AXESS ACS (Auto Configuration Server)

ACS Server for USP / TR-069 Device Management

AXESS 5 is here!

Manage customer premise equipment (CPE) with USP, TR-069, and other protocols, benefiting from technological advancements and new market opportunities.

The Leading ACS Solution for Open Device Management

The Axiros AXESS ACS (Auto Configuration Server) is an industry flagship software application used around the world by premier telecommunications and broadband service providers. It allows state of the art management of customer premise equipment (CPE) with Broadband Forum-compliant CWMP (TR-069), User Service Platform (USP) (TR-369) and other open management protocols.

The new architecture of the device management platform reinforces the technological leadership of Axiros in the area. It will introduce massive benefits to the installed base but also open new opportunities and markets for the future.

New Features

  • Service Provisioning: USP integration for smooth transition from TR-069 and support for dual stack agents

  • Quality of Experience Management

  • Management of all kind of devices

  • Southbound interoperability guarantee

  • Support for Kubernetes Deployments

  • Auto-Onboarding for all devices

  • Debian 12 (LTS 2028) / Python 3.11

Auto-Configuration Server (ACS)

An Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) manages networked equipment automatically using the TR-069 protocol for remote configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Service providers and enterprises use ACS to manage devices like routers and modems, simplifying network management through automation.

Axiros AXESS is a leading ACS for telcos and service providers, supporting all access technologies from fiber to xDSL to satellite. It includes TR-069, TR-369, and other management protocols to manage residential and business CPEs and the entire E2E device chain.

TR-069 ACS Server

A TR-069 server is software that provides remote management and monitoring for network devices, typically used by broadband providers to manage customer premises equipment (CPE) like routers and modems.

Using the XML-based TR-069 protocol, the server configures, manages, and monitors CPE remotely, offering diagnostics and troubleshooting. This powerful tool helps broadband providers enhance the quality of experience.

USP Controller

A USP Controller (User Services Platform) is a software application that centrally provisions and manages USP-enabled devices, supporting WebSocket and MQTT MTPs.

Easily integrated into existing systems, it offers a REST API for provisioning, firmware updates, and other management tasks, plus a web-based interface for device management.

ACS CPE Management

An Auto Configuration Server (ACS) is a centralized platform for service providers to manage and configure customer premise equipment (CPE) remotely via a web-based interface. ACS offers tools for inventory, firmware upgrades, and security management, along with training and support services. It helps reduce operational costs, improve customer satisfaction, and enhance efficiency by eliminating the need for on-site technician visits.

Empowering Service Providers with Robust Device Management Capabilities

Trusted by 400+ global telecom and broadband providers to effortlessly manage Customer Premises Equipment using TR-069 and USP (TR-369) protocols, it ensures top performance, security, and reliability.

AXESS Features & Functionalities

DEVICE MANAGEMENT

Comprehensive Remote Device Management

  • Device Auto-Onboarding

  • Customer self-service portal support

  • Intelligent firmware management

  • Security management

PROTOCOLS & COMPLIANCE

Full TR-069 and USP Compliance for Broad Interoperability

  • Fully TR-069 and USP compliant

  • Manage TR-069 and USP standard-compliant devices

MULTI-TENANCY & USER ROLES

Multi-Tenancy Support and Configurable RBAC

  • Multi-Tenancy support

  • Full Multi-Tenancy capabilities

  • RBAC configuration via graphical wizard

DEPLOYMENT & MONITORING

Automated Deployments and Comprehensive Health Monitoring

  • Automated deployments with Ansible

  • Managed databases

  • Health monitoring and audit logs

WORKFLOW & OPERATIONS

Advanced Workflows and Schedulable Mass Operations

  • Workflow engine for inter-device tasks

  • Schedulable mass operations

  • Intelligent load distribution

  • Multi-step workflow setup

INTERFACE & INTEGRATION

Flexible Interfaces and Comprehensive Protocol Support

  • Kubernetes support

  • Northbound Interfaces

  • REST and SOAP back ends

  • Embedded clients

AUTHORIZATION & API

Modern Authorization and Programmable APIs

  • Modern authorization systems

  • Programmable APIs

  • State handling

  • Transaction safety

ADMINISTRATION & CUSTOMIZATION

Customizable Admin Front Ends and Hierarchical Grouping

  • Customizable administrative front ends

  • Hierarchical and virtual grouping

  • Role-specific interfaces 

SUPPORT SERVICES

Extensive Tools and Support for Efficient CPE Management

  • Inventory management tools

  • Firmware upgrade management

  • Security management

  • Training and support services 

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AXESS Product Line

  • Universal Device Management - Management Beyond TR-069 and USP

    AXESS is the flagship product of Axiros, for management of CPEs with Broadband Forum-compliant CWMP (TR-069) and USP stacks but also other open management protocols. It enables highly flexible and scalable interactions with a large number of devices for the purposes of (re-) configuration, mass firmware downloads, fault clearance and general real-time subscriber support.

  • TR-069 in the Cloud - As A Managed Service

    Cloud Device Management For SPs. TR-069 Device Management As A Service. For Service Providers. PreConfigured. Multi-Vendor Devices. Multi-Instant Deploy. Out of the Cloud - as a Service.

    AXESS CLOUD SP - our cloud borne TR-069 service offering. Allowing service providers (SPs) to securely deploy all kind of TR-069 enabled devices and things, without the cost and complexity of self hosting an ACS. Service providers can now automate complex processes like service activation while growing slowly into the related solution operation.


    Combine the benefits of SaaS with the leading Device Management platform

    Reduced Service Costs:

    • Having Axiros manage the IT infrastructure means lower IT costs for hardware, software, and fewer people needed to manage it all

    • Eradicates initial costs — AXESS CLOUD eliminates them by delivering on a subscription basis

    • Stop using, stop paying — terminate your contract when you no longer require the service

    Automated Provisioning: The platform supports Internet, WiFi, and Voice Line settings for DSL, LTE, and FTTH devices, making provisioning easy and efficient

    Firmware Management: You can schedule, monitor, and run your firmware upgrade campaigns across all your devices seamlessly

    Remote Support: The platform allows you to execute helpful operations like Reboot, Factory Reset, or Reconfiguration remotely

    Connectivity Tests: Perform connectivity tests to check upload and download bandwidth and run remote ping tests to ensure optimal performance

    Remote (Re-)Configuration: Provision WiFi, DHCP, and other service parameter settings remotely for convenience and flexibility

    Near Real-Time Monitoring: Retrieve critical status information about your devices in near real-time for effective management and troubleshooting

    APIs: Integrate APIs into your OSS/BSS for streamlined operations and better connectivity

    Works with: AVM, ZyXEL, MikroTik and all other broadband forum TR-069 compliant devices

  • Non TR-069 to TR-069 Proxy Server: Integrate Your Legacy Devices Into The Managed Set! 

    AXPAND - Non TR-069 to TR-069 Conversion Server (CWMP Proxy): AXPAND transforms CWMP remote procedure calls and parameters into proprietary command flows and runs them on connected devices via non TR-069 protocols in a highly scalable way.

    AXPAND allows for shortest adaptation times to new devices in a few days.

    As a high-performing, scalable converter module, it adjusts Non-TR-069 (but WAN-management enabled devices), so that they can be addressed from the backend or the administrative GUIs like normal TR-069 enabled devices. 


    Functionalities

    AXPAND mode of operation: A proxy that can be plugged into existing ACS infrastructures to deliver access to non TR-069 devices regarding features and state.

    • TR-069 client to wrap proprietary results into real TR-069

    • Asynchronous southbound handling for maximum scalability of main application server

    • 200K TELNET enabled CPEs per server node

    • Hides proprietary characteristics of devices to OSS/BSS

    • Connection request wrapper

    • TR-069 handler to generate pseudo TR-069 Informs from SNMP, TFTP, RADIUS or SNTP uplink hits from CPE

    • Any device-specific feature mappable to pseudo CWMP parameters

    • Generates TR-069 response RPCs when have run non TR-069 commands have run on CPEs

    • Clusterable, node synchronization via AXESS CM (Cluster Manager)

  • Broadband Forum BBF.069 CPE Interoperability Testing

    AX INTEROP is the Axiros test platform that supports the Broadband Forum BBF.069 CPE Certification program. AX INTEROP is a truly versatile and ACS agnostic scriptable ACS simulator to test device implementations of the Broadband Forum‘s popular TR-069 CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP).

    Whether you are an operator, device manufacturer or a chipset vendor, AX INTEROP can help ensure that your devices - gateways, routers or all kind of end devices such as STBs or VoIP endpoints - communicate and correctly manage their data models and are ready for BBF.069 CPE Certification. For more information on the BBF program please see: https://www.broadband-forum.org/technical/test_cert_programs.php#tr069


    Functionalities

    • Comprehensive Test Console Overview

    • Sample Test Execution

    • CWMP Protocol Message Dump

    • CWMP Dump Analysis. Message schema validation

    • Trace log @ ACS Level

    • Test Report Generation

    • Data Model Report

    • Interaction analysis example: “missing parameters sub-window”

    • Out of the box PD-128 Support. List of available test steps

    • Sample test script: Reboot RPC, a script with multiple CWMP interactions

    • Data Model validation

    • Scheduled step execution: single device and group of devices

    • Use of NBI to automatically trigger Firmware Update and Test Execution