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Content
1 Product Position 3
2 Network Elements Portfolio 4
3 Network Scenarios 11
3.1 SDH Networks 11
3.2 Microwave SDH Ring 12
3.3 Microwave and Fiber Optic SDH Ring 13
3.4 Mixed Ring 14
3.5 Microwave Networks 15
4 NetViewer Configurations 16
4.1 Entry Configuration 17
4.2 Single Server Configuration 19
4.3 Multi Server Configuration 20
5 Warm Standby Server - Single Server 23
6 Weight associated to the equipment 25
7 Remote Launch 27
8 Web Interface 29
8.1 Web Access 30

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1 Product Position
The NetViewer system represents the Element Management Layer of the Nokia
Siemens Networks
The product positioning and main functionalities are depicted in Fig. 1 NetViewer
Product Positioning


Fig. 1 NetViewer Product Positioning




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2 Network Elements Portfolio
The Network Elements controlled by NetViewer are mainly the NSN Microwave radio

NetViewer
Q1 Agent
Q1 Equipments
SRT 1F
SDH Trunk
FlexiMetro
SDH
TDMoP 4xE1
TDMoP 16xE
DF
DF Blade
DynaSwitchFE
FlexiNT22
FlexiLT22
Connection Master
SRAL XD
FlexiHybrid
FIU19E
FTFA
FTFB
PDH
FlexiPacket Radio
FlexiPacket MultiRadio
FlexiPacket Hub 1200
FlexiPacket Hub 2200
FlexiPacket Hub 800
FlexiPacket FirstMile 200
FlexiPacket eBand
Ethernet
Microwave portfolio Narrowband/Multiservice portfolio

Fig. 2 NetViewer Portfolio
Considering the communication protocol towards TMN, the following groups of
radio are identified:
radio equipment with OSI stack
radio equipment with IP stack
radio equipment with other proprietary stacks



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2.1.1 Radio equipment with OSI stack
The standard OSI protocol via DCC (Data Communication Channels) - overhead
bytes of the SDH signal - is normally supported by the SDH radios, for example SRT
1C, RT 1F. Anyway, the more recent SDH equipment don't implement OSI protocol:
IP based protocols are used instead (e.g. FlexiMetro).
2.1.2 Radio Equipment with IP stack
The IP protocol is supported by the major part of the former-Siemens microwave
equipments, for example SRA L, SRA Series 3, SRAL XD, FlexiMetro. The protocol
stack for these radio devices is usually TCP over IP: so they require a TCP/IP DCN
for the connection to TMNS. Thanks to Dual-Q adapter equipment (a device able to
tunnell/detunell IP messages over OSI ), it's possible to avoid the necessity to create
two different DCNs when SDH (typically OSI based) and IP radio equipments are
simultaneously present,: in such a way only SDH DCN is implemented in the network
Fig. 3 OSI-DCN and Payload Transport Network. shows an example of a network
with a DualQ-Adapter equipment

Fig. 3 OSI-DCN and Payload Transport Network



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Another family of equipments, typically the ones with SNMP communication protocol,
has a UDP/IP stack, instead of TCP/IP; for example:
SRT 1F microwave radio equipment
Narrowband equipment (TDMoP)
Multiservice equipment (DF family)
FIU19E/FTFA radio equipment
FlexiHybrid SDH radio equipment
DualQ-Adapter Enhanced.
2.1.3 Radio Equipment with proprietary stack
Q1 is the protocol supported by some former-Nokia network elements. NetViewer
supervises them by mean of the software product called "Q1-Agent", which publishes
a NE3S (SNMPv2c over UDP plus XML over FTP) interface towards the EMS.
NetViewer does not connect directly Q1 network elements, see Fig. 4 Scenario with
Q1 NEs managed by NetViewer Q1 NEs can be microwave radio devices or other
types of equipment supporting data transport.
TIP
Only for some Q1 NE the direct connection to NetViewer through SNMP interface is
possible; for example:
FIU19E microwave NEs
FTFA microwave radio NEs.


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Q1 Agent is connected to Q1 management buses through remote pollers. A TCP-
based communication protocol is used for communication between the remote pollers
and Q1 Agent. The supported remote pollers are:
DCN Adapter (DCN-A)
AXC.
DCN-A unit has (up to) 3 buses for connecting NEs and AXC has 1 bus for this
purpose. Q1 protocol is used for communication between the remote pollers and
NEs.

Fig. 5 Communication interfaces between Q1 Agent and Q1 NEs


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DCN Adapter
135 mm
2
4
0

m
m
22 mm
DCN Adapter rack shelf for 6 units
LEDs DC
Bus 0 Bus 1 Bus 2LMI LAN
DCN Adapter

Fig. 6 DCN Adapter Example



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Here below all the Node Types currently supported by NetViewer are listed:
ACL2 ACL4 ACM2 ACM2V2 ACM2V5 ACM2_V5.1 ACM4
ACM4_V2 Ala-asema Branching Unit CO140 CO2 CO2-8 CO34 CO8-34
DB 2B DB 2B-CD DB 2B-LB DB 2B-LP DB 2BP DB 2T DF140 DF2-8
DF34 DFE1000 DL2E DL2E IREM
DL2E IREM 260V DL2EREP DM140 DM2 DM2+ DM34 DM8
DMF DMF 16x2 DMR DMR13-18CE DMR18-38CE DMR2000
DMR7000 DN2 DNT128 DNT128 -sp DNT1M DNT2M
DNT2M 1p DNT2M mp DNT2M sp DR13 DR15 DR1500E
FC E1T1 FC RRI FXC E1 Asymm FXC E1T1 Symm FXC HDSL
FXC RRI Hopper 19 Hopper FC RRI Hopper IFUE Hopper RRIC
ILT128 ILT1M Nokia DNT2M Nokia DNT2M -mp Nokia DNT2M -sp
Nokia MetroHub SubStation TMS Adaptor ACL2i dc ACL2ti pf
DNT2Mi sp DNT2Mi mp ACL2i pf DSL2i DNT2Mi-fp530
DNT2Mi-fp G.704 DNT2Mi DNT2M-G mp DNT2M-G sp
ACL8i 75 ohm modem 1 ACL8i 75 ohm modem 2 ACL8i 75 ohm modem 3
ACL8i 75 ohm modem 4 ACL2i FlexiHub 2U Connection Master
TIP
Possible Node Types not included in the previous list are supported by NetViewer as
Node Type Unknown



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3 Network Scenarios
This paragraph gives an overview of the network scenarios, which are managed by
the NetViewer Elements Management System [EMS]. The scenarios described here
are not assaultive
3.1 SDH Networks
NetViewer is able to reach and manage microwave equipment in SDH networks.
Considering older SDH equipment, this is done thanks to an OSI stack integrated in
Net- Viewer . More recent equipment, anyway, are managed via IP stack.

Fig. 7 NetViewer and Microwave Equipment in SDH Network


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3.2 Microwave SDH Ring
SDH microwave ring can be used for the distribution of 2 Mbit/s signal via SRA L


Fig. 8 Microwave SDH Ring


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3.3 Microwave and Fiber Optic SDH Ring
Metropolitan networks often require 2 Mbit/s microwave distributions: this is achieved
by SRA L

Fig. 9 Microwave distributes 2Mbs Signals




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3.4 Mixed Ring
It can occur that STM ring cannot be closed with fiber optic equipment for
geographical reasons, so microwave equipment can be used


Fig. 10 Microwave and Fiber Optic Equipment in the same Ring


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3.5 Microwave Networks
In this scenario, NetViewer is able to manage the microwave radio network
elements.


Fig. 11 Microwave Networks




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4 NetViewer Configurations
NetViewer is a very flexible management system, allowing the expansion of the
management network according to the network growth. For small networks (up to 100
NEs) a simple Notebook PC can be enough; for very wide networks, the Multi Server
configuration with several PCs can be very useful. In the following paragraphs the
allowed network configurations are described.

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2500** NEs*
20 Clients
Single Server
server
Multiple Server
main server
slave servers
clients
clients
* Network Element equivalent
** at NetViewer 10.2 C5
10.000 max NEs*
30 max clients
10 max slave servers

Fig. 12General Configuration Overview




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4.1 Entry Configuration
The Entry one is the minimum configuration for small networks: the subcomponents
Server and Client are installed on a single PC
Only one access is available and it is considered as a start up configuration. The
migration to a higher configuration can be done using the PC as Client PC and
adding the Server PC.
NV Entry Notebook
Q1 Network
Q1 Agent
NV Entry Notebook
MWR & NB/MS
Network
Entry Notebook
Managed NEs: up to 100
Client and Server in the
same Notebook
No additional software
modules
All-in-one configuration:
Q1 Agent + NetViewer +
Node Manager(s) on same
HW

Fig. 13 Entry Configuration with Notebook Example




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NV Entry
Q1 Network
Q1 Agent
MWR & NB/MS
Network
NV Entry
Entry
Managed NEs: up to 200
Client and Server in the same
Notebook
No additional software
modules
All-in-one configuration
Q1 Agent + NetViewer + Node
Manager(s) on same HW

Fig. 14 Entry configuration Example

TIP
The system Database is Microsoft Access.


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4.2 Single Server Configuration
For medium networks the Server and Client subcomponents are installed on different
PCs To support a distributed operation of the network, several NetViewer Clients can
operate simultaneously. Concurrent access to network resources is handled by the
Server:
only one operator at a time may obtain write access to a certain network element
concurrent access, to NE data, is any way possible in read-only mode.
NV Server
Operational Centres
rem
otely located
NV Client 1 NV Client 2
NV Client 3
NV Client 20
Q1 Network
Q1 Agent
MWR & NB/MS
Network
OR

Fig. 15 Single Server Configuration Example
TIP
In order to know the maximum numbers of NEs managed by a single server see
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4.3 Multi Server Configuration
NetViewer can be configured with several Servers to scale the network management.
In the Multi Server configuration a Server, called Main-Server, has the role of
MasterServer; the other ones, called Sub-Servers, are the Slave Servers. Each
Server is functionally independent and it manages the communication with its NEs.
The difference between Main-Server and Sub-Servers concerns the network view:
the map managed by the Main-Server contains the Sub-Servers. In other words, the
Main-Server sees all the NEs managed by the Sub-Servers; on the contrary, a Sub-
Server sees only its own NEs.
In a Multi Server configuration it is not allowed:
having nested Sub-Servers: there is only one level of Sub-Servers
having multiple representation of the same NE, in the network, also if they are in
different servers: the violation of this rule can cause system malfunction.
Q1 Network 1
MWR & NB/MS
Network 2
NV Master
NV Client(s)
Q1 Agent 1
NV Serve 2
Q1 Agent or NV server 10

Fig. 16 Multi Server Configuration Example
TIP
In order to know the maximum numbers of NEs managed by a multi server see
chapter : 6
WARNING
In Multi Server Configuration from the SVR 10.x , the Main Server doesnt
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4.3.1 Subserver Types
The versions of NetViewer prior to the V9.5 managed only the native Sub-Server
type: the native type is simply another installation of the NetViewer Server. Starting
from Net- Viewer V9.5, other types are supported.
The native Sub-Servers share with the Main- Server the behavior and the interfaces,
so they can be managed with the same graphical interfaces, both for run-time
supervision (via GUI Client) and for off-line network design (via NetBuilder tool). The
newer Sub-Server types are products different from Net- Viewer, and each of them
provides its user management interface. Due to this reason, the NetViewer GUI can
connect directly the native Sub-Servers, but not the other Sub- Servers; the
supervision of the NEs in a non-native Sub-Server map can be done, by the operator,
via a NetViewer GUI connected to the Main-Server, as depicted in Fig. 17Different
Types of Subserver

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Each "additional" Sub-Server type has its proper configuration tool, where the native
one is supported by NetBuilder
The Q1 Sub-Server is configured via a WEB browser connected to the HTTP Server
implemented by the Q1 Sub-Server itself.


Fig. 18 Native and Q1 Subserver Configuration Way


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5 Warm Standby Server - Single Server
This configuration may be used if the customer wants to have the system working
even if the Server PC fails (e.g. because of a serious hardware failure, a fire in the
management centre, ...). The concept of the Standby solution is the protection of the
whole Server system. The Standby Server is a second Server machine, which can be
situated on local Fig. 19 Local NetViewer Warm Standby Configuration or on remote
site Fig. 20 Remote NetViewer Warm Standby Configuration. Both the Active and
Standby Server have identical hardware and software configuration.


Fig. 19 Local NetViewer Warm Standby Configuration


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Fig. 20 Remote NetViewer Warm Standby Configuration

NetViewer Clustering Architecture of Microsoft Windows is the base of NetViewer
Warm Standby system. The Clustering Architecture presents to the network of Net-
Viewer Clients a redundant group of hosts that act as a single logical Server (that is
they share a single "virtual" IP address). If the host currently "active" failed, another
host would quickly takeover the Server's responsibilities allowing the Clients to
continue submitting requests to the Server without knowing anything about the
physical Server's switch. During the normal system run all Database transactions on
the Active Server are automatically replicated to the Standby Server. In case of a
breakdown of the Active NetViewer Server the network control is automatically
assumed by the Standby Server and only a short period off loss of supervision may
occur
In case of remote localization of NetViewer Standby PC, it is required to connect the
LAN by a dedicated link: the same has to be done for the network connection. In the
Fig. 20 Remote NetViewer Warm Standby Configuration, two couples of routers are
drawn for underlining the dedicated links concept: really only a couple of routers can
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6 Weight associated to the equipment
In order to determine the total number of elements that can be managed by a
NetViewer native Sub-Server/NetViewer Single Server, also the weight associated to
each type of element must be considered.
In the following table are reported the main NetViewer configuration, with the max
number of NE that can be manage.

Configurations Max NE equivalents Other limitations
Entry/Entry Notebook
Configuration
200 NEeq Max 200 SDH trunk 1
Max 200 SDH trunk 2
Max 200 SPS 155
Single Server/ Sub
Server
2500 NEeq Max 250 SDH trunk 1
Max 200 SDH trunk 2
Max 250 SPS 155
Main Server
(Multi server
configuration)
10000 NEeq
(NO direct NE managed)

Q1 Sub Server 3600 NEs -
Q1 Sub Server in Entry 200 NEs -

WARNING
Take care that NEeq = Network Element Equivalent is referred to the SRAL (XD)
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Different Type of NEs have different weights

MW NE = SRA L, SRAL XD
NEeq = 1
MW NE = FTFA, FTFB, FIU19E
NEeq = 1
SRT 1, SRT 1C, SRA, SPS 155, SRT 1S
NEeq = 1
SPS E, SRA S3, FlexiMetro
NEeq = 1
FlexiHybrid
NEeq = 2
SRT 1F
NEeq = 2
FlexiPacket Radio, FlexiPacket MultiRadio
NEeq = 1
FlexiPacket Hub 1200, FlexiPacket Hub 2200,
NEeq = 2
FlexiPacket FirstMile 200, FlexiPacket HUB 800/800H
NEeq = 1
DualQ Adapter
NEeq = 1
DF1/4, DF1/4 Blade, DF CX, TDMoP 4xE1, TDMoP 16xE1
NEeq = 1
SNMP Based Device
NEeq = 1
Legacy Nokia Q1 MWR supported through Q1 Agent
NEeq = 1
Legacy Nokia Q1 NB/MS supported through Q1 Agent
NEeq = 1
SUMMARY
Example. 100 Flexi Packet Radio + 100 Flexi Packet 1200 = 300 NEs
In a Multiserver configuration the max number of NEeq is 10000, that means 5000
Flexi Packet Hub (1200/2200)


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7 Remote Launch
NetViewer is tested and certified to be compatible with the remote launch of the GUI
client, via Citrix XenApp. This framework allows having, at a terminal, the display of a
program running on a different PC; it is possible, in other words, to operate on the
graphical interface of a program not installed and running locally.

Fig. 21 Single Server with Citrix Environment


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Fig. 22 GUI Remote Launch provides a deeper look in the architecture supporting the
remote launch of NetViewer GUI


Fig. 22 GUI Remote Launch


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8 Web Interface
The main function of NetViewer HTTP Server is to provide an Internet/Intranet
access towards NetViewer Serve
This feature allows monitoring the status of the radio network managed by NetViewer
from every PC/Palmtop connected in Internet/Intranet with the Server PC by means
of a Microsoft Internet Explorer type browser. By means of WEB Client, the operator
can execute read-only operations. In detail, it is possible, according to query to the
Database and to the NetViewer Server engine, to manage from the browser the
following functions:
Network Alarm List
NE Alarm List
Network History Report
NE History Report
Network Performance Report
NE Performance Report
Network Inventory Report
NE Inventory Report
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Fig. 23 Access via Intra/Internet from Browser towards NetViewer Server


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8.1 Web Access
From the Browser type the server IP address follow by \NetViewer
The Web browser login page appears:
User Name : administrator
Pss: sysmanager

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Fig. 24 Web Access


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The Web Client User Interface appears:
The WEB Client is a HTTP interface that allows monitoring the status of the radio
network and of the NEs directly from a browser. The displaying on browser of the
network map foresees a series of HTML pages opened in cascade starting from the
main root page of the Server network map (Root Map page) up to reach the status
page of the single NEs.

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On each HTML page, except for the login page, a tool bar is present, that provides
the following buttons:
Back: it is the command to come back to the previous page (it corresponds to the
backward command of the browser)
RootMap: it opens the main root page of the network map
Network Alarm List: it opens the page that lists all the alarms currently activated
over the whole radio network
History: it opens the query page of the Network History Report
Performance: it opens the query page of the network Performance Report
Inventory: it opens the query page of the Network Inventory Report
Options: it opens the setting page of the report displaying parameters
Tools: it opens the window of the reports available via Reporting Services
Downloads: it opens the window for the download via HTTP of the Client
components and updates

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