# Specifications

##### zequenze Platforms Key Characteristics
- **Carrier-Grade platforms**
    - Multiprotocol and Multivendor
	    - 100% based on standard protocols and interfaces allowing interoperation with any standard-compliant platform.
	- Cloud-based architecture with horizontal scalability.
	    - Relaying on industry-leaders cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCE), zequenze platforms scales automatically when required.
	- Integrates toward Service Provider OSS/BSS systems through an API.
	    - A rich and flexible API allow smooth integration with a awide variety of platforms such as CRM, OSS, BSS, among many others.
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- **Common Solution Framework**
	- All zequenze platforms run on the same solution framework, leveraging a consistent set of characteristics and features among all of them such:
	    - Rich set of nortbound (GUI/API) and southbound (RADIUS, API, webservices, TR069, SNMP, CLI, etc.) interfaces.
        - Scalable Application Engines.
        - Integrated DB for devices/users and metrics.

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- **Easy/Flexible configuration & management through GUI/API**
	- All configuration management can be performed through an intuitive Web-based GUI and/or API for automated processes.
    - Customizable priviledges for GUI/API access based in user/organization profiles (Call Center users, NOC operators, Enegineering staff).
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- **Extensive Reports & Analytics capabilities**
	- Devices, Location/Group based reports.
	- Heatmaps.
	- Historical data on any Devices' metric.
	- Data-export facilities (CSV, API, others).
    
Further reading:
- [What is CONTROL?](https://docs.zequenze.com/books/control/page/what-is-control)
- [What is GATE?](https://docs.zequenze.com/books/gate/page/what-is-gate)