ANIL KUMAR GUPTA
Optical Planning
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Optical Planning Manager designs and delivers DWDM, OTN, and ASON network plans for core and long-distance transport. Leads capacity planning, BOQ preparation, feasibility analysis, and upgrade execution across multi-OEM environments including Huawei, Nokia, Tejas, and Ciena. Improves service readiness by re-designing optical links, supporting deployment teams, and aligning technical decisions with business bandwidth needs.
Overview
2
2
Languages
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Optical Planning Manager
Tata Teleservices Ltd.
06.2022 - Current
- Core Network Planning
- Optical Network Design
- Technical Compliance
- Bill of Materials
- Consulting
- Solutioning
- Problem Solving
- Cross-team Collaboration
- Presentations
- DWDM
- Optical Transport Network (OTN)
- Expertise in Optical Network Design and Planning (SDH, PDH, DWDM, OTN, ASON)
- Proficient in NLD Network Architecture and Capacity Planning involving multiple OEMs including Huawei, Nokia, Tejas, and Ciena
- Network Upgrade Planning & Execution
- Planning for optimization and new BW deployment for service delivery.
- Re-designing and optimizing existing optical links to enhance performance and capacity
- Providing technical support for DWDM, OTN, and ASON technologies during network deployment
- Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and detailed deployment plans for new network installation
- Providing support for bandwidth feasibility analysis in NLD and metro core networks
- Vendor Management and Liaison
- Excellent Analytical, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Skills
TAC Engineer
Huawei Telecommunications India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2016 - 06.2022
- Responsible for Trouble Ticket Handling for DWDM/OTN/ASON/NGPTN/SDH/Packet equipment, Fault analysis, E2E troubleshooting, handling escalation from customers.
- All Field level technical Support for Huawei DWDM equipment (OSN9800, OSN8800, OSN6800, & BWS1600G, OSN 1832, OSN7500, RTN) for Metro Area Networks & National Long Distance (10G, 40G, 100G, 200G).
- Worked on the Optical Technologies Dense wavelength division Multiplexing (DWDM), Automatic Switched Optical Networks (ASON) and OTN
- All daily bases issues like why channel down, why circuit got down, hardware issues, and client end issue etc.
- Network alarm monitoring & troubleshooting, debugging the malfunctioning and misbehavior of equipment and enabling Daily Operation & Maintenance Activities to ensure that all Related Alarms are Effectively Cleared by minimum Outages.
- Fault finding, restoration of circuit for Huawei equipment DWDM, RTN
- Providing all kinds of support related to Transmission (Alarm troubleshooting, circuit provisioning, root cause finding based on log.)
- Optimization at lambda level and full link/Chain level.
- Log Analysis and Root Cause analysis of Outage cases locked by customer.
- Coordinating with R&D team to release Patch/Software to fix bugs in products.
- Reproducing customer problems in LAB for analysis.
Customer Engineering
Alcatel-Lucent India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 09.2016
- Hands-on experience in Installation, Commissioning and Testing of Transmission Equipment’s, defining protection path, testing the circuit through the entire OFC ring with calculation of span loss and Implementation of the Network according to the Link Design Table
- Deployment of Alcatel Lucent LCD (PSS DWDM) project in field and coordination circle customer team.
- Field level support of Site shifting and new link integration of DWDM 100G project.
- Performed LSPM and fiber rectification during field activities.
- Performed ATP testing of new Mux installation of PSS family DWDM (PSS4, PSS32), 1626 LM & 1678.DXC.
- Worked on Network Management System (NMS) for new circuit provisioning, Testing, and troubleshooting of Nodes.
- Worked on NMS for node insertion, new channel commissioning, service re-routing etc.
- Strong skills in the areas of project management, people management, implementation, commissioning, technical support, troubleshooting and training.
- Exposure to Customer Management & direct interaction with corporate and field team.
Transmission FM Engineer
Nokia Siemens (GNOC, Noida)
07.2011 - 07.2014
- Ensuring High Network Uptime to meet business Requirement by analyzing the faults and Identifying the Root cause of failure.
- Providing high level technical support for resolving critical Network Transmission problems.
- Fault finding, Management and Trouble Shooting all implemented TXN-equipment at NMS and EMS Level.
- New service provisioning and software upgradation.
- Network Alarm Monitoring and Real Time Processing.
- E1 Provisioning at all STM levels.
- Live Traffic Shifting.
- VCG Termination.
- DS3 Link implementation.
- DCN Management.
- Sync. Management.
- NE-Backup management.
- Software Upgradation for all SDH/PDH Equipment’s.
- Protection Switching and Protection Testing for all SDH/PDH Ring.
Education
B. TECH - CS
01-2010
12th - undefined
UP board Allahabad
Allahabad10th - undefined
UP board Allahabad
AllahabadSkills
DwDM
OTN
ASON
SDH/PDH
NMS/EMS systems
ROADM architecture
Link budget analysis
Spectrum planning
Fiber route planning
Migration strategy
Optical network design
Capacity planning
BOQ preparation
Bandwidth feasibility analysis
Network upgrade planning
Vendor management
Technical compliance
Cross-team collaboration
Escalation handling
Project coordination
MOP development
RFP response
Service assurance
Risk assessment
Timeline
Optical Planning Manager
Tata Teleservices Ltd.
06.2022 - Current
TAC Engineer
Huawei Telecommunications India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2016 - 06.2022
Customer Engineering
Alcatel-Lucent India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 09.2016
Transmission FM Engineer
Nokia Siemens (GNOC, Noida)
07.2011 - 07.2014
12th - undefined
UP board Allahabad
10th - undefined
UP board Allahabad
B. TECH - CS
Languages Known
Hindi, English