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StrataSphere ATM Network Management
This chapter provides information on the StrataCom StrataSphere ATM network management products. The information is organized into the following sections:
http://www.cisco.com. For more information, see the chapter "Documentation" at the end of the catalog.
StrataSphere is an SNMP-based multiprotocol management environment designed specifically for ATM WANs. It provides integrated service management and process automation to simplify management of even the most complex networks. StrataSphere allows you to easily monitor usage, provision connections, prototype services, optimize traffic flow, model network design, and track network statistics.
StrataSphere is designed to address the significant demands in managing and operating next-generation ATM networks. StrataSphere's robust, scalable architecture meets today's business requirements for the control, operation, and end-to-end service management of product-oriented wide-area ATM networks.
StrataSphere is the industry's first robust, scalable management environment for ATM systems. As such, it is designed to address the major issues surrounding network management, which must be addressed for ATM deployment:
The following features are available with StrataCom StrataSphere:
StrataSphere's distributed architecture is optimized for scalability. StrataSphere network management is designed to scale from the few-node user to the multithousand node carrier service network.
Management Architecture and Standards
Cisco's StrataSphere network management provides the unique capabilities required for managing ATM WANs. While Stratm is the ASIC implementation of ATM, StrataSphere distributes the logical management intelligence throughout the network via a set of building blocks, or modules. By distributing network management functionality, service management and process automation can be tightly integrated---simplifying management of even the most complex WANs and providing a comprehensive end-to-end management solution.
StrataSphere revolves around a TMN-compatible structured architecture optimized for scalable ATM system management. First, a significant amount of intelligence is distributed to the elements themselves, allowing fast, distributed rerouting and real-time quality of service management. Elements collect and archive granular historical statistics (not simple counters) and provide standard, open interfaces to information. Interface protocols include and extend beyond SNMP, which is real-time intensive and has excessively high overhead, to TFTP, which is optimized for bulk data transfer, and can upload one million usage statistics per hour per management station. StrataSphere also supports Telnet for direct nodal access.
Element and network management functions are provided by the StrataView Plus system, which can manage all StrataCom network elements seamlessly. StrataView Plus in turn provides open interfaces for other StrataSphere tools and for higher level service management systems.
StrataView Plus, a suite of SNMP-based network management applications, available for HP OpenView and NetView for AIX, provides powerful fault, configuration, and performance management functionality. StrataView Plus also provides StrataSphere's robust statistics collection, storing the information in an Informix SQL database and allowing simple integration of this data into existing network management and operations systems. The StrataSphere tools include the following capabilities:
The StrataSphere Modeler lets network managers read, design, modify, and analyze networks on line. With Modeler software, the best network topology can be quickly and easily designed, based on existing network configuration data. The StrataSphere Optimizer enables "what if" scenarios based on predefined parameters to analyze user traffic patterns, optimize for least cost, and determine minimum adequate redundancy. Optimizer software simplifies prototyping of new services and helps network managers determine how future growth will impact service usage and resource allocation.
StrataView Plus software provides powerful fault, configuration, and performance management capabilities for the BPX Service Node. A user-friendly, graphics-oriented interface running under HP OpenView and IBM NetView for AIX platforms lets network managers view the entire network at once to quickly identify and isolate network problems.
Service Management and Integration
The StrataSphere Service Agent provides network and service layer management views and control through a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) proxy agent. This feature enables automated provisioning, simplifies customer network management, and provides a basis for other value-added service management solutions. The StrataSphere Statistics Agent software collects comprehensive network statistics for billing, cost allocation, performance management, and capacity planning. The Statistics Agent saves time and simplifies billing and planning. StrataSphere BILLder software lets network managers monitor network traffic flow and allocate costs. Once billing periods are defined, BILLder captures the data from that period and formats it in a standard or customized billing record.
Table 226 provides the system requirements for StrataSphere ATM network management.
Table 226 : StrataSphere System Requirements
| Description | Requirement |
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| Hardware | Sun SPARCsystem |
| Operating system | Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) |
| Memory | 128 MB to 192 MB (depending on configuration) |
| Disk | 1.5 GB |
| Video | 17" color monitor, 256-color display adapter |
Table 227 lists the product numbers you can use to order StrataCom StrataSphere ATM network management software.
Table 227 : StrataCom StrataSphere Product Numbers
| Description | Product Numbers |
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| StrataView Plus | |
| StrataView Plus 727 software license (<12 nodes), Sun | NM-SV-S.727 |
| StrataView Plus 8112 software license (<12 nodes), Sun | NM-SV-S.8112 |
| StrataView Plus 727 software license (>=12 nodes), Sun | NM-SV-L.727 |
| StrataView Plus 8112 software license (>=12 nodes), Sun | NM-SV-L.8112 |
| HP OpenView 3.3---Sun | HPOV.33 |
| StrataSphere SNMP Service Agent (<12 nodes) | NM-SV-AGNT-S.727 |
| StrataSphere SNMP Service Agent (<12 nodes) | NM-SV-AGNT-S.8112 |
| StrataSphere SNMP Service Agent (>=12 nodes) | NM-SV-AGNT-L.727 |
| StrataSphere SNMP Service Agent (>=12 nodes) | NM-SV-AGNT-L.8112 |
| Billing and Statistics | |
| Standalone Statistics Agent---Sun | NM-SV-STAT.727 |
| Standalone Statistics Agent---Sun | NM-SV-STAT.8112 |
| Network Modeling and Design | |
| StrataSphere Modeler software license 720 | NM-NMT-MOD.721 |
| StrataSphere Modeler software license 810 | NM-NMT-MOD.810 |
| StrataSphere Optimizer | NM-NMT-OPT.810 |
| Network Management Upgrades | |
| StrataView Plus (any release) to Release 7.27 (<12 nodes) | 720050.727U |
| StrataView Plus (any release) to Release 7.27 (>=12 nodes) | 720051.727U |
| StrataView Plus Release 7.112 to Release 8.112 (<12 nodes) | NM-SV-S.8112U |
| StrataView Plus Release 7.112 to Release 8.112 (>=12 nodes) | NM-SV-L.8112U |
| StrataSphere SNMP Service Agent Release 7 to 8.10 (<12 nodes) | NM-SV-AGNT-S.810U |
| StrataSphere SNMP Service Agent Release 7 to 8.10 (>=12 nodes) | NM-SV-AGNT-L.810U |
| StrataSphere Modeler Upgrade (NMT) 6.21 to 7.21 (end user) | 711400.721U |
| StrataSphere Modeler Upgrade (NMT) 6.21 to 7.21 (internal) | 711500.721U |
| StrataSphere Modeler Upgrade (NMT) 7.0 to 8.10 (end user) | NM-NMT-MOD.810U |
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