Tail-f technology is used by leading networking companies – including seven of the ten largest global networking providers – to develop the next generation of network configuration management equipment and software. Created by highly experienced engineers, Tail-f Systems products greatly simplify the development of network management applications, delivering effective scalability and reducing time to market through these critical capabilities:
- Auto-rendering of management interfaces from a single data model
- Management interfaces sharing a common infrastructure to avoid time consuming recoding efforts typical with stovepipe architectures
- Adapter-free software architecture eliminating complex coding to map configuration between software layers
Tail-f is a significant contributor in developing key industry standards including NETCONF and YANG within IETF as well as standards initiatives from the MEF, TMForum and Open SAF.
How Customers Use Tail-f
Our customers use Tail-f’s technology to develop the latest generation of network configuration management applications, including VPN provisioning and configuration, BGP policy routing configuration and switch port provisioning. Tail-f solutions serve a wide variety of functions including:
- Core Networks
- Enterprise Networks
- Mobile Networks
- Multiplay Service Networks
- Metro Ethernet Networks
- IPTV
- Cloud Computing Environments
- Next Generation Datacenters
- Smart Grid Networks
Tail-f ConfD software enables vendors to improve new and existing networking equipment. Its robust XML framework helps unify disparate product lines, adding modules and interfaces (such as Web UI, CLI and NETCONF) to a variety of products, such as:
- Backbone and Edge Routers
- Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Switches
- Security Appliances
- 3G and 4G Base Stations and (e)NodeB
- DSLAMs
- Media Gateways
- Session Border Controllers
- IMS Control Nodes
Tail-f Systems is the leading provider of configuration management software for networking equipment and network management systems. Seven of the ten largest global networking equipment providers are Tail-f Systems’ customers. Our customers choose our products because they help them bring great management systems to market in less time and with less risk.
Richard Jaramillo from ViaSat talks about using Tail-f.
Proven Technology
Tail-f Systems’ products are developed by highly experienced engineers and our technology is in use on production networks around the world. Our customers count on us to deliver rock-solid code with excellent support. Learn more about what our customers say about us.
Faster Time-to-Market
Tail-f Systems products radically reduce the time and resources needed to develop network management applications, helping developers to meet critical market deadlines. Examples of such capabilities include:
- Auto-rendering of management interfaces from a single data model
- Management interfaces sharing a common infrastructure to avoid time consuming recoding efforts typical with stovepipe architectures
- Adapter-free software architecture eliminating complex coding to map configuration between software layers
Standards Leadership
Tail-f Systems actively contributes to the development of key industry standards including NETCONF and YANG within the IETF and standards initiatives from the MEF, TMForum, and Open SAF.
Chris Sommers talks about his experience with Tail-f most recently at Netoptics.
Innovative Capabilities
Addressing the requirements of the most demanding customers, Tail-f Systems’ products are designed with comprehensive carrier-grade and enterprise-class capabilities, including:
- Configuration validation
- Transaction management
- Rollback management
- Powerful data modeling
- Role-based access control
- High availability
Scalability and Performance
High performance and scalability are crucial in large networks and Tail-f Systems’ products are designed to meet this need. For example, ConfD supports symmetric multicore processing and its embedded database is optimized to allow very efficient operations on binary encoded XML data structures.
“Using NCS to develop your service models is a walk in the park. The product launched us from a model into a working Eclipse project within a day. I am confident that NCS will significantly accelerate our customers’ time to market and reduce development cost and risks.”
Göran EdinLead Solutions Architect
EMS/OSS Applications
“Tail-f’s ConfD software is deployed in our customer’s production networks today and I couldn’t be happier with its functionality and reliability.”
Terry GrafDirector of Platform Development
“Tail-f Systems’ software enables us to quickly build a state-of-the-art management system.”
Max ArboSenior Product Manager
“We selected ConfD because it was best in its class and being continuously improved with exciting new capabilities.”
Phil Levy, P. Eng.Manager, Software Engineering
“Our customers have the highest expectations for functionality and performance and when it comes to considering alternative solutions for network management, Tail-f Systems is the clear winner.”
Gerry JankauskasExecutive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer
“We are using Tail-f Systems’ software technology to both accelerate development schedules and to differentiate our products by bringing value-added management capabilities, like automated configuration management, to our customers.”
Renri NakanoDeputy General Manager
Applied Media Network
Network Solution Business Unit
“We selected Tail-f Systems’ ConfD after a careful analysis of the alternatives, because their technology for developing network management systems significantly reduces development time and risk.”
Mark MattesonProject Engineer
“Tail-f Systems’ network management software is the best in the market and allows us to provide wireless operators standard management interfaces that easily integrate with their existing systems.”
Carleton MillerCEO
