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Planning Guide
PG OC 98-13
Integrated Network Management Products
Integrated Network Management
Broadband Release 4.1
Planning Guide
Document release: Issue 1.2
Date: February 1999
*NTRS10HB.0120*

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  • Page 1 Planning Guide PG OC 98-13 Integrated Network Management Products Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Planning Guide Document release: Issue 1.2 Date: February 1999 *NTRS10HB.0120*...
  • Page 3 Integrated Network Management Products Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Planning Guide Planning Guide Number: PG OC 98-13 Document status: Issue 1.2 Date: February 1999 1999 Northern Telecom All rights reserved Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation. HP is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Co. NCD is a trademark of Network Computing Devices S/DMS AccessNode is a trademark of Northern Telecom.

  • Page 4: Publication History

    202 Publication history February 1999 1.2 (Caroline Samson) - Official release for INM 4.1 General Availability, updated to include minor changes. November 1998 1.1 (Caroline Samson) - Official release for INM 4.1 General Availability, updated to include additional information in the INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements and Ordering Information sections.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Resource Management Building Block 30 Performance Management Building Block 31 Application Management 31 Graphical User Interface and the SONET MOA 31 INM 4.1 New Feature Description New GUI Applications 42 Linear Traffic and Protection Status Display (including 4 Fiber Ring) 42 Protection Control 44...
  • Page 6 INM Broadband Historical Overview Federated Networks 101 Fault Management 102 High-Speed Traffic Display for OC-12/48 BLSRs 104 Centralized Performance Monitoring 105 Centralized Software Management 107 Centralized Inventory Collection 108 User Interface Enhancements 109 Supported products 111 INM Security Access 113...
  • Page 7 Operating System Parameters 174 Northern Telecom Software Requirements 175 TCP/IP Network Requirements Ethernet 177 TCP/IP 178 LAN requirements 178 X.25 179 WAN requirements 180 Summary 181 Ordering Information INM Broadband Software Ordering 184 INM Broadband Documentation Ordering 187 INM Broadband HP Workstation & X Terminal Ordering 193...
  • Page 8 viii of 202 Table of Contents INM Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 9: About This Document

    Interfaces (APIs) to facilitate customization and adaptation for a wide variety of broadband network elements. INM Broadband Release 4.1 combines the functionality of the previous Nortel network management graphical user interfaces provided by the S/DMS Network Manager or INM Broadband products with the Information Networking Architecture (INA) Transport product, which provided open interfaces based on the HP DPE technology.

  • Page 10: Common Object Request Broker Architecture

    Rapidly changing technologies, increased complexity and need for responsiveness to customer needs have led telecommunication service providers such as Nortel to explore new and novel methods for deploying new telecommunications systems and networks. As a result, the telephony world has devoted a significant amount of time developing architectures such as Telecommunications Management Network (TMN).

  • Page 11: Application Structure And Principles Of Corba

    About this document 11 of 202 Inspired by the technological and architectural advances made, the next generation of OSSs are rapidly evolving toward highly distributed multi- vendor systems, with open interfaces, and applications that are independent from the underlying transport technologies. The fundamental driver for this migration is the need to develop and deploy highly scalable new services in a rapid and cost-effective manner.

  • Page 12: Summary Of New Features

    The IDL interface constitutes a contract with the clients, and is the key to interworking across networks, operating systems and programming languages. In CORBA, programmers tasked with developing client software require knowledge about the IDL interface definition and the description of what the object does in order to begin invoking operations on it.
  • Page 13 Network Browser. This feature will also provide the open, standards-based Contract Interfaces using the CORBA Interface Definition Language (IDL) to perform high speed protection switch control on the topologies mentioned above. • Linear Systems Traffic Display which provides GUI enhancements to support the traffic display for OC3/OC12 TBM and OC-48 linear systems (1:1, 1+1, 1:N).
  • Page 14 • Express CX GUI Support of Fault Management, Performance Monitoring, Remote Inventory, Electronic Software Delivery, Remote Login, Shelf Level Graphics and Connection Management. The support for the Express CX Network Element is provided through the OC-3 Express MOA Release 3.1.
  • Page 15 • Trouble Ticketing offers the capability to select a fault from the Alarm Details dialog of the Graphical Network Browser, and generate a corresponding Trouble Ticket in Clarify’s ClearSupport These new features offered with the Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 build upon the features offered with earlier releases to provide both new and enhanced capabilities.
  • Page 16 16 of 202 About this document a single NE, thereby reducing the number of logins to the NE(s) to view active alarms. Connection Management • Virtual Tributary Bandwidth Management (VTBM) support for OC-12 BLSR systems within TransportNode and AccessNode, enabling users to provision a VT1.5 connection on a ring using a graphical point-and-click interface, where the path is auto configured and only the endpoints need to be specified.
  • Page 17 network elements in the network. These views can be configured to permit some or all management functions to be enabled for the user. • Facility Parameter Provisioning which extends the Tributary Facility State Provisioning feature first introduced in the S/DMS Network Manager Release 6.01 to include optical facilities (OC3, OC12, OC48) in addition to electrical facilities (DS1, DS3, STS1).
  • Page 18 • DV45 Fault Management offers the capability to have INM in conjunction with the MOA software load provide fault management for the DV45 Video Codec with respect to first alert, alarm counts and alarm details. For full feature description on the DV45 MOA please refer to Planning Guide PG 95-11.
  • Page 19 BLSR condition without having to log into multiple NEs. • Centralized Software Management furnishes a central distribution facility for the electronic delivery of a OPerations Controller (OPC) and NE software throughout the network. •...
  • Page 20 HP VUE 3.0 •S/DMS TransportNode •S/DMS TransportNode •SONET Radio •SONET Radio •S/DMS AccessNode •S/DMS AccessNode •S/DMS OC-192 •S/DMS OC-192 •Nortel DV45 •Nortel DV45 •Tellabs Titan 5500 Digi- •Tellabs Titan 5500 Digital tal Cross-Connect System Cross-Connect System (DCS) (DCS) •OC-3 Express •OC-3 Express...
  • Page 21 •First Alert Alarm Ban- •Centralized Performance Monitoring •Variably Sized Nodes •NE Type Sym- bol/Label •On Line Legend •Background Maps Network •Centralized Software Management Management •Centralized Inventory Collection •Real-Time Shelf Level Alarms •TMN Menu Structure INM Broadband 4.1 Planning Guide S/DMS Network...
  • Page 22 22 of 202 About this document S/DMS Network Features Manager Release 5.01 Network •Provisioning tools Provisioning available through OPC/NE login from the S/DMS Network Man- ager •Service Assurance •BLSR Connection Man- agement Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 S/DMS Network Manager INM Broadband Release 6.01...
  • Page 23 S/DMS Network Features Manager Release 5.01 Network •Alarm Operations Acknowledgment and Audit Trail •Alarm Collection Control per SOC basis •User Definable Graphi- cal SOC Network Dis- play •NE Fault Isolation •Fault Isolation with Equipment and Location Identified •Real-Time/ Snapshot Alarm Detail Display •User Definable Span Information •Multiple Independent...
  • Page 24 The HP 9000 Model 735 has been discontinued by the manufacturer, but will continue to be supported. However, INM 4.1 will be the last release that supports the HP 735. This feature is available when Release 3.1 of Integrated Network Management Broadband is used in conjunction with the OC-3 Express MOA Release 1.0.

  • Page 25: Audience

    This feature is available when release 4.0.2 or higher of Integrated Network Management Broadband is used in conjunction with the JungleMux MOA Release 1.0. This feature is available when release 4.0.2 or higher of Integrated Network Management Broadband is used in conjunction with the INM NETWORKS MOA Release 1.0. Audience This planning guide has been specifically prepared for the following audience: •...
  • Page 26 26 of 202 About this document Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 27: Integrated Network Management Broadband Description

    DV-45, Tellabs Titan 5500 Digital Cross-Connect systems (DCS), JungleMux, Networks, as well as Passport ATM switches through a graphical consolidated view which may encompass hundreds of widely separated individual Network Elements (NEs). Nortel’s INM provides surveillance, provisioning, performance monitoring, shelf level graphics, centralized software management, and inventory collection.

  • Page 28: Migration To Corba

    Object Management Group (OMG). Using CORBA, INM structures the basic components of applications into software entities called building blocks (BBs) in the same way as INA. However, CORBA provides a more portable environment and allows INM to eventually provide multi-platform support of applications.

  • Page 29: Inm Release 4.1 Software Units Capabilities

    Application Management • Graphical User Interface and the SONET MOA • CORBA Gateway The capabilities offered by INM Broadband Release 4.1 software units are summarized in the following sections. INM Broadband Release 4.1 Integrated Network Management Broadband Description 29 of 202 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 30: Connection Management Building Block

    It acts as the point of contact to provide integrated alarm information over a network consisting of Nortel SONET and ATM nodes. The FMBB supports fault management services such as Discrete/Continuous Alarm Retrieval and Event Retrieval on an Ongoing Basis.

  • Page 31: Performance Management Building Block

    Performance Management Building Block The Performance Management Building Block provides the capability for client applications through the CORBA interface to deliver Performance Management Statistics accumulated over periods of time including new functionality such as Performance Threshold Provisioning. The Performance Management Building Block provides CORBA open interfaces to support functionalities such as Performance Monitoring Statistics Retrieval and Performance Monitoring Trail Termination Point Queries.
  • Page 32 32 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Description Using the GNE, the INM user can choose to tailor the set of SOC included in each view, to selectively exclude network elements from each view, to “lock” a group (hiding its contents from GNB users), to control the set of users which have access to each view, to filter the alarms displayed for each network element in a view and to control operations available on specific network elements in a view.
  • Page 33 Integrated Network Management Broadband Description 33 of 202 The INM user monitors the entire network for alarms through the graphical network display. Alarm conditions are quickly identified and isolated through graphical alarm attributes applied to the network elements. These attributes include colors to distinguish alarm severities, balloons to indicate new alarms, textual notations to indicate the number and severity of alarms, and audible indications.
  • Page 34 34 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Description From the GNB, the user may login to the primary or backup OPC or any other MOA of specific spans of controls. The GNB also permits the user to login directly to the individual NEs. Figure 3.
  • Page 35 CORBA interfaces offered by the SONET MOA are only available to other NORTEL building blocks. In addition, SONET MOA is not needed if the customer only wants to use the INM 4.1 GUI. CORBA Gateway The CORBA Gateway allows the INM system to receive Network Element and...
  • Page 36 36 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Description An implementation of INM GUI in a non-federated environment connected to different S/DMS TransportNode, S/DMS AccessNode and SONET Radio systems is show in Figure 4 on page 36. Figure 4. INM GUI Implementation in a stand-alone environment INM Broadband File Selected View Options Utilities Help...
  • Page 37 An implementation of INM Broadband Release 4.1 which includes the GUI as well as the different building blocks is represented in Figure 5 on page 37. Figure 5. INM Broadband Release 4.1 architecture PMBB System User admin OC3-Exp Titan DV45 Titan DV45 xdr messages...
  • Page 38 38 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Description Integrated Network Management Broadband PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 39: Inm 4.1 New Feature Description

    39 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description The Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 applications introduce the support of Traffic as well as Protection Status Display for Linear Configurations. In addition, it provides the capability for the user to issue protection and lockout commands as well as to provision Performance Management Thresholds from within the INM Broadband GUI.
  • Page 40 40 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description This section discusses the new features offered with Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1, specifically: New GUI features: • Protection Status and Control • Linear Systems (1+1, 1:1, 1:N) Traffic Display •...
  • Page 41 In conjunction with the Express MOA Release 3.1. Contract Interfaces are not supported for the Express CX (releases 1.0 and 1.1) as well as for the EIM card. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description (GUI and Contract Interfaces) (GUI)

  • Page 42: New Gui Applications

    42 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description New GUI Applications Linear Traffic and Protection Status Display (including 4 Fiber Ring) INM Broadband Release 4.1 provides the display of Linear Systems for TransportNode NEs the same way as the display of Traffic for BLSR systems which was introduced in an earlier release of INM.
  • Page 43 INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description Configuration 1+1 Linear Point-to-point 1+1 Linear ADM Chain...

  • Page 44: Protection Control

    44 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Figure 6 on page 44 gives an example of the GNB Linear Traffic display of a Bidirectional OC-48 (1:1) Linear system in different scenarios: Figure 6. OC-48 Bidirectional Linear Point-to-Point (1:1) Protection Control INM Broadband Release 4.1 provides the user the capability to perform...
  • Page 45 INM 4.1 New Feature Description 45 of 202 The protection control commands are performed via a Protection Control dialog as shown in Figure 7 on page 45. The Protection Control dialog can be launched by selecting the option “Manage Protection Switch” from the object menu of a traffic link on the GNB.

  • Page 46: Pm Threshold Provisioning

    - NORTEL S/DMS OC-3 TBM (LTE, linear ADM) - NORTEL S/DMS OC-12 (LTE, linear ADM, ring ADM, Regenerator) - NORTEL S/DMS OC-48 (LTE, ring ADM, Regenerator) Depending on the NE and facility chosen, up to two threshold values can be set for most performance management attribute on a facility.
  • Page 47 The list is populated when a facility is selected, and is updated as further selections are made, e.g. Port, Layer, Direction. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description PG OC 98-13 47 of 202 Issue 1.2...
  • Page 48 48 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description When the user presses the Retrieve button, a query is sent to retrieve PM threshold information, and the Parameter Details List box is enabled and is populated with a list containing the PM Threshold Provisioning information for the criteria specified in the retrieval Criteria section of the dialog.

  • Page 49: Drop And Continue On Protection (Dcp)

    Figure 11 on page 50 shows an example of a matched node connection using the DCW protection scheme. DCP is being introduced in OC-48 Release 14.1 and OC-12 Release 13. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description Secondary Gateway Primary Path...
  • Page 50 50 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Figure 11. A DCW matched node connection Since working channel 2 has been used to provision the primary path, the same channel is used to provision the secondary path (D, B). The new DCP protection scheme support that is introduced in INM Broadband Release 4.1 functions the same way except that the protection bandwidth is...
  • Page 51 For a non-matched node connection, these toggle buttons will be disabled. The default protection scheme of a matched node connection will always be set to DCW. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description Secondary Gateway (D, B)
  • Page 52 52 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Figure 13. Tributary Selection Dialog The Connection Manager dialog displays the already provisioned matched and non-matched node connections. It also provides an interface for creating connections. In order to accommodate the DCP feature, minor changes have been made in the Connection Inventory section and the Filter section of the Connection Manager window.
  • Page 53 INM 4.1 New Feature Description 53 of 202 Figure 14 on page 53 also shows the proposed changes to the Filter section. The new check buttons “DCW matched node” and “DCP matched node” have been introduced to replace the check button “Matched node”. These two buttons are used to filter DCW and DCP matched node connections...

  • Page 54: Scalability Enhancements

    Previous to INM 4.1, a server would not be able to re-establish its direct connection to a controller after recovery from a Loss of Association where a client had reluctantly promoted to occupy the last communications port on a controller.
  • Page 55 4 - Server 1 sends a Bump Request 5 - The promotes client demotes itself 6 - Server 1 wins the slot back XDR-MOA 4 SLOTS INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description GNE/GNB SERVER 1 CLIENT SERVER 2 SERVER 3...

  • Page 56: Alarm List Gui Enhancements

    56 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Alarm List GUI Enhancements Several GUI enhancements are being introduced in INM Broadband Release 4.1: • Alarm dialog resizing: - The old Detailed Alarms dialog has been modified (shown in Figure 16 on page 57) and is resizable in INM Broadband Release 4.1.
  • Page 57 - In addition, the user can resize a column by placing the cursor over its right edge and dragging it to get the desired column width. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description PG OC 98-13 57 of 202...
  • Page 58 58 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Figure 17. Customize Alarm List Dialog Figure 18. Resized Alarms Dialog INM Broadband Release 4.1 Ruler Header PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...
  • Page 59 Restore last saved layout menu item to restore the layout which was last saved or the Restore original layout menu item to restore the layout of the original layout delivered in INM 4.1. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description...

  • Page 60: Snap Grid Enhancement

    Links that are almost-but-not-quite straight often look sloppy and degrade the visual quality of the layout of network elements. The Snap Grid capability being provided in INM 4.1 is very similar to that used in many other third party applications such as MS Word. When activated, the Snap Grid forces mouse events to occur at specific locations.

  • Page 61: Centralized Alarm Printing

    Note: The root user is the only one who has access to the CAP Tool, and who can enable / disable the CAP, or modify its settings. Figure 19. Centralized Alarm Printing Tool INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description PG OC 98-13 61 of 202 Issue 1.2...
  • Page 62 62 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description On invocation of the Centralized Alarm Printing Tool, the user is informed of the current settings of the CAP, and provided the option to perform the following tasks: • Change the Status of the CAP (enabled / disabled).

  • Page 63: Trouble Ticketing

    Note: The site Id of the INM workstation and the TMS call type and contact information, provisioned and specified with the TT System Configuration Menu, must already exist in the TMS database. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description product. PG OC 98-13 63 of 202 product of Issue 1.2...
  • Page 64 64 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Figure 21. TT System Configuration Menu In addition to the System Parameters, the Users information must be configured with the TT Config Menu: the INM users that will be allowed to generate trouble tickets have to be added to the TT User List, and this can be done using the TT User Configuration Menu (shown on Figure 22).
  • Page 65 INM 4.1 New Feature Description 65 of 202 After the System Parameters have been configured, the TT Users will be able to generate Trouble Tickets, using the Alarm Details dialog: from the Alarm Details dialog, the INM user can select an alarm from the list, open the Alarm List menu (by clicking the right mouse button), and select the “Create Trouble...

  • Page 66: Contract Interfaces Feature Overview

    The FMBB mainly acts as the point of contact to provide integrated alarm information over a network consisting of Nortel SONET and ATM nodes. Figure 24 on page 66 gives an example of how the FMBB interacts with other systems in order to provide Fault Management Services to the client applications.
  • Page 67 - Quality of Service Alarms - State Change Event - Protection Switch Reporting Event Using these services, third party client software can effectively monitor the alarm information on S/DMS TransportNode and AccessNode, and ATM NEs. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description...

  • Page 68: Protection Status And Control

    68 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Protection Status and Control In addition to the Fault Management Capabilities, the FMBB also provides the support of Protection Status and Control via Contract Interfaces available to Client Applications. This feature applies to all of the new Linear systems where traffic displays are supported as well as to the Ring systems (Please refer to Table 2 on page 43 for supported configurations).

  • Page 69: Resource Management Building Block (Rmbb)

    SONET NEs. Figure 25 on page 69 illustrates the interaction of the RMBB with the MOAs through the CORBA bus as well as the third party Client applications. Figure 25. INM 4.1 and the RMBB Client Application The Resource Management Building Block provides several Contract Interfaces and its functionality is separated into three functional areas: •...
  • Page 70 70 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Table 3. NE attributes support Attribute NE ID NE Name NE Type NE Signal Type NE Vendor Name NE Software Load version NE Admin State NE Operational State NE Location Name IP address...
  • Page 71 (DS1, DS3, STS1, STS3, STS12, STS-48) on the following product configurations: - Nortel OC-3 TBM (LTE, linear ADM) - Nortel OC-12 TBM (LTE, linear ADM, Ring ADM, Regen) - Nortel OC-48 (LTE, Ring ADM, Regen) Note: When an administrative state of a facility is changed, all terminations which make up that facility have their states set to the new value.
  • Page 72 72 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Table 4. Termination Provisioning Attributes Attribute Line State Secondary State CLFI Line Coding Line Buildout Framing Format Tx Parity Correction Rx Parity Correction Synchronization Alarm Encoding Signal Format* Section Trace Format* Numeric Tx Section...

  • Page 73: Performance Management Building Block (Pmbb)

    Resource Management Building Block (RMBB). The PMBB is illustrated in Figure 26 on page 73. Figure 26. PMBB overview Performance Management Building Block (PMBB) OC3-X Sonet INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description Client Client Application Application Object Request Broker SONET Sonet...
  • Page 74 74 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description The Performance Management Building Block provides contract interfaces offering the following operations: • Performance Monitoring Statistics Retrieval: provides the user with the ability to retrieve PM statistics from provisioned network elements within the network.
  • Page 75 • NORTEL S/DMS OC-3 TBM (LTE, linear ADM) • NORTEL S/DMS OC-12 (LTE, linear ADM, ring ADM, Regenerator) • NORTEL S/DMS OC-48 (LTE, ring ADM, Regenerator) Table 5 on page 76 and Table 6 on page 77 show the equipment types and the associated thresholds that can be provisioned through this feature.
  • Page 76 76 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Table 5. PM Thresholds on an OC3/OC12 TBM shelf Facility Type DS1 Line DS1 Path DS3 Line DS3 Path STS1 Line OC3 Line OC3 Section OC12 Line OC12 Section Far end PM thresholds are not supported for OC12 Releases 10 and 11.
  • Page 77 OC3 Section OC12 Line OC12 Section OC48 Line OC48 Section Far end PM thresholds are not supported for OC48 NEs prior to Release 14. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description Near End Receive Transmit CV,ES,SES CV,ES,SES, CV,ES,SES,...

  • Page 78: Connection Management Building Block (Cmbb)

    SONET systems. Figure 27 on page 78 shows the interaction of the CMBB with other software entities in its environment. Figure 27. CMBB conceptual overview...
  • Page 79 BLSR automatic discovery of ADM inter-connections: enables the user to monitor the creation, deletion and modification of BLSR configurations. Using these services, third party client software can effectively monitor and manage STS connections in an S/DMS TransportNode BLSR system. Table 7. Unidirectional/Bidirectional Connection Management functionality...
  • Page 80 80 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Table 8. Extra Traffic and Matched Node functionality support for Unidirectional and Bidirectional Connection Management on different BLSR systems BLSR System STS-1 OC-12 STS-3c STS-1 OC-48 STS-3c STS-12c STS-1 STS-3c OC-192 STS-12c STS-48c INM Broadband Release 4.1...

  • Page 81: Support For New Network Elements

    For a complete feature description of this feature as well as the INM NETWORKS MOA please refer to Planning Guide PG 95-11. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description PG OC 98-13 81 of 202 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 82: Support For

    82 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Support for OC-192 INM Broadband Release 4.1 supports Release 4.0 of the S/DMS TransportNode OC-192 product. The features that are supported on this release of the OC-192 are the following: Fault Management GUI INM Broadband Release 4.1 supports new alarms generated on the...
  • Page 83 Figure 28 on page 83 provides a Shelf Level view for an OC-192 Release 4.0 4FR Network Element. Figure 28. Shelf Level View - 4 Fiber Ring INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description 83 of 202 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 84: Connection Management

    84 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Connection Management Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 provides graphical point-and-click support as well as open contract interfaces using CORBA for provisioning and service assurance capabilities of STS-1 connections for TransportNode OC-192 Release 4. STS-1 connection provisioning will also be supported on OC-12/OC-48 NEs subtending from the OC-192 4F-BLSR.
  • Page 85 Figure 29. Subtending OC-12 TBM Mux Example OC-192 Ring OC-192 OC-192 Connection 1 INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description OC-192 ‘OC-12’ ADM Chain OC12 trib OC-12 OC-192 Connection 2 85 of 202 OC-12 PG OC 98-13...
  • Page 86 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 provides PM statistics retrieval support as well as open contract interfaces using CORBA for OC-192 Release 4 systems. Only PMs supported by the OPC software can be retrieved by Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1.
  • Page 87 URL connecting to the Web UI. The OC-192 Network Element still supports the previous user interface (CLUI). The INM 4.1 user will have a choice on which OC-192 UI to open: the Web UI or the CLUI. The following types of login will be supported by INM Broadband Release 4.1:...
  • Page 88 This section will give the user two recommended methods to represent such a configuration on the INM GUI. INM 4.1 initially displays an OC-192 Release 4.0 Open Ring configuration as a closed 4FR with ‘Auto Switch Pending’ icons and trouble protected status on one of the links joining the two end nodes.
  • Page 89 INM 4.1 New Feature Description 89 of 202 Figure 31. Protection Status Dialog on the Trouble-Protected link between the two end nodes Method #1 The first method consists of hiding the links between the two end nodes of the Open Ring configuration in INM as shown in Figure 32 on page 89. Each end node is placed onto a flexible group named “9253 End Node”...
  • Page 90 90 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description Method #2 The second method can also be used without the flexible groups. In order to be able to display the OC-192 4FR without the fiber cuts on the end nodes, the following steps should be performed by the user.

  • Page 91: Support For The Express Cx Release 1.0 And 1.1 And The Oc-3 Express Release 3.1 And 4.0

    OC-3 Express Release 3.1 and 4.0 INM Broadband Release 4.1, in conjunction with the Managed Object Agent (MOA) Release 3.1, introduces the support for the Nortel TransportNode Express CX Release 1.0 and 1.1 and OC-3 Express Release 3.1 and 4.0.
  • Page 92 Connection Management INM Broadband 4.1 provides the support of provisioning both STS and VT rate connections on Nortel Express Data Release 3.1 and 4.0 as well as Express CX TransportNode Network Elements through the nodal provisioning interface that has been introduced in INM 3.1.
  • Page 93 In addition, for path ring and bridge ring connection types, an additional AID must be specified for the Protec- tion Mate. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description - DS3 <slot> - EC1 <slot> - OC3 <slot><sts>...
  • Page 94 94 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description • Connection Rate The supported connection rate for the EIM circuit pack on the OC-3 Express Data is VT1.5 only. As for the Express CX NE, the supported rates are VT1.5 and STS-1.
  • Page 95 Either Add, Drop or Blank Status Either Used or Available INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description Express CX Access Identifiers are in this format: Facility-Slot Num-[Port Num-VTG Num-VT Num] where: Facility can be DS1, DS3, EC1, and OC3...

  • Page 96: Support For The Junglemux Network Element

    96 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description OC-3 Express PC GUI Reach-Through INM Broadband Release 4.1 supports the invocation of the PC-GUI interface for remote login through the OC-3 Express MOA Release 3.1. This allows an INM Broadband user to invoke a remote login Reach-Through session to the PC GUI application which runs on a separate Windows NT Server.

  • Page 97: Support For Accessnode And Accessnode Express Ne

    ANX Data Module. Figure 36. AccessNode Express Data Module Shelf Level Graphics Shelf Details Card Details INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM 4.1 New Feature Description DM15 97 of 202 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...
  • Page 98 98 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description • AccessNode Express Data Module Remote Login: INM Broadband 4.1 provides the user with the capability to perform a remote login to the Data Module from the INM Broadband GUI. This capability allows an INM...
  • Page 99 INA Transport Release 2.0. The existing support for the AccessNode NE introduced in INA 2.0 has been updated to the new CORBA interfaces. INM 4.1 will provide the following CORBA Contract Interfaces support for AccessNode NEs: • AccessNode (RFT, FCOT, BLSR) contract interface support: —...
  • Page 100 100 of 202 INM 4.1 New Feature Description INM Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 101: Inm Broadband Historical Overview

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview INM users can immediately determine the exact NE and alarm severity for any existing alarm condition in the network, through the real-time surveillance features available in the GNB. The GNB network/subnetwork displays and the first alert alarm banner along with various combinations of color icon changes and audible beeps provide immediate notification to the user of a new trouble condition in the network.

  • Page 102: Fault Management

    102 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview For a stand-alone INM workstation, simultaneous INM users can operate on the INM via X terminals. Additional X terminals may be connected to the INM, however there is a maximum of 10 simultaneous users that can be operating on INM at any one time.
  • Page 103 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview 103 of 202 In a federated environment, INM unconditionally propagates alarm acknowledgments performed on one GNB to all other GNBs that are running on all INM workstations managing the controller. Once one user has acknowledged an alarm from the alarm list, a field is added in the alarms dialog of the GNBs which displays the username of the person who acknowledged the alarm, the IP address of the workstation where the alarm was acknowledged,...

  • Page 104: High-Speed Traffic Display For Oc-12/48 Blsrs

    104 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview INM Broadband also provides the capability to retrieve historical alarms from the Controllers. Using the GNB, users can request alarm history for a single network element. The historical alarm details provide the information required to determine when the error condition took place and what piece of equipment, or facility had caused the problem.

  • Page 105: Centralized Performance Monitoring

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview 105 of 202 The graphical model used to represent a fiber span between adjacent ADMs in the BLSR allows a color blind user to distinguish the different traffic states without any loss of information. For example, using Figure 40 on page 104 , a user can interpret the traffic state between ADMs by observing the graphic and shading used between ADMs.
  • Page 106 106 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview Figure 41 Example of PM threshold crossing Network Browser: OC48 Ring System File Fault Configuration Performance Controllers Threshold crossing alarm Threshold Crossing Indicator Performance statistics can be queried for a single NE through the Performance Statistics Query dialog, shown in Figure 42 on page 107 .

  • Page 107: Centralized Software Management

    OPC span of control with the software that has been delivered to it from the INM Broadband. In the case of the OC-3 Express, the upgrade is performed from the NPC which receives the software de- livery load.

  • Page 108: Centralized Inventory Collection

    108 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview Once the software delivery has been initiated, the user can then monitor the status of deliveries which have been started, but not yet complete. The status of software release deliveries can be monitored by admin-class and non admin-class GNB users.

  • Page 109: User Interface Enhancements

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview Figure 43. Remote Inventory Query Dialog and Display Remote Inventory Query Search for cards matching: Card Type: PEC: Release: Processor Load: Case sensitive query Display data on screeen Save data to file Alt+Return User Interface Enhancements The INM Broadband user interface accommodates the TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) menu structure which standardizes the menus and dialogs into functional groupings.
  • Page 110 The browser used is the International version of Netscape Navigator which is provided with the Integrated Network Management Broadband Software. Real-Time Shelf Level Alarm - allows users the ability to graphically display all alarms raised against an individual card or slot for a particular NE in real time, thereby providing more effective network level surveillance.

  • Page 111: Supported Products

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview Supported products INM Broadband provides an integrated management solution for all S/DMS NEs in S/DMS TransportNode, S/DMS AccessNode, SONET Radio networks, DV45 and Tellabs Titan 5500 Digital Cross-Connect (DCS). In Figure 44 on page 111 , the INM functions as a central office consolidator for surveillance, provisioning, maintenance and testing activities.
  • Page 112 112 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview In Figure 45 on page 112 , the INM Broadband offers an integrated management solution for S/DMS TransportNode and SONET Radio NEs from a central site. In a S/DMS AccessNode, SONET Radio and S/DMS TransportNode integrated network, administrative savings are achieved by using the INM Broadband to provide a quick response to network problems and a faster turnaround for repairs, due to the consolidation of surveillance and testing...

  • Page 113: Inm Security Access

    Only admin class users can schedule and cancel Electronic Software Delivery (ESWD) to the OPC. The layout user class provides a user class with view-only access to the Connection Management capabilities, and full access to all other area of the GNB and GNE.

  • Page 114: Additional Inm User Support

    114 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Historical Overview The INM allows for two methods of logging into an OPC/MOA, NPC The first method is through a regular OPC/MOA/NPC/NE login, where the user is prompted for both userID and password. The second method is through an auto-login, where the user is logged into the OPC/MOA/NE prompted for a userID or password.

  • Page 115: Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities

    Express CX (Release 1.0 and 1.1) 3.1. Other Products Nortel - DV45 Video Codec Release 4.1 of INM Broadband used in conjunction with the DV45 MOA Release 2.0. Tellabs Titan 5500 DCS Release 4.1 of INM Broadband used in conjunction with the Tellabs Titan MOA Release 1.2.
  • Page 116 The functionality of all features introduced in previous releases of INM is propagated, and hence forward compatibility is maintained. As well, future releases of element controller software will be backwards compatible w.r.t features introduced in this release of INM. The new functionalities for Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 are summarized below:...
  • Page 117 Support for the TransportNode Express CX NE and OC-3 Express Rel 3.1 • and 4.0 - Fault Management - Performance Monitoring - Remote Inventory - Electronic Software Delivery - Remote Login - Shelf Level Graphics - Connection Management - PC GUI Reach-Through Support for the AccessNode and AccessNode Express NEs •...
  • Page 118 118 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 12. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for OC-3/12 Systems INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC Alarm Acknowledgment...
  • Page 119 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Shelf Level Graphics User Definable Span Infor- mation Network Surveillance Alarm Counts Alarm Details Real-time Alarm Display First Alert Alarm Banner Traffic Display for OC-12 BLSR Traffic Display for OC-12 Linear Systems Flexible Groups Nested Groups...
  • Page 120 120 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 13. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for OC-48 Systems INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC Alarm Acknowledgment...
  • Page 121 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content First Alert Alarm Banner Traffic Display for OC-48 BLSR Traffic Display for OC-48 Linear Systems Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits...
  • Page 122 122 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 14. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for OC-192 Systems INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Web User Interface Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per...
  • Page 123 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Alarm Details Real-time Alarm Display First Alert Alarm Banner Traffic Display for 4Fiber BLSR Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI Enhance- ments Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits...
  • Page 124 124 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 15. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for DV45 Video Codec INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 125 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide DV45 Product Release Firmware NT2H35JA or Firmware NT2H35KA in DVMPEG, DV323 Mux/IMux...
  • Page 126 126 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 16. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for Tellabs Titan 5500 DCS INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 127 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide Tellabs Titan 5500 DCS Product Release Release 4.00 PG OC 98-13 127 of 202...
  • Page 128 128 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 17. INM 4.1 (used with MOA Rel 1.0) Feature Availability for OC-3 Express INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 129 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide 129 of 202 OC-3 Express Product Release Release 2.1 PG OC 98-13...
  • Page 130 130 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 18. INM 4.1 (used with MOA Rel 2.0.1) Feature Availability for OC-3 Express INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 131 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Traffic Display for OC-3X UPSR Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide 131 of 202 OC-3 Express Product Releases...
  • Page 132 132 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 19. INM 4.1 (used with MOA Rel 3.1) Feature Availability for OC-3 Express and Express CX INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login...
  • Page 133 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Alarm Details Real-time Alarm Display First Alert Alarm Banner Traffic Display for OC-3X UPSR Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits...
  • Page 134 134 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 20. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for S/DMS AccessNode, S/DMS Cornerstone Voice, and SONET Radio Systems INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations...
  • Page 135 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content First Alert Alarm Banner Traffic Display for BLSR Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide S/DMS AccessNode and...
  • Page 136 136 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 21. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for JungleMUX Network Elements INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 137 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Flexible Groups Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide JungleMUX Product Release Service Unit Firmware Rel.
  • Page 138 138 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 22. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for Passport ATM switches INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 139 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content Nested Groups Alarm Dialog GUI enhancements Centralized Alarm Printing Additional Services Netscape Help New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide Passport Product Release Release 4.2 PG OC 98-13 139 of 202...
  • Page 140 140 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Table 23. INM 4.1 Feature Availability for INM NETWORKS switches INM Broadband Release 4.1 Features Content OPC/NE Access OPC Login OPC GUI Direct NE Login INM NETWORKS Reachthrough Network Operations Alarm Collection Control per SOC...
  • Page 141 New Printing Services Engineering Limits Increased Engineering Limits Federated Networks Please refer to Table 24 for a summary description of the INM 4.1 features listed in Table 12 through Table 23 . INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM NETWORKS Product Release Release 7.0...
  • Page 142 Illustrates high speed traffic and protection status. BLSRs Centralized Software Provides a centralized facility for the delivery of a software release, of an OPC or NE load, Management required to upgrade a span of control in a network. Centralized Performance...
  • Page 143 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities INM Feature Description Nested Groups Provides the capability to have groups nested within each other in any number of nesting levels. Federated Networks Provides the capability to support up to 10,000 NE or 750 OPC/MOAs through a federated network.

  • Page 144: Building Block Compatibilities

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities Building Block Compatibilities To take full advantage of all INM 4.1 Building Block features, the controllers must run a compatible software release. Table 25 lists the S/DMS TransportNode and AccessNode releases required to obtain full INM 4.1 Building Block functionality.

  • Page 145: Bridging

    Performance Monitoring Threshold Provisioning for OC-3 TBM/OC-12 TBM/OC-48 Linear and BLSR Systems Bridging is the process of transferring and installing new INM 4.1 software onto compatible OPC platforms to enable value-added INM features which re-use existing OPC and NE OAM capabilities without modifying the existing OPC software resident on the OPC module.
  • Page 146 146 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Compatibilities • Following the addition of a new S/DMS TransportNode OC-48 Release 11, 12, 13, 14 or OC-12 Release 10, 11, 12 system to the INM span of control, which includes also indirectly connected controllers. •...

  • Page 147: Inm Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations INM Engineering Rules The Integrated Network Management Broadband engineering considerations for Release 4.1 are as follows: 1 For an OPC graphical user interface session on the INM Broadband, it is required that the connection between OPC and the INM Broadband be at Ethernet LAN speed (10 Mbit/s).
  • Page 148 148 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations Other platforms which are supported: • HP9000 Model C110 • HP9000 Model C100 • HP9000 Model 735/99 • HP9000 Model 715/64 Full INM Broadband Release 4.1 capacities can be achieved with the HP9000 C200, HP9000 C100, HP9000 C110 or HP9000 735/99 workstations.
  • Page 149 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations Table 27. INM 4.1 Engineering Capacities for a standalone environment Description Number of Element Controller pairs Number of INM workstations that can be directly connected to an OPC module Number of X Terminals that can be...
  • Page 150 150. Each of these primary controllers or a primary and backup controller pairs is denoted a span. The following engineering limits exist for INM 4.1 GUI in a federated environment. The individual workstation values are the same as for the standalone configuration with the following changes within the federation:...
  • Page 151 + (2 * number of federation client connections) = 150 The following table details the INM 4.1 Engineering limits for a workstation running the INM 4.1 GUI only. Table 29. Summary of Engineering Limits for INM 4.1 GUI...

  • Page 152: Terminals Engineering Capacities

    152 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations X Terminals Engineering Capacities X-Terminals are graphical terminals with a local processor and software to run the X Window System. The X-terminal platform of choice for INM Broadband Release 4.1 is: •...

  • Page 153: Bandwidth Between Indirect Clients And Indirect Servers

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations Table 30. Recommended WAN bandwidth between INM workstation and Controllers Number of Controllers 6-150 Bandwidth between Indirect Clients and Indirect Servers The bandwidth required between the INM Client and the INM Server workstations is dependent on the total number of Controllers indirectly managed and by the total number of login sessions to those Controllers.
  • Page 154 154 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations The minimum bandwidth requirement at the INM Broadband Indirect Client Site (configuration shown in Figure 46 on page 153) can be obtained from the following formula: (NumLogSession X 3Kb + NumIndSpan X 250Bytes) / (TransRate) <= 10 seconds Where: NumLogSession is the Number of Login Sessions (Maximum 60) NumIndSpan is the Number of Spans Indirectly Managed (Maximum 750)

  • Page 155: Building Block Considerations

    Blocks on another workstation. Memory Requirements that are provided in this section have been estimated for INM 4.1 (GUI and CORBA components) running with a configuration of 10,000 Network Elements in the network. If your network is smaller, these components require less memory.

  • Page 156: Corba Gateway

    CMBB and PMBB). CORBA Gateway Engineering limits The CORBA Gateway is co-located with the INM GUI software. The cost of running the CORBA Gateway is estimated to one GUI user. The following table gives the engineering limits for this component.

  • Page 157: Sonet Moa

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations Table 31. INM 4.1 CORBA Gateway Engineering Limits Maximum Number of CORBA Gateways per workstation Memory Required (MB) Number of Subdomains supported Number of NEs supported Number of Alarms supported 1. The actual memory consumption might be less for a smaller network.

  • Page 158: Sonet_Moa_Psc

    158 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations Table 32. INM 4.1 SONET MOA Engineering Limits Maximum Number of SONET MOAs per workstation Memory Required (MB) Number of Clients supported Number of NEs supported Number of Alarms supported Number of Rings supported 1.
  • Page 159 RMBB Engineering Rules The following table gives the engineering limits for the RMBB. Table 34. INM 4.1 RMBB Engineering Limits Maximum Number of RMBBs per workstation Memory Required (MB) Number of Clients supported...
  • Page 160 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations CMBB Engineering Rules The following table gives the engineering limits for the CMBB. Table 36. INM 4.1 CMBB Engineering Limits Maximum Number of CMBBs per workstation Memory Required (MB) Number of Clients supported...
  • Page 161 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations AMBB Engineering Rules The following table gives the engineering limits for the AMBB. Table 39. INM 4.1 AMBB Engineering Limits Maximum Number of AMBBs per Trading domain Memory Required (MB) Number of Clients (AMGUI) supported 1.
  • Page 162 162 of 202 Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Engineering Considerations Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 163: Inm Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements

    19 or 21 inch color monitor with 256 colors, 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution and 16 megabytes of RAM These Hardware Requirements are valid for INM 4.1 workstations running the INM GUI or the INM GUI + any CORBA components (except for the HP 715/64 where the INM GUI should only be installed).
  • Page 164 164 of 202 INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements • RISC based, 200 MHz clock • 512 Mb RAM • 4 Gig internal hard disk drive (including swap) • 512 Mb of swap space • DDS tape drive (external recommended) • CD ROM •...
  • Page 165 PA configuration. Installing any INM 4.1 Building Block component on a should only be used for the INM 4.1 GUI software. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements HP 715/6 4 is not supported.

  • Page 166: Hardware Restrictions/Limitations

    INM 4.1 will only support HP-UX 10.20 ACE. The C200 will support ACE 2 (June 98) and the other supported platforms will support ACE 1 (July 97). Therefore it is required that the workstation be upgrad- ed to HP-UX 10.20 ACE 1 or ACE 2 (depending on the platform used).
  • Page 167 HP-UX patches prior to the 2000 calendar year). To obtain HP-UX patches, contact your local Hewlett-Packard technical support group. If you have purchased your workstation through NORTEL, please contact technical support for assistance in getting these patches. Table 40. HP-UX Software patches: HP-UX 10.20...

  • Page 168: Upgrades

    3. The Models C200 and B132L+ only support the HP-UX 10.20 ACE operating system. The HP workstation for INM Broadband can be part of the INM Broadband software purchase. This is an optional offering as the HP workstation can always be purchased directly from HP or from a HP distributor. When ordering the HP workstation from Northern Telecom, the HP workstation will be configured with the proper hardware and operating system parameters.

  • Page 169: Installation Summary

    Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 software, or an upgrade of existing S/DMS Network Manager software. First-time installation If the workstation is purchased from Nortel, the HP-UX operating system is installed and configured for the Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 software. However, the following tasks must be performed before installing the software: •...

  • Page 170: Upgrade

    HP-UX kernel parameters described in Operating System Parameters on page 174. If the workstation is not purchased from Nortel, the operating system would require custom configuration. The following tasks must be performed before installing the software: •...
  • Page 171 5. For more information on HP-UX patches, see Operating System Requirements on page 166. 6. For more information on upgrading the INM Broadband software, see the “Upgrading or reinstalling the INM Broadband software” procedure in the INM Broadband User Guide.

  • Page 172: Workstation Setup Summary

    INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements Workstation setup summary If a new workstation is purchased from Nortel, the screen saver, swap space, and file name settings for the HP-UX operating system are configured for the Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1. If your workstation is not purchased from Nortel, or you are upgrading S/DMS Network Manager software, you must configure the workstation setup options.
  • Page 173 Table 43. Recommended partitions for INM 4.1 GUI only Partition / (root) Swap /var /opt /usr /stand /home /tmp Table 44. Recommended partitions for INM 4.1 GUI and Building Block components co-resident Partition / (root) Swap /var /opt /usr /stand /home...

  • Page 174: Terminals

    174 of 202 INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements X Terminals The X-terminal platform of choice for INM Broadband Release 4.1 is: • HP Entria II color X-terminal with 16 Mb of RAM Other X-terminal platforms which are currently supported (with 16 Mb of RAM): •...

  • Page 175: Northern Telecom Software Requirements

    Maximum Data Segment Size (MB) Use the UNIX System Administration Manager (SAM) to set these parameters. Northern Telecom Software Requirements Please refer to “Ordering Information” on page 183 for detailed product ordering information. INM Release 4.1 Planning Guide INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements...
  • Page 176 176 of 202 INM Broadband Release 4.1 Requirements Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 177: Tcp/Ip Network Requirements

    TCP/IP Network Requirements This section provides a general description of ethernet networks, TCP/IP and X.25 protocols and the requirements needed to support the operation of INM Broadband. Ethernet The ethernet protocol is a standard defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for communication networks.

  • Page 178: Tcp/Ip

    178 of 202 TCP/IP Network Requirements TCP/IP The TCP/IP acronym stands for Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. These protocols are implemented in the protocol stack as shown in Figure 49 on page 177. This protocol is commonly used in conjunction with ethernet networks.

  • Page 179: X.25

    X.25 The X.25 protocol standard defines the interface to a Packet Data Network (PDN), or more specifically, it defines the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Communications Equipment (DCE) interfaces between a synchronous packet-mode host and a PDN. The X.25 protocol suite does not, however, define the internal architecture of the PDN nor does it define the PDN’s operation.

  • Page 180: Wan Requirements

    WAN, shown in Figure 50 on page 179. If the INM Broadband is to be used in a software delivery function, then sub-rate T1 or T1 links are recommended as shown in Figure 51 on page 180.

  • Page 181: Summary

    Summary Two approaches can be used to connect the INM Broadband to the OPC modules: • If the INM Broadband and the OPC modules are co-located, then a LAN only solution may be used • If the INM Broadband and all the OPC modules are not co-located, then a WAN solution must be used to supplement the LAN solution.
  • Page 182 182 of 202 TCP/IP Network Requirements INM Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 183: Ordering Information

    Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 ordering consists of ordering INM product codes from the following order sets: 1 INM Software, which consists of the following: a. INM Broadband Release 4.1 GUI Right-to-Use (RTU) and INM Broadband Release 4.1 CD-ROM Software Load b.

  • Page 184: Inm Broadband Software Ordering

    184 of 202 Ordering Information INM Broadband Software Ordering Please refer to Table 47 on page 185 for the INM Release 4.1 ordering code information. For information concerning MOA ordering, please refer to the Ordering Information section of the MOA Planning Guide, PG 95-11.
  • Page 185 INM Broadband Release 4.1 CD-ROM Software Load INM Problem Analyzer Release 1.0 Application RTU INM Problem Analyzer Release 1.0 CD Software Load INM Problem Analyzer Release 1.0.1 Application RTU (> 250 NEs) INM Problem Analyzer Release 1.0.1 Application RTU (< 250 NEs) INM Problem Analyzer Release 1.0.1 CD Software Load...
  • Page 186 186 of 202 Ordering Information Sets Product Feature INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (Express CX) INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (JungleMux) INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (Cornerstone Voice) INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (AccessNode Express - Voice Module) INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (AccessNode Express - Data Module) INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (INM NETWORKS) INM Broadband NE Connection RTU (Passport)

  • Page 187: Inm Broadband Documentation Ordering

    INM Broadband Documentation Ordering Additional information on INM Broadband Release 4.1 can be found in the following documents: Table 48. INM Broadband Documentation Document Name INM Broadband 4.1 GUI User Guides (Superset) INM Broadband 4.1 GUI and Building Blocks User Guides (Superset) NTSE65HD INM Broadband Introduction INM Broadband Installation and Administration Guide INM Broadband Federated Networks Manual...
  • Page 188 - INM Problem Analyzer Release 1.0 and 1.0.1 RTUs - INM Fault Management Application RTU - INM ATM Fault Management Application RTU - INM Software Management Application RTU - INM Performance Management Application RTU - INM PM Threshold Provisioning Application RTU - INM Protection Control Application RTU - INM Configuration Management Application RTU...
  • Page 189 Sets Product Feature - INM NE Connection RTU - OC-12 - INM NE Connection RTU - OC-48 - INM NE Connection RTU - OC-192 - INM NE Connection RTU - AccessNode - INM NE Connection RTU - Tellabs Titan 5500 DCS - INM NE Connection RTU - DV45 - INM NE Connection RTU - OC-3 Express - INM NE Connection RTU - Express CX...
  • Page 190 The INM Broadband PM Threshold Provisioning Application RTU is an optional software package that provides the user with the capability to get and set PM Threshold parameters through the INM GUI instead of having to log in to the actual NEs.
  • Page 191 Sets Product Feature INM Configuration Manage- ment Application RTU INM STS Connection Manage- ment Application RTU INM VT1.5 Connection Man- agement Application RTU INM Partitioned Access Appli- cation RTU INM Federated Networks Application RTU per N-1 workstations INM Facility Provisioning Application RTU INM Trouble Ticketing Appli- cation RTU...
  • Page 192 192 of 202 Ordering Information Sets Product Feature INM Resource Management CI INM STS Connection Manage- ment CI RTU INM Protection Status & Con- trol CI RTU INM PM Threshold Provision- ing CI RTU INM Internal Users RTU INM External Telco Users RTU INM Broadband Release 4.1 Description The Resource Management Building Block (RMBB) provides contracts for dis-...

  • Page 193: Inm Broadband Hp Workstation & X Terminal Ordering

    Northern Telecom is pleased to offer the purchase of the HP workstation as well as the X Terminal as part of the INM Broadband software purchase. This is an optional offering as the HP workstation and X Terminal can always be purchased directly from HP or from a HP distributor.
  • Page 194 194 of 202 Ordering Information agreement of the INM Broadband software. A customer with a Northern Telecom supplied workstation running INM Broadband only needs to contact Northern Telecom for support of both hardware and software for the duration of the warranty period (one year). Various levels of support can be offered on an annual basis to extend beyond the warranty period.

  • Page 195: List Of Terms

    List of Terms Add Drop Multiplexer AISS Alarm Indication Signal Second Application Management Agent AMBB Application Management Building Block AccessNode AccessNode Express ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange Bipolar Code Violation Bipolar Errored Second BLSR Bidirectional Line Switched Ring D r a f t BSES Bipolar Severly Errored Seconds...
  • Page 196 196 of 202 List of Terms Ethernet IMA Mapper Errored Second Frame Failure Count FMBB Fault Management Building Block Graphical Network Browser Graphical Network Editor Graphical User Interface Hewlett-Packard HP-VUE Hewlett-Packard Visual User Environment Intelligent Alarm Filtering ICCCM Inter-Client Communication Convention Manual IDLC Integrated Digital Loop Carrier IEEE...
  • Page 197 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Span of Control SONET Synchronous Optical Network STS-1 Synchronous Transport Signal (at 51.84 Mb/s) TCP/IP Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Trouble Management System TN-1X TransportNode STM-1 Multiplexing Network Element Trouble Ticket / Trouble Ticketing Unavailable Second UDLC Universal Digital Loop Carrier User Interface...
  • Page 198 198 of 202 List of Terms INM Broadband Release 4.1 PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2...

  • Page 199: Appendix

    If you are Overseas Call us at: 613-765-7766 Duration 90 days from the date of shipment warranty period (standard Nortel warranty period is 12 months) immediately impact, services being carried by the managed nodes, 199 of 202 Times available 24 hours a day...

  • Page 200: Product Warranty

    – issues resulting in the loss of fault management functionality to one Product Warranty The sole obligation of Nortel under this warranty is the replacement or repair, at Nortel's option, of the defective product. Software licensed by Nortel is warranted to function without material troubles which Nortel deems to have resulted from a defect in design of the software, as set forth in the technical specifications of the product.
  • Page 202 Integrated Network Management Products Integrated Network Management Broadband Release 4.1 Planning Guide 1999 Northern Telecom All rights reserved Information subject to change without notice PG OC 98-13 Issue 1.2 February 1999...

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