effort required to integrate EMP into an existing OSS solution.
SOAP not ebXML
- GW exposes simplified industry-standard SOAP web service APIs rather than the more complex ebXML of Openreach's native B2B gateway. This simplifies the integration of EMP into existing OSS.
- To speed developer uptake, the GW is provided with a set of developer guides for ready-integration into .NET, ASP, C#, Visual Basic and Java applications. We can also offer specific integration assistance to help in-house teams make the most of the capabilities of EquiBridge WLR3 Gateway.
Real-time Status Updates
- Bidirectional web services ensure that Openreach KCIs are promptly propagated through the GW into the associated OSS.
Industrial Strength
- EquiBridge WLR3 Gateway leverages our extensive experience of building and maintaining sophisticated high-volume telco provisioning solutions. The GW is built using up-to-date enterprise Java technologies and deployed on state-of-the-art managed infrastructure.
Above: Physical deployment - WLR3 Bureau services are deployed in an 'active-active' configuration for maximum resilience and scalability.
Auditability built-in
- The GW provides automated auditing of all Openreach transactions. If you need to know what happened to an order or fault (and when), the audit trail will tell you.
Safe & secure
- EquiBridge WLR3 Gateway uses industry-standard encryption technology (1024 bit SSL transport) and complies with OpenReach EMP security criteria. Each CP's data is held separately and securely on infrastructure within our UK-based secure data centres.
Complexity, simplified
- The costs and complexity of integrating with OpenReach EMP are significant. EquiBridge WLR3 Gateway offers a ready-integrated, tried and tested solution which accelerates time-to-market. As the Openreach EMP platform evolves, we are committed to supporting and maintaining revisions to GW internals to ensure ongoing compliance with EMP.
Play To Your Strengths
- EquiBridge WLR3 Gateway enables CPs to play to their strengths - marketing and acquisition/retention of end users. We focus on the business of systems integration rather than the business of end user acquisition/retention.
