Network Management System
Managing your communications network comprehensively is a complex task. You need to balance day-to-day operations with scheduled maintenance. You need to respond to emergencies and have the foresight and strategies to guard against them. You need to be able to analyze and report performance to stakeholders. You need tools that can be trusted — tools that add control, not complexity.
Operate your communications network
Your communications network needs to be comprehensive in order to manage the Grid. In turn, your communications network must be managed to keep it running smoothly:
- optimize power generation and distribution
- reducing the impact on your customers of any problems that occur
- maintaining and upgrading the network and its terminal to spot and fix problems before they occur — or before users are affected.
Tait Network Management systems and services give you visibility and control — to manage the network, identify strategic improvements, and to respond to emergencies.
Keep your communications network secure
The communications network faces security threats of all shapes and sizes — from terrorist attacks to small-scale local damage such as trespass or vandalism. Tait helps protect your physical assets as well as the data you send over the networks.
Tait radio networks encrypt your voice and data communications and support comprehensive access control. You can meet obligations for Critical Infrastructure Protection such as NERC CIP. You can also ensure privacy when your crews need to handle customer information.
The Tait Network Management system provides integrated tools for key management and key distribution ensuring your network is not only secure at installation but is kept secure during its entire lifetime.
Report the performance of your communications network
Reporting in the utilities industry has moved beyond keeping track of resources and monitoring outages. Tait Network Management systems provide detailed, customized performance reporting. With Tait solutions, you can analyze the communications network in detail. You can optimize your operations with business intelligence techniques and demonstrate your ROI.
Reduce the operational cost of your communications network
Tait makes your hardware configuration and deployment straightforward. You can program, update manage encryption and control terminals over the air — avoiding the costly need to visit each device in person. You can manage access and encryption remotely. The Tait Network Management system uses industry-standard SNMP managers identical to those used for IT networks. Tait Network Management systems integrate with your legacy hardware. You can manage your Tait network yourself or use Tait Network Management services with regular reporting of agreed performance indicators. Tait offers future-proof solutions, underwritten by support services and long-term commitment to the sector.
