TMA management
Version 4.5 11 February 2004 Paul PyckVersion 4.5 11 February 2004 Paul Pyck
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Contents• Management topologies• General features• TMA management tools• TMA Element Management applications• Network management applications and integration with other platforms
• Supported products
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Management Topologies
• Overview• Non-IP and IP devices• Management topologies in the access network• Orchid hardware• Orchid connections to Telindus devices• Orchid connections to management stations
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Overview
Access network: CMS2 protocol
IP network
management station:•TCP/IP management•HP OpenView•Other
Concentrator device:
Orchid 1003 LAN or
Telindus 1035
TMA
TMA
Backbone network: IP protocol
Protocol conversions in Orchid management concentrator:TelnetSNMPHTTPping
TMA
IP device
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Non-IP and IP devices• Non-IP devices
• Examples: transparent modems, multiplexers and converters• Require Orchid concentrator (mediation device) for central
management• Orchid concentrates alarms, is CMS2 relay agent, TCP/IP proxy
and handles consistency
• IP devices• Examples: Telindus 1421 SHDSL Router, Telindus 1030 Router• Do not require Orchid concentrator for central management
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Management topologies in the access network(1)
• Modem links have an auxiliary channel for management
• Default relative addressing scheme
0 1
• Extended links by interconnecting CTRL ports 0 1 2 3
• More complex extensions with absolute addressing scheme
0 1
223 222
139 140
Orchid DM
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Management topologies in the access network (2)
• Small extensions on a PDH or SDH network. These include typically Crocus DXC or Crocus ADM 2P devices.
• Management information forwarded over the Sa bits of time slot 0 of E1 interface over the SDH / PDH network.
• On the central side, similarly a Crocus DXC or Crocus ADM 2P can retrieve the management information from the E1 interface and send it to the Orchid 1003 LAN.
SDH / PDH
Crocus DXC / ADM 2P
E1E1
Crocus DXC / ADM 2P
Orchid DM
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Orchid hardware• Telindus 1035 Orchid CV
• Best suited for topology with CN4 central units
• Telindus 1035 Orchid TT• Has 2 low-speed asynchronous ports for desktop units• Other 1030 Router Series include also Orchid features
with different interfaces, but without HS-bus
• Orchid 1003 LAN TT• Best suited for direct connection of desktop devices in
heterogeneous topologies. • Has 14 low-speed asynchronous port• Available until end-of-stock
• Orchid DM is a simple digital multipoint device
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Orchid connections to Telindus devices
High Speed bus•similar to LAN bus•Up to 4 / 7 card nests•100 … 800 kbit/s•on CV: 2 ports to divide load
Asynchronous ports•connect directly to Table Top modem•speed up to 9600 bit/s
Telindus 1035 Orchid / Orchid 1003 LAN
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Orchid connections to management stations
• Orchid = IP router• Always IP protocol towards the management station
• Each device has its own IP address. Alternatively it is addressed through Orchid’s IP address + exit port & NMS address
• Each modem has also a name
• Direct WAN encapsulations possible• PPP• Frame Relay• X25 (Orchid 1003 LAN only)• ATM (Telindus 1035 Orchid only)
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General features
• CMS2 protocol• Alarm reporting• Preventive monitoring• Security• Orchid as CMS2 relay agent for non-IP devices• Orchid as TCP/IP proxy for non-IP devices• Configuration and firmware distribution and consistency
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CMS2 protocol• Proprietary network management protocol• Uses principles of CMIP and CORBA• Generic protocol -> per device type:
• model file• bitmap file for sub-system picture in TMA• private MIB file for SNMP
• All management applications like TMA, TMA for HP OpenView, TMA CLI, console CLI & ATWIN, telnet, SNMP, HTTP, EasyConnect all use the model file
• Complete set is called TMA management features
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Alarm reporting for non-IP devices
• Orchid polls modems for presence
Concentrator device:Orchid
• Modems spontaneously send alarms to Orchid
• All alarms can be masked and given a severity level per device
Present?
YesORCHID 1003
LAN
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Alarm reporting for IP devices
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Any SNMP station
TMA Element Management station
SNMP traps
CMS2 alarms
• (1) Orchid or IP device forwards alarms as SNMP traps• Trap destinations to be configured
• (2) TMA Element Management application receives alarms in proprietary protocol:
• alarms are acknowledged
• much more processing efficient (important for large networks)
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Preventive monitoringStatistics over last period
• last 2 hours and last 24 hours• last 7 days on recent device types
• Simplifies network problem diagnosis• 3 kinds of parameters
• time• counter• status
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Security• One device may have different passwords
• Passwords can assigned with different access levels: read, write, security, test, file access
• If no passwords defined, no password required for access
• All applications use these passwords• The following applications can be inhibited on IP
devices:• SNMP• Telnet and HTTP (web)• TFTP and FTP
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Orchid as CMS2 relay agent for non-IP devices
• TMA over IP, TMA CLI, TMA for HP OpenView: Orchid encapsulates CMS2 protocol in IP
• Orchid is a CMS2 relay agent
IP network
TMA
TMA, TMA CLI
TMA Element Management application
Orchid concentrator
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Orchid as TCP/IP proxy for non-IP devices
• Telnet, SNMP, HTTP: Orchid is a TCP/IP proxy: translates IP protocol into CMS2, gets info from device and translates this into IP protocol
• Ping: Orchid replies on ping requests if it is in contact with device
• To manage non-IP devices with SNMP or ping, each device needs its own IP address (configured in the Orchid)
• Non-IP devices can be managed via the Orchid without their own IP address with TMA, TMA CLI, TMA Element Management , TMA for HP OpenView, telnet and HTTP
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IP
Management station
OR
CH
ID
Orchid File System
Modem Configuration profile
Modem firmware
Configuration & firmware distribution
• Available for non-IP devices• Firmware distribution has some limitations:
• on some type of equipment, not possible on remote• not possible on central Table Top modems• not possible on modem extensions
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IP
Management station
OR
CH
ID
Orchid File System
Modem Configuration profile
Modem firmware
Configuration & firmware consistency
• Available for non-IP devices• Permanent check on same configuration/firmware on file system and in
device• If not same, download from Orchid
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TMA management tools
• TMA• EasyConnect hand terminal• VT100 local connection and telnet• Web interface• SNMP• Ping• TFTP, FTP & TML• TMA CLI
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TMA: Features• Connects to CTRL port and over IP• Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP platforms• Configuration, Status & Performance management• Local, Remote & Network connectivity• Interactive subsystem picture (ISSP)• Export & import data to/from PC• Flash software download• Session authentication and frame encryption• Filtering and sorting of tables• TMA can be called with command line parameters• Free software
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TMA: User Interface
Containment tree window
Attribute window
Action window
Structured value window
Menu bar
Toolbar
Status bar
Subsystem picture button
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TMA: interactive subsystem picture
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TMA ISSP can be customised to customer’s needs
•Based on .usr file
•Includes scripting + CLI commands
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EasyConnect hand terminal• Connects to the CTRL connector for
all equipment that supports TMA locally (both TT and CV units)
• Gives LCD/keyboard interface based on model info on 2 lines of 24 characters
• Full management information available!
• Has processor and memory on-board• Has rechargeable battery for portable
use• Typically used if installation engineers
have no PC, for devices without much configuration
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VT100 local connection and telnet• VT100 terminal or terminal emulation connects to CTRL
port• Starts up in Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Suitable for experienced users
• Type ‘ATWIN’ to switch to interactive user interface (ATWIN)
• Suitable for novice users
• Telnet connection• Same user interfaces CLI and ATWIN
IP
VT100 terminal
IP device
Non-IP device
Orchid
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CLI user interfaceExample:
/crocus ShdslTt/line: “Edit Configuration”>GETretrain = { errorPersistenceTime = “10 seconds” errorThreshold = “30 %” }channel = remoteregion = annexBtimingMode = plesiochronous…/ crocus ShdslTt : “Edit Configuration”>GET / crocus ShdslTt /line/startupMargin/ crocus ShdslTt /line/startupMargin = 2dB/ crocus ShdslTt : “Edit Configuration”>
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ATWIN user interface
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Web interfaceIP
Web browser
IP device
Non-IP device
Attribute values
Actions window
Attributes
Objects
Group window
Buttons
Orchid
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SNMP
• MIB2 + standard traps• system and interface groups supported
• Private MIB + enterprise specific traps• maps completely to maintenance possibilities in TMA• each device has own private MIB
• Each network element must have an IP address
IP
SNMP station
IP device
Non-IP device
Orchid
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Ping
Ping reply• For non-IP devices: Orchid replies if it is in contact with the
device• Each network element must have an IP address
Ping request• Available on IP devices
IP
Ping station
IP device
Non-IP device
Orchid
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TFTP, FTP and TML• For configuration & firmware download• TFTP/FTP
• For use over IP network to Orchid concentrator or IP device
• TML• Telindus Memory Loader• DOS program for local firmware download
• TFTP and TML are both integrated in TMA
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TMA CLI• What is it?
• Executable Command Line Interface• Serves to write scripts to automate management functions
• CLI user interface syntax• Typically used in large networks
• On Windows & Sun Solaris platforms• Comes with license key and maintenance contract
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TMA Element Management applications
• TMA Element Management (EM) applications• TMA EM common features• TMA Element Management• TMA for HP OpenView• TMA EM versions and support• TMA EM platforms• TMA EM system requirements
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TMA Element Management (EM) applications
Two EM applications available• TMA Element management: stand-alone Element
Management application, exist of• Element Manager• Element View
• TMA for HP OpenView: Element Management application integrated on HP-OV NNM platform
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TMA EM common features (1)
IP
TMA Elm Mgt appl.
Proprietary alarms Proprietary alarms
TMA application
•Alarms•Proprietary protocol (CMS2) for 100% reliability and optimal performance•Notification with user-selectable severity level•Alarm filtering towards event log•Alarm acknowledgement•Alarm synchronisation after connection fail•Alarm status view per device
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TMA EM common features (2)• Individual network element configuration & maintenance
(TMA)• Security: each user login may correspond with a
different password• TMA EM application automatically managing all devices
defined in an Orchid concentrator• Name address resolution for TMA and TMA CLI
• e.g. “TMA Haasrode” instead of “TMA 194.17.44.188”
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TMA Element Management: GUIElement View
Device explorer window
Current alarms for selected
device(s)
Alarm history for selected device(s)
Colour of device icon indicates alarm status
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TMA Element Management: additional features
• Multiple Element Views (GUI) on different stations
> Element View
> represent the devices graphically in a hierarchical icon view
> device icons indicate the alarm status of the device
> has a window showing the current alarms and alarm history
> can acknowledge and unacknowledge alarms
> Is not a snmp tool
• IP Element Discovery by entering IP address range*• Filtering and sorting of alarms in Element View*
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TMA Element Management
Acknowledge Acknowledged by
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TMA for HP OpenView: GUI
HP OpenView sub-map
Right-click on icon for TMA and alarm status view
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TMA for HP OpenView: additional features
• Multiple console stations or use of X-terminal sessions• IP auto-discovery using SNMP and ping• Many other EM applications from other vendors run on
the HP-OV platform
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TMA EM versions and support• TMA EM versions
• Demo (up to 8 devices): free• Entry level (up to 250 devices): licensed• Unlimited (>250 devices): licensed
• Maintenance contract required• Free upgrades• Assistance via web-based interface
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TMA EM platforms
Hardware / O.S. PlatformWindows
Network Management Platform
Application Software TMA for HP OpenView
Sun Solaris
HP OpenView NNM
20007 8
6.1-6.3 6.1–6.X 6.1-6.X 6.4
XP
WindowsSun Solaris
2000 / XP7, 8
TMA Element Management
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TMA EM system requirements• Single management station with TMA EM application can
manage over 40000 Telindus access devices• TMA EM applications can manage up to 16000 Telindus
true IP devices on 1 station
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Network management applications and integration with other platforms
• TMA Inventory Management• TMA Path Management TDM• TMA integration with higher-layer platforms• NewBridge integration• TeMIP integration
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TMA Inventory Management• Inventory management = central database keeps
information regarding the network elements• TMA inventory management = add-on application to TMA
Element Management applications• Goal: Outside network management platform extracts
information• Communication protocol = CMS2• Any change generates an event to the outside
application -> automatic trigger• The supported platforms are the same as for TMA
Element Management
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TMA Path Management TDM (1)
• Mux devices in portfolio -> complete backbone extensions possible with only Telindus access devices
• A single view on a complete TDM path• Both access and backbone equipment may be involved• Add-on application to TMA inventory management and
TMA Element Management applications
SDH
ADM
Leased line
Active section Passive section Active section
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TMA Path Management TDM (2)• Features
Look-up of TDM paths over Telindus access devices Provisioning of TDM paths between Telindus access devices* Status view of the complete link Performance view of the complete link Alarm status of the complete link Breakdown from the link view to detailed element view Path alarm forwarding with SNMP or CMS2
User interfaces• TMA for administration• Web for operation & maintenance
• Supported platforms: same as for TMA Element Management
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TMA Path Management TDM (3) TMA User Interface
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TMA Path Management TDM (4) Web Interface
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TMA Path Management TDM (5) Path View
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TMA Path Management TDM (6) Alarm View
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Integration with higher layer platforms
• Requirements and platforms vary greatly from one network to another
• In almost every case, this requires specific developments• Options
• TMA CLI: useful to gather specific attributes from the network elements or executing actions like making loops
• Forward filtered alarms from HP OpenView NNM as SNMP traps• Alarm integration using Telindus protocol CMS2 over TCP/IP
• CMS2 Uses the principles of ITU-T TMN • Less complex than a Q3 or a CORBA interface• Information from the add-on applications TMA inventory management
and TMA path management can also be exchanged in this way
• Build a Q3 or CORBA interface• Read TMA alarm log file at regular intervals
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Integration with NewBridge 46020 (1)• NewBridge 46020 is a platform for path management of NewBridge
equipment (NewBridge 46020 = Alcatel 5620)• This integration allows the element management of all Telindus
equipment from the 46020 platform• Requires installation of openSNMP module + HP OpenView on 46020
platform• Two ways to see Telindus devices:
• launch HP-OV map with Telindus devices from 46020 map all HP-OV and TMA for HP-OV features are available on this map
• with a command, the operator can copy the Telindus devices from HP-OV to the 46020 map operator can make logical connections to NewBridge equipment launching TMA from 46020 map is possible!
One can combine both ways
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Integration with NewBridge 46020 (2)
Telindus device
Logical link
TMA window launched from 46020 icon
NewBridge 46020 map
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Integration with TeMIP
• Alarm integration with TeMIP• Off-the shelf available as separate sales item from
Compaq or Telindus partner
IP
TMA for HP OpenView
Telindus AM
TeMIP
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Supported products
Product Via CTRL port
Via Orchid conc.
IP device
Crocus HDSL F / SDSL / SHDSL / FO / ADM 2P / DXC / CNV (except CNV 2M TT) / Aster 4 Flash since 1998 / Aster 5
Crocus Inverse Mux / Crocus Router 2M / Telindus 1320 SDSL Router / Telindus 1030 Router Series/ Telindus 1431 / Telindus 2300 Series / Telindus 2400 Series
Crocus Router Interfaces / Telindus 1421 / Crocus E3 MUX
Aster 4 since 1995 / Aster 4 Flash until 1998 / Crocus HS / Crocus HDSL
These products are supported by TMA management applications:
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Conclusions• Complete set of maintenance and management
applications• All device types support the different applications• All applications support the complete attribute set of the
devices• Manageable topologies very flexible• Extensive management information in the devices
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