NetOp Suite NetOp Element Management System (EMS)

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1 NetOp Suite NetOp Element Management System (EMS) Accelerating Operational Efficiency in IP Networks

2 ELEMENT and NETWORK MGMT SUBSCRIBER and Service MGMT IP Transport NMS OSS-RC SACC (Charging and Control) NetOp EMS SAPC and NetOp PM (Policy Control) Ericsson IP Operating System SM SSR 8000 SmartEdge NetOp Element Management System (EMS) Ericsson s NetOp EMS streamlines management of IP Networks with unparalleled ease. To open new revenue generating streams, successful service providers need effective ways of configuring, managing and monitoring of next-generation networks. NetOp EMS provides network managers the flexibility to adapt to the fast changing business requirements, new protocols and emerging standards, by simplifying the complex network configurations. NetOp EMS is a scalable and reliable system with high availability that guarantees excellent control in management of IP networks. NetOp EMS provides complete FCAPS functionality to manage Ericsson s IP portfolio including SSR 8000 family of Smart Services Routers, Smart Edge (SE) and SM series of routers. NetOp EMS interworks seamlessly with IP Transport Network Management System (IPT NMS) to provide overall network and service management. It complements OSS-RC, which provides a single environment for both radio and core-network management bringing significant savings in both capex and opex. NetOp EMS also complements Service- Aware Charging Control (SACC) and Service-Aware Policy Control SAPC. Through a combination of deep-packet inspection and heuristic analysis (similar to pattern recognition), SACC solution identifies traffic carried over the network. The SAPC is a highcapacity, telecom-grade policy server that complies with the Policy and Charging Control architecture defined by 3GPP. This end-toend network management suite shown below enables operators to manage both fixed and mobile networks, resulting in true convergence and lowest total cost of ownership. Key Benefits Full FCAPS functionality to manage the IP Networks that enables operators to maintain networks in optimal state, resulting in satisfied customers Robust and distributed NetOp architecture enables superior scalability that can support network growth Sophisticated NetOp alarm viewer delivers advanced trap collection, database logging, filtering, and forwarding features that simplify fault isolation and network monitoring, which result in high operational savings Intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) viewer and flow through provisioning capabilities enable rapid service velocity, reducing go-to-market time for new revenue generating streams Sophisticated user security for NetOp clients allowing customized control of user

3 User and NBI Interfaces Topology Viewer Java GUI SOAP and for Clients SNMP XML and CORBA NetConf Fault Management Interface Alarm Viewer SNMP Forwarding SNMP /Filtering SNMP Traps and 3pp MIB support Real - time statistic interface Real Time Stat Graphs Frame Relay PVC ATM PVC VLAN VLL/VPLS LSP Active Subscriber Session GUI SSR , SE SM and SE SM Configuration interface Interface Node Discovery Asset Inventory User Security Audit Log ATM Profile Software Download Download Config File Back Up/ Restore CLI Reach Through MOBILE EVOLVED PACKET GATEWAY BACKHAUL & METRO TRANSPORT & ROUTING FIXED 2 MULTI-SERVICE EDGE DEVICES CONVERGED CONVERGED IP ACCESS METRO SERVICE Ericsson IP Network NetOp EMS Overview CONVERGED CORE access and secure connectivity to network objects for both GUI and CLI operations, reducing possibility of human errors Bulk Operations support like scheduler based backup and parallel upgrade of nodes provide significant efficiency in network administration and operations for mass rollout, resulting in high operational savings Zero-Touch IP VPN Provisioning via IPT NMS for L2 MPLS VPN, L3 MPLS VPN, ATM PVC and IPSec broadens NetOp EMS service reach beyond regional networks Integrates and consolidates 3rd Party network faults for a common fault management experience, resulting in operational savings Ericsson IP service delivery platforms offer superior network and service management through a combination of the NetOp Element Management System (EMS) and IPT NMS. NetOp EMS software enables highly scalable, network management through an intuitive GUI. This simplifies critical tasks related to fault and configuration management, inventory management and troubleshooting. Thus this helps providers reduce costs and more efficiently manage their networks. Configuration features for high frequency tasks with an automated northbound SOAP/XML are available for flow through configuration.

4 NetOp EMS Clients Transparent Connection to Multiple Servers Mgmt Views NetOp Admin NetOp EMS Servers Load-Balancing Hot-Standby Primary NetOp Server Redundant NetOp Server SSR 8000, SmartEdge and SM Platforms In addition, command-line interface (CLI), SNMP and BulkStats features enable efficient platform configuration and monitoring, greatly reducing the time it takes to deliver new services to customers. Northbound XML adapter towards OSS-RC enables true convergence by supporting full range of FCAPS features over fixed and mobile infrastructure. NetOp EMS streamlines management of metro, edge and core of IP networks. NETOP EMS SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE The NetOp EMS is a client/server software system that provides a robust, scalable platform required for the service provider s missioncritical operations environment. It provides real-time information for each node, displaying a networkwide view that enables providers to detect and analyze network-wide faults and ensure secure operation. The NetOp EMS client acts as the primary interface for monitoring and managing all nodes in a network group. After state changes in the nodes are communicated to the NetOp server, the server sends those changes in the form of objects to the client using, thereby ensuring synchronization. Updated NetOp System Architecture objects allow the network nodes, server and manager to remain synchronized with the true state of the network element, eliminating cases in which the configuration data stored in the server or client doesn t reflect the true state of the node. Synchronization enables operators to view realtime information through the GUI and take advantage of inventory tracking, fault management and network event logging features. NETOP EMS MULTI-SERVER MODEL NetOp multi-server model offers load-balancing, redundancy (local and geographical) and higher scalability. A multi-server is implemented by deploying two or more EMS servers and two database hosts. Nodes are distributed among the EMS servers to share the load. EMS servers offer hot-standby support to each other; when one server fails, nodes managed by that server are picked up by other servers. The database Geo-redundancy is provided by designating one host as primary and the other as secondary (hot-standby). Critical data, including node and link inventory, are replicated to the database of the secondary host, so that the information necessary for network operation is available if the primary database host system fails. Virtualization of EMS servers is also supported on the same multicore platform. INTUITIVE GUI ENABLES FAST, EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT Operators can perform fault and security management for the Ericsson platforms using the NetOp EMS software s intuitive GUI. Superior fault management: NetOp EMS offers robust fault management and isolation functionality for enhanced network performance and reliability. Operators can monitor and address a steady stream of alarm events through the GUI at different geographic locations and apply sophisticated filtering to distinguish between the severity type, time/date, and more of event notifications, traps or alarms. Simply clicking on icons on the topology map enables the operator to view the alarms generated from a particular network element, which helps to isolate the problem. Alarms are automatically cleared once the problem is corrected, and a log is stored in the database.

5 NETOP EMS FEATURE OVERVIEW A Flow Through Service Configuration: NetOp EMS supports SOAP/XML north bound interface for Flow Through Service Configuration. This helps the service provider reduce the configuration time, operation training and operational errors. This also helps the service providers in growing revenues by increasing service velocity and simplifying new service rollout. Efficient inventory management: The NetOp EMS allows providers to view all hardware information on managed network elements, including node, slot-level, physical and logical port level details. The software detects hardware changes and signals the operator to update the inventory information, greatly reducing operational costs, particularly in larger networks with many nodes and subscribers. NetOp stores changes to managed elements in the NetOp server logs, which can be readily viewed using the GUI for up-to-the-minute reports on the state of the network. Configuration Management: The Configuration Management feature in NetOp allows the service provider to maintain a consistent version of the node software and configuration across the network. The configuration of the nodes can be automatically backed up based on a schedule determined by the carrier. The NetOp EMS also supports CLI Pass-Through and CLI Reach-Through features. CLI Reach-Through launches a window and open a CLI session using Telnet or SSH. Fault Management: The NetOp EMS can automatically forward alarms to OSS Northbound interfaces that implement SNMP trap manager capabilities. It has an alarm viewer of its own. NetOp EMS supports SNMP v1, v2c and v3, including third party MIBs. NetOp EMS provides ability to load third party MIBS to allow consolidation and integration of third party traps with NetOp EMS platform. Ericsson has partnered with multiple OSS vendors, such as NetCool, Syndesis, HP OpenView, and Visionael to ensure the endto-end certification. This helps the providers to leverage a higher-level OSS to receive the traps over a single aggregate trap feed through the NetOp EMS software for all networked Ericsson platforms. This feature eliminates the need to configure a separate connection from each Ericsson platform to its higher-order alarm OSS directly. Real Time Statistics & Graph Display: The Real Time Statistics display can prove to be of tremendous help for a network operator trouble shooting a subscriber circuit. The real time traffic statistics for a Port/Channel/ Sub-Channel/Circuit can be displayed through the GUI. The statistics update interval to the GUI is user configurable. The operator can clear the statistics in the GUI in order to observe the increments in the traffic. The operator can select the circuit attributes that need to be monitored for display in a Graphical format. Auto Node Discovery: The Auto Discovery mechanism allows the network operator to discover the nodes in the network and create a managed object for each new discovered node. The traditional management centric node discovery mechanisms implemented in SNMP based Element Managers take a very long time and generate a lot of network traffic to discover the nodes. Ericsson has implemented a newer mechanism for quick and efficient discovery of nodes. Security: To guarantee a high degree of network security, the NetOp EMS supports role-based, secured access for both users and groups all the way down to a cardlevel granularity, and at multiple security points. Users are assigned read only, read and write or superuser access depending on their roles. User access can also be limited to a subset of GUI views depending on the role or level of the individual operator. Bulk Operations: Service providers can derive high operational efficiencies where a network operator can change the configuration of multiple nodes using a single GUI instead of performing the same change by connecting one node at a time. NetOp EMS can perform a scheduled bulk software image, ATM profile and QoS policy download to multiple nodes in the network.

6 END-TO-END SERVICE MANAGEMENT NetOp EMS integration with Ericsson s IPT NMS provides complete end-to-end O&M management solution for IP converged networks. It makes the management of services simple, flexible, scalable and efficient, enabling network transformation at the lowest total cost of ownership for transport evolution, mobile backhauling and building next generation packet networks. This Integrated network management solution provides the following service management features to operators Optimized fulfillment, assurance and quality management for IP networks Single easy user interaction point that offers point and click configuration, integrated service assurance, self-healing capabilities and extensive QoS support to increase operational efficiency by automating repetitive tasks and transforming data into information Enables end-to-end L2 (VPWS/ VLL, VPLS) and L3 VPN service fulfillment and assurance reducing service deployment complexity and time lines Comprehensive VPN configuration tool for private and public networks, including siteto-site IPSec VPN Flexible circuit configuration over legacy and Ethernet infrastructures with L2 virtual leased line (VLL), L2 virtual private networks services (VPLS), L3 BGP MPLS VPN (2547 bis), VLAN/Q-in-Q to ATM PVC, and circuit emulation services (CES). Automated service correlation to identify root cause alarms that reduce MTTR and increasing network availability

7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FAULT Alarm and event collection, storage and display with filtering Color-coding for alarm severity Configurable alarm thresholding SNMP trap aggregation, filtering & forwarding Oracle Database storage with GUI interface CONFIGURATION Flow through provisioning through CORBA and SOAP/XML north bound interface Templates for multiple node provisioning Transaction session management IPv6 managed node support Bulk ATM profile & QoS policy configuration Context & Interface configuration L2TP configuration BGP configuration CLI cut-through CLI pass-through Bulkstats configuration SNMP configuration Link Aggregation Group configuration IPSec configuration BNG configuration PERFORMANCE Real time Port/channel/ sub-channel/circuit statistics and summary information Real time Graph display for statistics Bulkstats data collection, aggregation & forwarding GRAPHICAL INTERFACE Topological maps with zoom Equipment/Chassis view support for SSR 8000 family nodes. Detailed view of nodes, ports and cards Alarm and event view with export functions Tree based navigation Scheduled operations for config file & software image Java Web Start launch CLI-passthru for Monitoring/ Troubleshooting OSS INTERFACES SOAP/XML SNMP v1, v2c and v3 CORBA v2.3 Certified with industry standard OSS adaptors like NetCool, HP OPenView, Syndesis and Telcordia NETWORK ELEMENT SUPPORT SmartEdge family of routers SM 480 series SSR family of routers 3PP network elements PLATFORMS NetOp EMS Server SUSE Linux (SLES 11)/ x86 NetOp EMS Client Windows XP, Windows 7 or Solaris 10 Operating System OSS CERTIFICATION NetCool Telcordia SECURITY Role-based user classes Secured communication between client, server and node objects Audit logging and reporting Templates for node configuration audit Strong user password protection INVENTORY Automated node discovery Node Inventory discovery and storage

8 Ericsson is the world s leading provider of communications technology and services. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely, in sustainable societies around the world. Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within Information and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries. Today more than 40 percent of the world s mobile traffic goes through Ericsson networks and we support customers networks servicing more than 2 billion subscribers. Ericsson Inc. 200 Holger Way San Jose, CA USA. Tel Ericsson (EUS) June /28701-FGB Uen Rev E Specifications subject to change without notice.