Nokia Integrated Operations Center

Interconnect devices, applications and systems to create intelligent actions and processes with Nokia Integrated Operations Center (IOC).

Increase operational efficiency through greater visibility, insight and automation

Digital technologies are fundamentally reshaping today’s industries and public sector organizations through business and operational performance improvements. To benefit from these improvements, it is critical that companies tackle the challenges created by ‘technology silos’ which arise from the use of multiple disparate applications, legacy systems, and the massive scale deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensors.

Nokia IOC is a digital enablement platform that helps enterprises increase productivity and growth through agile introduction and smart utilization of digital Operational Technology (OT) assets (devices/apps/systems) and capabilities. It is a flexible, cross use solution that can be utilized across various verticals and provides the building blocks to create feature rich use case applications and unified solutions.

Nokia IOC is actively utilized for off the shelf Nokia applications that are available directly, such as Industrial Location Tracking Solution (ILTS), or indirectly via other applications, such as Nokia Network Digital Twin (NNDT). IOC can be utilized to help create unified solutions through integrations and implementations on a customer project basis.

Fully modular microservices architecture
Powerful rule engine for automation
Agile integration layer
Feature rich Ul
Customization options available

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Overview
Integrated Operations Center packages
Why Nokia IOC?
What are the advantages of on-prem edge-based deployment?
IOC in action
How to purchase Nokia IOC?
Resources

Integrated Operations Center packages

Nokia IOC is based on a MicroServices Architecture (MSA), providing flexible options to onboard applications with different packages for various needs. It is fully modular and covers small to large deployments. An example of the MSA can be found in the Integration Broker and Enterprise Application options.

Integration Broker can be used for industrial connectors/protocols without the Front end User Interface (UI) and orchestration functionality. The Enterprise Application provides all integration broker capabilities along with the Front end UI and orchestration functionality. This can be leveraged as a unified platform for orchestration and automation of different Nokia MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) applications as well as your own applications and systems.

You can use IOC to pre-integrate with other MXIE applications and create repeatable solutions as well as benefit from a customization option to onboard your own applications.

Integrated Operations Center Packages Infographic

Why Nokia IOC?

Reduce complexity

Nokia IOC unifies the operational control of all devices, systems and applications to reduce management complexity, increase operational efficiency, enhance visibility and improve decision-making.

Simplify new technology introduction

Nokia IOC integration microservices ensure quick and seamless interoperability between both legacy and new devices, systems and applications.

Accelerate process execution

The Nokia IOC rule engine correlates complex multiple event variables and automates contextual action workflows, enabling faster execution and reducing the need for manual intervention.

Future proof solution

Nokia IOC is based on advanced technology stack, which supports machine learning-based advanced analytics with capability to leverage innovative technologies including augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR).

What are the advantages of on-prem edge-based deployment?

With IOC integrated onto Nokia MXIE, you’ll get a unified view (single pane of glass) of your assets, which can help improve decision making and operational efficiency.
The integration microservices and APIs that come with IOC enable integratration with existing and new systems, so you’re able to simplify interoperability and faciliate the introduction of new services.
Nokia IOC offers automation and analytics capabilities to provide faster responses and reduce manual actions for improved efficiency.
Nokia MXIE also comes with it’s own list of benefits as a mission-critical fully redundant edge: data stays local and secure, application lifecycle management is automatic and there’s single window support. And thanks to our ecosystem neutral approach, MXIE offers futureproof readiness to add the latest applications.

IOC in action

IOC Dashboard

Mining use case: Worker safety and monitoring

Mining companies operate in remote and challenging environments, which present relentless obstacles. Ensuring both safety and profitability in these conditions is imperative. To maintain enhanced operational efficiency, continuous worker safety and monitoring of the assets is needed. Nokia Industrial Location Tracking Solution (ILTS) ensures that miners and assets can be easily located and provide rescue teams with precise geolocation data in case of emergency: accelerating response, reducing risk, improving operational and worker safer.

Factory use case: Industrial Machine Status Utilization

Our Nokia Chennai factory served as a test pilot for both the IOC integration broker and enterprise application capabilities. Beginning with the integration layer, direct connection to the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) was established to connect with various manufacturing equipment at the factory. This was expanded to aggregate and visualize data to provide reports as requested by operational teams. The status of the connected machines (stopped/idle/out of order) can be defined, including those machines awaiting materials regardless of whether the operator is onsite or not.

Collecting data from the PLC enables shopfloor managers to assess asset utilization on a per shift/day/month basis, which helps the Chennai factory improve its machine usage efficiency and overall production quality. The IOC is connected to over 100 production PLCs on the shopfloor to the IOC instance, running on our Nokia MX Industrial Edge.

How to purchase Nokia IOC?

Nokia Integrated Operations Center is available in a variety of package configurations to meet your needs. Choose from an integration broker, which allows users to connect to industrial systems and devices, to a complete enterprise platform, including device licenses, customer training and support services and customization options.

The solution can be tailored to your operational requirements.