Paragon Automation Features

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

• The GUI offers multiple means of interface navigation.

  • You can access navigation menus through the collapsible left-nav bar. Sub-menus on the left-nav bar are expandable and collapsible within the same horizontal space.

  • You can access the breadcrumbs at the top of each page

• You can mark pages that you frequently visit to Favorites. To mark a page as favorite, click the star icon on the right corner of each page.

• You can fully customize the dashboard with widgets (also known as dashlets) from each installed module.

Base Platform

• Discovery of devices

• Zero-touch provisioning of devices

• Operational-mode command execution on managed devices

• Device configuration modelling

• Configuration-mode command execution on managed devices

• Automatic sychronization with devices for configurations and staging

• Inventory management and detailed device view

• Support for backup and restore of device configurations. You can compare the differences in device configuration.

• Support for Juniper Networks devices (MX Series, vMX Series, ACX Series, and PTX Series) and the third-party device (Cisco IOS XR)

• Software image management for Juniper Network devices

• Support for device templates and configuration templates.

• Monitor jobs and audit logs.

• Single Sign On (SSO) based on OpenIDConnect standards for Anuta ATOM

• User management and role-based access control (RBAC)

Paragon Insights

• Provides an aggregated and abstracted view of network health.

• Enables highly customized policies and playbooks through a web interface; intelligently automates diagnostic workflows and sustains overall performance goals.

• Applies machine learning (ML) to dynamically master the baseline performance of infrastructure elements and network applications; proactively triggers corrective actions when real-time metrics deviate from configured tolerance levels.

• Supports the following telemetry data gathering (ingest) methods:

  • OpenConfig—Allows collection of operational data using the open standards-based OpenConfig data models over the gRPC protocol.

  • iAgent—SSH/Telnet connectivity with devices allows for telemetry data to be pulled from devices by the platform. It also allows for secure configuration of devices by the platform. We also support NETCONF connectivity for Juniper Networks devices and CLI for third-party devices.

  • Native GPB—A Junos OS-native telemetry system that can send Google protobuf-formatted telemetry data over UDP.

  • SNMP—Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support is included. It allows the platform to query managed devices for configuration and system state changes using established SNMP standards.

  • Syslog—Allows devices to send structured or unstructured syslog messages over UDP to the platform in response to events happening on the device.

Paragon Pathfinder

• Dynamic topology acquisition – Use routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPF, and BGP-LS) to obtain real-time topology updates.

• Label-switched path (LSP) reporting—Label edge routers (LERs) use PCEP reports to report all types of LSPs (PCC_controlled, PCC_delegated, and PCE_initiated) to the platform.

• LSP provisioning—Create LSPs from the platform or update LSPs that have been delegated. You can also create multiple LSPs at one time.

• Symmetric pair groups—Design a pair of LSPs so that the LSP from the ingress LER to the egress LER follows the same path as the LSP from the egress LER to the ingress LER.

• Diverse LSPs—From the Paragon Pathfinder UI, design two LSPs so that the paths are node, link, or shared-resource link groups (SRLG) diverse from each other.

• Rerouting of LSPs—Reroutes PCE-initiated and delegated LSPs around points of failure.

• Time-based LSP scheduling—Schedule the creation of LSPs based on future requirements by using time-based calendaring.

• LSP templates—The Paragon Pathfinder supports LSP templates configured on the router.

• LSP optimization—Analyze and optimize LSPs that have been delegated to the Paragon Pathfinder.

Paragon Planner

You can use the Paragon Planner for offline visualization and detailed architectural planning of your production network. It enables you to forecast the impact of network changes such as latency, additional traffic, shifts in traffic flows, and new capacity or services. Paragon Planner capabilities include:

• Capacity Planning Backbone Design, and Diversity Design

• Failure simulation

• Detailed Design and Analysis Reports

• Detailed Topology Views

• Traffic load analysis

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