License Management - Ericsson MINI-LINK TN R3 ETSI Technical Description

MINI-LINK TN R3 ETSI
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License Management

License Key Files (LKF) can be installed both locally and remotely. License
installation utilizes a local or remote FTP server to distribute the LKF to the
NE. An FTP server is provided on the MINI-LINK Service Software CD used
when installing software on site.
The LKF is bound to a fingerprint which is a unique ID of a RMM, and will only
function when installed on the correct RMM.
Once installed, the NE features that is comprised within that LKF is allowed to
be used. Multiple LKF can be used simultaneously on one NE, as long as they
come from separate license generators. (Multiple license generators are a
future system solution.)
The NE has a license inventory view.
An attempt to configure a function without a suitable LKF installed causes
an error and the service will be unavailable until the file is installed. The
error is sent as a standard event message to the management software. For
migration, the error is reduced to a warning when introducing licensing, and the
configuration still allowed. New SW versions will introduce the locking.
Since the licenses are critical to secure the desired operation of the NE, a grace
period (30 days) has been introduced in the unusual case of a RMM failure.
The LKF will seem available during this grace period, and should give sufficient
time to do a RMM repair. The RMM failure is indicated as a HW alarm.
There is no technical solution introduced for moving of licenses from one RMM
to another. Commercial solutions exists.
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