Redline Management Software

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Redline Management Software (RMS) provides sophisticated management tools that significantly reduces the cost of operating broadband wireless networks, improves customer satisfaction and enhances the ability to deliver advanced services. RMS is made up of two products, RedMAX EMS and ClearView NMS. RedMAX EMS is an element manager that supports the RedMAX™ family. ClearView NMS is a full featured network manager that supports the AN-80i and RDL-2000 broadband radio platforms.

Overview

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ClearView NMS

ClearView NMS is a sophisticated and easy-to-use centralized network management solution that provides configuration, monitoring and control of single or multiple Redline networks. This includes AN-80i, RDL-3000 and RDL-2000 broadband wireless platforms, as well as multi-vendor network devices. It offers a rich visualization environment to quickly gauge network health without using complex or expensive monitoring equipment.

The strong network discovery capability quickly locates all devices throughout the network and presents them in an easy-to-read topology map. Clicking on a device on the map reveals its status and performance indicators and allows you to drill down to view detailed device configuration parameters.

A full suite of provisioning, configuration, backup and restore tools are provided in addition to software upgrade tools that let you schedule upgrades any time. Event and fault management notifications are sent when important status changes occur such as receive signal strength exceeding a threshold level or a link going down.

For high availability applications, ClearView NMS is available in hot-standby configurations with co-located or physically separated hardware platforms.

ClearView NMS is more than a traditional network manager. Its powerful visualization tools, its software management tools and its ease of use makes ClearView NMS invaluable in the management of broadband wireless networks.

RedMAX EMS

RedMAX EMS acts as a gateway between Redline equipment in the network and the operator’s Network Management System (NMS) and Operational Support System/Business Support System (OSS/BSS), and enables full-system automation over-the-air (OTA).

RedMAX EMS simplifies fixed and nomadic subscriber configuration via pre-provisioning, automatic discovery of new elements, class bundles and service flow bundles. Its extensive administration tools include backup and restores, log generation and reporting.

To ensure uninterrupted services and to minimize the impact of NMS traffic, RedMAX EMS includes programmable Threshold Crossing Alerts (TCA’s) and a Northbound Interface (NBI) for provisioning, including services, reporting inventory and alarm propagation.

 

ClearView NMS

Elements Supported

  • AN-80i, RDL-3000, RDL-2000, SNMP-based devices 

User Interfaces

  • ClearView Client
  • Web Browser – Internet Explorer, Foxfire

 User Views

  • Topology Tree by Subnet, Groups, Location
  • Geomaps with Google Earth® API
  • Logical Network

Configuration Management

  • Auto Discovery of Network Elements
  • Bulk Templates
  • Forms
  • Provisioning
  • Configuration Backup and Restore
  • Software Image Upgrade       

Event and Fault Management

  • Alarm and Events Filtering and Sorting
  • Alarm Severity Assignment Profiles
  • Alarm Configuration
  • Alarm Types with Threshold Crossing Alerts (TCA)
  • Alarm Forwarding and Notification

Performance Management

  • Performance Threshold Crossing Alerts
  • Performance and Diagnostic Dashboards
  • Chart or Table View
  • Storage and Retrieval

 Inventory Management

  •  View by Devices, Sites, Third Party
  • All Main Attributes

Security Management

  • User Authentication Management
  • User Session Logging

 Reporting

  • Print View
  • Export to CSV

NBI

  • SNMP v1/v2c/v3 CORBA
  • X-RPC (XML over RPC)
  • Web Services
  • HTTP/HTTPS

System Requirements

Server

  • Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server
  • Linux Red Hat, CentOS and Ubuntu
  • Sun Solaris 10

Client

  • Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/WIN7
  • Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8
  • Mozilla Firefox 3

Hardware Requirements

Up to 200 devices/100 links

  • CPU – Intel Pentium i7 2.66GHz
  • Memory – 4GB SDRAM DDR3
  • Disk – 100GB/7500RPM
  • 1Gb Ethernet Interface

200+ devices

  • CPU – Dual Intel Xeon 5600
  • Memory – 8/16GB SDRAM DDR3.
  • Disk – 500GB SAT/10000RPM
  • Dual 1Gb Ethernet interface
  • Redundant 400W Power Supply

RedMAX EMS

Elements Supported

  • AN-100U, AN-100UX, SU-O, SU-I 

Networking and Communication

  • TCP/IP Interfaces
  • Web Based
  • CORBA / IDL (NBI: TMF 814 v.3)
  • Web Services / SOAP / XML
  • SNMP
  • Trap forwarding via SNMP NBI

Platforms and Technologies

  • J2EE
  • Web Based Client (IE and Firefox)
  • Solaris 10 server
  • Windows 2003 Server
  • SQL Database
  • High Availability
  • Concurrent Users: 25
  • Number of Elements/Server: up to 75,000

OAM&PT (Operation, Administration,
Maintenance, Provisioning, Troubleshooting)

  • Reporting
  • PDF, RTF, CSV, XLS Formats
  • Scheduled Email
  • Log generation and administration
  • Backup and Restore of Database

Configuration Management

  • Auto Discovery of Network Elements
  • Service Class Bundles
  • Service Flow Bundles
  • Pre-provisioning
  • Provisioning Classifications (VLAN, DSCP, IP, etc.)

Fault Management

  • X.733 ITU-T based Alarm
  • Alarm filtering
  • Alarm Severity Assignment Profiles
  • Alarm Configuration
  • Alarm Types with Threshold Crossing Alerts (TCA)

Subscriber Unit Provisioning

  • Self-contained Pre-provisioning
  • DHCP Proxy or SNMP Trap Sector Activation
  • Northbound Interface for Integration to OSS

Security Management

  • Role Definitions
  • User Login Tracking
  • User Sessions Logging
  • User Authentication Management
  • Password & User Policies
  • Multi-user & Activity Logging

Performance Management

  • Performance Threshold Crossing Alerts
  • Key Performance Indicators Dashboard
  • Retrieval of performance monitoring and traffic data
  • Service Flow and Channel Measurement statistics

Inventory Management

  • Element Software Upgrades & Scheduling
  • Image Management
  • Element Configuration Backup & Restore


To learn more, contact us today.