Cisco Prime Provisioning helps accelerate consistent and reliable service deployments by providing automated resource management and rapid profile-based provisioning - spanning the entire network, from access all the way to the core. It utilizes extensive automation capabilities for design and provisioning of network services - supporting Carrier Ethernet and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. In addition, Prime Provisioning provides unique capabilities for planning and provisioning for Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE)-enabled routers. Prime Provisioning is offered as a standalone product or as a component of the Cisco Prime Carrier Management suite of applications that simplifies the lifecycle management of next generation networks and services..