Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Solution Overview
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Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting unlocks data for making better business decisions, improving operations, and increasing customer satisfaction.
Deriving insights from massive datasets can be complex. It requires sophisticated data analysis tools and resources.
Cisco® IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting simplifies this process with an easy-to-use custom data extraction and report generation tool. It empowers you to create tailored reports for unique business and customer needs.
Cisco® IoT Control Center offers Dynamic Reporting and Dynamic Reporting Unlimited.
● Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting offers data through custom reports in Control Center platform.
● Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Unlimited offer data through Control Center API.
IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting
● Get the data you need
◦ Unlock insights from massive or previously unavailable datasets
● Increase Customer Satisfaction
◦ Deliver impactful business insights and value to enterprise customers
● Act swiftly with ease
◦ Empower yourself with self-service tools to create immediate business and operational reports without requiring data science expertise.
IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Unlimited
● Unlimited Data Access - Access unlimited data with no constraints on API usage—get all the data you need.
● Efficient Time and Cost Savings - Eliminate manual processes by automating data requests. Set it up once for continuous, effortless data.
● Actionable Insights from Raw Data - Extract meaningful insights from Control Center's complex, unprocessed data, revealing hidden trends and patterns.
● Simplify Data Management - Enhance efficiency through automated processes for gathering, sharing, and integrating data.
● Custom Visualizations On-Demand - Create tailored visuals for data-driven decisions that match your specific needs.
● Seamless Dashboard Integration - Integrate data seamlessly into Power BI, Tableau, and more to display key insights effortlessly.
Insights are locked in massive data sets
Making effective decisions requires prompt access to customized data. Without specialized tools, extracting insights from large datasets, analyzing multiple data streams, and fulfilling particular business or customer needs can be challenging.
Relying on custom software development might lead to extended delays, which could potentially influence swift decision-making processes and affect customer satisfaction.
Detailed intelligence at your fingertips
Empower your reporting needs with Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting user-friendly and self-service tools. These tools will enable you to effortlessly generate precise business analyses and reports on demand, without requiring data science expertise.
The report you generate may include specific data analysis such as the types shown in the table below.
Table 1. Types of data analysis available
| Broad Range of Reporting Categories Available |
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| Aggregated usage Total or filtered usage information |
● Accounts(s) with more than X GB (total/data/SMS/voice) usage
● Monthly aggregated total usage by account(s)/device(s)
● Data/SMS/voice usage of X SIMs per month
● Total aggregated usage for a specific account and a (monthly prepaid) rate plan
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| Billing details Pooled or nonpooled charges for accounts and devices |
● Nonpooled data, SMS, and voice charges for rate plan(s) at device level
● Total active subscribers changed per account
● Pooled usage charges per account
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| Device information Filtered device details |
● Devices deactivated last month
● Activation date of all devices
● Current status of all devices
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Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting
1. Conveniently schedule single reports (with quick delivery, usually within 2 hours) and recurring reports (daily, weekly, or monthly).
2. Extract data in preferred format (CVS, Excel, DAT) via email, the IoT Control Center platform, or FTP.
3. Effortlessly replicate a report, including headers, filters, and more.
4. Filter report content by accounts, rate plans, report period, generation date, or data ranges.
Report creation flow is straightforward and intuitive, as shown below.
Steps for creating a custom report in Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting
Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Unlimited
1. Leverage unlimited API calls to request IoT Control Center reporting data for precise business analysis.
2. Retrieve data manually through API calls or automate requests at fixed intervals.
3. Integrate API responses seamlessly into customer-facing dashboards or Power BI to showcase relevant metrics and data.
The table below shows some of the data fields IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting and IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Unlimited can capture.
Table 2. Types of data fields - IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting and - IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Unlimited
| Usage |
Billing |
Device |
| Account ID |
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| Country |
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| IPv4 Address |
ICCID |
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| IPV6 Address |
IMSI |
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| RAT Type |
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| Rate Plan Name |
Last APN/DNN Used |
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| Session Duration |
SIM Profile ID |
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| Total Aggregated Data Usage |
Static IP Address |
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| Subscriber Status (for example, active, inactive) |
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| Total Aggregated Voice Usage |
Tech Type |
Table 3. A Comprehensive Comparison Table showcasing the Key Capabilities of IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting and IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Unlimited
| Key Capabilities |
Dynamic Reporting |
Dynamic Reporting Unlimited |
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| Definition |
Ability to create custom reports in Control Center |
Ability to request reporting data using API |
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| Report Limits/API Call Limits |
Limited number of reports |
Unlimited |
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| Data Ingestion Options |
Manual
● Users will have to download the report themselves
● Download reports (CSV/Dat/XLS) at Control Center/Email
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Manual and Automated
● Users can use the API and request the data manually whenever they need
● Users can automate the request to receive the data at a fixed interval
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| Data Delivery Time |
2-3 hours |
Real-time and Asynchronous
*Response time varies depending on which API endpoint you call
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| Mode of Data Delivery |
Control Center Platform, Email |
API response API response can be fed into a customer facing dashboard/Power BI to show them metrics and data relevant to them |
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| Category |
Aggregated Billing Aggregated Usage Device Information Device Changes |
Aggregated Billing Aggregated Usage Device Information Device Changes New endpoints will be added in the next few releases |
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| Record Limits |
1M per record |
1M per response |
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| Aggregated Data (from all PODs) |
No |
Yes |
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Go beyond pre-set reports with Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting. Tailored to your unique business needs, these custom reports eliminate the need for additional analytics, saving time and accelerating decision-making. An easy-to-use self-service tools deliver precise information to you and your customers, exactly when needed.