MetaSwitch Forum 2009, Las Vegas, NV: April 8, 2009.
Carrier Management Systems, Inc., a leading developer of telecommunications network analysis
management software (NAMS), today announced the release of their newest software product
NAMS Firefly CS, a complete solution that provides combined AMA and SS7 network visibility
at a price all companies can afford. The new release will be showcased today at the
MetaSwitch Forum 2009 Expo.
NAMS (Network Analysis Management System) is an integrated hardware and software system
that gives telephone companies detailed network visibility by combining AMA and SS7 on the
same platform. "CMSI's goal in developing the NAMS Firefly product was to provide
superior AMA and SS7 based applications for real time call record searching, revenue assurance,
traffic engineering, and fraud detection on a single and affordable platform," said
Paul Bilberry, President of CMSI.
"We are very pleased to have CMSI exhibiting at the MetaSwitch Forum 2009," said
Andy Randall, vice president of marketing at MetaSwitch. "Our customers really value the
opportunity to talk with interoperability partners in the relaxed environment of this event."
NAMS Firefly AMA collects all switch-generated data (call records, traffic measurements,
console messages, etc.) in real-time and stores it in a centralized location. This data is then
imported into an Oracle database and accessed by rich web-enabled applications to provide assistance
in the areas of call record searching, traffic engineering, fraud detection, phantom traffic/access
avoidances, interconnection agreements, balance of wireless traffic, network optimization,
capacity planning, and customer service.
NAMS Firefly SS7 collects SS7 network-generated data from one or more link sets and
stores them in a centralized location on industry grade servers. The ISUP and SCCP/TCAP messages
are parsed and imported in real-time into an Oracle database. In addition, the five primary
ISUP messages associated with a call (IAM, ACM, ANM, REL and RLC) are linked together and parsed
against the LERG to form a single viewable ISUP Session Record (ISR). These records are utilized
to provide ISUP, TCAP, and ISR message search and reporting, SS7 message trailing, in-progress
call trap/tracing, phantom traffic reporting, TCAP query validation, link occupancy monitoring,
and fraud detection and prevention.
NAMS Firefly CS collects AMA and SS7 messages are simultaneously collected and correlated
on one platform and presented in user-friendly applications for better network visibility. Every AMA
record has associated SS7 messages which can be correlated to the AMA messages to insure that all
billable calls are in fact generating appropriate billing records.
For additional information on the NAMS Firefly product or would like to schedule a product demo
please contact Kelly Cannon or Bruce Alexander at 1-800-588-9000 or visit us at
www.nams.net. Please browse our product menu bar for the item most relevant
to your search.
About CMSI (www.nams.net)
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. is a Texas-based software company that has been producing and selling
telecommunications-based network management software for over 20 years. With hundreds of installations
throughout North and South America, Western Europe, and the Caribbean, CMSI is a leader in Network Management,
call detail record collection, and
phantom traffic analysis.
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