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1. t l el Q afs 7 Page 1 1 Records 25 E Node Name Description of Node Owner State Created m 1 Node sp_66 67 47 401 cja N 23 07 2009 10 14 33 M 2 KenzNode tekelec N 27 07 2009 13 42 02 3 Eagle MercurySTP tekelec N 20 07 2009 11 34 10 A Node sp_1 1 101 401 tekelec N 20 07 2009 11 34 10 5 Node sp_1 1 151 401 tekelec N 20 07 2009 11 34 11 8 Node sp_66 67 40 401 tekelec N 20 07 2009 12 11 11 Node sp 86 67 41 401 tekelec N 20 07 2009 12 11 11 8 Node sp 3 28 2 401 tekelec N 20 08 2009 07 47 18 887 Signalling Points list for Node Node sp_66 67 47 401 GI DR gel 25 7 Page 1 1 Records 1 Description Node Name Code Flavour Country Flavour Format OID D E sp 866 67 47 401 Node sp_66 67 47 401 66 67 47 ANSI SS7 Figure 9 SS7 Node s List Screen From this screen you can add modify delete and show details of any selected Node as well as refreshing the screen to view any changes that have occurred to the Node records IP Signaling Point List Screen The IP signaling point list screen provides a list of IP signaling points configured in your system The IP signaling point list screen is shown below PE 1 1 Records 0 SP Description Node Name OID Owner State Created Figure 10 IP Signaling Point List Screen Network View Lists The CCM Home screen provides links for a global listing of the following network views Ses
2. Description Node Name Owner Created Figure 44 Add Signaling Point Screen Click Add on the signaling point tool bar to open the IP signling point screen Enter the Name of the IP signaling point Optional Enter a Description Click Add The IP signaling point is added to the Node a fF U N Modifying an IP Signaling Point Complete these steps to modify a IP signaling point Select Network Elements IP SPs Select the IP signaling point to be modified Select Modify Make the necessary modifications Click Modify A prompt appears stating that the signaling point was modified gi RR Du N e Deleting an IP Signaling Point Complete these steps to detete an IP signaling point Note When deleting an association all mappings to that association will be broken 1 Select the IP signaling point to be deleted 2 Select Delete 3 Click OK at the prompt The signaling point is deleted About IP Cards CCM supports E5 ENET card running IPSG or IPGW for either STC or FastCopy capability Cards can support either STC style monitoring or FastCopy monitoring but not both Cards configured on CCM show this information on the Card list screen Card Number shows the order that the card was configured The first card configured on the system would have the number 1 the second 2 and so on 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 84 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element
3. eese Ee EAE etn nete enne 83 Chapter 8 Network View Configuration s 90 About Network Views x teme qu nee mdp dete tete ide e n eege 91 Creating Network Views 91 Creating Network Session Views 93 Nesting Network Views sciences irati dirae a epoca 93 About Network Views that Separate XDR Geselons 94 About Link based Network Views 95 Configuring link Views 95 Creating Link based Network Views 95 Selecting Traffic Clasetftcattong EE 98 Modifying Link based Network Views 99 Deleting Link based Network View 100 Chapter 9 x MF Acquisition eese enne neneeneeee LOL 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 iv About the Acquisition Perspective ete 102 About PMF Subsystem Management 102 Viewing Changes to an PMF Subsystem sees 103 Loading an Empty Configuration on to an PMF Subsystem 103 Cancelling Changes to an PMF Subsystem sss 104 About xMF Subsystem Gettng es 105 Viewing PMF Subsystem Status sse 108 About Feeder Threshold 2 ente edenda deed 108 About PMF Applicatons EE 111 Modifying PMF Applcattonsg EE 111 Deleting PMF Applications eee 111 About PMF Traffic Classifications ssssssssssssseeeeenerereee 112 About PMIA for PMF Subsystems sse nens 118 About Data Transport Service OTI ENEE 120 AboutPD U Eilters ia pti ERE ue RS duet ZR 120 xMF MSU and EMP Corresponda
4. Figure 32 IXP Subsystem After Re discover Process Managing an IXP Storage Pool There can be an unlimited number of storage servers in a subsystem Storage servers can be created modified and removed from a subsystem without interrupting the IXP performance Each storage server can exist in one of three states Table 23 IXP Storage Server States Insertion and queries are allowed on a storage server in this state Active The storage server will not allow any insertion or queries of sessions while in this state Maintenance Query Only queries are allowed on a storage server in this state Note If an IXP storage server is in Query state no configuration actions can be undertaken All servers must be in Active state when sessions are created for queries on such sessions to be successful Otherwise if a query is launched in ProTrace on a newly created session a Unable to execute query ORA 00942 table or view does not exist will appear 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 71 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Storage Server Designations Once a IXP subsystem has been created you can an unlimited amount of servers in that subsystem Once the servers have been discovered CCM provides one of the following designations for each server on the subsystem Table 24 IXP Server Designations IXP XDR This server is used as an xDR storage server IXP PDU This server is us
5. Select Packets as the Forwarding method Click Next to move to the Assign Probes screen we ON Dd Select one or more probes from the available options field 10 Click the right arrow gt to move them to the selected options field 11 Click Next to open the Annotation Info screen 12 Enter an Annotation 13 Optional Click Add To List The annotation is added to the Selected Annotations list Note You can also select existing annotations by typing the first letter and select from the list that appears Note To remove an annotation select the annotation and click Remove From List 14 Click Create The traffic classification is added to the list that captures all the IPv6 traffic from the network Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu Configuring TC to Capture All Incoming IPv4 Traffic Coming from the Network Note Only when CCM has been set to DIH mode can traffic classifications capture both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic using specific filters and protocols See topics about configuring traffic classifications to capture IPv6 and IPv4 traffic Complete these steps to configure a traffic classification TC for PMF to capture all incoming IPv4 traffic coming from the network 1 Select Acquisition gt Sites gt PMF subsystem gt Servers gt Application gt Traffic Classifications The List screen opens 2 Click Add on the tool bar to open
6. Figure 19 Zip Extract Screen At this stage you can extract any of the files needed Creating a Configuration Report The CCM Home page also provides a Create Configuration Report feature that produces a report in MS Excel format This report provides a spreadsheet as a tab in the spreadsheet for each element that is configured in the DIH system Selecting the Create configuration report option initiates a prompt shown below File Download A xj Do you want to open or save this file x Name Report 20080909143736 xls Em Type Microsoft Excel Worksheet From 10 250 39 18 Dpen Save IV Always ask before opening this type of file While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the risk Figure 20 Open Save Prompt For Configuration Report 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 57 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide You can either open the report see below or save the report to a local directory When you open the report a spreadsheet opens shown in the figure below IAS System Overview 2008 10 01 18 11 36 DWH Mediation System Store Dataflow Operate Dataflow Build Dataflow XDR Builder Fr 14 qe session veh test 06 gr sesion pr bai begleete eeng 18 DE Sessen i S ap H as M NOCDetals J Proflesiales Usersfoles IAS S
7. Linkset Filters Tab ciini tede meten tei eae diete 194 Distribution Eis otn sette BR RN ee etit be oe eet OE ERREUR 195 Software List crema ee Ue te ebd e ieee ri OL Rede p er beers 195 Subsystem Preferences List Dereen esses 196 Subsystem Preferences List Dereen En 197 Figure 139 Dictionary List Sereen EE 199 Figure 140 Add Dictionary Gereen EEN 200 Figure 141 Modify Dictionary Dictionary Info Tab 201 Figure 142 Modify Dictionary Dictionary Attribute Info Tab 202 Figure 143 Figure 144 Figure 145 Figure 146 Figure 147 Figure 148 Figure 149 Figure 150 Dictionary List Screen EE 204 Dictionary List Sereen eee ete retener rete eiie pecie ipie 204 Dictionary List with Unused Dictionary Selected sess 205 Unused Dictionary Discrepency Report 206 Xdr Filter List Sreem A ett eds ete tiber 206 Xdt Filter Add Screen iu it ede Eie etie 207 Filter Definition Sere EE 207 Added Xdr Filter To Lista iun eterne ite eade dig 208 Figure 151 XDR Sessions List Gereen EE 209 Figure 152 xDR Session Add Gereen EE 211 Figure 153 Completed Session In Session List 212 Figure 154 Selected Session For Modification 212 Figure 155 Figure 156 Figure 157 Figure 158 Modify Session Screen tenerent nnne nenne 212 OMT Session Filter emt iiie eee ede ee te e vebesfaesaesestsnetade 214 Modify Session Backup Toolbar sse 214 vOoessions T ist nter tet reete te en t ne n
8. You can view the Application Monitoring group associated with the subsystem Application role Location About Feeder Thresholds Feeder thresholds provide limits that trigger alarms for different kinds of traffic MSU Gb IP MF passing through the xMF system xMF thresholds can be set thesholds in the Acquisition perspective of CCM Note If you have any questions as about feeder alarms please contact your Tekelec representative 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 108 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide xMF Acquisition Feeder Threshold Values Table 32 Threshold Values Threshold Name hiThreshold holdOn loThreshold maxThroughput msulnMaxThroughput msulnHiThreshold msulnLow Threshold msulnHoldOn msuOutMaxThroughput msuOutHiThreshold msuOutLow Threshold msuOutHoldOn gbInMaxThroughput gbInHiThreshold gbInLowThreshold gbInHoldOn gbOutMaxThroughput gbOutHiThreshold gbOutLowThreshold gbOutHoldOn 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 High Threshold for PDU Stream Hold for PDU Stream Low Threshold for PDU Stream Max Throughput Kbps for PDU 3000 Stream MSU Max Throughput Kbps 50000 for Incoming Traffic MSU High Threshold for 95 Incoming Traffic MSU Low Threshold for 80 Incoming Traffic MSU Hold for Incoming Traffic MSU Max Throughput Kbps 50000 for Outgoing Traffic MSU High Threshold for 95 Outgoing Traffic MSU Low Threshold for
9. Alarms PMF Platform List The Alarms Configuration screen opens shown below Y acquisition gt alarms gt IMFIPMF Platform E List Breaker Panel Breaker Error Breaker Panel Breaker Error OK Breaker Panel Breaker Failure le Figure 73 Alarms Configuration Screen 2 Select the Alarm to be enabled or disabled 3 Click modify the Modify Platform Alarm Configuration screen opens with the alarm record details 4 Enable or disable the alarm a Enable select the Enable check box b Disable click on the Enable check box to remove check mark 5 Click Done The modifications are saved and you are returned to the alarm list Note To update the alarm list click theRefresh button on the toolbar The list is updated to show the latest changes 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 143 Chapter 10 IXP Mediation Topics e About Mediation Perspective 145 e About Managing each IXP Subsystem 145 e About IXP Storage Servers 152 e Configuring Servers in an IXP Subsystem 154 e About Streams 155 e Configuring xDR Dataflow Processings 159 e About Distributions 195 e Managing Multiple IXP Subsystems 198 e About Dictionaries 198 e About xDR Filters 206 e About Sessions 209 e About Enrichment Files 216 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 144 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide About Mediation
10. Click Modify from the tool bar Modify the appropriate information in the record Click Modify at the bottom of the screen gu 9 M Note You must apply changes to the PMF subsystem for the changes to take affect Deleting Traffic Classifications Complete these steps to delete an IP Stream record from a PMF Traffic Classification 1 Select Acquisition Sites PMF subsystem Host Application Traffic Classifications The List screen opens 2 Select the Traffic Classification s to be deleted 3 Click Delete on the tool bar 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 116 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 4 Click OK at the prompt The traffic classification s is deleted from the list Note You must apply changes to the PMF subsystem for the changes to take affect Setting System to Diameter Mode Complete these steps to select Diameter mode for a system Note The default setting is standard for a system where mode where a variety of traffic classifications TCs are created and filters are chosen for those TCs In Diameter mode there are predefined traffic classifications and filters are chosen just for those pre defined TCs 1 Select Acquisition gt Sites gt PMF Site gt Servers gt xMF Server gt Traffic Classifications from the object menu The Traffic Classifications TC list screen opens 2 From the tool bar select Diameter Mode from the drop down list at the
11. Path1 FF01 10 25 23 15 4569 10 25 6 66 4469 Max PEDS mol retention Numerical field where you can enter the number of PLDs in retention For example 0 gt retention function deactivated IP fragmented max frame limit Numerical field where you can enter the number of PLDs in retention For example 0 gt No limit Max duration of a TCP connection inactivity s A set of numerical fields to entering the following Connecting default 60 Connected default 60 Closing default 60 Closed default 10 Established default 300 You can also add a new item and its value by clicking the plus icon Send xDRs and frames to the Select this if you want to send the xDRs and frames to the xDR xDR consumer consumer The default is selected Always set the way Select this if you want to set the management function for the builder management function The default is not selected Period of flow trace Numerical field where you can enter an integer for the display period displaying Max PLDs in SCTP retention Numerical field where you can enter the number of PLDs in retention For example 0 gt retention function deactivated Default is 50 Max duration of an IP Numerical field where you can enter an integer for the maximum fragmented inactivity s period of inactivity Default is 10 Defaults button Click this button to reset the screen to default values 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 230
12. The Input PDUs tab appears Note If you select PDU Dataflows follow steps 11 12 If you select PDU Streams go to step 13 You can also use both options Definition Input PDUS xDR Builders Parameters Select PDU Sources O PDU Streams PDU Dataflows V SS7 v GB MIP d PDU Dataflow Name O 1 CCM_BICC_DF MSU O 2 CCM_ETSI_ISUP_DF MSU O 3 DFitest MSU O 4 STCtoFC MSU O 5 mercury sthsl 1 7 MSU O 6 CCM_SIP_DF HP o E FCT 328 SIGTRAN Figure 103 Dataflow Input PDU Tab PDU Dataflows selected 11 Select the Links you want to use 12 Select the PDU Dataflows you want to use 13 Click Next to open the xDR Builders tab Select the VoIP SIP Definition Input PDUs DR Builders Parameters Ss7 iP T 87 SSUTR2 COR capture 2 5 0 0 ss7 SSUTR2 CDR reconstitution 2 5 0 0 ss7 SUA Stats 1 4 1 0 ss7 TUP COR capture 2 5 0 0 B 87 TUP CDR reconstitution 2 5 0 0 7 ss7 Usage Measurements SUDR 1 2 1 0 87 WINServices TOR capture 1 5 1 0 E a wip RAS TOR capture 2 0 1 3 O VoIP RAS TOR reconstitution 2 0 1 3 volP RTCP Stats 2 4 2 7 vip SIP COR capture 2 8 0 6 M vip SIP COR reconstitution 2 8 0 6 wip SIP T ANSI COR capture 2 8 0 2 T 87 WINServices TDR reconstitution 1 5 1 0 voir SIP T ANSI COR reconstitution 2 8 0 2 Y is d al y UMTS GPRS OTHERS O GPRS Gb Stats By APN 5 0 3 1 O GPRS Gb Stats By Cell 5 0 3 1 O GPRS Gb Stats By IMEI 5 0
13. The node is added to the object tree Modifying a Node Complete these steps to modify a node ERO Nme Select Network Elements gt Nodes gt Node Type SS7 GPRS IP gt Node to be modified Select Modify Make the necessary modifications Click Modify A prompt appears stating that the node was modified Deleting a Node Complete these steps to delete a node Note You must delete the Signaling Points SPs associated with the node before deleting it 1 Select Network Elements Nodes Node Type SS7 GPRS IP Node to be deleted from the list 2 Select Delete from the popup menu Click OK at the prompt the node is deleted About Non node Network Elements The non node network element menu has three main categories SS7 which is subdivided into e inksets 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 82 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide Associations Links Signaling Points SPs e GPRS which is subdivided into Gblinks Signaling Points SPs IP which is subdivided into Signaling Points SPs The differentiation between nodes and non node network elements enables greater flexibility in working with linksets links and associations Because network elements are so fundamental to the rest of the provisioning process it is recommended that they be setup right after a site has been created About IP Network Elements The
14. m vA Apply Filter Filtered Traffic Classifications E y Page 1 1 Records 0 x Name Type P gt Select Sciose Figure 72 Traffic Classifications Selector Screen 16 Select either an IP Address Filter or a Port Filter 17 Select a Protocol 18 Select an Annotation 19 Click Apply Filter The Filter appears in the bottom table 20 Click Select The Traffic Classification is added to the dataflow 21 Click Add The IP Dataflow is added to the system 22 You must now apply changes for the changes to take effect in the subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 141 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Modifying an IP Dataflow Complete these steps to modify an IP dataflow 1 Select the IP dataflow record to be modified 2 Click Modify The Modify screen opens 3 Make the necessary modifications 4 Click Modify The changes are saved 5 You must now synchronize the subsystem Deleting an IP Dataflow Complete these steps to delete an IP dataflow Note You must de select any IP stream that is associated with an IP dataflow before deleting it 1 Select the IP dataflow record to be deleted 2 Click routes The bottom table changes to show the Input streams for the dataflow 3 Click streams The streams selection screen opens De select all the selected streams Click Apply Click Delete on the selected dataflow Click
15. 229 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 227 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xDR Builder Parameters Guide List of Parameters for Each xDR Builder Each Build xDR session of a dataflow processing has a set of parameters that are set by default but can be customized for your system Initial Parameters Table 52 Initial Step Screen Generic Parameters No PDU timeout s Max transaction duration s Garbage period s Defines the duration in seconds beyond which an alarm is generated if no PDU has been detected Defines in seconds the maximal accepted duration of a transaction or communication When a transaction duration exceeds this value an xDR is generated with timer expiry or long call status even if the transaction is not really terminated This parameter is displayed only if reconstitution is part of the xDR builder name It is used only if the garbage period is different from 0 The value of the parameter Max transaction duration may be overloaded by an xDR builder specific parameter for a given transaction type see the xDR builder user s manual Defines the period in seconds of activation of the long transaction cleaning i e the generation of xDRs with timer expiry status for all the transactions which duration exceeds the max transaction duration This parameter is displayed only if reconstitution is part of the xDR builder name This check box indicates if the b
16. About Streams dee pense edite eee Re e eee elite erf teen 155 Adding a PDU Dream 156 Adding an xDR Gtream EE 156 Modifying a Stream acies bera e cede riter sete i edente doen re oD 157 Deleting a Stream EE 159 Configuring xDR Dataflow Droceseinge EE 159 About Dataflow Drocesaings EE 159 About Dataflow Processing Retention Times 159 Listing xDR Dataflow Drocesetnges EE 160 About xDR Dataflow Aesistant EE 161 About Managing Dataflow Processings Manually sss 164 About Partial XDRS ii ce tuis at skate nad iat oii aie Sides 188 Creating an xDR Session for a Dataflow Drocesetng 188 Modifying an xDR session for a dataflow Processing sss 190 Deleting an xDR session from a dataflow Droceseing sss 191 About Q 752 Dataflows iuste need ee e ette eed ib be dte eoa 191 About the Q 752 Dataflow Assistant 192 About Dietibuttomns EEN 195 About SO WTO rinitis ae Mite Eq 195 About Subsystem Preferences EE 196 Managing Multiple IXP Gubestemg EE 198 About Dictionaries eet rie e Ere ete i ee n eee t e eee 198 Creating a Dictionaries 199 Modifying a Dicponara EE 200 Enabling or Disabling PDU Decode Hiding for a Dictionary 202 Editing Category Titles in a Dietonar 203 Enabling and Disabling PDU Summary Hiding sss 203 Deleting a Dictionary ee oreet n eon eege 203 Viewing a Dictionary Douroe E 204 Listing Unus d Dictionaries m t sioiias hoeh nennen 205 About XDR Filter
17. Are you sure you want to delete this Card To delete the card click OK About Application Servers CCM allows for the configuration of IP Application Servers AS An AS is a logical entity serving a specific Routing Key An example of an Application Server is a virtual IP database element handling 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 85 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide all requests for an SCCP user The AS contains a set of one or more unique Application Server Processes ASPs where one or more is normally actively processing traffic Note PMF subsystems are manually discovered and their network elements must be created manually Adding an Application Server Complete these steps to add an application server AS to the system Note For each AS the associations mapped to in can also be managed from the bottom table 1 SAR Select Network Elements gt IP gt Application Servers The Application Server List screen opens showing the AS list table on top with its mapped associations table on the bottom Click Add from the tool bar The add screen opens Enter the Name of the AS Optional Enter a Description Enter a valid Routing Context for the AS Click Add The association server is added to the system Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu Mapping Associations to an Application S
18. August 2012 61 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide oftware platform AB D tasonent begann sees gt C Goen Lega Figure 24 Site List Screen Creating a Site Complete these steps to add a site Note Depending on the DIH configuration there can be either be either one or two sites for DIH each site having only one PMF and one IXP subsystem 1 On the object tree select Sites 2 Select Add from the pop up menu The add screen opens shown in the figure E Equipment Registry gt sites gt E Add E Name Description Reset SQ Cancel Y Figure 25 Site Add Screen 3 Type in the Name of the site 4 Optional Type in a Description of the site 5 Click Add A prompt appears stating that the site has been successfully added and the site appears in the object tree list in alphanumerical order with associated subsystems shown in this figure 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 62 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide show banner Network software platform RH platform guide Equipment Registry gt sites gt Add sites Dr ae E Y Legacy noc new Site ZS DWH amp xP 5 O new Site Site added successfully amp XMF Figure 26 New Site With Subsystems Modifying a Site Complete these steps to modify a site 1 Select the Site from the object tree 2 Right click and select
19. Etsi stk GENERIC C Program Files Steleus Common ProtocolLibrary GenericStack Generic stk MIA N A Figure 15 Stacks List Screen PDU Hiding The Stacks link provides a list of all the stacks in your system Clicking the link opens the Stacks list screen Note The Home screen section shows the PDU Hiding option This option provides the ability to enable or disable the PDU decode hiding and PDU summary hiding for a specific protocol Enabling PDU hiding will take away the ability to view the hexadecimal values header of the decoding and columns 1 3 and 4 in the decode screen in ProTrace Enabling or Disabling PDU Hiding Complete these steps to enable or disable PDU hiding in ProTrace Note This operation can only be performed by users with the role NSPAdministrator or NSPConfigManager 1 From the Home Page click PDU Hiding The PDU Hiding screen opens The default setting is enabled 2 Select either Enable PDU Hiding or Disable PDU Hiding depending on the need 3 Click Apply at the bottom of the screen The heading will signify what state the PDU hiding is in enabled or disabled 4 Click Close Bulk Load CCM s Bulk Load process enables you to load PMF configurations offline without requiring PMF to be up and running After importing the configuration for the first time you can also update the same configurations again You take the export of the existing configuration and make the changes to this configuration
20. Figure 57 Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Figure 63 Figure 63 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 Figure 70 Figure 71 Figure 72 Figure 73 Figure 74 Figure 75 Figure 76 Figure 77 Figure 78 Discovery Summary Screen Hosts Tab 77 Discovery Summary Screen Application Tab 77 Discovery Summary Screen PMF Card UDiscover 78 Network Element Filter Screen Linkset shown eee 80 Filter Scre n Filled 2c beide hpc et et n it ets 81 Node Add Screens ner tte hne ep ne etie er eee een 82 Add Signaling Point Gereen En 84 Network View Berapective tenete nennen 91 Initial Setup Screen s oreet e ae cogeret teen ned e e e Od aves RE 92 View Type Selection Dereen EE 92 Network View List Screenin cenni ra a eene 94 View Type Selection Screen s sorte era pit edid ee aieo 94 Network View Berapective EE 95 Link Network View Create Info Initial Setup 96 View Type Selection Dereen EE 97 View Type Classification DGecreen sss eene 98 PMF Subsystem Pop Up Menu 147 xMF Subsystem Settings List Gecreen tet 107 xMF Subsystem Parameter Add Gereen 107 Feeder Thresholds List Screen neret nen reet nns 111 Feeder Thresholds Modify Gereen EE 111 TE EE 119 A d aou sesenta dr ie Od ee Og EE IPAE 120 Dts Add Sereen eren E 120 Add IP Address Filter Screen uie te eege et ete to eaves 124 IP Filters eege ubt tice 124 IP Port Filter Screen With GTP Por
21. Information is not saved Previous Returns you to the Add IP Dataflows screen Next The Add IP Dataflows Network View screen opens 6 Optional for Load Sharing Select the number of Destinations that will be used in load sharing must be two or more 7 Optional Select whether the system should utilize the GTP User Plane for load sharing action 8 Optional Select or not whether the system should utilized the GTP Control Plane to all shared destinations 9 Type in a valid IP Address es 10 Click Add to list to add the IP address is added to the IP Address list 11 Click Next to move to the IP Data Flow Truncation Configuration scren 12 Enter a Packet Truncation value integer 13 Optional Select any Annotations you want to be associated with the dataflow 14 Click Next to move to the IP Data Flow Stream Configuration screen The Traffic Classifications screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 140 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Traffic A Classifications O O O e Active El 4 0 60 7 Page 1 1 Records 0 x Name Type Actions Figure 71 Traffic Classifications Screen 15 Click Select Traffic Classifications on the tool bar The Traffic Classification Selector screen opens Traffic Classification Selector IP Address Fitters Port Filters gt 23 2152 3386 Protocol tcp upp Csete C ICMP Annotations
22. Source Code Screen 4 Click Close to close the screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 217 Chapter 11 Monitoring Policies Topics e About 3G Monitoring Policies 219 e About Filtering Monitoring Policies 222 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 218 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Monitoring Policies Guide About 3G Monitoring Policies CCM is equipped with Intelligent Data Monitoring IDM for 3G IDM enables customization of the PIC system to fit the amount of system traffic while providing two important parameters for on demand customer care Less data to transfer to mediation IXP layer for less data to process and store Accurate and efficient traffic monitoring xMF enhancement provides the capacity to reduce the traffic sent to IXP by sending all PDUs for on demand or sampled users This capacity also enables load balancing between multiple IXP servers that results in more efficient traffic monitoring The Monitoring Policies Screen The monitoring policies List screen is comprised a tool bar and two tables Besides the basic functions of adding modifying and deleting selected users it has the additional functions Filtering the Filtering button provides the capacity to filter for specific policies Traffic Classifications the Show Traffic Classification button shows the classifications for specific policies The traffic classifications for a specific policy appear
23. These links enable you to view the objects listed below as you would view them using the NSP legacy application system configuration In addition to these views there is also a Bulk Load and Reports functionality The areas covered in this chapter are Network Elements Network Views e xDR Related Elements Bulk Load Import and Export Reports Creating a Configuration Report Thirdparty Linking with external applications Alarm Severity Configuration Network Elements The SS7 Analytic Report uses network elements provisioned by the customer in the Central Configuration Management CCM application CCM provides links for a global listing of the following SS7 GPRS and IP network elements e SS7 Nodes e GPRS Nodes IP Nodes e SS7 Signaling Points e SS7 Linksets e SS7 Links e GPRS Signaling Points e GPRS Gb Links e IP Signaling Points Nodes The Home page lists each type of node separately to make searches easier and quicker Clicking a the specific link provides a list of the specific node configured in your system along with their associated signaling points Clicking the link opens the specific Node s List screen SS7 Nodes list page is shown Note The Home screen section shows the list of Nodes independently of the Object Tree on the left hand section of the screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 40 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide EM 4
24. purposes For example you can create a network view that only shows certain application users a subset of the total data and this is managed by assigning users rights privacy settings to specific 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 32 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Key Concepts Guide network views Network views are designed to be the primary mechanism in the DIH system to select a dataset Applications like ProTrace use network views The types of elements that can be grouped together into a network view include PDU sources such as Input streams or xDR sessions There are two types of network views e Session based network views xDR sessions can be grouped together to create a view of the network The ProTrace application uses session based network views for filtering and call tracing Link based network views links IP can be grouped together to create a view of the network This type of network view is used for associating linksets links and Input streams to PDU dataflows The ProTrace also uses link based network views for filtering and call tracing About Security and Permissions NSP comes with a security and privacy module see NSP Security User Guide for more information that enables objects such as network views that are a part of theNSP system to be protected Each of these objects has an owner and the owner can set the privacy level so that users who belong to specified user groups can have read
25. write and or execute privileges on an object s CCM enables an owner to create and modify objects It also allows the owner of an object to set the privacy of that object When an object is created or discovered the user who created or discovered the object becomes the owner of that object and can assign privacy privileges for that object and can set the level of access for other users or groups of users using that object About Equipment Registry The DIH system is comprised of many applications that are running in a distributed environment These applications need to be configured for them to perform their functions Applications are created discovered and configured using the Equipment Registry perspective The principle elements in equipment registry are Sites e Subsystems PMF e Hosts About Sites Sites represent logical locations where a DIH application is located A DIF application either runs on a single server or it may be distributed over a group of servers referred to as a subsystem Sites are defined using CCM When creating a site follow this guideline There can be at most one PMF subsystem for a given site along with one IXP subsystem Depending on the configuration DIH can have a maximum of 2 sites with one PMF and one IXP per site 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 33 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Key Concepts Guide About Hosts A host refers to a server that runs an DIH app
26. 3 Click OK at the prompt The filter is deleted About Diameter Protocol Filters Diameter PDU filters are used only when the Traffic Classification for a specific server is set to Diameter See Setting System to Diameter Mode for more information Multiple Diameter filters can be created but only one filter can be used at a time The specificity of the filter is based on a combination of any or all of the four components listed at the end of this topic Note When adding a Diameter PDU filter if the system recognizes Application Command Code and Host AND OR logic or Realm OR logic then the filter will pass the packet to IXP for correlation and storage Note Diameter PDU filters can also be used when creating Combination Filters See About IP Combination Filters for more information Application Command Code Host Realm Adding a Diameter PDU Filter Note When adding a Diameter PDU filter if the system recognizes any of four components OR logic filtering then the filter will pass the packet to IXP for correlation and storage The four components are represented in the following fields Enter ApplicationID Enter Command Code Enter Host Enter Realm Note Diameter PDU filters can also be used when creating Combination Filters For more information see About IP Combination Filters 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 135 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Com
27. 3 1 GPRS Gb TOR capture 5 3 0 2 GPRS Gb TDR reconstitution 5 3 0 2 IT cers Gn Gp CDR 5 1 0 1 IT cers Gn Gp Stats 5 0 0 8 r1 RARS Gne TOR sartura 5 22 0 ET Generic ProTrace SUDR 1 0 2 0 Generic SUDR 2 3 1 0 T we COPS TOR capture 1 3 1 0 T ims COPS TOR reconstitution 1 3 1 0 7 is DIAMETER Cc TDR capture 1 6 1 1 IMS DIAMETER Cc TDR reconstitution 1 6 1 1 IMS DIAMETER Cx TDR capture 1 4 0 0 zr Ze MAS DIAMETER Cv TOR recanctitition 1400 L 4 LJ a Figure 104 xDR Builders Tab with VOIP SIP Builders Selected 14 Select one or more xDR Builders from the four categories 557 IP UMTS GPRS or others Note You can select multiple builders from one or more of the categories 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 173 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 15 Click Next to open the Parameters tab shown below Note Based on previously selected builders CCM displays a series of screens to view and or change each xDR Builder parameter value Each xDR Builder selected has a unique set of parameters The parameters are initialized with default values For more information on configuring xDR builder parameters refer to Appendix B xDR Builder Parameters Definition Input PDUs xDR Builders Parameters Initial step IP Transport S87 Isup Ansi Decoding VoIP SIP Decoding VIP SIP T ANSI COR reconstitution Output Stream Name Partial_SI
28. 45 Importing PMF Configurations eene nennen 52 PMF IP Filter Confteurattonsg EE 53 Importing PMB LP Filters estere nbsp end rero e EEPE oa p dads 55 Exporting Bulk Load Contteuratonsg EE 56 Creating a Configuration Report 57 Setting the Severity of Platform Alarms EE 58 Chapter 6 Equipment Registry eese 60 About Equipment Registry entente nennen nnne nen 61 ULES ccena d etun teuer Ent 61 Site Creation and Discovery Process 61 Managing the Report Gerver EE 65 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 iii e 66 Virtual IP Address Assignment 67 Adding an IXP SUBSYSTEM EE nene 67 Modifying an IXP Gubewstem EE 70 Deleting an IXP Gubestem sss tenentes 70 Re discovering Applications eene nnne 70 Managing an IXP Storage Pool EE 71 Storage Server Desatenattonsg sss 72 Adding a Storage Server to an IXP Storage Pool 72 Deleting a Storage Derver EE 75 About xMF PMF Gubewstemsg En 75 Adding a PMF Subsystem to a Gite 75 Modifying a PMF Subsystem Host 78 Deleting a PMF Subsystem sse eee nennen 78 Chapter 7 Network Element Configuration 79 About Network Elements 80 Filtering Network Elements ee 80 About NOS maet eeu eoa eS eU demi 81 Creating a Node eec eee endete ette ere ree et 81 Modifying Node ote moie te edet eden paie frat 82 Deleting a Node zie usted te ep eene 82 About Non node Network Elements 82 About IP Network Elements
29. 55 Table 22 IXP Subsystem Add Screen Field Descrtpttong 67 Table 23 IXP Storage Server States nennen 72 Table 24 IXP Server Designations yeni ae tenente nennen ennt nennen nennen 72 Table 25 IXP Subsystem Add Sereen sosis aea E e aE REEE EE 73 Table 26 xMF Subsystem Add Screen Field Descriptiong en 76 Table 27 Add Node Screen iet tette ete teet ren he fee edd edet 81 Table 28 Link Network View FieldS isst rivine ioina oeiee t 98 Table 29 IP Stream Selector Filter Fields sss 99 Table 30 PMF Subsystem Pop Up Menu Option sss 147 Table 31 Ranges for Pre defined Subsystem Darameterg een 106 Table 32 Threshold EE 109 Table 33 Traffic Classification Fields 113 Table 34 Add Modify Port Filter Screen Fields sse 124 Table 35 IP Filter Screen Dielde un 124 Table 36 Port Filter Screen Fields teet eerte Sele enean 127 Table 37 VLAN Filter Screen Fields y pioli ernste eserinin nennen 129 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 xiii Table 38 Add SAPI Filter for GP over IP Screen Fields eee 131 Table 39 Combination Filter Screen Pielde een 133 Table 40 Diameter Filter Screen Fields sss 136 Table 41 Add Modify IP DataFlow Screen Fields 139 Table 42 IXP Subsystem Pop Up Menu Option 147 Table 43 Storage Pool Server States eee nennen 153 Table 44 Values Associated with each State EE 154 Table 45 NSP Applications Effected by Each
30. After the set amount of time the xDRs are deleted from the disk The longer the life time the longer that disk space is used by the xDRs It is important to know how much storage you have on your system when setting the Life Time parameter If the parameter is set too high then more disk space will be required than is available on the IXP server Disk space used per xDR will vary from session to session depending upon the number of columns and enrichment settings En 15 Repeat steps 11 14 for each builder session 16 Click Done For changes to take effect click right click on the IXP subsystem that has changed then select Apply Changes from the menu About Managing Dataflow Processings Manually Once you have created a dataflow processing you can modify it manually or if you prefer you can use this manual method if you want to create a specific dataflow processing Dataflow processings are categorized into three types 1 Building this dataflow processing creates or builds xDRs 2 Operation this dataflow processing generates statistics and applies filters 3 Storage this dataflow processing sends data to the IXP subsystem You can manually add xDR session types using CCM Adding an xDR dataflow processing session manually Build The building dataflow processing correlates PDUs to create xDRs This operation is done by one or more xDR builders that create a summary of the values of the signalling You can manually add a
31. BSS TDR21July K KPI BSS TDR21July de test isup ansi BSS RANCC S ixp0777 1b K KPI B88 RANCC GC S B55 RANCC S O BSS RANCC 12 Figure 74 IXP Subsystem Overview Note You must explicitly apply all IXP configuration changes to each IXP subsystem You are prompted if there is any change to the subsystem by a message banner at the top of the screen About IXP Subsystem Functions The general maintenance and configuration options for a specific IXP subsystem are accessed by right clicking on the selected IXP subsystem Select Sites subsystem The pop up menu opens shown below The options are described in the table and sections below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 146 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Apply Changes Load Empty Configuration View Changes Cancel Changes Config Backup Restore Discover Builders Change Server Role Discover Frame amp Position EP 3 X o EP e e Figure 75 Subsystem Pop Up Menu Table 42 IXP Subsystem Pop Up Menu Options Apply changes enables you to apply any changes that have been made to the particular IXP subsystem You are notified if there are any changes to the system and you use this option to accept the changes Load Empty Configuration enables you to configure an IXP subsystem by using a template configuration View changes enables you to view any changes that have occurred in the subsyste
32. Care must be taken in restoring the last applied IXP subsystem configuration because any un applied configurations to that IXP subsystem will be lost Complete these steps to cancel changes for a subsystem Again if any changes have occurred you are prompted with this message Configuration has occurred on the following IXP subsystems IXPSubsystemName changes must be applied or cancelled Note To apply changes to a subsystem you need to be assigned the role NSPConfigManager or NSPAdministrator 1 Select the subsystem that needs to have the changes cancelled 2 Right click and select Cancel changes from the pop up menu CCM displays the configuration changes that will be applied to the selected PMF subsystem At this point you are prompted if you want to continue cancel or undo 3 Click Undo The last configuration that was applied to the PMF subsystem is reloaded 4 Click Apply Changes for the PMF subsystem To avoid loss of PDU Routes on the IXP subsystems associated with the PMF subsystem follow steps 5 8 Select the IXP Subsystem associated with the PMF subsystem From the right click menu on the IXP subsystem select Config Backup Restore From the screen select the last Active backup Click Restore from the tool bar If prompted click Apply Changes Cu E EA Avoiding Lost PDU Routes Due to Cancel Changes on an xMF Subsystem How to avoid losing PDU routes when Cancel Changes option has been used on IXP and xMF see
33. Click Delete Click OK at the prompt The policy is deleted iw bt rm 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 221 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Monitoring Policies Guide Activating and Deactivating Monitoring Policies To activate or deactivate a monitoring policy complete these steps Sie 9S Select Monitoring Policies gt 3G Policies Select the Policy s to be activated or deactivated Click the appropriate button activate deactivate on the tool bar Click OK at the prompt Click Apply to initiate the filtering operation About Filtering Monitoring Policies In large systems there can be a large number of monitoring policies CCM is equipped with a filtering function located on the Monitoring Policy tool bar to filter policies by specific criteria using expressions Note The filtering function is applied for immediate use and cannot be saved Filtering Monitoring Policies Complete the following steps to use the filtering operation 1 Select Monitoring Policies gt 3G Policies 2 Click Filter Policies from the tool bar on the polices table o N SDS D VW The IdmPolicies Filter screen opens Click Add The screen changes to show the Expression line Note The expressions are in alphabetical order beginning with A Each expression has select a field operator and value fields Multiple expressions can be used to make the search as specific as possible Note When using m
34. Click Done to save the changes Modifying an IP VLAN Filter Record Complete these steps to modify an IP VLAN filter Select the IP VLAN filter that needs modification Select Modify Modify the appropriate information Click Modify The changes are saved is 09 qu rm Deleting a IP VLAN PDU Filter Complete these steps to delete an IP VLAN filter 1 Select the IP VLAN filter to be deleted 2 Select delete from the menu 3 Click OK at the prompt The filter is deleted About SAPI Filters SAPI filtering is a user defined filter based on in the ethernet layer It allows a user to filter IP packets of a matching VLAN tag in the ethernet layer Adding a IP SAPI Filter PMF Complete these steps to add a IP SAPI filter 1 Select Acquisition PDU Filters from the object menu The PDU filters list screen opens 2 Click Add on the tool bar The PDU Filter Family tab appears 3 Select IP from the list 4 Click Next The IP tab appears 5 Select SAPI filter from the list 6 Click Next 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 130 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide The SAPI Filters tab appears PDU Filter Family IP SAPI Fiers Filter Name GR Description H Selected SAPI numbers EXCLUDE E C SAPI filter No SAPI filter Figure 67 Add SAPI for Gb over IP Filter Screen This table describes the fields in the Gb SAPI filter screen Table 38 Add S
35. Dataflow Building Gereen EE 172 Figure 103 Dataflow Input PDU Tab PDU Dataflows selected sss 173 Figure 98 Input PDU Tab PDU Streams selected if working with external PDU Streams wih osttesa gut dta datas due ael aee 170 Figure 104 Xdr Builders Tab eiie tee eite be e roni aedi 173 Figure 105 Parameters Tab with SS7 GPRS IP and Misc xDR Builders selected 174 Bee LO Add Sereen rierien eteeni aineen ioeina OES ao Eri Epai ane So ase LESS Telia aesan Ea ETRE 172 Figure 102 Dataflow Building Gereen EE 172 Figure 103 Dataflow Input PDU Tab PDU Dataflows aelected sss 173 Figure 98 Input PDU Tab PDU Streams selected if working with external PDU EE 170 Figure 104 xDR Builders Tab sse nennen tenente tenens 173 Figure 105 Parameters Tab Showing 587 ISUP ANSI CDR Tab sse 174 Figure LOL Add Screen sz eR ht e etse eee Behe Reset 172 Figure 102 Dataflow Building Gereen EE 172 Figure 103 Dataflow Input PDU Tab PDU Dataflows selected sss 173 Figure 104 xDR Builders Tab with VOIP SIP Builders Selected sss 173 Figure 105 Parameters Tab with VoIP SIP T ANSI CDR Tab sese 174 Figure 106 VoIP SIP with Answer selected sss 174 Figure 118 Add Screen tete mem te eri petere der nie ride or gres seers ds 183 Figure 119 Input Streams Sereen EE 184 Figure 1207 x DR Filter Screen pierre teen
36. Detailed Record Type for field 18 Select for the operator 19 Select After Answer Partial xDR for value 20 Click Create The filter is created that allows all types of xDRs including Frame Alone xDRs and Circuit Message to be stored in the Complete xDR Session except the ones which are generated as Partial xDRs after Answer message 21 Select or create a session Make sure the session lifetime is 24 hours 22 Click Create to create the storage dfp with special filter Apply changes to the IXP subsystem for them to take effect Adding an xDR Dataflow Processing Session Manually Operation You can manually add a operation xDR dataflow processing session by completing these steps Note Before you create a Operate dataflow process make sure that you have XdR input streams These XDR input streams maybe the output of a previously created build dataflow process or a stream from another subsystem 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP gt Subsystem gt Dataflow Processings 2 Right click on Dataflow Processings 3 Select Add from the pop up menu The Add screen opens shown here 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 177 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide D o NDUR SE Mediation gt sites gt 2 part A xP gt amp iposeo gt Y dataflow Processings gt Add Demi ez Streams XDR Fes Output Stream Ercichomare xDR Operation Name Sample Operation DFP User Information Th
37. Gtate EE 154 Table 46 Dataflow Processings List Table 160 Table 47 Dataflow Processing Naming Conventiong sss 161 Table 48 Xdr Builder List Descriptions ener 185 Table 49 Xdr Table Layouts etti mr mene piano midi 210 Table 507xDR ToolB r 5e eese tenens dete itte ed tun ems 210 Table 51 Add Policies Screen Field Description 220 Table 52 Initial Step Screen eet tiere petere I en aero tite et esiti tenens 228 Table 53 Initial Step Screen tee able ee dire egerint aed 229 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 xiv Chapter 1 About This Help Text Topics e Overview 16 e Scope and Audience 16 e About the Diameter Intelligence Hub DIH 16 e Customer Care Center 21 e DIH Documentation Library 24 e Locate Product Documentation on the Customer Support Site 24 Diameter Intelligent Hub DIH Copyright Notice Trademarks and Patents 25 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 15 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide Overview The Diameter Intelligence Hub DIH system monitors a network to collect PDUs for correlation and storage The Centralized Configuration Manager CCM is a management application for configuring the DIH system so that these PDUs can be utilized in different ways by the Network Software Platform NSP applications such as ProTrace and Data Feed Export A typical DIH system consists of computer servers and data sto
38. IP network elements include signaling points IP cards associations application servers and application process servers These signaling points enable the proper flow of IP packets Because network elements are so fundamental to the rest of the provisioning process it is recommended that they be setup right after a site has been created About IP Signaling Points The IP network element menu contains IP signaling points These signaling points enable the proper flow of IP packets The differentiation between nodes and non node network elements enables greater flexibility in working with linksets and links and associations Because network elements are so fundamental to the rest of the provisioning process it is recommended that they be setup right after a site has been created Creating an IP Signaling Point Complete these steps to create an IP signaling point for a node 1 Select Network Elements Nodes IP The Node List screen opens showing the node list table with signaling point table 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 83 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide lt lt elo el s 7 Page 1 1 Records 1 Node Name Description of Node Owner State Created 1 Test IP Node This is an example of an IP Node tekelec N 16 09 2009 11 54 37 IP Signalling Points list for Node Test IP Node Gl rol Z obs Page 1 1 Records O
39. Inputs tab has two screens PDU Streams and PDU Dataflows Depending on your needs you can select from one or both If you are want to add streams complete steps 4 and 5 If you want to add dataflows complete steps 6 thru 8 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 192 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Counter Activation LJ General Parameters SSN Filters LinksetFilters Do you want to include MSW Linksets o PDU Dataflows E e PDU Stream Name User Information O 1 CCM BICC DF CCM MG MERCURY ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group v O 2 CM ETSI ISUP DF Prithvi Da ixp 888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group vw O 3 CCM Sp DF DL360 0A ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group YY E 4 ISUP PERF SS O 5 SUP PERF2 SS O B STCtoFC FCT 320 ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group Figure 130 Inputs Screen PDU Streams Tab 4 Select one or more PDU Streams from the list If you want to add dataflows complete steps 7 thru 9 5 Optional If you want Message Switch linksets included click MSW field where it asks you if you want MSW linksets 6 Select the PDU Dataflows tab Counter Activation wm General Parameters SSN Filters Linkset Filters Do you want to include MSW
40. Linksets O PDU Streams Mss 00752 PDU Dataflow Name CCM_BICC_DF CCM_ETSI_ISUP_DF DF ttest STCtoFC 5 mercury_sthsl_1 MSU O O O O O Figure 131 Inputs Screen PDU Dataflows Tab 7 Select what type of dataflow S57 Q 752 Note You can select both types of input streams 8 Select one or more PDU Dataflows from the list 9 Click Next The General Parameters screen appears Counter Activation Inputs SSN Filters Linkset Filters No PDU Timeout sec 1600 Automatically Clear Alarms Figure 132 General Parameters Screen 10 Enter the number of sec in the the No PDU Timeout field default is 600 T1 Optional Select to automatically clear alarms after the process has run 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 193 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration IXP Mediation Guide 12 Click Next The SSN Filter sceen appears Counter Activation Inputs General Parameters SSN Fiters Linkset Filters SSN Filter None Y Filter Contents Figure 133 SSN Filter Screen 13 Select the SSN Filter type from the pull down menu The contents of the filter appears in the Filter Contents field 14 Click Next The Linkset Filters screen appears Sounter Activation Inputs General Parameters SSN Filters Linkset Fiters Available Link Sets Selected Link Sets Gear alt 4 OPC DPC SIO Filter UU een Figure 134 Linkset Filters Tab 15 Select one or m
41. Losing PDU Routes Due to Cancel Changes Complete one of these two actions to avoid losing PDU routes Either Click Cancel Changes only for the IXP subsystem leaving the associated xMF subsystem unchanged 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 104 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide or After clicking Cancel Change on an xMF subsystem select the IXP subsystem s that is receiving the data from the xMF and complete the Config Backup Restore procedure Restoring Lost PDU Routes Due to Cancel Changes on an xMF Subsystem How to restore PDU routes lost when Cancel Changes option has been used on IXP and xMF see Losing PDU Routes Due to Cancel Changes Complete these steps to restore lost PDU routes 1 Select the Mediation gt Sites gt IXP Subsystem gt Config Backup Restore that is receiving traffic from the xMF subsystem Note The backup configuration must be in a state labeled as Active 2 Select the Configuration that is to be restored from the backup list 3 Click Restore from the tool bar The configuration that was selected is reloaded 4 Apply changes to all IXP and xMF subsystems affected About xMF Subsystem Settings The settings option for a specific xMF subsystem is accessed by right clicking on the selected xMF subsystem Select Acquisition Sites Subsystem Settings The subsystem settings list screen opens The settings option has five default parameter
42. Modify 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 63 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide ES Equipment Registry gt sites gt ixp site U Modify 2 Name IXP Site Description lt a Reset X Cancel Vz Modify Figure 27 Site Modify Screen 3 Make necessary modifications to the site information 4 Click Modify The modifications are saved Deleting a Site Complete these steps to delete a site Note Before deleting a site all the hosts belonging to that site must first be deleted 1 Select the site to be deleted from the object tree 2 Click Delete from the pop up menu 3 Click OK at the prompt The site is deleted from the object tree 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 64 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Managing the Report Server The report server subsystem if it is discovered is located in the NOC site and provides the infrastructure for static enrichment KPI generation reporting back end including the reporting engine and report database web applications for viewing and administrating the reports as well as scheduling reports Report servers can be clustered and or decoupled according to load balancing and automatic failover and KPI storage needs There is a potential for CCM to discover three servers in the Report Server Subsystem They are Report Sever RS A server designated as the Pr
43. O 3 CCM_SIP_DF_DL360 0A_ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group s O 4 ISUP PERF E O 5 ISUP_PERF2 X O 8 STCtoFC FCT 320 ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group Y Figure 98 Input PDU Tab PDU Streams selected if working with external PDU streams 13 Select the PDU Stream Name s to be used 14 Click Next to open the xDR Builders tab 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 170 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Definition Input PDUs DR Builders Parameters SS7 IP 1887 AIN TDR capture 2 6 1 3 Ip BGP STATS 1 0 0 1 1887 AIN TDR reconstitution 2 6 1 3 CIP BGP SUDR 1 0 0 1 1887 BICC ANSI CDR capture 1 6 0 1 CIP Basic HTTP IpDR capture 5 0 0 1887 BICC ANSI CDR reconstitution 1 6 0 1 CIP Basic HTTP IpDR reconstitutior 1887 BICC ETSI CDR capture 1 6 0 1 CIP DHCP TOR capture 5 1 0 2 1887 BICC ETSI CDR reconstitution 1 6 0 1 CIP DHCP TDR reconstitution 5 1 0 1887 BSSAP TDR capture 6 4 1 4 CIP DNS Enum TDR 1 0 0 0 1887 BSSAP TDR reconstitution 6 4 1 4 CIP DNS TDR 1 1 0 4 O ss7 BSSAP TDR capture 1 1 0 2 OIP FTP TOR capture 5 1 0 1 UMTS GPRS OTHERS LIGPRS Gb Stats By APN 5 0 3 0 C Generic ProTrace SUDR 1 0 2 0 LIGPRS Gb Stats By Cell 5 0 3 0 CI Generic SUDR 2 3 1 0 LIGPRS Gb Stats By IMEI 5 0 3 0 E IMS COPS TDR capture 1 3 1 0 CI GPRS Gb TDR capture 5 3 0 2 CIJIMS
44. Perspective The Mediation perspective enables you to manage the IXP and Data Warehouse DWH subsystems The entire configuration in this perspective is designed to configure dataflow processings data sources input streams xDR filters distributions platform parameters of xDRs in either a DWH or IXP subsystem About Managing each IXP Subsystem The Mediation perspective object tree has the Site object where you can manage IXP subsystems belonging to a particular site Once you have discovered all the elements of each IXP subsystem you go to the Mediation perspective to configure the subsystem In addition once the subsystem is discovered you can click on the subsytem in the Mediation perspective to view a platform overview of the system 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 145 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Subsystem name ixp0777 User Information Auto generated sub system ixp0777 1a 10 250 42 166 2009 07 20 04 12 44 0 ixp0777 1b 10 250 42 167 2009 07 20 04 13 56 0 ixp0777 1c Spare 10 25042 168 2009 07 20 04 13 57 0 ixp0777 1a DWH 10 250 42 166 ACTIVE m B FCT 328 M2PA STATS FCT 328 Building FCT 328 FCT 328 ixpQ 777 B FCT 328 M2PA SUDR O BS8 RANCC S 12 DOG RANCC S 11 Operation v B DOG RANCC S 8 DOG TDR S 17 B BS8 TDR S 10 K_KPI_BSS_RANCC_S_C S de test isup ansi B de test isup ansi 7 wv ixp0777 1a O BSS TDR S 18 K KPI
45. ProTrace OK Ignore Server Ignore Server Warning on Warning on Ignore Server Ignore Server Warning on Warning on prompt Prompt prompt prompt Historical KPI Scheduled Export Configuring Servers in an IXP Subsystem Ignore Server Suspend Show text warning in the exported archive Once you have added an IXP subsystem in the Equipment Registry that IXP subsystem is visible in the Mediation perspective From this perspective you can perform the following procedures on servers in that IXP subsystem Note The first two topics in the list are to be accomplished first For example you create input streams before you create dataflow processings The other topics are used to manage the dataflow processings you have created List the servers on an IXP subsystem Monitor storage capacity on a DWH server Manage the sessions on that IXP subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 154 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Manage the external PDU streams on that IXP subsystem Manage input streams on that IXP subsystem Manage the dataflow processings on that IXP subsystem Manage configuration for Q 752 processing on that IXP subsystem Manage the distribution on that IXP subsystem for load balancing or during server maintenance Manage the xDR builders on that IXP subsystem View software information associated with that IXP subsystem Manage the subsystem preference
46. Reset 3 Cancel v Add Figure 138 Subsystem Preferences List Screen 3 Enter the Name of the preference 4 Enter a Value or to reset value click Reset to Default Note The values can be for Garbage Periods integer between 0 and 32767 No PDU Timeouts integer between 1 and 32767 e RetentionTime Build default is 5 RetentionTime Operate default is 5 e RetentionTime Store default is 5 FlushingTime Store default is 5 5 Optional Enter a Description of the preference 6 Click Add The preference is added to the list Modifying a subsystem Preference Complete these steps to add a subsystem preference 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 197 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt Subsystem gt Subsystem Preferences The Subsystem Preferences screen opens 2 Select the Preference that needs to be modified 3 Make the necessary modifications 4 Click Modify The preference is modified Deleting a Subsystem Preference Complete these steps to add a subsystem preference 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt Subsystem gt Subsystem Preferences The Subsystem Preferences screen opens 2 Select the Preference to be deleted 3 Click Delete 4 Click OK at the prompt The record is deleted Managing Multiple IXP Subsystems The Mediation perspective enables you to manage certain elements globally multiple IX
47. SINGLE SS7 1541 TOR_2 6 6 bxp1050 1a Figure 157 Modify Session Backup Toolbar 4 Select the backup option none xDR only xDR and PDU from the pull down list 5 Click Modify The backup option is modified for that session Creating and associating a dictionary with a Session Complete these steps to create and associate a dictionary with an xDR session 1 Select and right click on the IXP subsystem that needs the sessions 2 Select discover sessions The discovery process begins and the Sessions List screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 214 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide SE Mediation gt sites gt nx amp xp gt d teen El Discover Sessions M 4 gt M 2 s No change found in 887 ISUP ANSI 1 AG ISUP ANSI 28 t7 v Gen RECONSTITUTION COR 24 0 Discover Session No change found in 87 INAP 2 INAP Rec 28 v v pisa RECONSTITUTION TOR_29 5 Discover Session Figure 158 Sessions List 3 Select a session 4 Click create associate dictionary that belongs to that session Actions column Discover Session Note If there is already more than one session associated with a dictionary you can select another session from the pull down list from the Associate with existing dictionary and discover session field and click Apply dictionary amp Discover session Associate with existing dictionary and discover the session SS ISUP ANSI CDR 240
48. Select Acquisition gt PDU Filters from the object menu 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 128 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide The PDU Filters list screen opens 2 Click Next PDU Filter Family screen opens 3 Select IP Internet Protocol 4 Click Next The IP screen opens 5 Select Vlan fitler 6 Click Next The VLAN filters screen opens PDU Filter Family IP EE Filter Name Description Enter Id Id List Remove Figure 66 Add IP VLAN Filter Screen The table describes the fields on this screen Table 37 VLAN Filter Screen Fields Moves highlighted filter into Filter Expression box Data must match all filters tied together with this operation Finish button Saves filter settings based on the information shown in the Filter Expression field 7 Type in the Filter Name 8 Optional Type in a Description of the VLAN filter 9 Type in an ID in the Enter ID field 10 Click Add The ID appears in the ID List field 11 Click Finish The filter is added to the VLAN filter object tree in alphanumerical order 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 129 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Removing an ID from the List To remove an ID Complete these steps Select the VLAN record that needs modification Click Edit Select the ID from the ID List Click Remove ic o m E The ID is removed 5
49. Server SDS are trademarks of Tekelec All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Patents This product may be covered by one or more of the following U S and foreign patents U S Patent Numbers 6 456 845 6 765 990 6 968 048 7 043 001 7 155 512 7 206 394 7 215 748 7 231 024 7 286 516 7 286 647 7 401 360 7 706 343 7 844 033 7 860 799 Foreign Patent Numbers None 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 25 Chapter 2 CCM Overview Topics e CCM Overview 27 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 26 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration CCM Overview Guide CCM Overview Centralized Configuration Manager CCM is developed to consolidate all configuration data PMF and IXP into a single database The common network wide configuration is used to enhance the capabilities of NSP applications such as ProTrace and Data Feed Export The monitoring features of PMF and IXP are addressed separately by the NSP application called Diagnostic Utility 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 27 Chapter 3 Key Concepts Topics e PMF IP Data Acquisition 29 e Monitored Network Elements 29 e About PDU Collection 29 e PDU Routing and Filtering 30 e About xDR Generation 32 e About xDR Data Feeds 32 e About Network Views 32 e About Security and Permissions 33 e About Equipment Registry 33 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012
50. Up DIA Sites messies eet m editae D et e a Sse ds 224 IP Network Data Acquisition for PMP 225 Configuring for 3G Intelligent Data Monitoring IDM sse 225 Routing PDUS to xDR Builders niet rendre e b retards een 225 Appendix B xDR Builder Parameters 227 List of Parameters for Each xDR Builder eese enne 228 Initial Parameters e e scettr e e A e eel ee ERE 228 IP Transport 9ereen cc actin es AS 229 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 vii List of Figures Figure 1 Date Time Tab STi 17 Figure 2 Directory Tab Seente neeaae ee T nennen nnne nene nennen 18 Figure 3 Mapping Tab Sereen etines arao nennen nter 19 Fig re 4 Point Code Tab Screen ese e egere eo etn a e e de eis deris 19 Figure 5 Formatting Rules CIC Seret EEN 20 Figure 6 Default Period Tab Screen ProTrace ob 21 Figure 7 Pmf Ip Data Acquisition Deguence En 29 Figure 8 INSP Portal Screen stt ien etae de tdi 36 Figure 9 557 Node s List Screen eer ete tette reto d er etr aiii 41 Figure 10 IP Signaling Point List Gereen EEN 41 Figure 11 Network Sessions List Screen 42 Figure 12 xDR Sessions List Screen eese eese deci terii inti teer a eerta iere e 42 Figure 13 Protocols tee eege eege er iere itum des 43 Figure 14 Dictionaries Present Dereen EEN 43 Figure 15 Stacks List Screen nennen tenente nne E paaa 44 Figure 16 Bulk Load Import Gereen E nnne 53 Figure 17
51. Y Apply dictionary Discover session Create new dictionary and discover the session Please provide the following information to create a dictionary in centralized configuration database Protocol SS7 SMDR Figure 159 Associate Dictionary Screen Enter the Dictionary Name Select the Stack for the dictionary Select the Protocol for the dictionary Enter a version number for the dictionary GON gy gi Click Create dictionary The dictionary is created shown below Note You must now synchronize the subsystem to apply changes For more information see About Applying Changes to an IXP Subsystem xDR Builder Parameters Each Build xDR session of a dataflow processing has a set of parameters that are set by default but can be customized for your system Refer to Appendix C xDR Builder Parameters for descriptions of builder fields 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 215 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide About Enrichment Files Enrichment files are files with fse extension that enable you to populate xDRs with additional fields These fields are used by ProTraq Selecting the Enrichment Files object from the Object tree opens the Enrichment Files List screen 4 amp a al tls y Page 1 1 Records 1 B File Name E 1 praser fse Figure 160 Enrichment Files List Screen Adding Enrichment Files Complete these steps to add enrichment files 1 Select M
52. click menu select Load Empty Configuration Note A warning appears stating that loading an empty configuration un route PDU dataflows at the associated PMF subsystem For more information see Avoiding Lost PDU Routes Due to Cancel Changes on an PMF subsystem 3 To continue to load an empty configuration click OK Note For changes to take effect click Apply Changes from the subsystem right click menu Cancelling Changes to an IXP Subsystem You can cancel changes to a subsystem by using the Cancel Changes option Note Choosing Cancel Changes on an PMF subsystem removes the existing configuration any changes that have occurred of that subsystem and restores the latest applied active configuration which includes Card Port Link Mapping and Traffic Classifications TCs for PMF Feeder Thresholds PMF subsystem parameters and PDU dataflows are preserved but the PDU routes are not preserved This action also enables the Apply Changes banner for that PMF subsystem PDU dataflow routing can be restored either by modifying the Build DFPs on the IXP subsystem in order to re associate the dataflows with the DFPs or by restoring the last applied configuration on the IXP subsystem that contains the Build DFPs see next note for constraints on restoring IXP Complete these steps to cancel changes for a subsystem Again if any changes have occurred you are prompted with this message Configuration has occurred on the following IXP su
53. click on Dataflow Processings Select Add from the pop up menu The Add screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 174 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Input Streams xDR Filters xDR Storage ame Sample Storage DFP User Information This is an example of a storage DFP Active E Server ixpo888 1e Processing Type C Building tion Retention Time s Flush Time s Figure 107 Add Screen 4 Enter the Name of the Dataflow 5 Optional Enter any User Information 6 Select whether the dataflow is active or not 7 Select the Server for the dataflow 8 Select Storage for the processing type 9 Enter the Retention Time s for the DFP Default is 5 sec 10 Enter the Flush Time s for the DFP Defalt is 5 sec 11 Click Next The list of Input Steams appears Definition xDR Filters xDR Storage DONE Ue LL Critical Description Created as the part of build dfp Created as the part of build dfp B_TC_320_ansi_capt_130 Created as the part of build dfp O POOL ISUP PERF1 111 Created for KPIs Y Y Y Y K_Test_Stats_112 Y Created for KPIs Y Y Y Y B_TC_320_ansi_recon_129 B CCM SIP CDRS 88 B TC 320 etsi cap 131 Created as the part of build dfp test sac buildlSUPANSICDRcapture Created as the part of build dfp O ixp 888PoolMonitor 89 Created for KPIS ixpO888PoolMonitor Created for PoolMonitor by Ixp 0000 00 00 fL Figure 108 Input Streams Screen 12
54. configure the card Note Network cards and NGP cards are automatically discovered and do not have to be manually added Modifying a PMF Subsystem Host Once a PMF subsystem has been created you can modify the hosts that belong to the subsystem Complete these steps to modify a host in a PMF subsystem 1 a AeA o N Select the Site xMF subsystem to be modified from the object tree The List screen opens Select the Host to be modified Select Modify from the toolbar Make necessary modifications Click Modify after you have made the necessary modifications Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu Deleting a PMF Subsystem Note You can only delete a subsystem if there are no dependent hosts or applications to the subsystem You must delete all hosts and applications before deleting the subsystem Complete these steps to delete an xMF subsystem 1 mr OM Select Site xMF PMF subsystem to be deleted Or select the subsystem from the Site List screen Delete all hosts and applications that belong to the PMF subsystem Select the PMF subsystem Click Delete Click OK at the prompt The subsystem is deleted You must now apply changes for the changes to take effect 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 78 Chapter 7 Network Element Configuration Topics e About Network Elements 80 e Filtering Network Elem
55. each IXP server Selecting Site IXP Subsystem Streams in the object tree shows a list of the streams for that server 4 4 gt gt aea el eral D Y Page 1 1 Records 6 Use RID Critical D Stream Name Stream Type User Information T 1 K_ixp0456AggSessionMonitor_127 xDR Created for KPIs v m 2 O ixp0456PoolMonitor 126 xDR Created for KPIs v m 3 ixp0456BuildMonitor xDR Created for BuildMonitor by Ixp v TC 4 ixp04560perateMonitor xDR Created for OperateMonitor by Ixp v m 5 ixp0456PoolMonitor xDR Created for PoolMonitor by Ixp v TC 8 ixp0456StreamMonitor Created for StreamMonitor by Ixp Y Figure 81 Streams List 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 155 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Adding a PDU Stream Input streams are constructs for grouping dataflows for the purpose of routing to one or more xDR builders The grouping is done so that PDUs belonging to a dataflow are routed over a single communication stream to an xDR generator resulting in optimized data collection resources Complete these steps to add a PDU stream 1 Select Mediation gt Sites gt IXP gt IXP Subsystem gt Streams 2 Click Add from the tool bar Stream Name Stream Type Pdu C xDR T Use RID FT Critical User Information I Figure 82 Add Streams Screen Type the Stream Name Select the Stream Type PDU Optional Select
56. enables you to list the dictionaries that are unused after an update To view the Discrepancy report complete these steps 1 Select Mediation gt Dictionaries TheList screen opens 2 Select a Dictionary that has been updated Note All updated dictionaries will be in bold type lt gt Be aw el Ex al 5 v Page 1 9 Records 210 d Dictionary Type Protocol Stack Version Used 12 GPRS Gh Stats by APN_5 1 0 STATISTICS N A N A 51 0 Y e 13 GPRS Gb Stats by Cell_5 1 0 STATISTICS N A N A 5 1 0 14 GPRS Gb Stats by IMEI_5 1 0 STATISTICS N A N A 51 0 Y 15 GPRS Gh TDR_5 3 3 RECONSTITUTION GPRS Gb GENERIC 533 Y 16 GPRS Gb TDR CAPTURE 5 3 3 CAPTURE GPRS Gb GENERIC 5 33 Y 17 GPRS GniiGp CDR_5 2 0 RECONSTITUTION GPRS Gn Gp GENERIC 5 220 Y 18 GPRS GniiGp Stats_5 0 0 STATISTICS N A N A 5 0 0 Y 19 GPRS GniiGp TDR_5 3 3 RECONSTITUTION GPRS Gn Gp GENERIC 5 333 Y 20 GPRS GniiGp TDR CAPTURE 5 3 3 CAPTURE GPRS Gn Gp GENERIC 533 Y 21 Generic ProTrace SUDR_1 0 2 SUDR All GENERIC 1 0 2 m 22 Generic GUDD 2 3 1 SUDR All ETSI 234 Y 23 IMS COPS TDR_1 3 2 RECONSTITUTION IMS COPS GENERIC 132 Y 24 IMS COPS TDR CAPTURE 1 3 2 CAPTURE IMS COPS GENERIC 132 Y v 25 IMS DIAMETER CC CDR_1 8 6 RECONSTITUTION IMS DIAMETER GENERIC 1 8 6 3 Figure 145 Dictionary List with Unused Dictionary Selected 3 Select the View Discrepancy Report button on the tool bar to generate the
57. grouping is done so that PDUs belonging to a dataflow are routed over a single communication stream to an xDR generator resulting in optimized data collection resources CCM supports both Message Feeder Protocol legacy applications only and Data Transport Service When using DTS the IXP pulls data from a datasource an IP address and port on PMF Note An IXP subsystem has a limit of 255 imput streams IXP also uses four input streams for monitoring purposes so the functional limit is 251 If this limit is exceeded then CCM produces an error message stating that the limit has been exceeded If this happens streams will have to be routed differently to keep within the limit 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 31 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Key Concepts Guide About Routing Is the process of routing dataflows to IXP input streams About xDR Generation xDR builder configurations are managed by CCM in the Mediation perspective The details of the xDR builder use and configuration are outlined in the Mediation perspective About Sessions and Dictionaries Once xDR generation is configured for a builder xDR records are stored in a session A session is associated with a dictionary The dictionary mechanism is a way of describing the content of the xDR fields NSP applications such as ProTrace use the dictionary to access and display the data making the applications independent of the xDR record format The
58. gt dy Dataflow Processing Definition Input Streams Output Stream Enrichment xOR Operation XDR Filters none Filter Expression Previous A Reset 3 Cancel gt Next Figure 114 Xdr Filters Screen 12 Select a xDR Filter from the pull down list The Filter Expression is shown in the field below Note You can also select Create a new xDR Filter from the pull down list See Creating an xDR Session for a Dataflow Processing for more information 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 179 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 13 Click Next The Output Stream screen opens shown below LI SX T 5 Mediation gt amp Sites gt R IXP SWIT gt amp MP gt 2 page gt YY Dataflow Processings Definition Input Streams OR Filters Enrichment DR Operation Output Stream Name Sample Operation DFP operate Previous lt Reset 3 Cancel gt Next Figure 115 Output Steams Screen 14 Optional Modify the Output Stream Name from the default name 15 Click Next the Enrichment screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 180 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Note This screen is used exclusively for the IXP xDR static or dynamic enrichment option The output xDRs from can have extra user defined fields that are updated by IxpOperate using user defined mapping tables i
59. modified Click Modify on the tool bar Make the necessary modifications Click Modify at the bottom of the screen A prompt appears stating that the signaling point was modified gu oec ee dur Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu Deleting an Association Mapped to an Application Server Complete these steps to delete an association mapped to an application server Note The links and application servers will no longer exist if the association is deleted Select Network Elements IP Application Servers Select the Application Server that has the association From the bottom table select the association to be deleted Click Delete from the tool bar Click OK at the prompt The association is deleted 9r xcu et Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu Modifying an Application Server Complete these steps to modify an Application Server Select Network Elements gt IP gt ApplicationServer Select the Application Server to be modified Select Modify Make the necessary modifications Click Modify A prompt appears stating that the Application Server was modified St Rg qom Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 87 Centralized Configuration Manager Administrat
60. must be unique for each IXP subsystem or dataserver but sessions can have identical names if they reside on separate IXP subsytems Adding an xDR Session to a Server Complete these steps to add a session to a server 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 185 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 1 Select IXP Subsystem gt Sessions The sessions list screen opens 2 Click Add the Add Session screen opens Lei G Mediation gt sites gt 2 Morrisville amp KP gt E ipo500 Sessions gt 7 List Session Name Lifetime hours Storage Sample_Session 72 ixp5001 1a y Dictionary 8951 monica_sess Description This is an example of a session S Reset Cancel vZ Aaa Figure 123 Add Sessions Screen 3 Type a Session name Note The session name must be unique for each IXP subsystem or dataserver but sessions can have identical names if they reside on separate IXP subsytems Type in the Lifetime number of hours the session exists Select the Storage subsystem Select the Dictionary associated with the session N O gi VS Optional Select a Session Backup None xDR only or xDR and PDU Default is None oo Optional Type in a Description Shown below is a completed session 9 Click Add The session is added to the session list shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 186 Centralized Configuration Manager Administrati
61. of the discovered hosts and the result b Application showing the applications that were discovered c PMF Card Discovery showing the cards installed on the host Network software platform Kd Platform guide Equipment Registry gt sites gt 2 Sample Site amp xMrF 8 ada Host Application PMF Card Discovery 1 Add Host saturn 1a 10 250 44 37 added sucessful Figure 38 Discovery Summary Screen Hosts Tab Network software platform El Platform guide Equipment Registry O sites gt 2 sample site gt A xMF Add Host PMF Card Discovery 1 Application Discovery Summary 1 Applications discovered Figure 39 Discovery Summary Screen Application Tab Note The Results screen only opens when the discovery process has been completed Note If this is the first discovery process all the tabs will be empty except for Added and Error The other tabs are only populated when the discovery process is repeated after there has been some modification to the host see how to modify hosts 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 77 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide 02 Page 1 1 Total Records 0 rit fo SPAN SS7 E1 Enable E ri o Nic 4 Por Figure 40 Discovery Summary Screen PMF Card Discovery 8 Select the subsystem again to see the newly created hosts and applications If there is an E1 T1 card for the PMF open the Acquisition perspective to
62. on the bottom table e Activating and deactivating the Activate and Deactivate buttons provide the capacity to activate or deactivate specific policies The policy top table provides the following information Policy Name name of policy Description brief description of policy Policy Status active or not On Demand on demand is on or off e Sampling sampling is on or off Sampling Ratio sampling ratio of mobile users Track Statistics statistics for tracking sampled mobile users Owner user who created policy e State activated or not Created date created The Traffic Classification TC table shows the following information for a selected policy TC Name shows the name of the TC for associated with the policy Description shows any pertinent information about the TC Server shows the server where the TC is located Internet Protocol shows the protocol constraints for the TC Transport Protocol shows the type s of transport protocol s for the TC e Application Layer shows the GTP layer IP address Forwarding shows what is forwarding for example packets and counters Annotations Any special annotation for the traffic classification Status shows if the traffic classification is active or not 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 219 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Monitoring Policies Guide Adding a Monitoring Policy Prerequisites e PDU Fil
63. provides the capability to configure PDU Dataflows for each xMF subsystem The capability allows for greater flexibility and quicker search capabilities when creating dataflows About IP Dataflows PMF When you create an IP dataflow you select one or more ethernet devices connected to a selected PMF server When an ethernet device referred to as an IP device in the user interface is assigned to a dataflow the dataflow will forward all IP traffic related to the selected ethernet device to the IXP upon dataflow creation If you wish to limit the IP traffic that is sent to the IXP you must define and assign a filter to your dataflow filters Note Way Management only provides directional information for IP addresses added to the IP address list IP traffic data for unspecified IP addresses associated with the selected ethernet device s will still be forwarded to the IXP without the directional information XOR is a mechanism for load distribution of the messages to different ICPs and IXPs The groups can comprise of exactly 2 4 or 8 IXPs hence XOR_2 XOR_4 and XOR_8 A dataflow with XOR_4 needs to be routed to destinations on the routing screen Selecting any more or less than 4 would cause an error XOR preserves the call context All messages belonging to one call are always forwarded to the same destination in order for correlation to be successful XOR allows a dataflow with higher throughput of traffic to be load shared to a group of
64. report last button on right The report screen opens The report shows Basic Information e Non ENUM Field s Descrepencies ENUM Field s Descrepencies 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 205 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Dictionary amp Query Discrepency Report a Basic Information Dictionary Name IMS DIAMETER CC CDR_1 8 7 Old Version 1 8 6 New Version 1 8 7 Protocol IMS DIAMETER Non ENUM Field s Discrepency Added Non ENUM Field s in New Version None Deleted Non ENUM Field s in New Version None Modified Non ENUM Field s in New Version Attribute NAME UsedServiceUnit OLD SIZE 64 NEW SIZE 32 ENUM Field s Discrepency Klose Report Figure 146 Unused Dictionary Discrepency Report 4 Click the Close Report to close the report About xDR Filters xDR Filters are treated as global entities xDR Filters are needed when e A subset of the generated xDRs are operated on or stored where xDRs matching a condition can be filtered out The figure below shows the xDR filters list screen SE Mediation gt OR Filters gt EJ List n 4 KM eG SG S RecordsPage 5 Page 1 1 me a This is an example of an xDR filter used for NSP ke BE em Figure 147 Xdr Filter List Screen Adding xDR Filters Complete these steps to add an xDR filter 1 Select xDR filters The xDR Filter List screen opens 2 Click Add or right
65. right hand side of the tool bar 3 Click OK at the prompt to deactivate TCs in standard mode The three Diameter Traffic Classifications are listed in table format shown in this table Selection This column is for selecting specific TCs Record This shows the numerical order of the TC in the table Traffic Classification Name Provides the Name of the TC For Diameter Setting there are only three TCs They are Diameter Exception Diameter Frag Diameter Trace Note None of the TCs can be deleted The only TC that can be modified is Diameter Trace Description Optional This column shows any description of the TC Internet Protocol Shows the Internet protocol used default is ALL Transport Protocol Shows the transport protocol used default is ALL Application Layer Shows the application layer ID used default is ALL Forwarding Shows the forwarding medium default is Packets 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 117 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Policy Shows the policy used for the TC Annotation Shows any annotation used for the TC Status Shows the status shows green for active or red for inactive Owner Shows the name of the user that created the TC Note To apply changes and update the xMF PMF system select Apply Changes from the Host right click menu About PMIA for PMF Subsystems This option supports PMIA means Pattern Match
66. screen and pop up menu that have similar toolbar functionality The functionality is divided into three sections e Buttons Column functions Right click menu options from the element list Buttons and Pop up Menus Buttons are located either on a List screen toolbar or on the right click pop up menu in the element section They are Note Not all tool bar button functions appear in the pop up menus Pop up menu is specifically for the element The tool bar buttons are general functions for that screen such as first record next record previous record etc First record enables you to move to the first record Next record enables you to move to the next record Previous record enables you to move to the previous record Last record enables you to move to the last record e Add enables you to add a record Modify enables you to modify the selected record Delete enables you to delete the selected record e Search enables you to search for a specific record e Synchronize Discover enables you to either discover new applications or synchronize the subsystem after any changes Note Do not use the Function Keys F1 through F12 when using the NSP Function keys work in unexpected ways For example the F1 key will not open NSP help but will open help for the browser in use The F5 key will not refresh a specific screen but will refresh the entire session and will result in a loss of any entered information R
67. specific PMF server Create a link network view and choose an IP link Create an IP dataflow Assign the link network view to the IP dataflow CL Si gn us BN um Route the assigned PDU dataflows to input streams on IXP PDU Routing and Filtering The PDUs collected by the data collectors must be routed to one or more xDR builders for creating xDR records These routes are configured using CCM There are some important considerations in configuring PDU routes e Notall PDUs need to be sent to an xDR builder therefore a data collector allows filters to be applied to the PDUs it receives e A PDU can be routed to multiple xDR builders for building different types of xDR records See PMF IP Data Acquisition Sequence AnxDR builder needs to receive related PDUs that can be converted into an xDR record For example in order for the xDR builder to create an ISUP CDR it needs to receive all the PDUs associated with a call IAM ACM ANM REL RLC See PMF IP Data Acquisition Sequence At the same time the xDR processing can be distributed across multiple xDR builders for load sharing see CCM About Distributions The routing must be configured to support such grouping This is often the most complex configuration task e There is a resource cost to routing PDUs to the xDR builders if the data collectors and the xDR builders are at different geographical locations and WAN resources have to be used While routing consider minimizing
68. subsystem Discovering or manually configuring for PMF Network Elements Configure Network Views see Network View Configuration Configure xMF subsystem see xMF Acquisition If configuring an IXP subsystem Create route input streams on that IXP subsystem Use Dataflow processings DFP wizard to create DFPs OR If creating DFPs manually on that IXP subsystem then create them in the following order Build Operate Store Create the distribution on that IXP subsystem for load balancing or during server maintenance Create the sessions on that IXP subsystem Manage the subsystem preferences for that IXP subsystem Setting up DIH Sites This procedure must be followed by users who are setting up the DIH system for the first time adding new DIH servers or adding new applications on an existing server Complete these steps and refer to sections for detailed information for setting up a DIH system 1 Create a site See Creating a Node Now you can add a host 2 Add an IXP subsystem see Adding an IXP Subsystem 3 Add a PMF subsystem see Adding a PMF Subsystem to a Site 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 224 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Configuration Workflows Guide IP Network Data Acquisition for PMF Complete these steps to set up PMF monitoring of an IP network 1 Create or discover the PMF card s that will do the monitoring under the PMF application if it doesn t alr
69. the stream is critical or not N o gi i WN EB Note The critical field in the stream creation screen is used to indicate the behavior of a given dataflow processing when it is fed by multiple input streams When the critical box is activated it designates that the dataflow processing will stop processing PDU s XDRs if any critical input stream stops having traffic When the field is not selected it indicates the dataflow processing will continue to process data even if some of the streams have no traffic 8 Optional Enter any pertinent User Information 9 Click Create The system creates an external stream with the same name as on the external IXP subsystem Click Apply Changes for the IXP subsystem for the changes to take effect Modifying a Stream 1 Select Streams List The streams list screen opens 2 Select the stream to be modified 3 Click Modify The screen for that stream opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 157 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide o f E GC Mediation gt 1 Sites gt fa TEST amp MP gt de ss 27 gt D Streams s E List Stream Name DIE Stream Type amp Pdu xDR Use RID fe Critical User Information S Reset 3 Cancel C Modify Figure 83 Stream Modify Screen 4 Make the necessary modifications 5 Click Modify The system is updated and you are returned to the Streams List screen with the modificat
70. the wizard 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 115 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Enter the Name of the traffic classification Optional Enter a Description Select IPv4 as the Internet protocol Select either according to the need All TCP or UDP as the Transport Protocol Select All as the Application Layer Select No Filter as the Filter Select Packets as the Forwarding method e ap sm 10 Click Next to move to the Assign Probes screen 11 Select one or more probes from the available options field 12 Click the right arrow gt to move them to the selected options field 13 Click Next to open the Annotation Info screen 14 Enter an Annotation 15 Optional Click Add To List The annotation is added to the Selected Annotations list Note You can also select existing annotations by typing the first letter and select from the list that appears Note To remove an annotation select the annotation and click Remove From List 16 Click Create The traffic classification is added to the list that captures all the IPv6 traffic from the network Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu Modifying Traffic Classifications 1 Select Acquisition Sites PMF subsystem Server Application Traffic Classifications The List screen opens Select the specific Traffic Classification IP Stream
71. there is maintenance being performed on the server for example changing disk or upgrading RAM There is no ability to query or to write any data Query Only This is a transitional state between active and maintenance used for not missing any data The server will be accessible to be read by applications such as Data Feed Export and ProTraq to gain their information before the state moves to maintenance Values associated with each state Note If an IXP storage server is in Query state no configuration actions can be undertaken All servers must be in Active state when sessions are created for queries on such sessions to be successful Otherwise if a query is launched in ProTrace on a newly created session a Unable to execute query ORA 00942 table or view does not exist will appear 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 153 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Table 44 Values Associated with each State Warning Ignore Server During operation application will ignore server status and continue to reading but providing a warning that data could not be accessed from a specific subsystem Suspend Application will suspend any operation and wait until server has restored functionality Ignore Server During operation the application ignores the server from the storage pool for reading and provides xDRs from other servers Table 45 NSP Applications Effected by Each State
72. wem mem ION E 94 31 Ce e m A 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 45 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Table 8 Host Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length _ Bulk Load Type p mem pem o e B pene Rm e pesi m a Ne pe E m 0 E AE 6 Position Number E CIN IP LM Address Application String Name Application String Yes Yes 255 Description 10 Application String PMF NG No Type 11 Site String No 30 Name ID Table 9 Node Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Updated Bulk Load Type p wem wem e e LEE M io p String E IP GPRS Table 10 SS7 Signaling Point Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Updated 1 Bulk Load 4 No Type 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 46 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Gem Em Ne o Ge EE Ee mewm Nee CC IS Focos Ne ff fe NN String Leave it No 30 blank for PMF Node Name String No 30 ID d Name String Leave it No 30 blank for PMF Table 11 Gb Signaling Point Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length a Bulk Load Type Ge lee Ce EE SGSNID ID Number DENEN ADS UR LM ID Table 12 Linkset Configuation Field Data T
73. 0 txqueuelen 0 RC JALEA 12307 59 GB 3X Joyctossl9522723907 1389 Gas In this example the B cast 10 240 9 127 is one plus the last IP in the subnet so 10 240 9 126 is the best candidate for the VIP Adding an IXP Subsystem Note You can have an unlimited number of IXP subsystems per site Complete these steps to add an IXP subsystem to a site and discover its elements 1 Select Equipment Registry Site that has the IXP subsystem 2 Right click on the site IXP 3 Select Add Table 22 IXP Subsystem Add Screen Field Descriptions Subsystem Name The name of the IXP subsystem required VIP Address This is the Virtual IP address of the server where the IXP subsystem resides Note The VIP address is established when the IXP subsystem is initially installed and integrated into the customer network The 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 67 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide N DS gi H assignment of the VIP address can be the default of the broadcast address broardcast 1 for the subnet or it can be manually assigned to an address in the subnet See Virtual IP Address Assignment IP Address The IP address of IXP server where the IXP subsystem resides address for a subsystem Enter the Name of the IXP subsystem Enter the VIP Address of the subsystem Enter the IP Address of the subsystem Click Add to add the subsystem to the list Note Rep
74. 1 From the Home menu select Home Page The Home page screen opens 2 Click Bulk Export Configurations The Bulk Export Prompt appears xl Do you want to open or save this file B Name CCMBulkConfig zip i Type Compressed zipped Folder From 10 250 33 61 Open Save While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the risk Figure 18 Bulk Export Configurations Prompt 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 56 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide At this step you can either save the zip file or open it to extract the files you want to use To begin the extract process complete the next step 3 Click open The zip extract screen opens DR CCMBulkConfig 1 zip Bi xd File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Qe D JO search 1 Folders dE E x amp Address a C Documents and Settings Robert Roth Local Settings Temporary Internet File Go Ea SW aA a SW E Associations c DLCIFilers GbLinks csy GbSPs csy GTFilters csy Hosts csv m WW SW 4 a E IPComboFil IPFilers csv Linksets csv Monitoring Nodes csv PCFilters csv Ea aA E a A PMFCards csv PMFPorts csv PMFPorts s PortFilters csv RawFilters csv a Eh E E E SS7ComboFi SS7Links csv S5575Ps csv SSNFilters csy VLANFilters Sites csv
75. 10 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 49 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Zero Number Spression Guide Access Mode Number Config 16 Long Haul 17 Monitor 15 Short Haul Bit Inversion Number 0 On 1 Off Host String Name ID Table 17 PMF Port Assignment Configuration Field Data Type Possible Optional Can Be Max Length Values Updated 13 Port Number Is ES Es SSES Channel Number 1 32 E1 Yes Number 1 24 T1 Number of Number 0 Disable Yes Incase No Channels 1 Enable of 25 Link Example of a PMF csv file Wwe Card Slot Number 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 50 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Sample of CSV Formatted PMF File These are examples of csv files that make up a PMF configuration Note Files can be loaded in any order Files do not have to be loaded at one time Sites csv file NA PMF Quatro NA Demo NA ixp2627 NA PMF DUO NA ML350 0A NA Prithvi 1A NA ixp0123 NA DL380 1A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hosts csv file HHOStS CSV 77777117 BulkLoad Type HostID HostName Description Frame Position IP AppName Description AppType Site 2 NA PMF DE 1A 1 1 172 31 254 5 PMF DE 1A PMF NG PMF NG PMF Delhi 2 NA PMF DE 1B test1 1 2 172 31 254 6 PMF DE 1B PMF NG PMF NG PMF Delhi 2 NA PMF DE 1C 1 3 172 31 254 7 PMF DE 1C PMF NG PMF NG PMF Delhi Nodes csv file Nodes
76. 130 Created as the part of build dfp O POOL ISUP PERF1 111 Created for KPIs Y Y Y Y K_Test_Stats_112 Y Created for KPIs Y Y Y Y B_TC_320_ansi_recon_129 B_CCM_SIP_CDRS_98 B_TC_320_etsi_cap_131 Created as the part of build dfp test sac buildlSUPANSICDRcapture Created as the part of build dfp O ixp 888PoolMonitor 88 Created for KPIs ixpO888PoolMonitor Created for PoolMonitor by lxp TOAD bim bimi pw Figure 119 Input Streams Screen 12 Select the Input Steams to be used in the dataflow processing Note You cannot select Input Streams that belong to different dictionaries They must all belong to the same dictionary 13 Click Next The xDR Filter screen appears Definition Input Streams DR FIlOrS xDR Storage XDR Filters none E Filter Expression Figure 120 xDR Filter Screen 14 Select the xDR Filter to be applied to the dataflow processing The filter expression appears in the field at the bottom of the screen Note You can also select Create Filter from the pull down list 15 Click Next The xDR Storage screen appears Definition Input Streams xDR Filters DR Storage XDR Sessions Select Session y Figure 121 xDR Storage Screen 16 Select or create a session 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 184 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration IXP Mediation Guide Note A list of existing xDR Sessions based on the dictionaries that are associated with the previousl
77. 22605 Test Session STATISTICS N A N A m 4 22609 Test Session STATISTICS N A NIA DO e 22633 Test_Session1 STATISTICS N A N A Figure 143 Dictionary List Screen 1 0 0 11 00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Select the dictionary source you want to view shown above 3 Click View Source from the tool bar The source file opens shown below File Contents Zgtgtet tggggigtgtrgggg gtt BulldDFP a7d 4 IXP Monitor xDR builders activity session through IxpBuild process c Tekelec 2008 Version 1 0 0 Stack Protocol Builder Building DFP monitoring Fields 4 Index count 2 including primary key Record size 144 bytes Index size 44 bytes Total size 188 bytes Primary key TimeTag H Dimensions UNIX TIME TimeTag Per od End Period end End of monitoring period counter values start at zero on each new peri SIZE 32 PRIMARY INTEGER Duration Duration seconds Period duration in seconds All counters are reset at start of period SIZE 32 ENUM BldXDRBuilderType xDR builder type xDR type Technical type of xDR builder Final are those which produce 3 A A Sed Figure 144 Dictionary List Screen Click the Close icon at the top right hand corner of the screen to close the file 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 204 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Listing Unused Dictionaries The Discrepancy Report option
78. 28 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Key Concepts Guide PMF IP Data Acquisition PMF IP data acquisition comprises three general steps They are 1 PMF acquires MSUs that match a filter from the IP tap and timestamps them 2 PMF processes the MSUs and filters them for delivery to an IXP 3 The IXP processes the MSUs for storage xDR correlation and KPIs KL UU o PMF 1a NIC IXP Server MSU MSU MSU Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Figure 7 Pmf Ip Data Acquisition Sequence Monitored Network Elements The term Network Elements refers to customer network IP elements These elements are divided into e Node Elements elements that are contained in IP nodes e Non node Elements IP elements such as Signaling Points e IP cards Application servers ASP Application Server Processes ASP Because network elements are so fundamental to the rest of the provisioning process it is recommended that they be setup right after a site has been created About PDU Collection In the DIH system PMF monitors and collects PDUs exchanged between nodes 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 29 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Key Concepts Guide PDU Collection on PMF IP Networks For collecting PDUs from IP networks perform the following actions Select a NIC card on a specific PMF server Create IP link s to be monitored by each NIC port Assign these links to a monitoring port on a
79. 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 80 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide 6 Select a Value Note To create a filter that has multiple expressions repeat steps 3 thru 6 and select the proper Operator and or use brackets LinkSets Filter 4 The query has been loaded DA Eagle Name Q9 v MercurySTP sridhar m2pa ansi mix vig SEI Add Delete Operator And O Or Use Brackets Expression A Y Apply X Cancel Figure 42 Filter Screen Filled 7 Click Apply The found network elements appear in the list table About Nodes Nodes are the containers for linksets and links Using CCM you can create SS7 GPRS and IP nodes Creating a Node Complete these steps to add a node 1 Select Network Elements gt Nodes gt Node Type SS7 GPRS IP gt Add Node The Add Node screen opens shown below Table 27 Add Node Screen Optional field to describe the node Add button Saves the record to the system and the node shows up in the object tree Reset button Resets the screen to default settings 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 81 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide 2 3 4 Name Bbmple Node sp 1 3 7 401 Description Description of a sample node Figure 43 Node Add Screen Type in the Name of the Node Optional Type in a description of the node Click Add
80. 80 Outgoing Traffic MSU Hold for Outgoing Traffic Gb Max Throughput Kbps for 80000 Incoming Traffic Gb High Threshold for Incoming 95 Traffic Gb Low Threshold for Incoming 80 Traffic Gb Hold for Incoming Traffic Gb Max Throughput Kbps for 150000 Outgoing Traffic Gb High Threshold for Outgoing 95 Traffic Gb Low Threshold for Outgoing 80 Traffic Gb Hold for Outgoing Traffic 109 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide ipInMaxThroughput IP Max Throughput Kbps for 400000 Incoming Traffic ipInHiThreshold IP High Threshold for Incoming 95 Traffic ipInLowThreshold IP Low Threshold for Incoming 80 Traffic ipInHoldOn IP Hold for Incoming Traffic ipOutMaxThroughput IP Max Throughput Kbps for 150000 Outgoing Traffic ipOutHiThreshold IP High Threshold for Outgoing 95 Traffic ipOutLowThreshold IP Low Threshold for Outgoing 80 Traffic ipOutHoldOn IP Hold for Outgoing Traffic mfInMaxThroughput Message Feeder Max 150000 Throughput Kbps for Incoming Traffic mfInHiThreshold Message Feeder High Threshold 95 for Incoming Traffic mfInLowThreshold Message Feeder Low Threshold 80 for Incoming Traffic mfInHoldOn Message Feeder Hold for 5 Incoming Traffic mfOutMaxThroughput Message Feeder Max 150000 Throughput Kbps for Outgoing Traffic mfOutHiThreshold Message Feeder High Threshold 95 for Outgoing Traffic mfOutLowThreshold Messag
81. A August 2012 166 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Definition Input PDUs XDR Builders Parameters SS7 IP 1887 AIN TDR capture 2 6 1 3 Ip BGP STATS 1 0 0 1 1887 AIN TDR reconstitution 2 6 1 3 CIP BGP SUDR 1 0 0 1 1887 BICC ANSI CDR capture 1 6 0 1 CIP Basic HTTP IpDR capture 5 0 0 1887 BICC ANSI CDR reconstitution 1 6 0 1 CIP Basic HTTP IpDR reconstitutior 1887 BICC ETSI CDR capture 1 6 0 1 CIP DHCP TOR capture 5 1 0 2 1887 BICC ETSI CDR reconstitution 1 6 0 1 CIP DHCP TDR reconstitution 5 1 0 1887 BSSAP TDR capture 6 4 1 4 CIP DNS Enum TDR 1 0 0 0 1887 BSSAP TDR reconstitution 6 4 1 4 CIP DNS TDR 1 1 0 4 1887 BSSAP TDR capture 1 1 0 2 OIP FTP TOR capture 5 1 0 1 UMTS GPRS OTHERS LIGPRS Gb Stats By APN 5 0 3 0 C Generic ProTrace SUDR 1 0 2 0 LIGPRS Gb Stats By Cell 5 0 3 0 CI Generic SUDR 2 3 1 0 LIGPRS Gb Stats By IMEI 5 0 3 0 IIMS COPS TDR capture 1 3 1 0 CI GPRS Gb TDR capture 5 3 0 2 CIJIMS COPS TDR reconstitution 1 3 L GPRS Gb TDR reconstitution 5 3 0 2 IMS DIAMETER Cc TDR capture LIGPRS Gn Gp CDR 5 1 0 1 OMS DIAMETER Cc TDR reconstit LIGPRS Gn Gp Stats 5 0 0 8 OMS DIAMETER Cx TDR capture L GPRS Gn Gp TDR capture 5 3 2 0 CIMS DIAMETER Cx TDR reconstit LIGPRS Gn Gp TDR reconstitution 5 3 2 0 L1IMS DIAMETER Gq TDR capture ES Figure 93 Xdr Builders Tab 16 Select one or more xDR Builders from the four categories 557 IP UMTS G
82. API Filter for GP over IP Screen Fields User assigned name for the SAPI Filter Description Optional Provides a description of the SAPI filter Selected SAPI numbers Drop down menu to Include or Exclude a range of SAPI numbers SAPI filter Radio button to select a SAPI filter The range for a SAPI filter can be from 0 16 No SAPI filter Radio button to select if there is no SAPI filter Previous Finish Cancel not shown e Finish Creates and saves the SAPI Filter information Previous Takes you back to the previous screen Cancel No information is saved for this filter 7 Type in the Filter Name 8 Optional Enter the Description 9 Select a SAPI number function from the pull down menu include or exclude 10 Select to use or not use a SAPI filter 11 Click Finish The filter is added to the PDU filter list screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 131 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Modifying a SAPI Filter for Gb over IP Complete these steps to modify a Gb over IP PDU filter Select the SAPI Gb over IP filter that needs modification Select Modify Modify the appropriate information Click Modify The changes are saved eS m m Deleting a SAPI Filter for Gb over IP Complete these steps to delete a SAPI for Gb over IP filter 1 Select the Gb SAPI for Gb over IP filter to be deleted 2 Select delete from the menu 3 Click OK at the prompt The fil
83. August 2012 105 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide In addition you can create additional settings for your subsystem Note You cannot delete the default setting parameters only those parameters that you have created CCM provides the capability to view and edit some xMF parameters on a per subsystem basis Initially the following are the ranges for pre defined parameters Table 31 Ranges for Pre defined Subsystem Parameters Pdu Idb Storage PDU IDB Storage 0 means data is buffered only in memory and has limited recover after network outage but has higher speed Recommended for PMF IP Threshold Kbps 360 000 kbps ThresholdKbps maximum allowed throughput of PMF AFTER PMIA filtering If exceeded the system will start to drop MSUs to protect itself Minimum threshold is 320 000kpbs Pdu Idb Storage PDU IDB Storage 1 means data is buffered on disk in case of network outage to be able to recover up to six hours Recommended for PMF E1T1 About xMF Subsystem Parameter Settings There are two considerations when enabling or disabling PDUStorage and PDUStorageAssoc PDUStorage the default setting is enabled When enabled monitored data is stored to the disk Note If IP RAW data should be stored to the disk then both PDUStorage and PDUStorageAssoc must be enabled If disabled the monitored dat is stored only to RAM PDUStorageAssoc the default setting is disabled If this par
84. Browse Semanita hah Meridie eu 55 Figure 18 Bulk Export Configurations Prompt En 56 Figure 19 Zip Extract Screen ies eee EENS DR n cipe traida aate Cede 57 Figure 20 Open Save Prompt For Configuration Report 57 Figure 21 Sample Report nu shed pedes Behind iuter dedii ne i ret 58 Figure 22 Alarms Configuration Dereen een 58 Figure 23 Modify Platform Alarm Configuration Dereen een 59 Figure 24 Site List Screen sioe Ue RE be esee ite tt ete eatae 62 Figure 25 SitesA dd Screen sinet eee e Te Ret ie ente i pee de eerte 62 Figure 26 New Site With Gubevstems EEN 63 Figure 27 Site Modify Screen eee ette end deeds he eere do eei 64 Figure 28 Subsystem Results Summary DGecreen nara 69 Figure 29 Results Summary Screen With Error Symbol 69 Figure 30 Object Tree Showing Added Subsystem With Results Gecreen 70 Figure 31 IXP Subsystem List Gereen EEN 71 Figure 32 IXP Subsystem After Re discover Drocesg En 71 Figure 33 Add IXP Subsystem Sor e EEN 73 Figure 34 Subsystem Results Gereen EEN 74 Figure 35 Results Screen With Error Gamba un 74 Figure 36 Object Tree Showing Added Subsystem With Results Gecreen 10s 75 Figure 37 PMF Results Summary Gereen En 77 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 viii Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 75 Figure 55 Figure 56
85. COPS TDR reconstitution 1 3 L GPRS Gb TDR reconstitution 5 3 0 2 IMS DIAMETER Cc TDR capture LIGPRS Gn Gp CDR 5 1 0 1 OMS DIAMETER Cc TDR reconstit LIGPRS Gn Gp Stats 5 0 0 8 OMS DIAMETER Cx TDR capture L GPRS Gn Gp TDR capture 5 3 2 0 OMS DIAMETER Cx TDR reconstit L GPRS Gn Gp TDR reconstitution 5 3 2 0 v CIIMS DIAMETER Gq TDR capture Figure 99 xDR Builders Tab 15 Select one or more SS7 ISUP ANSI CDR Reconstruction from the list of SS7 builders Note You can select multiple builders from one or more of the categories 16 Click Next to open the Parameters tab shown below Note Based on previously selected builders CCM displays a series of screens to view and or change each xDR Builder parameter value Each xDR Builder selected has a unique set of parameters The parameters are initialized with default values For more information on configuring xDR builder parameters refer to Appendix B xDR Builder Parameters Partial xDR to be sent after Setup Partial xDR to be sent after Forward Partial xDR to be sent after Answer Partial xDR to be sent after Release T Partial xDR to be sent during conversation a Figure 100 Parameters Tab Showing SS7 ISUP ANSI CDR Tab 17 Click Create The partial xDR is created Apply changes to the IXP subsystem This partial xDR is now available for in progress traces used in ProTrace 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 171 Centralized Configuration Manager A
86. Configuration Guide Card Name a text field that provides the name of the card Capacity shows the capacity in TPS that the card can handle This information is utilized in the SigTran ProDiag Application for monitoring purposes Adding an IP Card Complete these steps to add an card to the system 1 gu mb Select Network Elements gt IP gt Cards The Card list screen opens showing the cards configured for the system Click Add on the tool bar Enter the Name of the IP card Optional Enter the Capacity of the card in TPS Click Add The card is added to the system Note Apply Changes to have the card become functionally available for monitoring by the SigTran Prodiag application Modifying an IP Card Complete these steps to modify an IP card ONE om Select Network Elements gt IP Cards Select the Card to be modified from the list Click Modify from the tool bar Make the necessary modifications Click Modify A message appears stating that the card was modified Deleting an IP Card Complete these steps to delete an IP card Note When deleting an association all mappings to that association will be broken 1 2 Select the Card to be deleted Select Delete Note A prompt will appear stating the following This action will delete the third party card from the Associations mapped with it Please review the following The card name can not be deleted mapped with association s
87. DIH 1 2 LU Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 SS 9 Tekelec W Copyright 2010 2012 Tekelec All Rights Reserved Printed in USA Legal Information can be accessed from the Main Menu of the optical disc or on the Tekelec Customer Support web site in the Legal Information folder of the Product Support tab Table of Contents Chapter 1 About This Help Text cese 15 LR EE 16 Scope and Audience eed ee e e nha ee rie ie ed 16 About the Diameter Intelligence Hub UEL 16 User Preferences Siete eedem ite HS 17 Customer Care Center xe sed ite it eee e i m t etes 21 DIH Documentation Library sess 24 Locate Product Documentation on the Customer Support ite 24 Diameter Intelligent Hub DIH Copyright Notice Trademarks and Patents 25 Chapter 2 COMO Very te Wii dz CCM OVSLVIeW ai e eec de ot a ee etie eer et nee o n oe EN e a oe Ee 27 Chapter 3 Key Concepts recte rte Iprerkton eti etn recio PME IP Data Acoutetton entente entente tn e tnnt caca tentent 29 Monitored Network Elements conocen nccnnonnnconcn nan onco oiii 29 About PDU Collet ii EE 29 PDU Collection on PMF IP Metworke cnn oncnnnnnnoos 30 PDU Routing and Eilteritg oerte ere e reete es d re Gore eii 30 About Traffic Classification Filtering 30 About IP DatafloWws eremi eit ne e eU 31 About Datafl ws ied tede ie e
88. Elements gt IP gt Associations gt PMF From the list screen select the Association to be deleted Click Delete from the tool bar Click OK at the prompt oe mer Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu About Application Servers Processes CCM allows the monitoring of Application Server Processes An Application Server Process ASP serves as an active or backup process of an Application Server for example as a distributed signaling node or database element Examples of ASPs are MGCs IP SCPs or IP based HLRs An ASP contains an SCTP endpoint and may be configured to process traffic within more than one Application Server Note All elements on a PMF subsystem require manual creation 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 88 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide Viewing Application Server Processes The list screen for configured application server processes ASPs can be viewed in the ASP list screen Selecting Network Elements gt IP gt Application Server Process opens the list page The ASP table contains the following information ASP Name the name of the process Association Name the name of the association mapped to the ASP Application Server Name the name of the Application Server that the association is related to Removed shows the date and time that the process was removed through sy
89. IXP and Data Server legacy applications provide a mechanism for CCM to discover sessions and dictionaries Once discovered the sessions can be accessed by NSP applications such as ProTrace Note A session name must be unique for each IXP subsystem or dataserver but sessions can have identical names if they reside on separate IXP subsystems About xDR Data Feeds DIP supports exporting of xDRs to third party applications This function is referred to as a data feed export All data feeds are configured by using the Data Feed Export application For more information on data feeds see the Data Feed Export User Guide About Network Views Network views are logical user defined groupings of elements in an DIH system The term network view is used to denote some aspect or perspective of a customer network For example it could be the physical elements comprising a network or a sub network or another carrier s network or a certain type of traffic on the network Network views can be nested in hierarchical order and contain other network views children that themselves may contain network views and so on depending on how large or complex the network is Grouping elements together into network views enables you to divide up the network into more manageable units not only for convenience elements in a network view can be referred to from other parts of the system as a single unit by referring to the network view but also for authorization
90. IXPs Note To create an IP data flow IP filters have to be already defined and the link based network views used for specifying the IP source has also to be defined Adding an IP Dataflow Complete these steps to create an IP dataflow 1 Select Acquisition gt Site gt PDU DataFlows gt IP The IP Dataflow list screen opens lt gt 80 el Els fs Paget 1 1 Records 0 E EJ Name Description Type Figure 69 IP DataFlow List Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 138 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 2 Click Add The Add screen opens IPDataFlow Info Name p Description Figure 70 IP DataFlow Add Screen 3 Type in the Name of the IP dataflow 4 Optional Type in a Description of the dataflow record 5 Click Next to move to the IP Data Flow Load Share Configuration screen Table 41 Add Modify IP DataFlow Screen Fields Load Sharing Is a set of fields where you can set number of destinations and utilize either GTP user plane GTP control plane or both for load sharing Load Sharing Across N dettinations Pull down field 0 2 8 e Ois default and no load sharing is available 2or greater enables you to load share Utilize GTP User Plane Check box must have minimum of two destinations for For Load Share load sharing Algorithm Send GTP Control Plane Check box must have a minimum of two destination for To All Load Share l
91. MF subsystem is initially installed and integrated into the customer network The assignment of the VIP address can be the default of the broadcast address broadcast 1 for the subnet or it can be manually assigned to an address in the subnet IP Address The IP address of xMF server where the PMF subsystem resides Adds the IP address to the list you can have more than one IP address for a subsystem Enter the VIP Address Enter an IP Address for the PMF host Click Add Click Create Dapp The system discovers the hosts and cards that belong to the PMF subsystem All successful discoveries are shown with a check mark beside it See the figure below Note If there is an error a red x will appear beside the host or application that could not be discovered Note E1 T1 Span cards are not auto discovered they are manually added to the PMF subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 76 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Performing XMF Discovery This may take several minutes please wait IP Address 10 250 44 37 Frame Position 1 1 Creating Host saturn 1a v Discovering Application Found 1 v Discovering PMF Cards Found 4 cards v Figure 37 PMF Results Summary Screen 7 Click Done to close the Results Summary screen and view the discovery summary The screen has the following tab information shown in the figure shown here a Host tab showing the IP addresses
92. OK at the prompt The record is deleted ND gi VG 8 You must now synchronize the subsystem About Alarms Various types of alarm related parameters are managed through CCM Alarm management includes enabling disabling alarms setting threshold levels as well as other functions The DIH system receives alarms from the monitored network as well as the various applications generate alarms based on PDUs received traffic condition etc In addition users can configure ProTraq statistical sessions and set alarm thresholds This release of CCM supports the management of alarms that are either received by or generated by the PMF subsystem This release of CCM supports these operations at a global level For example if the user enables or disables a particular type of alarm the action takes effect for all sites By default all the alarms are enabled You have to explicitly disable alarms 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 142 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Managing Platform Alarms This section describes how the platform alarms are enabled or disabled by the CCM application The PMF server comes with system level software that can detect hardware and operating system level failure and report them to the PMF system You can enable or disable forwarding of such alarms globally Enabling and Disabling Platform Alarms Complete these steps to enable or disable a Platform alarm 1 Select Acquisition
93. P 557 AIN TOR capture 2 6 1 3 F ie ace stars 1 00 1 F SST AIN TOR reconstitution 2 6 1 2 iP scr SUDR 100 1 997 BICC ANSI COR capture 1 4 0 0 iP Basie HTTP IpDR capture 5 0 0 3 zez BICC ANSI COR reconstitution 1 4 0 0 iP Basic HTTP IpDR reconsttution 5 0 0 3 ss BICC ETSI COR capture 140 0 ie OHCP TOR capture 5 10 2 ss7 BICC ETSI COR recenstintion 1 4 0 0 iP DHCP TOR reconstitution 5 1 0 2 ss BSSAP TOR capture 8 40 0 F i ons TOR 1 102 ss BSSAP TOR reconstitution 6 4 0 0 iP FTP TOR capture 5 10 1 ss amp ssaP TOR capture 1 1 0 1 ie FTP TOR reconstitution 5 1 0 1 La gt Las Pa UMTS GPRS S OTHERS GPRS Gb suns By Cel 0 2 1 ZIT cenene Prorrace suor 10 20 a lt Previous S nex Figure 86 Dataflow Assistant Xdr Builder Selection 9 Select one or more xDR Builders from the four categories 557 IP UMTS GPRS or Others Note You can select multiple builders from one or more of the categories 10 Click Next to open the optional Enrichment screen shown here E Mediation gt sites gt Dvw site gt A xp gt B ss 166 gt WP Datatiow Processinos a Step 3 Optional Do Enrichment O O e O O 1 887 AN TOR capture 26 0 0 AIN TOR reconstitution o je TCP COR 120 0 IP FTP TOR capture 5 1 0 0 5 GPRS Gb Stats By cer 5017 SST MAP Virtual HLR TOR capture 3402 UMTS lu P User 6 12 1 57 MAP TDR capture 3 4 0 10 Jas DIAMETER TOR reconsti
94. P T_xDRVoSIP TANSICDRreconstitution Generic Parameters No PDU Timeout s 600 Max transaction duration s pao o Garbage period s fo Partial xDR period s fo Store PDUs Vv Monitored Vv Other Data flow Processings used for PSubscription 7 sample partial DR for ISUP ANSI atpi 0500 Figure 105 Parameters Tab with VoIP SIP T ANSI CDR Tab 16 Select Answer move to selected options field from the CDR Partial section Specific Parameters Period of flow trace displaying s o Send xDRs and frames to the xDR Consumer Vv Release RTCP ports in IP Transport Tl Call establishment maximum time s 60 Send Generic SUDR r PING messages and responses filtering out e Maximum total size of the frames allowed to be sent on fie Dataserver KBs CDR Partial wailable Options gt Selected Options Setup Forward Release Conversation Figure 106 VoIP SIP with Answer selected 17 Click create You must now apply the change to save the changes to the subsystem Configuring xDR Filters for Store Dataflow Partial xDRs Partial xDRs for ANSI ISUP and SIP T SIP protocals that have been configured for Answer must have specifically configured xDR Filters for store dataflows to handle partial and final after call completion xDRs Complete these steps to configure an xDR filter for partial xDR generation 1 2 3 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP gt Subsystem gt Dataflow Processings Right
95. P subsystem within a site or IXP subsystems within multiple sites The following elements can be managed globally e xDR filters see About xDR Filters e Dictionaries see About Dictionaries Sessions see About Sessions About Dictionaries Dictionaries describe a session by providing its column names titles syntax data type and other information A dictionary is a text file with an a7d extension that is physically stored on a server Dictionaries must be present in the NSP database in order for NSP applications to use them In general a DIH application is not based on the specific content of a dictionary rather it can adapt based on the content of a dictionary Therefore for an application to be able to do anything with a session the dictionary for it must reside in the NSP database This section describes how to create dictionaries Dictionaries are specified in ASCII format and a dictionary file extension is a7d Select Mediation Dictionaries The Dictionary List screen opens shown below From this screen you can add modify and delete dictionaries 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 198 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide SE Mediation gt Ll Dictionaries List RecordsPage 50 Page 14 UA EC 1 0 0 1 0 0 D 13124 Stat26FtPv STATISTICS D 16867 dfvgf STATISTICS D 16913 CCCC_1 STATISTICS 100 100 r 25591 BPL BOSCH STATISTICS r 25596JBPL BOSCH STATISTICS m o Jo
96. PRS or others Note You can select multiple builders from one or more of the categories 17 Click Next to open the Parameters tab shown below Note Based on previously selected builders CCM displays a series of screens to view and or change each xDR Builder parameter value Each xDR Builder selected has a unique set of parameters The parameters are initialized with default values For more information on configuring xDR builder parameters refer to Appendix B xDR Builder Parameters 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 167 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Definition Input PDUs XDR Builders GPRS Gb IP BGP Intermediate IP Transport IP User Transport Generic Parameters No PDU Timeout s Max transaction duration s Garbage period s Monitored Specific Parameters Maximum authorized frame length acceptable in KB ATM layer Activation Send xDRs and frames to the xDR Consumer Period offlow trace displaving s lt Defaults Figure 94 Parameters Tab with SS7 GPRS IP and Misc xDR Builders selected 18 You can modify the default values of any parameter 19 Click create You must now apply the change to save the changes to the subsystem About Partial xDRs The Partial xDR feature in CCM is utilized by ProTrace for processing real time traces on the SS7 ISUP ANSI VoIP SIP T ANSI CDR and VoIP SIP CDR pro
97. Primary Server Role Complete these steps to change the primary server role 1 Select and right click on the IXP subsystem for the role change 2 Select Modify Server Roles option The role change screen opens for changing the primary and secondary server roles shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 151 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide G Mediation gt sites gt IXP Mville amp IP gt E xP4444 V Modify Server Roles Primary Application ixp4444 1a Backup Application marem Y Done 3 Cancel Figure 78 Server Role Change Screen 3 Select the server to be the primary application 4 Select the server to be the secondary application 5 Click Done The request is submitted to the system and CCM invokes the NSP server to perform the change role process CCM updates the display indicating that the discovery request was successful About IXP Storage Servers Once you have added an IXP subsystem in the Equipment Registry that IXP subsystem is visible in the Mediation perspective From this perspective you view the storage servers that have been assigned to that subsystem By selecting Mediation Site IXP Subsystem Servers Storage The list of storage servers opens Mediation a Sites cu V Name IP Address State amp pr 600 10 r 1 ixp0500 1a DWH 10 236 0 120 acre sj amp BVT 600 13 amp fLab3 finoc E SdeDataex
98. R GPRS Gb GPRS Gn Gp GTP GTP U IMS DIAMETER INAP INAP ETSI IP IP BGP IP DHCP IP DNS IP FTP E Figure 13 Protocols Screen Dictionaries The Dictionaries link provides a list of all the dictionaries discovered in your system Clicking the link opens the Dictionaries list screen Note The Home screen section shows the list of dictionaries independently of the Object Tree on the left hand section of the screen H 4 KH e GG Records Page 50 Page 11 Total Records 160 15546 StatlSUP STATISTICS 15770W sTanistics 81015 18536 99888 stansrics 81015 19107 TestKPI2002 stanstics 1oo wa ua 21010 20232 Teststat2002 stansrcs joo wa rua Eig t Figure 14 Dictionaries Present Screen Stacks The Stacks link provides a list of all the stacks in your system Clicking the link opens the Stacks list screen Note The Home screen section shows the PDU Hiding option This option provides the ability to enable or disable the PDU decode hiding and PDU summary hiding for a specific protocol Enabling PDU hiding will take away the ability to view the hexadecimal values header of the decoding and columns 1 3 and 4 in the decode screen in ProTrace 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 43 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide WW KH 4 44 b HN 2 RecontsPerPage b 4 Stack Path ETSI CJProgram Files Steleus Common ProtocolLibraryiGenericStack
99. SP server side See warning at the bottom of the Directory tab screen Mapping tab Select the Mapping tab to set the xDR display parameters User preferences DateTime Directoy Mapping PontCode CIC Default Period XDR display Translate ENUM values Ca Point Code to Node Name E Link Short Name to Long Name 4 Figure 3 Mapping Tab Screen Table 3 Mapping Tab Translate ENUM values Selects whether ENUM values are translated or not Default is to select ENUM values translation Point Code to Node Name Select this if you want to use the Node Name instead of the Point Code name in the xDR display Default is to use Node Name Link Short Name to Long Selects whether you can use long name Eagle for linksets Default is to use Long Name Point Code tab Select the Point Code tab shown and described in the figure and table Preferences User preferences DateTime Directory Mapping PointCode CIC Default Period Point code Hexadecimal display Decimal display O Split format Bit groups Separation minsi GroupO n Gop Grup2 P Group3 Figure 4 Point Code Tab Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 19 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide Table 4 Point Code Tab Hexadecimal display European defaults are hexadecimal and display with Group 0 3 Group 1 8 Group 2 3 Group 3 0 Decimal display North American defaults are decim
100. SUs PDUs are forwarded to the IXP for processing storage The forwarding is based on PDU Data Flow Configurations filters on the PMF and Dataflow Processing Configurations on IXP A Traffic Classification on PMF is also used to process the captured MSUs PDUs received from the IP probe Note Only when CCM has been set to DIH mode can traffic classifications capture both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic using specific filters and protocols See topics about configuring traffic classifications to capture IPv6 and IPv4 traffic A Traffic Classification is a filter like construct that is applied on an IP probe NIC Each input stream IP stream selects a part of the traffic from one or more IP probes The basic idea is that each IP stream splits the traffic into manageable partitions that are used by downstream applications hence the term traffic classifications These captured MSUs PDUs are forwarded to the IXP for processing storage The forwarding is based on PDU Data Flow Configurations filters on the PMF and Dataflow Processing Configurations on IXP DIH when monitoring DSR filters IP traffic on the Diameter protocol DIH filters IP traffic on these protocols e ICMP e SCTP e RIP e FIP e SFTP Note All Traffic Classification counts are reset in Diagnostic Utility For more information see the Diagnostic Utility Administration online help About Chunk and Packet Forwarding Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP packets contain a c
101. Select the Input Steams to be used in the dataflow processing Note You cannot select Input Streams that belong to different dictionaries They must all belong to the same dictionary 13 Click Next The xDR Filter screen appears 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 175 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Definition Input Streams mme xDR Storage XDR Filters none Filter Expression Figure 109 xDR Filter Screen 14 Select Create Filter from the drop down menu The Create New xDR Filter opens Create New xDR Filter Filter Name Description Dictionary Filter Definition DMA JL D EE Gadd Delete Operator And C Or Use Brackets Expression A Reset NX Cancel Y Figure 110 xDR Filter Screen 15 Enter the Filter Name You can also enter a description The dictionary has already been selected and is grayed out 16 Click Add to add a condition 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 176 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Create New xDR Filter Filter Name Sample_Filter_for_SIP Description Dictionary Filter Definition WEIT es Y A Detailed Record Type Y GR vie W Add Delete Operator And O Or Use Brackets Expression A A Reset cancel create Figure 111 xDR Filter Screen with condition 17 Select
102. Type Shows the type of session Reconstitution Capture Statistics SUDR Provides additional information about the session 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 209 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Shows the state of the session Replace by Shows the name of the user who has altered the session Shows the data and time the session was created Listing xDR Sessions Complete these steps to list xDR sessions 1 Select Mediation gt Sessions 2 Right click and select List The List screen opens The xDR Session screen tool bar has th following function buttons Table 50 xDR Tool Bar Select Columns Enables you to select the columns you want to view First Page Enables you to go to the first page of a mult page list of sessions Enables you to go to the previous page of a mult page list of sessions Enables you to go to the next page of a mult page list of sessions Enables you to go to the last page of a mult page list of sessions Enables you to add a session Modify Enables you to modify a session Enables you to delete a session Enables you to refresh a screen to view any changes you have made Opens the filter query screen and enables you to search for specific sessions Permissions Enables you to set permissions for different users write read execute Modify session backup Enables you to select one or more sessions in order to modify session backup options Adding a Protoco
103. WAN traffic by routing PDUs to local xDR builders or routing over a least cost route Note The resource cost is bandwidth usage and therefore to conserve bandwidth you can use filtering For more details on these important considerations see CCM About the xDR Dataflow Assistant For details on data flow procedures see CCM topic Configuring Dataflow Processings The following sections describe the logical constructs you use to configure the routes between the data collector and xDR builders for generating the xDRs required for NSP applications About Traffic Classification Filtering Input streams enable IP traffic to be classified using filtering from one or more NIC ports into streams of data A stream is created on a group of NIC ports by defining an IP filter After input streams are configured if a received PDU does not match any of the filtering criteria it is discarded 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 30 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Key Concepts Guide Note Because of the large volume of IP traffic it is a common practice to discard unnecessary PDUs at the data collector level for IP networks About IP Dataflows An IP dataflow routes PDUs from an IP stream to IXPs About Dataflows A dataflow provides a way to filter and route MSUs Dataflows Versus IP Streams A dataflow is similar to an IP stream because it allows SS7 and Gb traffic to be filtered A dataflow has a filter that is applied t
104. _Mon Jul 28 10 17 51 UTC 2008 hpConfig_Mon Jul 28 09 05 45 UTC 2008 IxpConfig Mon Jul 28 08 43 12 UTC 2008 bpConfig_Mon Jul 28 07 25 20 UTC 2008 Figure 76 Archived List Of Configurations 3 Click Add CCM automatically names the backup and stores a configuration backup in the NSP database CCM maintains up to nine backups per subsystem Deleting an archived Backup You can also delete an archived backup file by using the delete function described here Complete these steps to delete a backup file Note To apply changes or delete a subsystem you need to be assigned the role NSPConfigManager 1 Select the subsystem that needs backups deleted 2 Right click and select Config Backup Restore from the pop up menu CCM displays a table of named archived backups 3 Select the archived version that you want from the list 4 Click Delete 5 Click OK at the prompt The archived backup is deleted from the list Discovering xDR Builders You use the Discover xDR builders option if there has been an update to the xDR builders on your IXP subsystem Complete these steps to discover xDR builders for a specific IXP subsystem 1 Select and right click on the IXP subsystem that needs the builders 2 Select Discover Builders from the pop up menu The system begins the discovery process The Discovery screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 150 Centralized Configuration Manager A
105. a Description gu mb Select an Internet Protocol from the pull down list Note When IPv6 is selected both transport protocol and filters options are disabled 6 Select a Transport Protocol from the pull down menu Note If SCTP is selected then all application layers are also selected by default see step 7 7 Select an Application Layer from the pull down list 8 Select a Filter Note The list of filters presented is dependent upon the Transport Protocol selected 9 Select the Forwarding method Note If SCTP is selected as transport protocol then the chunks or packets can be sent e If chunk is selected as the forwarding mechanism then only matched chunks are sent as well as the IP and SCTP header e If packet IP Raw is selected as the forwarding mechanism then the whole IP packet is sent when at least one chunk in the packet matches the filter 10 Select an Association to be associated with the TC a If SCTP is selected click Association Selector from the Association Selector tool bar b Select one or more Associations from the Association Selector pop up screen c Click Select to add the associations to the traffic classification 11 Click Next to open the probe assignment screen 12 Select one or more probes from the available options field 13 Click the right arrow to move them to the selected options field 14 Click Next to open the Annotation screen 15 Enter an Annotation 16 Optiona
106. ackage contents shown above e COMCOL Package contents not shown IXP Builders Package contents not shown About Subsystem Preferences Subsystem references enables you to create preferences with values for the subsystem Adding a subsystem Preference Complete these steps to add a subsystem preference 1 Select Mediation Site Subsystem Subsystem Preferences The Subsystem Preferences screen opens shown below lt gt gt elel a ello Y Page 1 1 Records 6 Parameter Name Value Description 1 Garbage period s 60 2 No PDU Timeout s 600 3 RetentionTime Build 5 4 RetentionTime Operate 5 5 RetentionTime Store 5 6 FlushingTimeout Store 5 IXP Parameter holding default value for Garbage period s Number of se IXP Parameter holding default value for No PDU Timeout s Number of Retention Time for Build processes in seconds Retention Time for Operate processes in seconds Retention Time for Store processes in seconds Buffer Flush Timeoutfor Store processes in seconds Figure 137 Subsystem Preferences List Screen 2 Click Add The Subsystem Preferences Add screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 196 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide a S o Mediation gt e Sites gt Z IXP M12 63 XP gt E ixn11H8 cy Subsystem Preference Hame EL Value SA Reset to Default Description S
107. age pool Select the equipment registry gt site gt subsystem gt server to be deleted Make the sever inactive Select mediation gt site gt ixp subsystem gt server gt application Delete the application Select equipment registry site subsystem server Select Delete from the tool bar Click OKat the prompt The server is deleted N Dd gi PWN HB Note You must apply changes before the changes take place About xMF PMF Subsystems You have the ability to discover PMF subsystem information Once the subsystem has been created and hosts discovered you must go to the Acquisition perspective to configure the subsystem Note You can only have one PMF subsystem per site To add another PMF subsystem you need to create another site Adding a PMF Subsystem to a Site After you have created a site complete these steps to add a PMF subsystem to a site Note Each site can only have one PMF subsystem 1 Select Equipment Registry Site xMF 2 From the xMF subsystem right click menu select Add 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 75 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Table 26 xMF Subsystem Add Screen Field Descriptions Subsystem Name Name is identical to site name since only one xMF subsystem can exist on a site VIP Address This is the Virtual IP address of the server where the PMF subsystem resides Note The VIP address is established when the P
108. al and display with Group 0 7 and Group 1 5 Split format Select or deselect Split format Select a Bit Group Separation Type a value 0 7 or 1 5 see hexadecimal or decimal display CIC tab Select the CIC tab to set the parameters for CIC and Bit groups User preferences DateTime Directory Mapping PoimtCode CIC Default Period CIC Hexadecimal display Decimal display o Split format Bit groups Separation minus Group 7 Group Te p Reset Reset Tab Apply Cancel Figure 5 Formatting Rules CIC Screen Table 5 CIC Tab Field Descriptions Hexadecimal display European defaults are hexadecimal and display with Group 0 7 and Group 1 5 Decimal display European defaults are hexadecimal and display with Group 0 7 and Group 1 5 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 20 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide Default Period tab Select the Default Period tab for setting the default time period for beginning and ending time for traces ProTrace only Preferences User preferences DateTime Directory Mapping Point Code Default Period 1 Default Period Default Period 22 hours Figure 6 Default Period Tab Screen ProTrace only Table 6 Default Period Tab Field Descriptions Default Period in hours Sets the default run time period for running traces Default is 24 hours Range 1 7200 Reset Button Resets all the tabs to defaul
109. ameter is enabled then IP RAW data is stored to the disk Note This parameter is valid only if PDUStorage is enabled If it is disabled default setting then the monitored IP RAW dat is stored only to RAM Creating a Subsystem Parameter Complete these steps to create a subsystem parameter for an xMF application 1 Select Acquisition gt Sites gt xMF subsystem 2 Right click and select Settings 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 106 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide The Settings List screen opens lelea e M Parameter Name Value Description Oo 1 CountUploadFreq 1 Traffic Classification Counter Upload Frequency 2 PDUStorage 1 xMF Parameter holding default value for PDUStorage 3 PDUStorageAssoc 0 PDU Storage for Associations m 4 SigtranMonitor 2 SigtranMonitor flag it can have three possible values 0 OFF 1 ON only for configured Associ 5 ThresholdKbps 40000 xMF Parameter holding default value for ThresholdKbps Figure 55 xMF Subsystem Settings List Screen 3 Click Add on the tool bar The add creen opens Name Kg Value E Description Figure 56 xMF Subsystem Parameter Add Screen Enter the Name of the parameter Enter the Value integer Optional Enter the Description Click Add The parameter is added SU Sr tom Note The subsystem must be synchronized for the changes to be incorporated into the s
110. analysis and troubleshooting Complete the steps in Creating Network Views to create your parent container view Once you have created the networks for your system You can begin to nest the networks to form hierarchies Follow these steps to create children of the parent 1 Network View gt Session Views gt List The Network View List screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 93 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide Network Views gt Sessions View E List Figure 48 Network View List Screen 2 Select the Parent Network View from the list 3 Click Modify The Network View screen opens 4 Click Next to open the View Type Selection screen Network Views gt Sessions View List View Type Selection Type NetworkViews Select Views Available Network Views Selected Network Views Clear Ail Sample Session View TEST_NV Test1_1 Test1 1 1 Reset Stad lt Prev Pnet wv Doe Figure 49 View Type Selection Screen 5 Select a network s that will belong to the container network 6 Click the right arrow to place the networks into the Selected Networks field 7 Click Done You created a nested or hierarchical network view About Network Views that Separate xDR Sessions You can access Session and Link Network Views by selecting the Network View perspective from the directory tree Then expand
111. and or sampled 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 220 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Monitoring Policies Guide PMF sends FULL control plane and FULL user plane packets for the selected on demand users GTP C TCs Shows available GTP C TCs to be used with the policy Multiple GTP C TCs can be selected Shows selected GTP C TCs for the policy TP U T SS Shows available GTP U TCs to be used with the policy Multiple GTP U TCs can be selected Shows selected GTP U TCs for the policy Enter the Name of the policy Optional Enter a Description If the policy is to be On Demand select Yes If the policy is to have Sampling capabilities select Yes If the policy is to have Forward Statistics capabilities select Yes Optional Select GTP C TCs that will be associated with the policy Optional Select GTP U TCs that will be associated with the policy 10 Click Add to add the policy to the system pap mt w Modifying a Monitoring Policy Complete the following steps to modify a monitoring policy Select Monitoring Policies gt 3G Policies Select the policy to be modified from the policy top table Click Modify from the tool bar Modify the appropriate values Click Modify The database is updated with the change Gro ow bt E Deleting a Monitoring Policy Complete these steps to delete a monitoring policy Select Monitoring Policies gt 3G Policies Select the policy to be deleted
112. ase ManageStaticPurge sh connection lt option gt Must use Oracle userid and password password db_stirng Enter one of the following command options ManageStaticPurge sh c create the job rf remove the job d disable the job enable the job m modify the job new job frequency in hours Log out of the Oracle database Creating an xDR filter for an existing Session You can create a filter for an existing xDR session using the Filter sessions button on the toolbar shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 213 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide ji of Mediation gt sessions E List Filtersessions option RecordsPage 25 Page TotalRecords 25 6 D A H F I y Mech A i RECONSTITUTION SINGLE 587 1541 TOR_2 6 6 f Clicking on the button opens the filter screen For more information see Adding xDR Filters IW NE AG 1541 Rer 06 Figure 156 Xdr Session Filter Icon Modifying xDR Session Backups CCM enables you to modify session backup options Complete these steps to modify an existing session backup 1 Select Mediation Sessions The sessions list screen opens 2 Select the session to be modified 3 Click Modify Backup from the toolbar shown below The Modify Backup screen opens SE Mediation gt sessions D List TD AG_IS41_Rec_06 RECONSTITUTION
113. ased network view using CCM Note Link views contain only linksets and are the lowest level of network view that can be created Creating Link based Network Views Complete these steps to add a leaf network view 1 Select Network View Link View Add The Initial Setup screen opens shown in the figure shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 95 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide Network Views gt Links View E List Initial Setup Active Network View Name Sample_Link_View Description This is an example of a lnk view 4 Reset e Cancel gt Next Figure 51 Link Network View Create Info Initial Setup 2 Type in Network View Name 3 required Type in a Description 4 Click Next The View Type Selection screen opens shown in the figure 5 Select Links from the drop down menu The link type screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 96 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide 69 network Views gt EE EE View Type Selection Type Page 1 1 Reset 3 Cancel 4 Prev gt Next v Done Figure 52 View Type Selection Screen 6 Clickalink type from the toolbar Note To add a specific linkset or link type click on this link Selecting Traffic Classifications 7 After you have added the links you need click Next The Add Link Network View
114. atinga a Build xDR dataflow processing Active Server ixpO888 1e v Processing Type Building Operation O Storage Retention Time s 5 Figure 96 Dataflow Building Screen 9 Click Next The Input PDUs tab appears Note If you select PDU Dataflows follow steps 11 12 If you select PDU Streams go to step 13 You can also use both options 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 169 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Definition Input PDUS xDR Builders Parameters Select PDU Sources O PDU Streams PDU Dataflows V SS7 MGB MIP Guide E PDU Dataflow Name O 1 CCM_BICC_DF O 2 CCM ETSI ISUP DF MSU O 3 DFitest MSU O 4 STCtoFC MSU O 5 mercury_sthsI_1 MSU O 6 CCM_SIP_DF IP O 7 FCT 328 SIGTRAN Figure 97 Dataflow Input PDU Tab PDU Dataflows selected 10 Select the Links you want to use 11 Select the PDU Dataflows you want to use 12 For legacy or external PDU streams Select a PDU Stream s selection Definition Input PDUs xDR Builders Parameters Select PDU Sources PDU Streams PDU Dataflows e PDU Stream Name User Information O CCM_BICC_DF_CCM_MG_MERCURY_ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group Y O 2 CM ETSL ISUP DF Prithvi Da ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group s
115. ation 1XP Mediation Guide The dataflow processing List screen opens Select the dataflow processing to be modified Click Modify Make the necessary modifications Click Modify The dataflow processing is modified You must now synchronize the subsystem See About Applying Changes to an IXP Subsystem gu mb Deleting an xDR session from a dataflow Processing 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP Subsystem gt Subsystem Name gt Dataflow Processings The dataflow processing List screen opens 2 Select the dataflow processing to be deleted Note You cannot delete a dataflow processing if there are any dependencies on it You are prompted if there are dependencies belonging to the dataflow processing being deleted 3 Click Delete 4 Click OK at the prompt The dataflow processing is deleted You must now synchronize the subsystem See About Applying Changes to an IXP Subsystem About Q 752 Dataflows Q 752 dataflows are a type of dataflow processing see Configuring xDR Dataflow Processings A Q 752 dataflow is created to route Q 752 statistical data from XMF to IXP About configuring Q 752 Dataflows Configuring Q 752 dataflows is performed in a specific sequence CCM is set up to enable you to go through this sequence in Wizard fashion through a set of tabs The procedure for each tab is discussed in proper sequence About managing counter Activation You route specific Q 752 traffic from the XMFs to IXP by ch
116. ation to the system 6 Type in the Filter Name 7 Optional Enter a Description 8 Select a Location from the pull down menu 9 Select a Port from the Selected Ports pull down menu 10 Type in a Port in the Enter Port field 11 Click Add to add the port to the Port List 12 Click Finish Modifying a Port Record Complete these steps to modify a Port filter Select the Port filter that needs modification Select Modify Modify the appropriate information Click Modify The changes are saved A D Nme Deleting a Port Filter Complete these steps to delete a port filter 1 Select the Port filter to be deleted 2 Select delete from the menu 3 Click OK at the prompt The filter is deleted About IP VLAN PDU Filters VLAN filtering is a user defined filter based on VLAN ID in the ethernet layer It allows a user to filter IP packets of a matching VLAN tag in the ethernet layer A list of up to 10 VLANS can be identified and entered during configuration If a VLAN list is empty then no filtering is applied for VLAN If the traffic is using 802 1Q VLAN tagging then you must use a VLAN filter to pass the traffic through to an IP dataflow This can be done using a combination filter Conversely if a VLAN filter is used to filter a dataflow than any traffic that does not use VLAN tagging will not pass through the dataflow Adding an IP VLAN PDU Filter Complete these steps to add an IP VLAN filter 1
117. bsystems IXPSubsystemName changes must be applied or cancelled Note To apply changes to a subsystem you need to be assigned the role NSPConfigManager or NSPAdministrator 1 Select the subsystem that needs to have the changes cancelled 2 Right click and select Cancel changes from the pop up menu CCM displays the configuration changes that will be applied to the selected IXP subsystem At this point you are prompted if you want to continue cancel or undo 3 Click Undo The last configuration that was applied to the IXP subsystem is reloaded Backup and restoring an IXP Subsystem CCM has a backup restore function that enables you to backup and archive the IXP configuration per subsystem CCM also has a option to restore the IXP configuration from an archived backup This option enables you to bring the configuration of an IXP subsystem to any previously working state Complete these steps to backup or restore an IXP subsystem Note To apply changes to a subsystem you need to be assigned the role NSPConfigManager 1 Select the subsystem that needs a backup 2 Right click and select Config Backup Restore from the pop up menu CCM displays a table of named archived backups 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 149 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide BE Mediation gt O sites gt Z wei amp iP bpoge0 gt XD Contig Backup Restore bepConfig_Mon Jul 28 10 45 30 UTC 2008 bpConfig
118. changes to the subsystem About Software The software option enables you to view the applications on each IXP server Selecting the software option opens the Software List screen shown below l LERELEA BE Mediation gt sites gt eP wiille amp xP gt E ip4444 gt Desomware gt E List Iewen inp4444to ixp444 1d ixp 444 lb xDR builders IXP package Nane TKLCixp Relocations not relocatable Version 4 0 0 Vendor Tekelec Release 8 2 0 Build Date Wed 16 Jul 2008 10 13 31 AM EDT Install Date Wed 16 Jul 2008 03 47 18 PM EDT Build Host deneb Group IAS IXP Source RPM TKLCixp 4 0 0 8 2 0 src rpm Size 75697501 License Tekelec Signature none URL http www tekelec com Summary Integrated xDR Platform MySQL IDB package A Nane comcol mysql Relocations not relocatable Version 5 11 Vendor none Release p2677 tpd3 1 0 61 10 0 Build Date Thu 05 Jun 2008 01 51 01 PM EDT Install Date Wed 16 Jul 2008 03 43 13 PM EDT Build Host localhost Group System Environment Base Source RPM comcol S 11 p2677_tpd3 1 0_61 10 0 src rpm Size 9063280 License Tekelec C 2006 Figure 136 Software List Screen The Software List screen has a tab for each server in the subsystem as well as the xDR Builders 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 195 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide The IXP Server tab lists XP Package contents shown above e MySQL IDB P
119. click on the xDR Filters object tree The xDR filter add screen opens show below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 206 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide n 5E Mediation gt DR Filters gt Aaa Filter Name Description Dictionary 13124 Statr26FtPv gt Fitter Definition CI CI L CC COC E A Reset S Cancel v Figure 148 Xdr Filter Add Screen Type ina filter name Optional Type in a description Select the dictionary that is associate with the filter Create the filter a Click Add oO D FP Gu not shown in the figure above The field definition fields open shown below Note The filter screen provides an automatic operator selection with a default to and You can choose one of the other two operators if you need them when creating filters with several expressions Filter Definition Iw Fieldi CA Value E A Select a field zl 19 y Baia Delete Operator and C Or use Brackets lt a Reset X Cancel y Figure 149 Filter Definition Screen b Select a field from the pull down list c Select an operator from the pull down list d Select a value from the pull down list e Repeat steps b d to create more expressions 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 207 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Note Each expression is labeled A B C with the operator between them For exampl
120. csv BulkLoadType NodeID NodeName Description Type 3 NA TestGPRSNode TestGPRSNode GPRS SS7SP csv file 4 NA SP_1 402 14428 4 NA SP_13 402 14440 4 NA SP 161 402 14488 4 NA SP 165 402 14492 4 NA SP 169 402 14496 4 NA SP_17 402 14444 Linkset csv file 5 NA ls_PMF_1 1 A SP_1 SP_161 1 5 NA ls_PMF_5 5 A SP_5 SP_165 2 5 NA s PMF 9 9 A SP 9 SP 169 1 5 NA s PMF 13 13 A SP 13 SP 1732 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 51 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide 5 NA ls_PMF_17 17 A SP_17 SP_177 1 5 NA ls_PMF_21 17 A SP_21 SP_181 2 S7 Links csv file 6 NA link Card1 Port6 7 6 8 0 s PMF 408 6 NAJlink Card1 Port6 8 7 8 0 1s PMP 408 6 NA link_Card1_Port7_1 0 8 0 ls_PMF_412 6 NA link_Card1_Port7_2 1 8 0 ls_PMF_412 GBSP csv file not shown in this example GB Link csv file not shown not shown in this example PMF Card csv file 11 NA 2 0 2 1 ML350 0A 11 NA 3 0 2 1 ML350 0A 11 NA 7 0 2 1 ML350 0A 11 NA 8 0 2 1 ML350 0A 11 NA 1 0 2 1 ML350 0A PMF Ports csv file 12 0 5 9 18 0 ML350 0A 2 12 1 5 9 18 0 ML350 0A 2 12 2 5 9 18 0 ML350 0A 2 12 3 5 9 18 0 ML350 0A 2 12 4 5 9 18 0 ML350 0A 2 PMF Link Assignment csv file 13 ML350 0A 1 0 1 link_Card1_Port0_1 13 ML350 0A 1 0 2 link_Card1_Port0_2 13 ML350 0A 1 0 3 link_Card1_Port0_3 13 ML350 0A 1 0 4 link_Card1_Port0_4 13 ML350 0A 1 0 5 link_Card1_Port0_5 13 ML350 0A 1 0 6 link_Card1_Port0_6 13 ML350 0A 1 0 7 link_Card1_Po
121. ct Equipment Registry NOC Report Server 2 Select the Report Server CMS to be updated 3 Click the Discover Applications icon located on the tool bar The discovery process begins Once the discovery process is completed the summary page will show any new report package that has been installed on the CMS but not yet discovered in CCM any modifications in the existing report package or any errors in the discovery process Deleting a Report Server Complete these steps to delete a Report Server Note The Report Data Sever RDS must be deleted first before either the Central Management System CMS and the Report Server RS When deleting a report server three prerequisites need to be met 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 65 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Note If any of the prerequisites are not met a prompt appears stating the Report Server cannot be deleted because a dependency exists e No report package that was discovered for the RS being deleted is in use For example the report package is not activated for any xDR session in the Report Admin e All historic KPI sessions have been deleted from the RDS e All report packages discovered for the RS have been removed from the CCM 1 Select the Mediation gt Sites gt NOC gt Report Server RDS to be deleted 2 Select Delete from the tool bar 3 Click OK at the prompt If a report server RS or Central Manageme
122. dministration 1XP Mediation Guide Sow amp pp Boru d serors B opusa B opasseib E opuaete Beate BB ne our Figure 77 Discovery Results Screen 3 The Results screen shows any changes to the builders additions deletions errors or builders that showed no change Discovering Frame and Port Position You use the Discover Frames and Position option if there has been an update to the IXP subsystem Complete these steps to discover the frames and positions for a specific IXP subsystem 1 Select and right click on the IXP subsystem that needs the discovery process 2 Select Discover Frames and Positions from the pop up menu The discovery process begins When completed a prompt appears stating Discovered Frame Position for all hosts under subsystem name of subsystem Modifying a server Role Server roles primary secondary ancillary server roles are designated for each IXP server by CCM the subsystem and applications are discovered CCM assigns primary status only to the server that has 1a designation Secondary status is designated to the sever labeled 1b and ancillary status to the rest if the servers 1c 1d 1e etc The order of discovery of the hosts does not matter If you need to switch a server role say switching a primary to secondary you are automatically directed to Apply Changes screen where changes have to be manually activated on the IXP subsystem Changing a
123. dministration 1XP Mediation Guide Creating a Partial xDR for SIP T SIP Protocol Complete these steps to configure a partial build xDR for SS7 SIP SIP protocol that can be found in the VoIP SIP T ANSI CDR reconstitution and VoIP SIP CDR reconstitution sessions used by ProTrace for in progress traces 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP gt Subsystem gt Dataflow Processings 2 Right click on Dataflow Processings 3 Select Add from the pop up menu The Add screen opens shown here B User Information Active Server ixp0888 1e b Processing Type O Building O Operation O Storage Retention Time s Figure 101 Add Screen Type in the Name of the Dataflow Optional Type in any User Information Select whether the dataflow is active or not Select the Server for the dataflow Optional Select the Retention Time for the process SO E os Select Building The screen changes to show four more tabs Definition Input PDUs xDR Builders Parameters ame S ample User Information This is an example of manually creatinga a Build xDR dataflow processing Active Server ixpO888 1 e Mi Processing Type 9 Building O Operation O Storage Retention Time s 5 Figure 102 Dataflow Building Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 172 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide 1XP Mediation 10 Click Next
124. e A AND B B ORC are examples of simple expressions 7 Click Create The filter is created and saved to the system shown below SE Mediation gt xDR Filters List n 4 KH G D 2 RecordsPage 50 Page 1 1 TR Ge wen M f1 Sample xDR Filter 2 Thisis an example of an OR expression filter BuildMonitor VERSION r f2 sampie_xoR_fiter This is an example of an xDR filter used for NSP BuildMonitor VERSION applications Figure 150 Added Xdr Filter To List Modifying xDR Filters Complete these steps to modify an xDR filter 1 Select xDR filters The xDR Filter List screen opens 2 Select the xDR filter to be modified 3 Click Modify or right click on the specific xDR Filter object tree The xDR filter modify screen opens 4 Make the necessary modifications 5 Click Modify The xDR filter is modified Deleting xDR Filters Note You cannot delete an xDR filter if it is used in a dataflow processing You must first delete the dataflow processing or any other dependent object before you can delete the filter Complete these steps to delete an xDR filter 1 Select xDR filters The xDR Filter List screen opens 2 Select the xDR filter to be deleted 3 Click Delete or right click on the specific xDR Filter object tree 4 Click OK at the prompt The xDR filter is deleted from the list 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 208 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide About Sessio
125. e Feeder Low Threshold 80 for Outgoing Traffic mfOutHoldOn Message Feeder Hold for 5 Outgoing Traffic Setting a feeder Threshold Complete these steps to set the feeder threshold of an xMF application 1 Select Acquisition gt Sites gt Server gt xMF Application that needs the thresholds set 2 Right click and select Feeder Thresholds The Feeder Thresholds List screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 110 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Rei GI Oe ES Page 1 1 Records 4 Threshold Description hiThreshold 9596 High Threshold for pdu stream holdOn 596 Hold for pdu stream loThreshold 8096 Low Threshold for pdu stream maxThroughput 500 Max Throughput Kbps for pdu stream aj o mw Figure 57 Feeder Thresholds List Screen 3 Select the feeder to be modified 4 Click Modify the screen changes to show the threshold value and description T acquisition gt sites gt 7 me 900 gt E imr s00xme gt E Servers E switimt1a gt S switimt ta MF NO 5 Feeder Thresholds M4 gt M Page 1 1 rm 1 gomiirmresnola Gb a Threshold for ee traffic FT gbinHoldOn Gb Hold On for Incoming traffic T 3 gbinLoThreshold Gb Low Threshold for Incoming traffic ue Figure 58 Feeder Thresholds Modify Screen 5 Set the Value percentage Note You can also reset the value of the parameter to default settings
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127. e Lifetime number of hours the session exists Select the Storage subsystem Select the Dictionary associated with the session Optional Type in a Description Shown below is a completed session 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 188 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Session Name Lifetime hours Storage Sample_xDR_Session fr ixp0960 1a Dictionary IP DHCP TDR CAPTURE 5 10 Session Backup None h Description This is an example of an xDR session lt Reset K Cancel Y ado Figure 127 Completed Xdr Session Screen 7 Click Add The session is created and the session name shows up in the Session field shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 189 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide a GE Mediation gt amp Sites gt tat het XP SWWIT gt da XP gt d opp gt dp Dataflow Processings Definition Input Streams OR Filters XDR Sessions Sample xDR Session lt a Reset 3 Cancel Figure 128 Added Session In Xdr Storage Screen 8 You can now create the storage dataflow processing Modifying an xDR session for a dataflow Processing Complete these steps to modify an xDR session for a dataflow processing 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP Subsystem gt Subsystem Name gt Dataflow Processings 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 190 Centralized Configuration Manager Administr
128. e RecordsPage 25 Page 1 1 87 AIN TDR_2 6 1 Total Records 11 ixp500 Figure 154 Selected Session For Modification 3 Click Modify on the toolbar The session record opens shown below Session Name Lifetime hours F Enabled Description S Reset Cancel B modiy Figure 155 Modify Session Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 IXP Mediation 212 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 4 5 You can only modify the Lifetime hours Sequence ID or the Description fields Click Modify The record is modified Deleting xDR Sessions Complete these steps to delete an xDR session Note You can not delete a session that is using a dataflow processing You must first delete the dataflow processing or modify the dataflow processing to use another session Note Important When you delete a session on CCM the session also gets deleted in the IXP database causing all the xDRs stored in the session also to be deleted 1 Select Mediation gt Sessions The sessions list screen opens 2 Select the session to be deleted Click Delete 4 Click OK at the prompt The session is deleted Purging Static Sessions There are times when it is necessary to purge static sessions from the IXP subsystem by using the ManageStaticPurge sh command Complete these steps to purge static xDR sessions from the IXP subsystem 1 Log into the Oracle datab
129. e filter exceeds this constraint an error message appears stating that the filter has exceeded the size limit IP protocol filters include e PORT P Address Combination e SAPI e VLAN xMF MSU and EMP Correspondance Values This list provides the corresponding EMP message type with an xMF MSU type a o e SOS i COMINO CTN CON 2 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 121 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 74 SS7 M2PA MTP3 ITU NoSCTP NoIP 75 SS7 M2UA MTP3 ITU NoSCTP NoIP About IP PDU Filters IP filters are used to filter based on IP addresses IP filters allow you to limit the data forwarded by a dataflow to the IP addresses included in the filter There are five types of IP filters IP address filters Filters based on its IP Address Port filters Filters based on the port numbers PMF only When creating a Port filter you should include only those port numbers you want to obtain information about This will filter out all Port numbers not included in your filter Note The range for port numbers is 1 65535 You have the option of selecting all even odd ports within a specified range Port filters have the ability to combine any overlap of ranges Note There is a limitation of 20 entries for a port filter An individual port number or a range are counted as one entry e VLAN filters Filters SAPI filters Filters based on th
130. e or not Actions Provides the appropriate actions modify delete etc you can perform on the dataflow processing 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 160 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide About xDR Dataflow Assistant The xDR Dataflow Assistant option provides a wizard to help you quickly create a dataflow processing It is a convenient way to add large numbers of xDR Dataflows The xDR Dataflow Processing Assistant assists you with creation of an xDR Dataflow a chain of IXP Dataflow Processings more efficiently The process follows four stages Selecting the input PDU sources Selecting the xDR Builders Optional Enriching the xDRs Creating or reusing sessions to store xDRs About Dataflow Naming Conventions Depending on the input the xDR Dataflow created will result in the following types of Dataflow Processings One Build dataflow processing Zero or more Operate dataflow processings Multiple Storage dataflow processings All the dataflow processings and the intermediate streams are automatically created and named by CCM The table shows examples of naming conventions used by CCM Table 47 Dataflow Processing Naming Conventions Dataflow Processing Type Naming convention Build dataflow processing User Input Operation dataflow processing lt name of the session fed by the main stream dataflow processingld mandatory Storage dataflow processing S corr
131. e retention time is too small depending on the network configuration there is a possiblity of an incorrect correlation The impact can occur when the retention time is acceptable for ProTrace performance but unacceptable for creating valid correlation rates Listing xDR Dataflow Processings To view a list of all the dataflow processings on a server select dataflow processings in the object tree The list opens in the Table section shown here From this screen you can perform the basic functions of adding modifying and deleting a dataflow processings In addition you are able sort the rows by clicking on a column of interest pegaron gt Stes gt DoP ste gt A op Dus Y parao Processings gt E Lint Ca D Oatatew Processings Figure 84 Dataflow Processings List Table 46 Dataflow Processings List Table Select This column enables you to select a dataflow processing Use this column when selecting multiple sessions Hide show columns This column enables you to select the columns you want to view Nam Typ Shows the name of the dataflow processing and enables you to sort dataflow processings by ascending or descending order e Shows the type of session Storage Operation Building Input streams Shows the name of the input stream for the dataflow processing Output stream Shows the name of the output stream for the dataflow processing Active Is a check box showing whether the dataflow processing is activ
132. e stream control transmission protocol numbers Combination filters Filters based on a combination of one or more of the other filters About IP Address PDU Filters IP Address filters allow you to filter for IP addresses When you create an IP filter you should include the IP addresses you want information about This will filter out all IP addresses not included in your filter To create filters that filter out specific IP addresses only you must use Combination Filters The add IP Filter screen is used for adding IP address filters 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 122 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide acquisition gt A PDU Filters Y IP WIP Filters gt Add Filter Name pe Description Location Destination D Address Type Host Address D Enter IP Address IP Address List Remove lt Reset 3 Cancel Y Figure 62 Add IP Address Filter Screen Table 34 Add Modify Port Filter Screen Fields xMF Acquisition Filter Name User assigned name of filter The filter name is used to identify the filter when setting up dataflows or combination filters Optional Enables you to add information about the filter Location Select one of the following from the drop down menu Destination Outgoing IP ports Source Incoming IP ports Adding an IP Address PDU Filter Complete these steps to add an IP Address 1 Select Acquisition PDU Filters from the objec
133. eady exist see Modifying a PMF Subsystem Host 2 Create one or more Input streams see Adding a PDU Stream Use filtering to discard IP traffic not needed Configuring for 3G Intelligent Data Monitoring IDM Complete these steps to configure an DIH system to utilize 3G IDM 1 Createa VLAN PDU Filter from the acquisition perspective 2 Create a Traffic Classification both GTP C and GTP U that will be associated with the filter 3 Create an IP Dataflow acquisition perspective IP Dataflows to route the classified GTP PDUs to the PMF subsystem a Select 2 for the number of destinations Note If two or more destinations are used then the same number of DataFlow Processings must be configured at the mediation level for this IP DF b Select both GTP options Algorithms and Destinations c Set packet truncation to 0 4 Associate the GTP C traffic classification with the IP Dataflow 5 Apply Changes to the PMF subsystem 6 From the mediation perspective create Dataflow Processings using the xDR Dataflow Assistant Builders to consider are Gn GP Mobile Activity IP HTTP TDR IP MMS TDR Note Gn GP TDR can be selected if Control Plane xDRs are expected and or if On Demand User Plane TDR are expected 7 Apply Changes to the IXP subsystem 8 Create a Monitoring Policy 9 Create either a mobile or access point on demand record in Customer Care application Routing PDUs to xDR Builders These steps are used to
134. eat steps 4 7 to add each additional subsystem Click Create A progress bar appears as the system searches out the IP address applications and protocols When the discovery process is completed a Results Summary screen opens Note Some systems use a large number of protocols and the time span for the discovery process can take several minutes Note Use the Modify function to add a host s to an IXP subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 68 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide j Equipment Registry gt sites 2 Sample Site amp pp aaa a IP Address 10 250 42 168 Frame Position 1 2 Creating Host ixp0888 1c v Discovering Application Found 1 v Discovering Protocols Found 116 v gt view Results Note If there is a problem with the position application or protocols the color of the check mark will be yellow Figure 28 Subsystem Results Summary Screen a IP Address 10 250 42 166 Frame Position 1 2 Creating Host ixp0888 1 amp Discovering Application Found 1 Discovering Protocols Found 116 amp Figure 29 Results Summary Screen With Error Symbol 9 Click View Results The Results screen opens The screen has four tabs with five subtabs a Host Shows the host parameters and status added successfully or not b Application Shows a summary of the number of applications discovered c xDR Builders Opens another screen with five tabs that l
135. eature can be enabled or disabled 1 Select Mediation Dictionaries The List screen opens 2 Select the Dictionary to be modified Click Modify from the tool bar 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 202 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 4 Select theProtocol Hiding tab Select Hide for a specific category Note To disable the hide feature click on the the selection field to de select the hide feature Click Modify Editing Category Titles in a Dictionary Complete these steps to edit Category Titles for a for a specific dictionary 1 g mb Select Mediation gt Dictionaries The List screen opens Select the Dictionary to be modified Click Modify from the tool bar Select theProtocol Hiding tab Select Hide for a specific category Note To disable the hide feature click on the the selection field to de select the hide feature Click Modify Enabling and Disabling PDU Summary Hiding Complete these steps to enable or disable PDU summary hiding for a specific protocol Note The PDU hide option must be enabled to use the PDU decode hide feature See Enabling or Disabling PDU Hiding from the Home Page Note The dictionary must be added to the system before the PDU decode hiding feature can be enabled or disabled 1 ore P Select Mediation gt Dictionaries The List screen opens Select the Dictionary to be modified Click Modify from the
136. ed as the PDU server IXP BASE This server is used as the IXP base server At least one server must have the designation IXP XDR otherwise the discovery will fail Once the designations have been made CCM creates the pool of storage servers with designation IXP XDR The first IP Address should be assigned to the storage server Note It is recommended that the sequence of IP Address for server should be the following order e All IXP storage servers e All IXP base servers e All IXP PDU servers Adding a Storage Server to an IXP Storage Pool Complete these steps to add a storage server to an IXP storage pool Note IXP storage servers can be added to a pool without interrupting IXP After adding a storage server to a pool IXP evenly distributes xDRs to all storage servers in the pool 1 Select From the Equipment Registry object tree select Site IXP subsystem 2 Right click on the subsystem 3 Select Add from the pop up menu TheAdd IXP subsystem screen opens shown in the figure below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 72 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Equipment Registry gt Sites gt Sample Site xP gt W Add Subsystem Name IP Address ag Delete Locations Reset 3 Cancel Figure 33 Add IXP Subsystem Screen Add IXP subsystem screen field descriptions Table 25 IXP Subsystem Add Screen Subsystem Name The name of the subsystem requi
137. ediation gt Enrichment Files The xDR Sessions List screen opens 2 Click Add from the toolbar The Add screen opens Enrichment File Browse R Cancel v Upload Figure 161 Xdr Session Add Screen 3 Click Browse 4 Locate the file fse file in its directory 5 Click Upload The file is uploaded into the system 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 216 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide Deleting Enrichment Files Complete these steps to delete enrichment files 1XP Mediation Note Before deleting enrichment files you must first delete any dependent objects belonging to the enrichment file You must also apply changes to the subsystem before the changes take place 1 Select Mediation gt Enrichment Files The Enrichment Files list screen opens 2 Select the File to be deleted 3 Click Delete from the tool bar 4 Click OK at the prompt The file is deleted from CCM 5 Click Upload The file is uploaded into the system Viewing Enrichment File Source Code Complete these steps to view enrichment files source code 1 Select Mediation Enrichment Files The Enrichment Files list screen opens 2 Selectthe File to be viewed 3 Click Source from the tool bar The source screen opens File Contents SECTION MAIN DLL FSEMAP MODE AFTER SECTION MAPPING INPUT UnitsCount DEFAULT 999 OUTPUT Userl MAP 0 000 MAP 1 111 MAP 2 101 MAP 3 010 Figure 162
138. eds the DTS Right click and select DTS transport The DTS List screen opens E mrkev gt E mear gt E Servers E mrkev 12 gt S mrkevta PMF NG T Acquisition e Sites Figure 60 Dts List Screen Click Add the DTS Add screen opens shown below Y acquisition gt sites gt 2 iwr 200 gt E mr s00xMF gt E servers gt E swit imt 1b gt M switimttb MF NO 8 DTS Transport Protocol Primary IP Address 10 250 44 165 y Alternate IP Address choose one Y Reset Scan create Figure 61 Dts Add Screen Select the Protocol SCTP to be used Select the Primary IP Address Optional Select the Alternate IP Address Click Create The new DTS appears in the List screen About PDU Filters The PDU dataflows that are configured in the acquisition xMF perspective can have filters applied to them These filters provide a way to route selective data from an xMF subsystem to the IXP 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 120 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide subsystem The filters are broadly categorized into two PDU family types IP and Diameter These family provide greater efficiency in data analysis and manipulation This is a list of protocols and their filter types Note There can be an unlimited number of filters in DIH but only one filter can be associated with a dataflow at one time Note The maximum size of any filter is 4000 bytes If th
139. elete the dataflow processing or modify the dataflow processing to use another session Note You must also apply changes for any changes in the subsystem to take effect 1 Select Mediation gt IXP gt Subsystem gt Sessions The sessions list screen opens 2 Select the session to be deleted 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 187 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 3 Click Delete 4 Click OK at the prompt The session is deleted About Partial xDRs The Partial xDR feature in CCM is utilized by ProTrace for processing real time traces on the SS7 ISUP ANSI VoIP SIP T ANSI CDR and VoIP SIP CDR protocols Using the partial xDR feature you can configure in the build and store process Note You must configure partial ANSI ISUP an dSIP T SIP xDRs manually using the build process Note In addition in configuring partial ANSI ISUP an dSIP T SIP xDRs you must also configure xDR filters so that partial and completed xDRs are written to the proper session Creating an xDR Session for a Dataflow Processing Complete these steps to create an xDR Session for a dataflow processing You can create a session for either an Operate or a Storage dataflow processing 1 In the xDR Storage screen select Create Session The shown below Lifetime hours Storage ixp5001 1 a Y lt Reset Je Cancel Z Add Figure 126 Create Session Screen Type a Session name Type in th
140. en stas STATISTICS 100 Na NA 100 NIA mi FT GPRS Gb Stats 5 02 STATISTICS M 8 GPRSGbTOR 5 30 RECONSTITUTION 9 GPRS Gb GENERIC e 10 GPRS Gb TOR_CAPTURE_5 3 0 CAPTURE GPRS Gb GENERIC GG id 10 GPRS Gn Gp CDR_5 1 0 RECONSTITUTION GPRS Gn Gp GENERIC Sg 11 GPRS Gn lGp Stats_5 0 0 STATISTICS NIA NIA 210 12 GPRS Gn Gp TOR_5 3 0 RECONSTITUTION GPRS Gn Gp GENERIC NT 13 GPRS Gn iGp TOR CAPTURE 5 3 0 CAPTURE Figure 139 Dictionary List Screen Creating a Dictionary GPRS Gn Gp GENERIC Be 0 1XP Mediation Dictionaries describe a session by providing its column names titles syntax data type and other information Dictionaries must be present in the NSP database in order for NSP applications such as ProTrace to use them Complete these steps to add a dictionary to the system 1 Select Mediation gt Dictionaries 2 Click Add on the tool bar The Add screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 199 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide E G Mediation gt L Dictionaries List Dictionary File Browse X Cancel Y Add Figure 140 Add Dictionary Screen 3 Browse for the Dictionary File A dictionary is a text file with an a7d extension that is physically present on the IXP subsystem 4 Click Add The dictionary is added to the sys
141. ents 80 e About Nodes 81 e About Non node Network Elements 82 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 79 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide About Network Elements The term Network Elements refers to customer network IP elements The perspective is divided into two categories IP nodes IP Elements that include signaling points cards and application servers In addition each network element has a child table showing all dependent elements down to the link level For quick reference a query can be performed for specific network elements such as nodes or signaling points This function is very helpful in large networks Filtering Network Elements The search option enables you to search for specific elements using the network element filter query wizard Complete these steps to filter a network element 1 Select the Network Element Node Linkset Link SP category from the object menu The list screen opens 2 Click the Filter icon on the tool bar magnifying glass icon The network element filter screen opens LinkSets Filter 49 The query has been loaded GB Add Delete Operator And O Or Use Brackets Expression Y Apply X Cancel Figure 41 Network Element Filter Screen Linkset shown 3 Click Add The screen changes to show fields operators and values 4 Select a Field 5 Select an Operator 910
142. er networks The DIH e Isasingle blade server and storage blade collocated within a single or dual Diameter Signaling Router DSR enclosure s Provides filtering data feed tracing decoding and SNMP functions Enables the selective collection and storage of diameter traffic within one or more instances of PMF and IXP Provides nodal diameter troubleshooting Provides data export for diameter messages Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic simultaneously Provides KPI tracking using ProTrace application as well as viewing KPIs in graphic format using ProPerf dashboard configured at installation Provides filtering for alarms using ProTraq Cell filter see system alarms online help 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 16 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide Uses diameter protocol exclusively Note The DIH system can use other protocols if the Diameter mode has not been selected and system is in Standard mode Default setting is Standard mode For more information on selecting Diameter mode see Centralized Configuration Manager Administration online help Setting System to Diameter Mode The Diameter Protocol The diameter protocol has evolved from the Radius protocol and enables diameter applications to extend the base protocol by adding new commands and or attributes such as those for use of the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP The diameter protocol prov
143. erver Complete these steps to map an association to an application server AS 1 ND gi i Du oo 10 11 Select Network Elements gt IP gt Application Servers The Application Server List screen opens showing the AS list table on top with its mapped associations table on the bottom Select the AS to have the association Note If the AS needs to be added first click Add on the tool bar and follow the steps to add an AS Click Show Details on the tool bar From the bottom table click Add on the tool bar Enter the Name of the Association Select the Protocol SUA M2UA or M3UA Select the PMF Server that houses the association Note You must add a PMF server See Adding a PMF server Enter the Maximum Capacity for the association Enter the End Points a Enter the Source Port b Enter teh Distination Port Enter the Source IP Address es Click Add to List Repeat steps 10 11 to add multiple addresses 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 86 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network Element Configuration Guide 12 Enter teh Destination IP Address es 13 Click Add to List Repeat steps 12 13 to add multiple addresses 14 Click Finish Note For the changes to take effect click Apply Changes Modifying a Mapped Association Complete these steps to modify an Application Server AS Select Network Elements gt IP gt Application Servers Select the AS to be
144. esponding session name dataflow processingld gt Building dataflow processing output stream B corresponding xDR session name streamId Operation dataflow processing main output O corresponding xDR session name streamld stream xDRs Creating a Dataflow Processing Using xDR Dataflow Assistant Operation dataflow processing secondary K corresponding KPI session name gt _ lt streamId gt output stream KPIs The most important aspect of IXP configuration is the creation of xDR Dataflows An xDR Dataflow is made of interconnected processes referred to as dataflow processings Dataflow processings are categorized into three types listed in the order that they should be created Building this dataflow processing creates or builds xDRs Operation this dataflow processing generates statistics and applies filters for data enrichment 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 161 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Storage this dataflow processing stores information on the system Note If you do not have licenses to use specific xDR builders the builder selection screen will not show them Configure dataflow processings using the xDR Dataflow Assistant Note Because Q 752 processings utilize input streams you must first create your input streams or PDF dataflows before you create your Q 752 processings 1 Select IXP subsystem gt Subsystem that needs dataflow proce
145. evision A August 2012 126 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide The Port Filters screen opens PDU Filter Family IP Port Fitters Filter Name Description Location Destination Selected Ports Al y Enter Port Add Port List Remove Figure 65 Add Port Filter Screen This table describes the fields on the Add Port Filter screen Table 36 Port Filter Screen Fields Filter Name User assigned name of filter The filter name is used to identify the filter when setting up dataflows or combination filters Enter pertinent information for this filter Location Select one of the following from the drop down menu Destination Outgoing IP ports Source Incoming IP ports Selected ports This is a drop down menu option with the following selections Even All even port numbers Odd All odd port numbers e All Both odd and even port numbers Enter Port Allows you to enter individual port numbers or a range of port numbers to be monitored or Port range Adds the number typed in the Enter Port box to the Port List box Port List Shows all of the chosen Ports being filtered 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 127 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Remove Deletes highlighted values from the Port List box Multiple entries can be removed at the same time Finish button Not Shown Saves the Port Filter inform
146. g MSUs PDUS from the PMF over the input stream that was created for the PMF PDU Data Flows About Dataflow Processing Retention Times Dataflow Processing chains are the normal sequence of processes that correlation goes through until xDRs are stored in the IXP Each DFP has a retention period in seconds The retention time is the duration of PDUs or xDR retention in the chronological sorting list that is used to buffer input to the IxpBuild IxpOperate and IxpStore processes Note The IxpStore precess has an additional turning parameter called a flush timeout The flush timeout is the fequency of the xDR buffer flushing in the IxpStore process xDR writing to Oracle when the maximum size of a buffer is not reached Both the retenition time and the flush timeout have a direct impact on the time between the transmission by xMF of the PDU opening a transaction and the writing of the corresponding xDR into the Oracle database The valid range for these parameters is 0 60 seconds The default value for these parameters is 5 seconds 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 159 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide These parameters are specific to each DFP instance so that you can fine tune a DFP according to the protocol type it uses For example more retention is needed when the sources come from a pair of mated STP 2 sources and less retention time is needed when the DFP is using a single IP tap Note If th
147. h and set privileges as well as activate or deactivate one or more input streams The table provides this specific information Table 33 Traffic Classification Fields map Pei Traffic Classification Name An alphanumeric field 30 characters max Name can contain underscores spaces and hyphens An example of a traffic classification name is 1 Traffic Class Gb Internet Protocol Lists the protocols filtered by traffic classification All or ICMP Transport Protocol Lists the transport protocols filtered by traffic classification All SCTP TCP UDP Application Layer Lists the application layer GTP C or GTP U used by the traffic classification Forwarding Lists the forwarding constraints packets alone or packets and counters for filtering the stream Policy Lists what IDM intelligent data monitoring policy if any is used in the traffic classification Text field that lists any annotations for the stream Owner Lists what user has created the traffic classification Adding a Traffic Classification PMF Complete these steps to add a traffic classification IP stream 1 Select Acquisition Sites PMF subsystem Servers Application Traffic Classifications The List screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 113 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Click Add on the tool bar to open the wizard Enter the Name of the traffic classification Optional Enter
148. ides for an Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAA framework that overcomes the limitations of RADIUS a protocol that handles AAA and EAD which cannot effectively deal well with remote access IP mobility and policy control The Diameter protocol defines a policy protocol used by clients to perform Policy AAA and Resource Control This allows a single server to handle policies for many services As mentioned above Diameter protocol provides AAA functionality but in addition it is made more reliable by using TCP and SCTP instead of UDP The Diameter protocol is further enhanced by the development of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS Through the use of extensions the protocol was designed to be extensible to support Proxies Brokers Strong Security Mobile IP Network Access Servers NASREQ Accounting and Resource Management User Preferences All applications that query xDRs or observe their status as in Diagnostic Utility xDRs use a specific User Preferences option The description outlined goes over the formatting screens Note All screen shots presented here show default values Date Time tab screen Format the time parameters Preferences User preferences DateTime Directoy Mapping PomCose CIC Default Period Date Time Formats Date format Roum P Time format H P Date and time fields HH mm s Duration fields Time zone MT 07 00 America Los_Ange
149. ields ApplicationID Command Code Host and Realm can be used Note The fields ApplicationID Command Code and Host utilize both AND OR functionality in order to make a filter more specific The Realm field uses only OR functionality for inclusion For example a simple filter with Command Code C1 and Host H1 would filter out all other possibilities that do not contain both of those fields C1 AND H1 The same filter could include Realm R1 along with Command Code and Host since the Realm field uses the OR functionality 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 136 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide C1 AND H1 OR R1 Ir there are multiple entities for a field for example Command Code such as C1 C2 then the filter equation would be C1 or C2 and H1 or R1 Enter the Filter Name Optional Enter a Description of the Diameter filter Enter the Application ID if one is used Click Add to add it to the Application list Enter a Command Code if one is used 10 Click Add to add it to the Command Code list 11 Enter the Host if one is used 12 Click Add to add it to the Host Origin or Destination list 13 Enter the Realm if one is used 14 Click Add to add it to the Command Code list 15 Click Finish The filter appears in the PDU filter list we ANS gu Note To apply changes and update the xMF PMF system select Apply Changes from the Host right click menu M
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151. ight Click Pop up Menus Right clicking on an element opens the pop up menu for that specific element For example right clicking on the Sites element in the Equipment Registry perspective opens the pop up menu that has options such as Add Modify Delete List and Refresh Right clicking on the Sites element in the Mediation perspective opens the pop up menu just shows Refresh Column Functions The column functions enable you to perform the following actions Each column can be sorted by ascending or descending order Each column can be moved to a different order within the screen to facilitate reading and searching for specific records This action is accomplished through the Select Columns button Note The Select Columns button also enables you to view or hide columns on a screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 38 Chapter 5 Home Screen Operations Topics e About CCM Home Page Operations 40 e Network Elements 40 e Network View Lists 41 e xDR Related Elements 42 e Bulk Load 44 e Bulk Loading Process 45 e Exporting Bulk Load Configurations 56 e Creating a Configuration Report 57 e Setting the Severity of Platform Alarms 58 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 39 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide About CCM Home Page Operations One of the perspectives that CCM provides is a global listing functionality on its Home screen
152. imary or Secondary report server that processes and generates the scheduled reports Report Data Server RDS This can be a separate server used to house the report KPI database The RDS can also house the Centralized Management System CMS database Central Management Sever CMS database The CMS is an internal database maintained by Business Objects and needed by the RS to run reports The discovery process is identical to all subsystem discovery processes on CCM The results will show What was discovered Any modifications that occurred to the subsystem since the last discovery process Any errors that occurred during the discovery process Note For more information on discovering a report server see Adding an IXP Subsystem Note Since the Report Server provides the structure for Report Server Platform RSP it must be discovered first before the RDS There will be a prompt to discover the Report Server first before the CMS if a CMS is designated Once the report servers have been installed and discovered session network views can be created for reports For more information see Creating Network Session Views Updating a Report Server Once the Report Server subsystem has been installed and new report packages are added to a PIC system installed on the CMS the CMS has a discover applications icon located on the tool bar Complete these steps to re discover report package updates on a report server 1 Sele
153. imd ege a tas hanes 184 Figure 110 xDR Filter Gecreen tenente nennen tenente nene 176 Figure 111 xDR Filter Screen with condition 177 Figure 112 Add Dataflow Processing Decreen sss 178 Figure 113 IP Streams Screens ette eth Bote qae vba 178 Figure 114 Xdr Filters Gecreen EE 179 Figure 115 Output Steams Dereen EE 180 Figure 116 Enrichment Screens EE 181 Figure 17 Xdr Operation Screen epa ce re tenen dene diee t ner dece eterna 182 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 X Figure 118 Figure 119 Figure 120 Figure 121 Figure 122 Figure 123 Figure 124 Figure 125 Figure 126 Figure 127 Figure 128 P oils 183 Input Streams Creel EE 184 XDR Filter Scre n i sin pee ne tete puretecl tope le ore ate te cita redi 184 RE E 184 Xdr Builder List Screen notieren aee ee EISEN 185 Add Sessions SCreen ET 186 Completed Session In Session List 187 Selected Session For Modification 187 Create Session ett nere etre tete e HP t nr nd ore 188 Completed Xdr Session Dereen EE 189 Added Session In Xdr Storage CIO coconcoconcnnoonnnncnrnnnenonanannnnnnornranonnn nn rnnnrnrneraranannooa 190 Figure 129 Q 752 Processing List Screen nene 192 Figure 130 Inputs Screen PDU Streams Tab EE 193 Figure 131 Inputs Screen PDU Dataflows Tab sss 193 Figure 132 General Parameters SCI EE 193 Figure 133 SSN Filter EE 194 Figure 134 Figure 135 Figure 136 Figure 137 Figure 138
154. in the CSV files generated Re importing the files updates the changes made to the files Note To create a new object the ObjectIDs will be NA This will signify whether it is a new insert or not To update an object the ObjectID should be NSP_ID this can be generated through CSV export The bulk loading process supports the following file types e SSN filters e DICI filters 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 44 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide P Combination Filters e P filters Port filters VLAN filters C filters Raw filters Diameter filters Sites Hosts Nodes e PMF cards e PMF ports e PMF Port Assignments These file types can be uploaded in any order Bulk Loading Process The bulk load process file identifier ID is attached as a prefix to each record Using the record identifier you can select different kinds of bulk loads in one file or separate them into multiple files Note The order of the bulk load needs to be in the following order Applications ID Type 1 Network Elements ID Type 2 or 3 Network Element Assignments to Applications ID Type 4 or 5 PMF Element Configurations These tables show the basic PMF element configurations needed when importing PMF subsystem configurations using the bulk load operations Table 7 Site Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Bulk Load Type po
155. ing IP Algorithms PMIA configuration for PMF For monitoring IP traffic CCM provides a traffic classification for each xMF PMF server Each PMF server can be run in two modes either normal mode or expert mode In normal mode you define IP Filters using CCM and optionally can apply on traffic classification In expert mode you browse the file which can be interpreted by PMF server While server running in expert mode all predefined IP filters will be disabled for this server Note All PMIA counts are reset in the Diagnostic Utility application using a command line For more information see the Diagnostic Utility Administration Guide Using Normal and Expert Mode PMF For each PMF server you have an option to switch from normal mode to expert mode and back from expert mode to normal mode Complete these steps to switch between normal and expert modes 1 Select Acquisition gt xMF subsystem gt PMF server gt Application The PMIA screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 118 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 5 kd T acquisition gt Sites gt mrkev 2 mrkev XMF gt 5 Servers gt 2 mrkev 1a g mrkew1a PMF NG PMIA Configurations List File Name Expert mode configuration file Browse Activate Expert Mode r Y Upload NX Cancel Figure 59 PMIA Screen 2 Enter the File Name Select the Activate Expert Mode field Note Before using thi
156. ink s for the Operate Dataflow Processings not shown here 19 Click Create Note You must apply these configurations to the IXP subsystem for these configurations be used in the system Adding an xDR Dataflow Processing Session Manually Storage You can manually add a storage xDR dataflow procession session by completing these steps 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP gt Subsystem gt Dataflow Processings 2 Right click on Dataflow Processings 3 Select Add from the pop up menu The Add screen opens Input Streams xDR Filters xDR Storage ame Sample Storage DFP User Information This is an example of a storage DFP Active Iv Server ixp0888 1e Processing Type C Building tion Retention Time s Flush Time s Figure 118 Add Screen Enter the Name of the Dataflow Optional Enter any User Information Select whether the dataflow is active or not Select the Server for the dataflow Select Storage for the processing type Enter the Retention Time s for the DFP Default is 5 sec 10 Enter the Flush Time s for the DFP Defalt is 5 sec 11 Click Next Y o uo g 5 The list of Input Steams appears 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 183 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Definition Input Streams XDR Filters xDR Storage Critical Description Created as the part of build dfp Created as the part of build dfp B_TC_320_ansi_capt_
157. ion Network Element Configuration Guide Deleting an Application Server Complete these steps to detete an application server Note When deleting an association all mappings to that association will be broken Select Network Elements gt IP gt Application Server Select the Application Server to be deleted Select Delete Click OK at the prompt eee NS a Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu About Associations Associations refer to SCTP associations As association provides the transport for the delivery of SCCP User protocol data units and SUA layer peer messages In their simplest form they are combinations of links that can exist as PMF utilizing traffic classifications elements Network element associations are discovered as part of the site creation process Note On the other hand all elements on a PMF subsystem require manual creation Showing Details of an Associations Complete these steps to show the details endpoints associations or links mapped to a PMF 1 Select Network Elements gt IP gt Associations gt PMF 2 From the list screen select the Association to be viewed 3 Click Details from the tool bar The mappings for that association appear in the bottom table Deleting Associations Complete these steps to delete a PMF association Note When deleting an association all mappings to that association will be broken Select Network
158. ions 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 158 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Deleting a Stream Note You cannot delete a stream that has dataflow processings associated with it If the stream does have any dependencies you will get an error message Complete these steps to delete a stream 1 Select Streams gt List The streams list screen opens 2 Select the stream to be deleted 3 Click Delete 4 Click OK at the prompt The stream is deleted from the list Configuring xDR Dataflow Processings The most important aspect of IXP configuration is the creation of xDR Dataflows An xDR Dataflow is made of interconnected processes referred to as dataflow processings Dataflow processings are categorized into three types listed in the order that they should be created 1 Building this dataflow processing creates or builds xDRs 2 Operation this dataflow processing generates statistics and applies filters for data enrichment 3 Storage this dataflow processing stores information on the system About Dataflow Processings Dataflow Processing is the receiving end from a PDU Stream or PDU Dataflow as configured on the PMF The Dataflow Processing configuration is used to build a xDR for storage on the IXP The configuration is required based on the protocol and type of post processing prior to storage on the IXP Once a Dataflow Processing has been configured the IXP will start receivin
159. is is an example of an Operation DF Active iv Server kee Processing Type C Building Operation C Storage ren A Reset 3 Cancel gt Next t Figure 112 Add Dataflow Processing Screen Type in the Name of the Dataflow Optional Type in any User Information Select whether the dataflow is active or not Select the Server for the dataflow Select Operation Click Next The screen changes to show the Input streams screen B Mediation gt O sites gt 2 xp swit gt amp xp E ipoge0 gt Y DatatlowProcessings E Add Definition XOR Fiters Output Stream Exeictenert xOR Operation E M n B VoipMgcpCap 010808 2 Created as the part of build dfp us E n B Sample 4 Created as the part of build dfp E ee A TT c e esee Keen n 6 B ss IsupAnsiCap 010808 1 Created as the part of build dfp Kb jv peers Cem KE COSTES amp SJS amp I amp amp SJS Previous Sy Reset X Cancel gt Next e Figure 113 IP Streams Screen 10 Select the Input streams you want IXP Mediation Note What you select will be the outputs of the build data process that have been created 11 Click Next 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 178 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide The xDR Filters screen opens shown below P SE bei i x o Mediation gt Sites gt E XP SWWIT gt de XP gt E epp
160. istration xMF Acquisition Guide Filter Expression Provides a view of the combination filter value as it is created Selected filters and logical operators appear in this window When the Accept button is clicked the information in the Filter Expression window becomes the new Combination filter Filter List List of existing filters a user can combine Select button Moves highlighted filter into Filter Expression box And button Data must match all filters tied together with this operation Or button Data can match both or any one of the filters tied together by this operation Not button Data must match the first filter but cannot match the second filter tied together by this operation GTP button in GTP Operations Section Using GTP operations allows you to filter IP packets that contain a GTP layer by performing one of the following GTP operations within the GTP layer GTP Presence Can be defined if the GTP layer is contained in the packet GTP Control Can be defined if the GTP layer contains control plane or data plane Finish button not shown Saves the information to the system Type in the Filter Name Optional Type in a Description of the Filter Type in or selecta Filter Expression in the Filter Expression field Click Select The expression is added to the Filters List we On a 10 Select a Logical Operator And Or Not by clicking the appropriate Operator From the pull down menu No
161. ists the following parameters Note xDR Builders are discovered and are the same for the entire subsystem e Added shows the xDR Builders that added to the subsystem from the last synchronization Removed shows the number of xDR Builders removed from the system from the last synchronization Modified shows any xDR Builders that have been modified from the last synchronization No Change shows any xDR Builders that have not been changed from the last synchronization 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 69 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Errors shows a list of any errors that occurred during the discovery process or synchronization d Synchronize IXP shows if the synchronization was successful or not inptese t Figure 30 Object Tree Showing Added Subsystem With Results Screen At this stage legacy subsystems can be added or additional IXP subsystems can be manually added 10 Right click on the IXP subsystem and select Apply Changes for the changes to take effect Modifying an IXP Subsystem Complete these steps to modify a subsystem 1 Select the subsystem to be modified The List screen opens 2 Select Modify from the popup menu 3 Make the necessary modifications 4 Click Modify A prompt appears stating that the subsystem was modified You must now apply changes to that subsystem for the changes to take effect Deleting an IXP Subsystem Note Y
162. l Click Add To List The annotation is added to the Selected Annotations list Note You can also select existing annotations by typing the first letter and select from the list that appears Note To remove an annotation select the annotation and click Remove From List 17 Click Create The traffic classification is added to the list Note For the changes to take effect right click on the PMF subsystem and select Apply Changes from the menu 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 114 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Configuring TC to Capture all IPv6 Traffic from Network Note Only when CCM has been set to DIH mode can traffic classifications capture both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic using specific filters and protocols See topics about configuring traffic classifications to capture IPv6 and IPv4 traffic Complete these steps to configure a traffic classification TC for PMF to capture all IPv6 traffic from the network 1 Select Acquisition Sites PMF subsystem Servers Application Traffic Classifications The List screen opens Click Add on the tool bar to open the wizard Enter the Name of the traffic classification Optional Enter a Description a A WN Select IPv6 from the pull down list as the Internet Protocol Note When IPv6 is selected both transport protocol and filters options are disabled Select All from the pull down list as the Application Layer
163. l Specific xDR Session A protocol specific xDR session must be created to house the xDRs for that protocol 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 210 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Once xDR generation is configured for a builder xDR records are stored in a session A session is associated with a dictionary The dictionary mechanism is a way of describing the content of the xDR fields NSP applications such as ProTrace use the dictionary to access and display the data making the applications independent of the xDR record format Complete these steps to add an protocol specific xDR session 1 Select Mediation gt Sessions The xDR Sessions List screen opens 2 Click Add from the toolbar TheAdd screen opens shown below 5 ZC Mediation gt sites gt 2 Morrisville amp KP E geng Sessions 7 List Session Name Lifetime hours Storage Sample Session 72 ixp5001 1a bd Dictionary 8951Imonica sess D Description This is an example of a session S Reset Cancel Y Ada Figure 152 xDR Session Add Screen 3 Type a Session name Note The session name must be unique for each IXP subsystem but sessions can have identical names if they reside on separate IXP subsystems 4 Type in the Lifetime number of hours the session exists Note It is recommended that the Lifetime not be less than 48 hours Anything less than 48 hours can lead to potential da
164. les Tips above fields represents the format that will be applied to different types of fields Here is an help about authonzed values and their meanings Separators are allowed and will be restituted as js Please note that these formats are case sensitive yy or yyyy Year number dd Dsy in month number EEE Day in week siring MM or MMMM Month in year respectively number or stnng aa AM PM marker siring HH Hour in day 0 23 hh Hour in AM PM 1 12 mm Minute in hour number Ss Second in minute number Reset Reset Tab Apply Cancel Figure 1 Date Time Tab Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 17 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide Table 1 Time Tab Screen Cancel Button Exits the screen Directory tab Select the Directory tab to set the defaults directories used in transport screen Preferences User preferences Date Time Directoy Mapping PontCode CIC Default Period Directories Export Directory tmp P Upload Directory tro DownloadDirecotry FP Warning above directones must exist on server side No check is done by application It is user responsability to do so Figure 2 Directory Tab Screen Table 2 Directory Tab Field Description 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 18 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide Note The directories must be present on the N
165. lication For each DIH server in a site there is a host in CCM therefore allowing one site to contain multiple hosts About Subsystems Some DIH applications are stand alone and some are clustered A stand alone application has only one instance running on one host Examples of stand alone applications include ICP and Data Server legacy systems Some of the DIH applications run in more than one server or cluster but to the outside world they behave as a single entity A cluster of application instances is referred to as a subsystem Examples of applications that run as subsystems include e PMF e XP e DWH About Server Roles Primary and secondary roles are not assigned to the servers in the xMF subsystems anymore Server roles are made transparent to the user and server role changes are also automatic For an IXP subsystem the CCM assigns the primary role to server la and secondary role to server 1b The rest of the servers are assigned ancillary roles When you discover the first application that belongs to the subsystem that application is automatically designated as the primary application and a subsystem entry is automatically created in the system When subsequent applications are discovered the applications are designated as backup and ancillary respectively 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 34 Chapter 4 Using CCM Topics e About CCM 36 e Logging into NSP 36 e Opening CCM 37 e Understandi
166. lude existing networks in the view Creating Network Session Views You can access Session and Link Network Views by selecting the Network View option from the directory tree Then expand the tree to see these three objects Like Container Network views session views can also be hierarchical Complete these steps to create a session view Select Network Views gt Sessions View Click Add from the tool bar Type in Network View Name Optional Type in a Description Click Next From the Type drop down menu select Sessions Click the Session Selector Filter icon on the far right of the tool bar From the Session Selector Filter screen select one or more Dictionaries Select the Site s 10 Click Apply Filter to filter on specific sessions and or sites 11 Click Select ep ae mt YN The system searches the dictionaries and sites Any matches for the filter are shown in the Filtered Sessions field 12 Click Close to close the screen 13 Click Done without selecting any available networks You have created a session view Nesting Network Views Container based network views function as a shell that contains other networks This type of network is helpful in organizing very large networks that contain other networks For example one might have a region network that contains several state networks which in turn contain city networks Creating a container network enables you to create hierarchies for greater specificity in
167. m in order to accept the change or cancel them Cancel changes enables you to cancel any changes that have been made to the subsystem Config backup restore enables you to backup or restore a previous backup configuration in case of system failure Discover Builders enables you to discover xDR builders for the subsystem if upgrades to builders have been installed on the system Modify server roles enables you to change the role of a server Synchronize Frame and enables you to sychronized the subsystem after you have modified Position the frame and position of a host in the IXP subsystem About Applying Changes to an IXP Subsystem Note To apply changes to a subsystem you need to be assigned the role NSPConfieg Manager 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 147 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Anytime you add modify or delete an object in an IXP subsystem you need to synchronize the subsystem so that the changes are recognized by the DIH system CCM has a IXP subsystem prompt option that alerts you to any changes that have occurred Configuration has occurred on the following IXP subsystems IXPSubsystemName changes must be applied or cancelled Complete these steps to apply changes to a subsystem 1 Select the subsystem that has been modified 2 Right click and select apply changes from the pop up menu CCM displays the configuration changes that will be applied to the selected IXP
168. main sections a Menu Tree located on the left hand section shows the three main perspectives and enables you to utilize any of the six perspectives The six perspectives are Equipment Registry Network Elements Network Views Acquisition PMF Mediation IXP Monitoring Policies S Screen body on the Home screen provides links for viewing a variety of elements and functions The major heading for elements and functions are Network Elements Network views xDR Related Elements Bulk Load Configurations Reports Thirdparty Configure Alarm Severity Auto Synchronization Note Each of the elements in these headings is described separately and also may not be functional in this DIH release Understanding the CCM Screen This section provides a brief overview of the screen elements for CCM For more detailed information NSP screen elements such as the toolbar and function buttons Note Do not use the Function Keys F1 through F12 when using the NSP Function keys work in unexpected ways For example the F1 key will not open NSP help but will open help for the browser in use The F5 key will not refresh a specific screen but will refresh the entire session and will result in a loss of any entered information 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 37 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Using CCM Guide About Tool bar and Right click Menu Functions The section describes the list
169. n fse files and are used by ProTraq However the new fields must be defined in a dictionary referred to as an enriched dictionary The ASCII dictionary file a7d are modified manually and loaded into NSP by using the dictionary upload screen These enriched dictionaries show up in this list a P i 5 Mediation gt 5 Sites gt E IXP SWIT gt amp KP gt e paged gt UY Dataflow Processings Definition Input Streams DR Fiters Output Stream Enrichment OR Operation Output Format none Enrichment File none Active r lt Previous A Reset 3 Cancel gt Next Figure 116 Enrichment Screen 16 Optional Create an Enrichment record 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 181 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation a Select an Output Format b Select an Enrichment file c Optional Select if the enrichment is Active or not Active means that the enrichment will happen on this dataflow 17 Click Next The xDR Operation screen opens shown below a i 5 Mediation gt 5 Sites gt LD IXP SWIT gt amp KP gt ee paged gt UY Dataflow Processings Definition Input Streams DR Filters Output Stream Enrichment Link Operate Dataflow Processings 4 amp Previous A Reset Se Cancel Figure 117 Xdr Operation Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 182 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 18 Select a l
170. n Perspective Once an xMF PMF subsystem is created and its applications and network elements are discovered you configure the subsystem in the Acquisition perspective In the Acquisition perspective only the sites that have xMF PMF subsystems are visible in the Acquisition object tree shown in the figure below In this perspective you can Modify or delete applications Manage PDU Dataflows for an application Configure IP Cards Manage PMIA Settings Create PDU Filters Manage Traffic Classifications Set System to Diameter Mode Configure Alarms About PMF Subsystem Management The general maintenance and configuration options for a specific PMF subsystem are accessed by right clicking on the selected PMF subsystem Select Sites subsystem The pop up menu opens The functions are briefly described in the table OH Apply Changes 3 Load Empty Configuration El View Changes R Cancel Changes O Config Backup Restore j Synchronize g Settings S Stream Thresholds Status Figure 54 PMF Subsystem Pop Up Menu Table 30 PMF Subsystem Pop Up Menu Options Apply changes enables you to apply any changes that have been made to the particular PMF subsystem You are notified if there are any changes to the system and you use this option to accept the changes Load Empty Configuration enables you to remove the existing configuration for the subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A A
171. nce Values sss 121 About IP PDU Filters ttt rtt eene ten ss 122 About Diameter Protocol Filters 135 About PDU Datatlows 2 2 teen Deene 138 About IP Dataflow Sron ec eee rettet erster eerie tertie inet 138 Adding an IP Dataflow EE 138 Modifying an IP Datatlow EE 142 Deleting an IP Datatlouw EE 142 About Alarms denote eie hen eeu ie ie 142 Managing Platform Alarms eee nennen 143 Chapter 10 IXP Mediatiori uiuo eerie ccncuimaiis 144 About Mediation Persp ctive niese iesnas netten nnne 145 About Managing each IXP Gubeovstem EE 145 About IXP Subsystem Punctons nnne 146 About Applying Changes to an IXP Subsystem sse 147 Viewing Changes to an IXP Gubevatem ee 148 Enabling and Disabling IXP Subsystem Automatic Failover 148 Loading an Empty Configuration on to an IXP Subsystem sss 148 Cancelling Changes to an IXP Subsystem esses 149 Backup and restoring an IXP Gubevstem e 149 Deleting an archived Backup 150 Discovering xDR Builders sess nnne 150 Discovering Frame and Port Doeiton 151 Modifying a server Role sse nennen 151 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 v Changing a Primary Server Role EE 151 About IXP Storage Derverg EE 152 Changing the State of a Storage Derver 152 IXP Stora Fe Pool States ee a etie dede aee rn is 153 Configuring Servers in an IXP Gubewatem ee 154
172. nchronizing the system 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 89 Chapter 8 Network View Configuration Topics e About Network Views 91 e About Link based Network Views 95 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 90 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide About Network Views You can access Session and Link Network Views sby selecting the Network View perspective from the directory tree Then expand the tree to view these three objects Session views can be hierarchical and can be one of two types Network Views A network hierarchy or networks or session view Link Network Views A network view containing one or more links of the type SS7 linkset Gb links and Input streams The Network Views perspective provides a means of logically grouping SS7 linksets Gb links Input streams and xDR sessions used by other configuration operations as well as those operations used by applications Network views are hierarchical in that one network view can contain other network views for example a network view of a country could contain regional networks that contain state networks that contain city networks The figure shows the Network View Perspective object tree Network Views E Sessions View Links View DI DI Figure 45 Network View Perspective Creating Network Views Network views function as an organizing entity In complex networks you can ha
173. nee e 215 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 xi Figure 159 Associate Dictionary Screen eene nennen 215 Figure 160 Enrichment Files List Gereen EE 216 Figure 161 Xdr Session Add Gecreen EE 216 Fig re 162 Source Code Screen aee aee ee tee pte petere e e de den ede 217 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 xii List of Tables Tabled Time Tab EE 18 Table 2 Directory Tab Field Description 18 Table 3 Mapping Lab itive cists etek es eee chase dd de utres flee ee ee Ld 19 Table 4 Point Code Labo iere e gie ei pene E ede Red 20 Table 5 CIC Tab Field Descriptions nennen 20 Table 6 Default Period Tab Field Descriptions En 21 Table TE EE 45 Table 8 Host Configuration iem nete dee risiede tet e tee e Heg 46 Table 9 Node Configuration eerte d reete et die enm en tete dy dr ee RR 46 Table 10 557 Signaling Point Confteuration sss 46 Table 11 Gb Signaling Point Configuration sse 47 Table 12 l inkset Configuation enit nti o te iere tena He weenie 47 Table 13 557 Link Configuration nennen tenente nenne nennen 48 Table 14 Gb Link Configurations nennen nnne nentes 49 Table 15 PMF Card Contteuratton EEN 49 Table 16 PMF Port Contteuratton EEN 49 Table 17 PMF Port Assignment Configuration sse 50 Table 18 IP Address Filter Confteuratton En 54 Table 19 IP Port Filter Configuration EEN 54 Table 20 VLAN Filter Configuration EEN 54 Table 21 IP Combo Filter Confteuratton EEN
174. ng the CCM Screen 37 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 35 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Using CCM Guide About CCM This chapter provides a general overview of CCM The topics covered are Logging into CCM Understanding the CCM user interface Logging into NSP Complete these steps to log into NSP 1 Using a Web browser type the following URL http nspserver IPAddress nsp Note Contact your system administrator to find out the IP Address for NSP portal Note NSP only supports versions of IE 7 0 or later and Firefox 3 6 or later Before using NSP turn off the browser pop up blocker for the NSP site The login screen opens shown below TEKELEC NETWORK SOFTWARE PLATFORM VANS TEKELEC NSP 10 250 39 18 User name Password P applications trouble and run customer care Figure 8 NSP Portal Screen 2 Log into NSP by typing a Your Userid b Your Password Note Check with your system administrator for your userid and password The NSP Application Board opens with a top frame and a screen presenting all currently deployed applications 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 36 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Using CCM Guide Opening CCM To open an application Complete these steps Click the CCM icon located in the Configuration Section of the Portal Screen The CCM Home screen opens The screen is divided into two
175. ns The sessions menu option provides a convenient means of viewing discovered sessions as well as viewing statistical information on a session that is used by the NSP applications such as ProTraq ProPerf and ProTrace CCM enables you to create modify and delete xDR sessions globally Note A session name must be unique for each IXP subsystem or dataserver but sessions can have identical names if they reside on separate IXP subsytems Selecting the Sessions object from the Object tree opens the xDR Sessions List screen lel Slb ale ol el a e 7 Page 1 7 Records 154 BLJ Format Dictionary Subsystem Name Lifetime Sequence Iq m 1 BVT SESSION RECONSTITUTION SINGLE 887 ISUP ANSI CDR_2 6 0 ixp0888 Pool 72 Disabled 2 test phl historical STATISTICS SINGLE 47702 test phl historical ixp 888 Pool 840 Disabled m 3 B8S_RANCC_11Aug1_S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR_6 2 2 ixp0888 Pool 72 Disabled MT 4 BSS RANCC 11Aug2 S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR_6 2 2 ixp0888 Pool 72 Disabled m 5 BSS_RANCC_PT3_S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR_6 2 2 ixp0888 Pool 72 Disabled TC 6 BSS RANCC PT S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR_6 2 2 ixp0888 Pool 72 Disabled Figure 151 xDR Sessions List Screen About xDR Session Table Layout The Sessions List screen is in table format and has the follow information Table 49 Xdr Table Layout Enables you to select one or more sessions Provides the name of the session
176. nt System CMS needs to be deleted they can be deleted next with CMS first and finally RS Procedure for Deleting KPIs Used by a RS Complete these steps to delete KPIs on an RS that is to be deleted Note For more information on using the Report Admin application see the Report Software Platform User Guide Note If a KPI session has KPIs being written to it the report package must first be de activated in the Report Admin application see Report Software Platform User Guide for details before the following steps can be performed Select Report Admin application gt Reporting Sessions to be deleted Click Permanently Remove on the KPI session to be deleted Select CCM gt Mediation gt Sessions Select the KPI session s to be deleted Click Delete on the tool bar Click OK at the prompt Oe ST SUI E About Subsystems When you create a site the following subsystems are created DWH for storage IXP for storage and correlation e PMF for data acquisition Note DIH can have a maximum of two instances of PMF and IXP but since there can only be one instance of PMF and IXP per site there can only be a maximum of two sites created Note In DIH the term site is synonymous with enclosure and means one site per enclosure not two geographically separated sites Tree nodes are automatically created for these subsystems From this perspective you can configure these subsystems by adding hosts and discovering applica
177. o a group of SS7 linksets or Gb links instead of NIC ports in case of input streams In the case of IP traffic an IP dataflow is basically a pass through in terms of filtering Dataflows are also used to configure additional routing information An IP stream is very similar in concept to a dataflow because applies filters to classify traffic The difference is that for input streams the classification is performed as soon as a PDU is received by a PMF For dataflows the classification is done after the data has been received by PMF and then stored The reason for this difference is that the volume of IP traffic is much larger and it is more efficient to discard unnecessary PDUs rather than storing them and discarding them later About Data Transport Service DTS Routing data from PMF to IXP uses Data Transport Service DTS exclusively Input streams are created on IXP to route the dataflow from the xMF All the streams created on the IXP subsystems can be viewed in the PDU dataflow routing screen PDU dataflows are also routed to one or more input streams The PDU dataflow defines the criteria linkset links and filters for PDUs to be sent for correlation The input streams provide the interface for the IXP to receive the flow of PDUs About Input Streams Input streams for more information see topics About Dataflows and About Streams are constructs for grouping dataflows for the purpose of routing to one or more xDR builders The
178. oad sharing Destinations Send Traffic Check box to select if only counters are used Use this when Classification Counters not load sharing Only Enter IP Address for Way Management Allows you to define a list of IP addresses you want directional information for When selected IP packet data forwarded to an IXP will include information about the direction of the packet in relation to IP addresses defined in the Ip List 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 139 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide If this is not selected IP address directional information is not be included in the information sent to the IXP e Host Address Point to point For example 10 25 130 22 e Network Address Monitors whole network For example entering 10 254 100 32 27 includes all IP addresses between 10 254 100 32 10 254 100 63 Add to list button ERE When clicked adds value in Ip Address field to the Ip List field IP Address List Shows the IP addresses subject to Way Management for this dataflow You can add to or remove IP addresses from this list If Way Management is not selected then this field is irrelevant to the dataflow Remove from list button Deletes IP addresses from the Ip List field When an IP address is deleted from the IP List it is no longer subject to Way Management Reset Cancel Previous Next Click on one of the following Reset Restores original settings Cancel
179. odifying a Diameter PDU Filter Complete these steps to modify a Diameter PDU filter Select the Diameter filter that needs modification Select Modify Modify the appropriate information Click Modify A U EB Note To apply changes and update the xMF PMF system select Apply Changes from the Host right click menu Deleting a Diameter PDU Filter Complete these steps to delete a Diameter PDU filter 1 Select the Diameter filter to be deleted 2 Select delete from the tool bar 3 Click OK at the prompt Note To apply changes and update the xMF PMF system select Apply Changes from the Host right click menu 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 137 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide About PDU Dataflows PDU Data Flows are used to group Linksets and or Associations that are being captured on the PMF and deliver them to the IXP for protocol analysis and storage The MSUs PDUs are packaged and shipped to the IXP over an input stream IP Stream Once configured the PDU Data Flows can be used by the IXP for processing xDR storage PDU dataflows are created for each specific PMF subsystem to route both filtered and unfiltered data to IXP for xDR creation The PDU dataflows contain linksets which can belong to different servers across a subsystem or all together different subsystems There are different categories of PDU dataflows defined to route different types of data CCM
180. ommon header and variable length blocks chunks of data The SCTP packet structure is designed to offer the benefits of connection oriented data flow sequential with the variable packet size and the use of Internet protocol IP addressing A packet represents a whole IP packet When at least one chunk in a packet matches the filter then the whole IP packet is sent When forwarding packets it is best to use IP raw filters A chunk represents a common format where contents can vary In chunk forwarding only the chunk that matches the filter is forwarded along with the IP and SCTP header 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 112 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Note When collecting statistical information only packets provide accurate size information If chunk forwarding is selected only the chunk size is used so statistical information will not be accurate Therefore avoid the activation of the SCTP stats and all the other SigTran stats M2PA M2UA M3UA amp SUA on the SigTran builders IPTransport amp SS7Tranport when using chunk forwarding Listing a Traffic Classification PMF You can view the list of traffic classifications Input streams for a PMF subsystem by selecting Acquisition Sites PMF subsystem Servers Application Traffic Classifications The Traffic Classification screen has a tool bar and table The tool bar enables you to manage add modify delete refres
181. on Guide E Mediation sessions E List NS ba A xi i HK 1 AG_ISUP_ANSI_28 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE CEA ixp0960 1a 120 H Sample Session STATISTICS BulldMonitor ixp0960 1a ixp 960StreamMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE StreamMonitor ixp0960 1a 336 ixpO0960BuildMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE BuildMonitor ixp0960 1a 336 ixp 960OperateMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE OperateMonitor ixp0960 1a 6 ixp0960StoreMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE StoreMonitor ixp0960 1a 336 7 INAP_Rec_28 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE SS7INAPTDR 23 5 bp0960 1a Figure 124 Completed Session In Session List Modifying an xDR Session 1 Select IXP Subsystem Sessions The sessions list screen opens 2 Select the session to be modified shown here RecordsPage 25 Page 1 1 Total Records 11 887 AIN d Sample Session 1 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE 87 AIN TOR_2 6 1 op 500 ch ixp5001StreamMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE ixp5001 1a Figure 125 Selected Session For Modification 3 Click Modify on the toolbar The session record opens 4 Make the needed modifications IXP Mediation Note You can not select another dictionary for the session To use another dictionary you must create a new session 5 Click Modify The record is modified Deleting an xDR Session Complete these steps to delete an xDR session Note You can not delete a session that is using a dataflow processing You must first d
182. only if you are modifying one of the three default parameters Note Feeder Thresholds set limits for different kinds of traffic passing through the xMF system 6 Optional Modify the Description 7 Click Apply located at the bottom left corner of screen not shown The feeder threshold is modified About PMF Applications Once an PMF subsystem and its applications have been discovered you can manage the following application functions Modify an application Delete an application Manage applications Modifying PMF Applications Note You can only modify the description of an application once the application has been discovered Deleting PMF Applications Complete the following steps to delete an PMF application Note You cannot delete an PMF application that has a configuration You must delete the dependent elements first before deleting the application 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 111 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Select Acquisition gt Site gt PMF subsystem gt Host gt Application Select the application from the PMF to be deleted Click Delete Click OK at the prompt The application is deleted You must then click apply changes the subsystem for the changes to take effect in the system pd E About PMF Traffic Classifications A Traffic Classification on PMF is used by to process the captured MSUs PDUs received from the network These captured M
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184. oosing Q 752 counters These counters are defined by the S57 standards from Q 752 statistics Activating and deactivating the counters internally creates the corresponding dataflow build and stores dataflow processings and then routes the data to sessions created automatically It is important that you choose what input streams to apply the Q 752 dataflows to On choosing the input streams you have the option of configuring two parameters e No PDU Timeout e Automatically Clear Alarms These two parameters are internally applied to the build dataflow processes You then have the option to apply SSN and linkset filters to the configuration The filter values are applied to the build dataflow process created internally When you navigate to the Linkset filters tab you are presented with a list 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 191 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide of linksets These linksets are derived automatically based on the input stream that you chose You can choose a set of linksets and apply a pre created OPC DPC SIO filter to the linksets When you choose to de select a counter the associated session is not deleted automatically You can navigate to the sessions list and delete the session manually This results in the session also are deleted in the DWH About the Q 752 Dataflow Assistant The Q 752 Dataflow Assistant option provides a wizard to help you quickly create a Q 752 processing The
185. ore Available Linksets 16 Click right arrow to place them into the Selected Linksets field 17 Optional according to the linksets used Select an OPC DPC SIO Filter 18 Click Finish The configured Q 752 processing is saved Note Make sure you apply changes for the changes to be reflected in the IXP subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 194 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide About Distributions The distribution option enables you to move IXP Dataflow Processing from one server to another for the purpose of load sharing Complete these steps to use the Distribution option 1 Select Site gt IXP Subsystem gt Distribution The Dataflow distribution list screen opens shown below D Mediation gt sites gt pop Gut amp xP gt amp npog6o gt E Distribution EJ List n 4 b H 2 RecordsPage 50 Page 1 1 pmf ip stream 010808 B VoipMgcpCap 010808 2 3 Sample DPF Building imf isup stream 010808 d p ip 010808 Building B VoipMgcpCap 010808 2 2 S VoipMgcpCap 010808 Storage VoipMgcpCap 010808 Sample3 6 Sample 3 Samplet 4 Sample2 5 kees mm emer eme E Figure 135 Distribution List 4 S Sample Storage S_Sample1 Storage 6 S Sampte2 Storage 2 Select a different server from the dataflow processing Server column pull down list 3 Click Done You are prompted to synchronize to save the
186. ormation of the servers that make up the CCM For all servers you do not need to change add anything under the NOC site You do not need to change add anything under the NOC site Apart from these two default sites you can add any number of sites The number of sites depends on the logical grouping of the monitored location Once you create a site two categories of subsystems are automatically created under the site IXP Integrated xDR Processor Mediation Perspective e PME Probe Message Feeder PMF Acquisition Perspective Note For DIH there can only be one PMF and one IXP per site with a maximum of two sites Note In DIH the term site is synonymous with enclosure and means one site per enclosure not two geographically separated sites Creation and Discovery Process On creating the subsystems and adding the hosts under the subsystem CCM conducts a one step process of creating subsystems discovering the applications network elements in case of a PMF subsystem discovering xDR builders and dictionaries IXP subsystem when you click the create button A summary of the hosts and the elements discovered is provided to the user Listing Sites When you select Sites from the object tree all sites are listed in the left hand workspace The figure shown here shows an expanded Equipment Registry Object tree with site the sites listed in the workspace The railway shows the List function being active 910 6509 001 Revision A
187. ou cannot delete a subsystem that has dependent applications such as sessions You must first delete the dependent applications then you can delete the subsystem Complete these steps to delete a subsystem 1 Select the subsystem to be deleted from the list The List screen opens 2 Select Delete from the popup menu 3 Click OK at the prompt the subsystem is deleted You must now apply changes for that subsystem for the changes to take effect Re discovering Applications Once a IXP subsystem has been created you can re discover applications by completing the following steps 1 Select the subsystem to be modified The List screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 70 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide E Equipment Registry gt sites gt Z pp is amp xor SE pn 290r E List o Modify Host Operation Cancelled Lo CD BD c RecordsPage 0 Page 11 Total Records 1 gp CR y epee DC Figure 31 IXP Subsystem List Screen 2 Select Host from the list 3 Click Discover Applications on the toolbar The screen changes shown below to show the re discovered applications Equipment Registry sites gt 2 pop amp your gt BE pt 2r E3 List 2 RecordsPage 50 Page 1 1 Total Records 1 gt an i Note For adding protocols and builders to an IXP subsystem see Discovering xDR Builders and Configuring xDR Dataflow Processings
188. pa dn 31 Dataflows Versus IP Gtreams eere rne 31 About Data Transport Service DTS sss eee 31 About Input Gtreamg EE 31 About Routing E 32 About xDR Generation tea ee lh e fret v eei b odes 32 About Sessions and Dichonaries essere eene 32 About XDR Data F eds e eni edet se E regi cities b SC 32 About Network Vie WS 2 Rea eet tete ertet te etes 32 About Security and Dermieetons sss nennen enne 33 About Equipment Registre 33 About Sites etes eue AE eun 33 About Elosts oec oe deae bein e eee 34 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 ii About Subsystems sario ibid 34 Chapter 4 Using COM OO About E 36 Logging into NSP aia ate etian diretta epi ie tea eere 36 Opening ECM ianua aan dni RIT ES 37 Understanding the CCM Sereen EE 37 About Tool bar and Right click Menu Puncttonsg 38 Buttons and Pop up Menus sse nennen 38 Column ER E 38 Chapter 5 Home Screen Operations eee 39 About CCM Home Page Cperationg EE 40 Network Elements deg atendiendo Het tanked tents 40 We A0 IP Signaling Point List Gecreen EE 41 Network View Lists tenente enne tenente nennen enne 41 SESSION VIEWS eege EE eas dean deleted bis 41 xDR Related Elements mima aii 42 Re 42 Protocols usted bietet NR eid ooh HO Mi ete dus BORIS 42 Dictionaries iii AAA A A A AT 43 E EE saab f 43 PDU E 44 ANGER te ride etes EE 44 Bulk Loading Process tte ende e editio deeds tiia tees 45 PMF Element Configurations sisean eene nennen
189. plete these steps to add a Diameter PDU filter 1 InCCM select Acquisition gt PDU Filters from the object menu The PDU Filters list screen opens 2 Click Add on the tool bar green sign PDU Filter Family screen opens 3 Select Diameter protocol 4 Click Next The Diameter Filters screen opens The table describes the fields on this screen Table 40 Diameter Filter Screen Fields Alphanumeric field providing name of the filter Optional Alphanumeric field for short description of the filter Enter ApplicationID Provides the numeric ID for the Application for the diameter filter Numeric field with range of 0 4294967295 Enter Command Code Numeric field that provides numeric ID for the 24 bit command code Numeric field with range of 0 16777215 Enter Host Provides the Host ID for either the Origin or the Destination To match Origin Host or An alphanumeric field with no constraints Destination Host Note The name must be a Fully Qualified Domain Name FQDN For exa 123 xyz com where 123 HSS or MME and xyz domain Enter Realm Provides the Host ID for either the Origin or the Destination To match Origin Realm or An alphanumeric field with no constraints Destination SE Note Just a Domain Name DN For example xyz com Add button Adds the a value of the parameter to the list Note There can be multiple values of each parameter Removes the value from the parameter list Note Any combination of the f
190. portDev O amp DWH 8 AKP a Biposoo a servers 2 Storage Figure 79 Storage Server Object and List Table Changing the State of a Storage Server Complete these steps to change the state of an IXP storage server 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 152 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Note If an IXP storage server is in Query state no configuration actions can be undertaken All servers must be in Active state when sessions are created for queries on such sessions to be successful Otherwise if a query is launched in ProTrace on a newly created session a Unable to execute query ORA 00942 table or view does not exist will appear 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP Subsystem gt Server gt Storage The storage server list screen opens 2 Select the State from the pull down menu in the State column Name IP Address State ixp0500 1a_DWH 10 236 0 120 ACTIVE e MAINTENANCE ACTIVE QUERY ONLY Figure 80 Add Screen 3 Click OK at the prompt The state is changed IXP Storage Pool States You can manage an IXP storage pool by managing the state of the server on the specific subsystem Each state also has an effect on an NSP application These tables show the states and the effect on specific applications Table 43 Storage Pool Server States Active Normal default state Data being written and read from the server Maintenance This state is designated if
191. process follows five stages Selecting the Q 752 counters Selecting the PDU Inputs Streams and or Dataflows Configuring the General Parameters Selecting or not an SSN Filter to be used with the processing Selecting the Linkset Filters to be used with the processing Using the Q 752 Processing Assistant Note Because Q 752 processings utilize input streams you must first create your input streams or PDF dataflows before you create your Q 752 processings 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP gt Subsystem that needs the Q 752 processings The Q 752 list screen opens Counter Activation Inputs General Parameters SSN Filters Linkset Filters Server ixp0888 1e v Counters Description Period Name MTP Signalling link fault and performance d Q752 1 MTP Signalling link availability i Q752 2 MTP Signalling link utilization y Q752_3 MTP Signalling link set and route set availability i Q752 4 MTP Signalling link traffic distribution f Q752 B SCCP Error performance E Q752_7 SCCP Utilization y Q752_9 SCCP Quality of service R Q752 9bis ISUP Utilization E Q752 11 ISUP Call failure measurement E Q752 ISUPFailCau MTP Signalling link occupancy rate E Q752_SLOR o o o e w n Es o O E El O L1 Oo El Oo Oo O O Figure 129 Q 752 Processing List Screen 2 Select one or more Q 752 Counters from the list 3 Click Next The Inputs screen opens Note The
192. rage systems that are connected to each other over an IP network The computer systems that collect process and store data are located in the premises of the service provider that contains the switching signaling and routing equipment These provider locations are referred to as sites DIH web based applications such as CCM are hosted by a cluster of application servers located at the customer s Network Operations Center NOC CCM enables system administrators to configure the system using the following principles Administration from a single point all system administration tasks are performed from the system administration console Administration utilizing a global view the system administrator provisions the system as a single logical entity The centralized configuration is automatically propagated to the appropriate servers where applications share common data Multi user access the system allows multiple users to provision simultaneously Scope and Audience This guide is designed to assist the NSPConfigManager and NSPAdministrator in working with the Centralized Configuration Manager administration application Users should find the information they need to cover important activities required to manage Data Feed Export About the Diameter Intelligence Hub DIH The Diameter Intelligent Hub DIH is used to monitor a LTE network DIH also creates a small hardware footprint for customers who administer 3G and 4G diamet
193. red IP Address ThelP address of subsystem Add button Adds thelP address to the list you can have more than onelP address if there are multiple servers in the subsystem 4 Type in the Name of the subsystem 5 Type in the IP Address of the server in the subsystem 6 Click Add to add the subsystem to the list Note Repeat steps 4 7 to add each additional subsystem 7 Click Create A progress bar appears as the system searches out the IP address applications and protocols When the discovery process is completed a results screen appears showing the parameters 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 73 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Note Some systems use a large number of protocols and the time span for the discovery process can take several minutes Note Use the Modify function to add a host s to an IXP subsystem S Equipment Registry gt e Sites gt sample Site gt pp gt Add a IP Address 10 250 42 168 Frame Position 1 2 Creating Host ixp0888 1c Discovering Application Found 1 Discovering Protocols Found 116 ISS gt view Results Note If there is a problem with the position application or protocols the color of the check mark will be yellow Figure 34 Subsystem Results Screen F IP Address 10 250 42 166 Frame Position 1 2 Creating Host ixp0888 1 amp Discovering Application Found 1 Discovering Protocols Found 116 KA Figure 35 Res
194. rmation Previous button Not Takes you back to the previous IP screen shown Cancel button Not shown Cancels the procedure with no information saved 5 Type in the Filter Name 6 Optional Type in a Description of the IP Address 7 Select a Location from the pull down menu 8 Select the Address Type from the pull down menu 9 Type in an IP Address in the Enter IP Address field 10 Click Add to add the port to the Port List 11 Click Finish The filter is added to the IP Address filter object tree in alphanumerical order Removing an IP Address from the List To remove an IP Address Complete these steps Select the IP Address record that needs modification Click Edit Select the IP Address from the IP Address List Click Remove The IP Address is removed EO Nme 5 Click Done to save the changes Modifying an IP Address PDU Filter Record Complete these steps to modify an IP Address filter Select the IP Address filter that needs modification Select Modify Modify the appropriate information Click Modify The changes are saved A D Nme Deleting an IP Address PDU Filter Complete these steps to delete a IP Address filter 1 Select the IP Address filter to be deleted 2 Select delete from the menu 3 Click OK at the prompt 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 125 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide The filter is deleted About IP Por
195. rom the list Select the Port Filters from the list Select the Protocol s either Internet or Transport for the filter Optional An annotation about the filter Select the site s for the filter Click Apply Filter to begin the search for available traffic selections Select the traffic classification from the list SAN TD D Wa WN Click Save to save the selection to the link view 10 Click Close the screen closes Modifying Link based Network Views Complete these steps to modify a link based network view 1 Select the a network view to be modified 2 Select Modify from the popup menu 3 Make the necessary modifications 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 99 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide 4 Click Done The network view record is updated Deleting Link based Network View Complete these steps to delete a link based network view 1 Selecting the a network view to be deleted 2 Selecting Delete from the popup menu 3 Click OK at the prompt 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 100 Chapter 9 xMF Acquisition Topics e About the Acquisition Perspective e About PMF Subsystem Management e About PDU Filters 120 e About PDU Dataflows 138 e About Alarms 142 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 102 102 101 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide About the Acquisitio
196. route PDUs from PMF to IXP When you assign links linksets or create IP Streams the PDUs are collected by the PMF and stored in its local cache After collection then you need to configure the route for the collected data to the xDR Builders for generating xDRs and KPIs Complete these steps to route PDUs to xDR Builders 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 225 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Configuration Workflows Guide 1 Ensure the linksets links are assigned 2 Create link based network view s containing the links and or IP streams from which PDUs are collected Note If you have a large network it is recommended that you organize the views in a hierarchical manner Organizing hierarchically enables you to keep track of the routing process Define any PDU filters that you need to classify PDUs as described in see About PDU Filters Create a PDU data flow by specifying a the type of traffic b optional filters Select the data flow you created and select the list route option see About PDU Dataflows The system displays all the datasources where the PDUs are being collected and cached for that data flow Assign the routes by specifying one or more datasources for every data flow 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 226 Appendix B xDR Builder Parameters Topics e List of Parameters for Each xDR Builder 228 e Initial Parameters 228 e IP Transport Screen
197. rt0_7 13 ML350 0A 1 0 8 link_Card1_Port0_8 Importing PMF Configurations Pre conditions for importing PMF configurations 1 NSP server is running 2 You have logged into the NSP server and launched CCM 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 Home Screen Operations 52 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide 3 You have created the necessary CSV files in the proper format Complete these steps when importing an PMF configuration 1 Click Bulk Import Configurations on the Home Page The Import Files screen opens Bulk Import Configurations File Type ESE v File Path Browse Sei gt gt Renove gt gt Add more file s to upload lt Reset X Cancel Y Load Figure 16 Bulk Load Import Screen 2 Select the Sites from the drop down menu 3 Click Browse in the first field The Choose File screen opens 4 Select the Sites csv 5 Click Open The directory path with the file appears in the field 6 Repeat steps 2 4 for the following files Note You can import the files in any order and you do not have to import all files at one time Note To add more files click the plus sign above the first file field a Hosts csv b Nodes csv c SS7SPs csv d GbSPs csv e GB Links csv f PMFCards csv g PMFPorts csv h PMFPortsAssignments csv 7 Click Load The files are uploaded to the system Once you have imported the files
198. s 55e ease p Re Ite et at 206 Adding xDR Filters airis lince 206 Modifying XDR Filters ihis e etenisi i eren nennen 208 Deleting XDR Filters eei ehe e e edet etn 208 About SESSIONS att 209 About xDR Session Table Layout 209 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 vi Listing XDRiSessiGnS snp tiara ropes idea 210 Adding a Protocol Specific XDR Geseion 210 Modifying an XDR Sessions nennen 212 Deleting xDRSessions eee io ti nete teet ntes 213 P rging e 213 Creating an xDR filter for an existing Deselon 213 Modifying xDR Session Backups 214 Creating and associating a dictionary with a Session sss 214 XDR Builder Parametets rn ehe teet ege eet een 215 About Enrichment Files sse entente nennen 216 Adding Enrichment Files sse 216 Deleting Enrichment Files eter phe ere n tester 217 Viewing Enrichment File Source Coden 217 Chapter 11 Monitoring Policies eese 218 About 3G Monitoring Policies sse nennen 219 The Monitoring Policies Dereen EE 219 Adding a Monitoring Policy 220 Modifying a Monitoring Policy 221 Deleting a Monitoring Policy EE 221 Activating and Deactivating Monitoring Policies 222 About Filtering Monitoring Police 222 Filtering Monitoring Policies 222 Appendix A Configuration Workflows 223 Provisioning Guide for Configuring a DIH System 224 Setting
199. s Cause ISM Cause Yes F 5 Sencentaga Sca EC Serice Center Addr Taken from RP Originator No D Ch ken pn Toons Transfert protocol u Parameter indicating that Yes 2 m 7 ANumberNature nature Arnature of address Taken from the nature of a Yes D T a ceureselectonDuration Cell Reselec Dur Cell Reselection Duration Duration between incomin No D T a UnitsTotalSizeln Size UL Size for total sum of UI U Size in bytes of all UpLir No F Figure 142 Modify Dictionary Dictionary Attribute Info Tab Select the Attribute s to be modified You can modify the following fields a Short Name b Long Name c Description Select the following within the attribute a If attribute is to have Conditions b If attribute is to be Displayed c If attribute is to be Masked For privacy reasons If it is to be masked then complete the following steps Select what part should be masked Beginning End Hide All How many digits should be hidden Repeat steps 7 8 for each attribute 10 Click Modify The Capture type dictionary is modified Enabling or Disabling PDU Decode Hiding for a Dictionary Complete these steps to enable or disable PDU decode hiding for a specific dictionary Note The PDU hide option must be enabled to use the PDU decode hide feature See Enabling or Disabling PDU Hiding from the Home Page Note The dictionary must be added to the system before the PDU decode hiding f
200. s described in the table e CountUploadFreq PMF uses the set value as the frequency for uploading to the IXP It is measured in seconds 1 default 2147483647 max java int LowThresholdKbps PMF parameter holding default value for Low threshold default value is 320 000 kbps The PMF will clear the overload alarm and resume forwarding all traffic when the traffic rate falls below the low threshold e NoDataAlarmThreshold MSU Feed no activity alarm threshold in minutes All connections are working but no activity on the network Threshold is defined in minutes between 1 min and 24 hours with default of 5 min Range 1 1440 PDUStorage saves monitored IP RAW data to RAM or disk e PDUStorageAssoc saves monitored IP RAW data to RAM or to disk SigtranMonitor has three setting values 0 Off if Sigtran is not utilized 1 On if there are configured associations and application server processes 2 ON All Note Not applicable when system is set to Diameter mode ThresholdKbps PMF parameter holding value for high threshold default value is 360 000 kbps The PMF will generate an overload alarm stop forwarding and discard all traffic when the incoming traffic rate exceeds the overload threshold e UseGTPFilters Enables and disables GTP post filtering on PMF It has two setting values 0 Disable and 1 Enable Enable is the default Note Not applicable when system is set to Diameter mode 910 6509 001 Revision A
201. s for that IXP subsystem About Streams Streams are the connectors that enable PDUs to be routed from xMFs to IXPs The two kinds of streams that can be created on an IXP subsystem are e PDU that originate from PDU dataflows which are created in xDR subsystems these streams serve as the input streams to xDR Build dataflows xDR that originate from external IXP subsystems legacy or current and are connected to an XDR input stream Note The XDR input stream name needs to match the stream name of the legacy subsystem Note CCM supports up to 500 streams including PDU as well as xDR per IXP subsystem As Soon as user crosses 255 streams per IXP subsystem CCM places a constraint on each server with in the IXP subsystem that it cannot exceed 127 streams and shows an error message when changes are applied to the subsystem Every unused stream is counted for each IXP server for the corresponding IXP subsystem An unused stream means streams that are not used by any IXP server Unused streams are listed in the warning tab when applying changes to the corresponding IXP subsystem For example one IXP subsystem consists of three servers and each server uses 100 streams If a user has created a stream that is not used by any process then CCM recognizes this unused stream as an extra stream for each server so that each server now have 101 streams In addition all monitoring system generated and MFP based streams are also counted for
202. s option consult with Tekelec personnel 4 Browse the file that can be interpreted by xMF server Click Upload to upload the selected file and place the PMIA into expert status PMIA PMF Activating and De activating a Configuration 1 Select Acquisition gt xMF subsystem gt PMF server gt Application The PMIA List screen opens 2 Select the PMIA to be converted Select Modify The Modify screen opens 4 Select the Activate Expert Mode field to de activate the PMIA Click Modify The PMIA is modified Note You can use the alternate method by select the PMIA from the List and clicking De activate from the toolbar Deleting a PMIA in a PMF Subsystem 1 Select Acquisition gt xMF PMF subsystem gt server gt Application The PMA List screen opens 2 Select the PMIA to be deleted Click Delete 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 119 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 4 Click OK at the prompt The PMIA is deleted About Data Transport Service DTS You can use DTS to pull data from an xMF datasource PMF to IXP You create a DTS transport that defines the route the IP address and protocol derived from the DTS datasource and IP address and port on the PMF Creating a Route for a DTS Transport Complete these steps to create a route for a DTS transport 1 2 NOD oS Select Acquisition gt Sites gt Server gt xMF Application that ne
203. screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 97 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide Table 28 Link Network View Fields Type Pull down menu to select between Network or Links mi LLL pm COSTS OO pes o O pee Femme mme o NNNM pese CNC Selecting Traffic Classifications Complete the following steps to select a Traffic Classification 1 Click Select Traffic Classifications from View Type Selection screen tool bar shown below The Traffic Classification screen opens Traffic Classification Selector IP Address Filters 2 Port Filters GTPPorts 2123 2152 3386 Internet Protocol Oa L ICMP Transport Protocol Oa rcP L UDP TSCTP Annotations Sites IXP Legacy LJ NOC PMF Y Apply Fitter Filtered Traffic Classifications M 4 b M Records Page 50 Page 1 1 Total Records 0 lt gt Select N Close Figure 53 View Type Classification Screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 98 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide Table 29 IP Stream Selector Filter Fields IP Address Filters Lists available IP Addresses Port Filters Lists available Port Filters Protocols Check boxes for the following protocols Internet Protocol e All ICMP Transport Protocol All TCP UDP SCTP Traffic Classification List Select IP Address Filters f
204. sion Views e ink Views These links provide a complete list of these elements Session Views The Network Session Views link provides a list of ALL the sessions configured in your system Clicking the link opens the Network Session s List screen Note In the Home screen the Network Sessions section shows the list of Network Sessions independently of the Object Tree on the left hand section of the screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 41 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide El 4 ero el o s Y Page 1 7 Records 154 Session Format Dictionary m 1 BVT SESSION RECONSTITUTION SINGLE 887 ISUP ANSI CDR_2 6 0 m 2 est phl historical STATISTICS SINGLE 47702ltest phi historical 3 BS8 RANCC 11Aug S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR 6 22 4 BS8 RANCC 11Aug2 S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR 822 5 BS8 RANCC PT3 S RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR 6 22 m 8 D s RANCC PT 8 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE RAN CC CDR_6 2 2 mE Figure 11 Network Sessions List Screen xDR Related Elements TheCCM Homescreen provides links for a global listing of the following xDR related elements xDRSessions Protocols Dictionaries Stacks PDU Hiding These links provide a complete list of these elements Each element is discussed separately xDR Sessions Subsystem Name ixp0888 Pool ixp0888 Pool ixp 888 Pool ixp0888 Pool ixp0888 Pool ixp0888 Pool Home Screen Opera
205. ssings 2 Right click on the Subsystem The pop up menu opens 3 Right click on Dataflow Processings 4 Select xDR Dataflow Assistant from the pop up menu The first screen of the wizard opens in the Table section shown here Step 1 Select PDU A A Y Source s o O O O Active Name Server ixp0456 1a y Select PDU Sources C PDU Streams PDU Dataflows M ssz M ce M r PDU Dataflow Name 1 BVT DF MSU r r 2 CCM_BICC_DF MSU O 3 GK_PDUDF MSU r 4 KEN 887 DF MSU r 5 PDUDF_GK MSU r 6 TestDataFlow MSU r 7 TestManishDF MSU E oO 8 mercury sthsl 1 MSU 4 S Next Figure 85 xDR Dataflow Assistant Inital Screen PDU Sources 5 Type in the Name of the Dataflow Process 6 Select the server Note Do not use the DWH as the server for the Dataflow Process Note If multiple dataflow processes are created it is recommenced that more than one server be used to facilitate load balancing 7 Select a PDU Source from the table You can filter by selecting what type of source you want to view use Whether its a Stream or Dataflow and what category SS7 Gb IP 8 Click Next to choose an xDR Builder shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 162 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide B Mediation gt O sites gt 2 xp mi2 gt amp KP gt E opt 109 Y Dataftow Processings gt S xDR Dataflow Assistant Step 2 Select xDR Builder s O e O E Active Ss7 i
206. subsystem At this point you are prompted if you want to continue cancel or undo 3 Click Continue The configuration is validated and any warning messages are displayed Note If there are warnings you are prompted if you still want to apply changes 4 To apply changes click Apply Viewing Changes to an IXP Subsystem Complete these steps to view the most recent synchronization and any pending changes on an IXP subsystem 1 Select Mediation Site IXP subsystem 2 From the subsystem right click menu select View Changes The screen shows the time and date of the last synchronization and any pending changes in the bottom table Enabling and Disabling IXP Subsystem Automatic Failover Complete these steps to enable or disable the automatic failover for an IXP subsystem 1 Select Mediation Site IXP subsystem 2 Right click and select Enable Disable Auto Failover Note Enabling and disabling an IXP subsystem can also be performed from the Actions column in the IXP list screen 3 Select either Enable default setting or Disable 4 Click Done Note For the changes to take affect click Apply Changes Loading an Empty Configuration on to an IXP Subsystem Complete these steps to load an empty configuration on an xMF subsystem 1 Select the Acquisition Site xMF subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 148 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 2 From right
207. t Filter Detault cence 126 Add Port Filter Screen iie etie ee eee i e e ile eire 127 Add IP MEAN FilterScreetn ninnet eene 129 Add SAPI for Gb over IP Filter Screen 131 Combination Filters Gcreen ENEE 133 IP DataElow List Screen aiebat 138 IP D taElow Add e E eerte rer eee le Ee eae 139 Traffic Classifications Sereehi EEN 141 Traffic Classifications Selector Dereen tes 141 Alarms Configuration Dereen EE 143 IXP Subsystem Overview iietiesneta Bede expetita seiner 146 Subsystem Pop Up Menu 147 Archived List Of Confteurationg EE 150 Discovery Results Gereen EE 151 Server Role Change freen es edo seeded pudiese d redu ete deese 152 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 ix Figure 79 Storage Server Object and List Table EEN 152 Figure 80 Add Screen enee ta e e Te b n NUR E EUER e 153 Figure Ole Streams List s eti ee Ie eU diee nee idee Hefte atate 155 Fig re 52 Add Streams Dette ete eee peter ee e den sies 156 Figure 83 Stream Modify Sereen eiio ni pee abae ban ete nennen nenne 158 Figure 84 Dataflow Processings List nennen 160 Figure 85 xDR Dataflow Assistant Inital Screen PDU Gources sss 162 Figure 86 Dataflow Assistant Xdr Builder Gelecton sss 163 Figure 87 Xdr Assistant Enrichment Gelecton sse 163 Figure 88 xDR Assistant Configuring Sessions Decreen oconinoncnonncnnnnncncnnnrnrnnrarannnnnnnrarornnnanananaso 164 Figure 101s Add Screen te teer eee eom e ne t ede reef eee tre eet 172 Figure 102
208. t PDU Filters IP Port filters provide a means of filtering through specific ports all odd or even This helps in distributing traffic to the system Listing IP Port Filters to Show Default GTP Port Filter There is a default GTP port filter provided in the IP port filters list screen shown in the figure below Y Acquisition gt 8 POU Fitters gt Y IP PortFilters gt 7 List SG CG Oo Page 1 1 Total Records 1 se e e e E Figure 64 IP Port Filter Screen With GTP Port Filter Default This filter comes with three default GTP ports They are e 2123 e 2152 e 3386 There may be network configurations that use more GTP port filters or different GTP filters than the defaults provided In this case you can modify the default filter by completing the steps described in Modifying a Port Record and Removing a Port from the List Removing a Port from the List To remove a Port Complete these steps Select the Port record that needs modification Click Edit Select the Port from the Port List Click Remove gt The Port is removed 5 Click Done to save the changes Adding IP Port PDU Filters Complete these steps to add an Port filter 1 Select Acquisition gt PDU Filters from the object menu The PDU Filter list screen opens 2 Click Add from the tool bar The PDU Filter Family screen opens 3 Select IP Filters 4 Click Next The IP screen opens 5 Select PORT IP Port Filter 910 6509 001 R
209. t menu 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 123 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide The PDU Filter list screen opens 2 Click Add from the tool bar The PDU Filter Family screen opens 3 Select IP Internet protocol The IP tab opens 4 Select IP Address filter The IP Filters screen opens Filter Name Description Location Destination y Address Type Host Address y Enter IP Address IP Address List Remove Figure 63 IP Filters Screen Table 35 IP Filter Screen Fields Filter Name User assigned name of filter The filter name is used to identify the filter when setting up dataflows or combination filters Description Optional Enables you to add information about the filter Location Select one of the following from the drop down menu Destination Outgoing IP ports e Source Incoming IP ports Address Type Select one of the following from the drop down menu Host Address Specific address of a host e Network Address An address of a network Enter IP Address Where you can add a valid IP address Add button Adds the IP address to the IP Address List 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 124 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Removes the IP address from the list IP Address List Shows the IP addresses that the filter uses Guide Finish button Not shown Creates and saves the Port Filter info
210. t values Reset Tab Button Resets to default values for the specific tab Apply Button Applies any changes to the system After setting the formatting parameters click Next to move to the next screen in the wizard Customer Care Center The Tekelec Customer Care Center is your initial point of contact for all product support needs A representative takes your call or email creates a Customer Service Request CSR and directs your 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 21 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide requests to the Tekelec Technical Assistance Center TAC Each CSR includes an individual tracking number Together with TAC Engineers the representative will help you resolve your request The Customer Care Center is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year and is linked to TAC Engineers around the globe Tekelec TAC Engineers are available to provide solutions to your technical questions and issues 7 days a week 24 hours a day After a CSR is issued the TAC Engineer determines the classification of the trouble If a critical problem exists emergency procedures are initiated If the problem is not critical normal support procedures apply A primary Technical Engineer is assigned to work on the CSR and provide a solution to the problem The CSR is closed when the problem is resolved Tekelec Technical Assistance Centers are located around the globe in the following locati
211. ta loss or truncation of last 24 hours due to nightly purges of the system Note Adding more than five 5 sessions in one 24 hour period may cause xDR storage degradation Please consider spacing your session additions over several days to ensure xDR storage performance Select the Storage subsystem Select the Dictionary associated with the session Optional Type in a Description Shown below is a completed session Click Add o N O QU The session is added to the session list shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 211 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide ES Mediation gt sessions gt E List a CN D d Sample Session HK o amp Z UO Z c amp RecordsPage S Paget TotalRecords 7 a VAM En Nj j X A X Z v AG_ISUP_ANSI_28 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE oan ixp0960 1a O cmd n ixp0960 1a r ixpO960StreamMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE StreamMonitor r ixpO960BuildMonitor STATISTICS SINGLE IdMonitor ixp0960 1a Ir js ixp 960OperateMonitor STATISTICS ch ixpO9B0StoreMonitor STATISTICS rr ree Figure 153 Completed Session In Session List SINGLE OperateMonitor ixp0960 1a SINGLE StoreMonitor ixp0960 1a RECONSTITUTION S87 INAP TDR 2 9 5 ixp0960 1a Modifying an xDR Sessions 1 Select Mediation Sessions The sessions list screen opens 2 Select the session to be modified shown here H e Gg a
212. te IF you use a GTP filter in a combination filter you may want to specify the OR condition with the GTP Control filter in order to pass GTP C PDUs Note The VLAN filter can be used in the filter expression but is limited to use of only 1 VLAN filter an expression As an example v1 and v2 are VLAN filters f1 filter Correct v1 and f1 Correct not v1 and f1 Incorrect f1 and v1 Incorrect not v1 and f1 10 If applicable click to select a GTP operation and specify the GTP expression within the parenthesis Note An example of a correct GTP combination filter GTP src5000 and dest500 or GTPControl Note An example of an incorrect GTP combination filter GTP src5000 and dest500 and GTPControl The correct GTP filter has GTPControl outside of the GTP expression contained within the parenthesis 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 134 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 11 Click Done The Combination filter is added to the object tree in alphanumerical order Modifying an IP Combination Filter Complete these steps to modify an IP Combination filter Select the IP Combination filter that needs modification Select Modify Modify the appropriate information Click Modify The changes are saved ee ia Deleting an IP Combination Filter Complete these steps to delete an IP Combination filter 1 Select the IP Combination filter to be deleted 2 Select delete from the menu
213. tem 5 From the host right click menu select Apply Changes for the changes to take effect Modifying a Dictionary Complete these steps to modify an existing dictionary file type reconstitution 1 Select Mediation gt Dictionaries The List screen opens 2 Select the Dictionary to be modified 3 Click Modify The ModifyDictionary screen opens shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 200 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide Li m os Mediation gt LE Dictionaries gt List Dictionary Attribute Info Dictionary Hame GPRS Gb TDR 53 Protocol GPRS Gb Stack GENERIC Type RECONSTITUTION Version 5 3 0 3 Cancel 2 Modify Figure 141 Modify Dictionary Dictionary Info Tab 4 Select Dictionary Info tab 5 Modify either the Protocol or Stack information 6 Select Dictionary Attribute Info tab shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 IXP Mediation 201 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 9 SE Mediation gt LA Dictionaries EJ List F CeliUpdateDuringTransfer Een Update During Transf cet Update During Transf Indicates if the Cell Updat Yes F T 2 causensoressoP Cause NSorBSSGP _ Cause NS or BSSGP Is field holds the diferer Yes D r la mer msi International Mobde Subsc intemational Identifier ofa No F F 4 SMCause SMCause le
214. teps when importing PMF IP Filters 1 Click Bulk Import Configurations on the Home Page The Import Files screen opens 2 Click Browse in the first field The Choose File screen opens Bulk Import Configurations File Type III v File Path Browse gt gt Remove eS gt gt Add more file s to upload Reset S cancel Y Load Figure 17 Browse Screen 3 Select the IPFilters csv 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 55 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide 4 Click Open The directory path with the file appears in the field 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for the following files Note You can import the files in any order and you do not have to import all files at one time Note To add more files click the plus 4 sign above the first file field a PortFilters csv b VLANFilters csv c ComboFilters csv 6 Click Load The files are uploaded to the system Once you have imported the files you must resynchronize the subsystem Exporting Bulk Load Configurations The Home page screen contains a Bulk Export Configurations function that is used to update your configurations using csv formatted files You use this function for uploading the following configurations Sites Hosts Applications Only for PMF e PMF Link Assignments e IP Filters If you are not on the Home page complete the following steps If you are on the Home page skip step 1
215. ter VLAN Filter is created Traffic Classifications are created IP Dataflows are created with load balancing and GTP algorithms Dataflow Processings are created with appropriate builders Gn Gp mobile activity IP HTTP TDR IP MMS TDR and or Gn Gp TDR Complete the following steps to add a Monitoring Policy 1 Select Monitoring Policies gt 3G Policies 2 Click Add from the tool bar on the polices table The Add Policies screen opens Note Black arrows to the left of the fields signify if the field is expanded or not Down is expanded Table 51 Add Policies Screen Field Descriptions Name Alphanumeric field for adding name limit 25 characters Description Optional Text field for adding pertinent information limit 255 characters On Demand Default No Check box select if you want to forward the user plane traffic for the mobile devices that are in demand by Customer Care See Customer Care User Guide Sampling Default No Check box select yes to allow IPDR creation for a random sample of mobile users PMF sends FULL control plane and FULL user plane packets for the selected traffic What is the percentage of mobile users Numeric field that enables you to put ina percentage 0 100 that will be sampled see sampling description Forward Statistics Default No Check box select yes enables IPDR creation for mobile users identified as to track activity statistics for all mobile users that are on dem
216. ter is deleted About IP Combination Filters Combination filters are for using the existing IP and Port Gb filters to filter for information The various operators can be used to filter in or filter out information Note The maximum size of any filter is 4000 bytes If the filter exceeds this constraint an error message appears stating that the filter has exceeded the size limit Adding an IP PDU Combination Filter Complete these steps to add an IP Combination filter 1 Select Acquisition PDU Filters from the object menu The PDU Filters screen opens 2 Click Add from the tool bar The PDU Filter Family screen opens 3 Select IP Internet Protocol 4 Click Next The IP screen opens 5 Select IP Combination Filter The Combination Filters screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 132 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide POL Filter Family IP Filter Name EE Description Filter Expression Filters List gt Id Select GTPEontrol GTPP orts GTPPresence KenzFilter RTCP RTP sip combo sip dest 5060 hd sip sre 5060 Figure 68 Combination Filters Screen The table describes the fields on this screen Table 39 Combination Filter Screen Fields Filter Name User defined name for filter Filter Description Enter pertinent information for the combination filter 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 133 Centralized Configuration Manager Admin
217. test changes 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 59 Chapter 6 Equipment Registry Topics e About Equipment Registry 61 e Sites 61 e About Subsystems 66 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 60 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide About Equipment Registry The Equipment Registry perspective is used to manage create modify and delete sites subsystems and physical servers This perspective presents you with a graphic orientation of the physical equipment defined in DIH In addition subsystem creation is accomplished in an automated single step discovery process CCM automatically discovers all applications and application specific data Once a subsystem is created the applications and application specific data can be modified using the Acquisition PMF and Mediation IXP perspectives Sites Site A site consists of different kinds of subsystems with each subsystem having one or more hosts Upon installation CCM by default creates two sites colored blue to denote that they are default sites Legacy has four categories MSW and XMF LEGACY For legacy systems your only have the capability to create subsystems and add hosts to the CCM system Discovery of application network elements and sessions happens automatically on creating the subsystem and adding hosts to the subsystem No further configuration is possible with the legacy systems NOC gives inf
218. the Acquisition gt Site gt PMF subsystem 2 From right click menu select Load Empty Configuration Note A warning appears stating that loading an empty configuration un route PDU dataflows at the associated PMF subsystem For more information see Avoiding Lost PDU Routes Due to Cancel Changes on an PMF subsystem 3 To continue to load an empty configuration click OK Note For changes to take effect click Apply Changes from the subsystem right click menu 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 103 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide Cancelling Changes to an PMF Subsystem You can cancel changes to a subsystem by using the Cancel Changes option Note Choosing Cancel Changes on an PMF subsystem removes the existing configuration any changes that have occurred of that subsystem and restores the latest applied active configuration which includes Card Port Link Mapping and Traffic Classifications TCs for PMF Feeder Thresholds PMF subsystem parameters and PDU dataflows are preserved but the PDU routes are not preserved This action also enables the Apply Changes banner for that PMF subsystem PDU dataflow routing can be restored either by modifying the Build DFPs on the IXP subsystem in order to re associate the dataflows with the DFPs or by restoring the last applied configuration on the IXP subsystem that contains the Build DFPs see next note for constraints on restoring IXP Note
219. the tree to view these three objects Session views can be hierarchical and can be one of two types Network Views A network hierarchy or networks or session view 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 94 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide Link Network Views A network view containing one or more links of the type SS7 linkset Gb links and Input streams The Network Views perspective provides a means of logically grouping S57 linksets Gb links Input streams and xDR sessions used by other configuration operations as well as those operations used by applications Network views are hierarchical in that one network view can contain other network views for example a network view of a country could contain regional networks that contain state networks that contain city networks The figure shows the Network View Perspective object tree Network Views e E sessions View Di zi Links View Figure 50 Network View Perspective About Link based Network Views Link based network views IP can be grouped together to create a view of the network that a system administrator uses for routing link data to the IXP If a linkset is part of a network view and a new link is added to that linkset either manually or through discovery the new link also automatically becomes part of the network view Configuring link Views You can add Traffic Classifications IP streams to a link b
220. tion 1XP Mediation Definition Input PDUS xDR Builders Parameters Select PDU Sources O PDU Streams PDU Dataflows V SS7 MGB MIP Guide E PDU Dataflow Name O 1 CCM_BICC_DF O 2 CCM ETSI ISUP DF MSU O 3 DFitest MSU O 4 STCtoFC MSU O 5 mercury_sthsI_1 MSU O 6 CCM_SIP_DF IP O 7 FCT 328 SIGTRAN Figure 91 Dataflow Input PDU Tab PDU Dataflows selected 11 Select the Links you want to use 12 Select the PDU Dataflows you want to use 13 For legacy or external PDU streams Select a PDU Stream s selection Definition Input PDUs xDR Builders Parameters Select PDU Sources PDU Streams PDU Dataflows e PDU Stream Name User Information O CCM_BICC_DF_CCM_MG_MERCURY_ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group Y O 2 CM ETSL ISUP DF Prithvi Da ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group s O 3 CCM_SIP_DF_DL360 0A_ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group s O 4 ISUP PERF E O 5 ISUP_PERF2 X O 8 STCtoFC_FCT 320_ixp0888 Auto generated PDU Stream as part of routing PDU dataflow and monitoring group Y Figure 92 Input PDU Tab PDU Streams selected if working with external PDU streams 14 Select the PDU Stream Name s to be used 15 Click Next to open the xDR Builders tab 910 6509 001 Revision
221. tion may be overloaded by an xDR builder specific parameter for a given transaction type see the xDR builder user s manual Defines the period in seconds of activation of the long transaction cleaning i e the generation of xDRs with timer expiry status for all Garbage period s the transactions which duration exceeds the max transaction duration This parameter is displayed only if reconstitution is part of the xDR builder name A This check box indicates if the builder is being monitored or not This Monitored A check box cannot be selected in this screen Specific Parameters DUE SCIT palh naming Select this if you want to run the naming function Default is selected function Period of subscribed Numerical field where you can enter an integer to show the period summary displaying s length Default is 0 Select this parameter is you want to determine the Way and set List of servers ports known inactivity garbage In this format Protocol Name Ports Max inactivity in seconds Run IP reassemble function Select this if you want to run reassemble function Default is selected 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 229 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xDR Builder Parameters Guide Max duration of an IP Numerical field where you can enter an integer to show the duration fragmented inactivity length Default is 10 Set SCTP path naming 8 bytes max Enter a path name in the field For example
222. tions Lifetime Sequence Id Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled The xDR sessions link provides a list of ALL the xDR sessions configured in your system Clicking the link opens the Sessions present Note The Home screen section shows the list of Sessions independently of the Object Tree on the left hand section of the screen H k He GO oe RecordsPage 25 Page 17 TotalRecords 25 t 4 887 ISUP ANSI CDR 24 0 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE ISUPANSI rec 140808 bp1108 1a 887 ISUP ANSI ISUPANSI cap 140808 CDR CAPTURE 24 0 CAPTURE SINGLE ixp1108 1a MGCP TDR rec 140808 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE VoIP MGCP TOR_1 6 1 5p1108 1a VoIP MGCP MGCP CDR cap 140808 CAPTURE SINGLE CDR CAPTURE 1 12 ixp1108 1a bp1108 1a MGCP_CDR_rec_140808 RECONSTITUTION SINGLE vor moce CDR_1 1 2 Figure 12 xDR Sessions List Screen Protocols The Protocols link provides a list of all the protocols present in your system Clicking the link opens the list protocolslist screen Note The Home screen section shows the list of Sessions independently of the Object Tree on the left hand section of the screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 42 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Protocol Version Pil Emmy All BICC ANSI BICC ETSI BSSGP BTNUP CLASS ANS GENERIC SUD
223. tions that make up the subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 66 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Virtual IP Address Assignment To assign a Virtual IP Address VIP address the following criteria need to be met The VIP must be in the same subnet for the subsystem IXP or PMF and not being used for a host In addition it is recommended to take the last available IP from the subnet since the IP is always assigned from the small number to the big number starting with server 1a Note To find out the last available IP address run i fconfig from one of the servers or platcfg for the user to get the broadcast address Here is an example of using the ifconfig for finding the last available IP address rooteixp0301 1c ifconfig eth01 Link encap Ethernet HWaddr 00 24 81 FB CB 78 daper aceiri O20929 102 Beasts IO 240 97127 Maski 255253525333 L92 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU 1500 Metric 1 RX packets 100220031 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 103153021 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 txqueuelen 1000 RX bytes 1700925078 1 5 GiB TX bytes 3351841865 3 1 GiB Interrupt 185 Memory f8000000 8011100 lo Link encap Local Loopback ias elek E EE Maske 255 Om ORO UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU 16436 Metric 1 RX packets 10626760 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 10626760 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions
224. tocols Using the partial xDR feature you can configure in the build and store process Note You must configure partial ANSI ISUP an dSIP T SIP xDRs manually using the build process Note In addition in configuring partial ANSI ISUP an dSIP T SIP xDRs you must also configure xDR filters so that partial and completed xDRs are written to the proper session Creating a Partial Build xDR for SS7 ISUP ANSI Protocol Complete these steps to configure a partial build xDR for 557 ISUP ANSI CDR resonstitution sessions that can be used by ProTrace for in progress traces 1 Select Mediation Site Subsystem Server Dataflow Processing The Dataflow processing list page opens 2 Click Add from the tool bar The Add screen opens 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 168 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide B User Information Active Server ixpQ888 1e y Processing Type O Building O Operation O Storage Retention Time s Figure 95 Add Screen 3 Type in the Name of the Dataflow 4 Optional Type in any User Information 5 Select whether the dataflow is active or not 6 Select the Server for the dataflow 7 Optional Select the Retention Time for the process 8 Select Building The screen changes to show four more tabs Input PDUs xDR Builders Parameters ame Sample User Information This is an example of manually cre
225. tool bar Select the Protocol Summary Hiding tab Select Mask for the heading Note To disable the hide feature click on the the selection field to de select the hide feature 6 Select Hide All option from the Hidden From column drop down list 7 Click Modify Deleting a Dictionary Note You cannot delete a dictionary if it is associated with a session You must first disassociate the session from the dictionary or delete any children of that dictionary Complete these steps to delete a dictionary from the system 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 203 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Guide 1 Select Mediation gt Dictionaries The List screen opens 2 Select the Dictionary to be deleted 3 Click Delete 1XP Mediation Note To delete only one dictionary file click Delete in the actions column To delete several dictionary files select each file and click Delete on the toolbar 4 Click OK at the prompt The dictionary is deleted from the list Viewing a Dictionary Source The View Source option enables you to view the dictionary source file a7d file as a text file To view a dictionary source file complete these steps 1 Select Mediation Dictionaries The List screen opens shown below ella el Jclslfe Y Page 1 12 Records 279 Dictionary Protocol Stack m 1 22500 Ptq_Sessiont STATISTICS N A N A m 3 22548 Ptq Session2 STATISTICS N A N A m 13
226. tubon 1 102 IMS DIAMETER TOR capture 1102 Figure 87 Xdr Assistant Enrichment Selection 11 Optional The Enrichment screen enables you to select specific output format and files to be included into the dataflow processing that is to be used in data feed exporting To create an enrichment complete these steps a Select an xDR Builder The row is highlighted b From the Output Format select upload a new format or select none from the pull down list c From the Enrichment select to upload a new file or select none from the pull down list d Repeat steps a c for each builder 12 Click Next to configure xDR sessions as shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 163 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide r Step 4 Configure Session s O O O e P FTP TOR capture 2 IMS DIAMETER TOR capture 3 UMTS lu P User 4 SS7 MAP Virtual HUR TOR capture IMS DIAMETER TOR reconstitution E GPRS Gb Stats By Cell 7 37 AIN TOR capture 8 997 AIN TOR reconsstution 9 SS7 MAP TOR capture IP TCP COR Figure 88 xDR Assistant Configuring Sessions Screen 13 Type in the session name 14 Type in the Life Time in hours the default is 72 hours Note The Life Time defines how long an xDR is stored Itis a tuning parameter used as a safeguard to conserve disk space and is an important factor in managing your system
227. ugust 2012 102 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide View changes enables you to view any changes that have occurred in the subsystem in order to accept the change or cancel them Cancel changes enables you to cancel any changes that have been made to the subsystem Note Routing is also deleted after this operation is performed Config backup restore enables you to backup or restore a previous backup configuration in case of system failure Note Routing is also deleted after this operation is performed Synchronize enables you to discover or re discover any applications or network elements on the subsystem Settings enables you view and set some PMF parameters such as PDF Idb Storage and Threshold Kbps on a per subsystem basis Stream Thresholds enables you to set the limit for traffic passing through different destinations within an PMF subsystem enables you to view the status of the system Viewing Changes to an PMF Subsystem Complete these steps to view the most recent synchronization and any pending changes on an PMF subsystem 1 Select Acquisition gt Site gt PMF subsystem 2 From the subsystem right click menu select View Changes The screen shows the time and date of the last synchronization and any pending changes in the bottom table Loading an Empty Configuration on to an PMF Subsystem Complete these steps to load an empty configuration on an PMF subsystem 1 Select
228. uilder is being monitored or not This check box cannot be selected in this screen Specific Parameters Send xDRs and frames to the xDR consumer Period of flow trace displaying Maximum authorized frame length acceptable in KB ATM layer activation Select this if you want to send the xDRs and frames to the xDR consumer The default is selected Defines the period where the flow trace is displayed The default is 0 Enables you to enter the max length of frame length in KBs Default is 4KB Select this field if you want the ATM layer to be activated Default is selected 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 228 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xDR Builder Parameters Guide Defaults button Click this button to reset the screen to default values IP Transport Screen Table 53 Initial Step Screen Generic Parameters Defines the duration in seconds beyond which an alarm is generated INO PET Ganon if no PDU has been detected Defines in seconds the maximal accepted duration of a transaction or communication When a transaction duration exceeds this value an xDR is generated with timer expiry or long call status even if the transaction is not really terminated Max transaction duration s This parameter is displayed only if reconstitution is part of the xDR builder name It is used only if the garbage period is different from 0 The value of the parameter Max transaction dura
229. ultiple expressions choose the appropriate Operator And Or Use Brackets The Expression field at the bottom of the screen will show all expressions used with their operators Select the Field s to be used in the expression Select the appropriate Operator for the expression Select the appropriate Value for the expression Repeat steps 4 6 in multiple expressions are needed in the filtering operation Click Apply to initiate the filtering operation Note Mobiles and Access Points are created on the fly and are not saved The results of the filtering operation are listed in the policies table screen 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 222 Appendix A Configuration Workflows Topics e Provisioning Guide for Configuring a DIH System 224 e Setting up DIH Sites 224 IP Network Data Acquisition for PMF 225 e Configuring for 3G Intelligent Data Monitoring IDM 225 e Routing PDUs to xDR Builders 225 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 223 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Configuration Workflows Guide Provisioning Guide for Configuring a DIH System This outline represents the main steps in configuring an DIH system using CCM Note See the Quick Start Guide for basic procedures on configuring a DIH system Creating sites Discover Legacy subsystems and create destinations if traffic needs to be routed to them Discover xMF subsystem Discover IXP
230. ults Screen With Error Symbol 8 Click View Results The Results screen opens shown below The screen has four tabs a Host Shows the host parameters and status added successfully or not b Application Shows a summary of the number of applications discovered c xDR Builders Opens another screen with five tabs that lists the following parameters Note xDR Builders are discovered and are the same for the entire subsystem Added shows the xDR Builders that added to the subsystem from the last synchronization Removed shows the number of xDR Builders removed from the system from the last synchronization 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 74 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Equipment Registry Guide Modified shows any xDR Builders that have been modified from the last synchronization No Change shows any xDR Builders that have not been changed from the last synchronization Errors shows a list of any errors that occurred during the discovery process or synchronization d Synchronize IXP shows if the synchronization was successful or not Host emer xDR Builders Syncronize OP Added Removes Modded No Change M4 M Records Page lt o Page tt EFFE Figure 36 Object Tree Showing Added Subsystem With Results Screen Note You must apply changes to the subsystem for the changes to take effect Deleting a Storage Server Complete these steps to delete a storage server in a stor
231. utions Phone 33 3 89 33 54 00 Asia India Phone 91 124 436 8552 or 91 124 436 8553 TAC Regional Support Office Hours 10 00 a m through 7 00 p m GMT plus 5 1 2 hours Monday through Saturday excluding holidays Singapore Phone 65 6796 2288 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 23 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration About This Help Text Guide TAC Regional Support Office Hours 9 00 a m through 6 00 p m GMT plus 8 hours Monday through Friday excluding holidays DIH Documentation Library DIH customer documentation and online help are created whenever significant changes are made that affect system operation or configuration Revised editions of the documentation and online help are distributed and installed on the customer system Consult your NSP Installation Manual for details on how to update user documentation Additionally a Release Notice is distributed on the Tekelec Customer Support site along with each new release of software A Release Notice lists the PRs that have been resolved in the current release and the PRs that are known to exist in the current release Listed is the entire DIH documentation library of online help Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Online Help Alarm Forwarding Administration Online Help Diagnostic Utility Administration Online Help ProTrace Online Help System Alarms Online Help ProPerf Online Help ProTraq Configuration Onlin
232. ve several levels of networks for more information see Nesting Network Views Complete these steps to create a network view 1 Select Network View gt Session Views gt Add from the Object tree The Initial Setup screen opens shown in the figure below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 91 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide e Network Views gt EJ Sessions View gt Add Initial Setup e Network View Name Sample_Container_View Description This is an example of a container Network view that will have children G Reset X Cancel gt Next Figure 46 Initial Setup Screen 2 Type in Network View Name 3 Optional Type in a Description 4 Click Next The View Type Selection screen opens shown below Network Views gt sessions View P Add View Type Selection e e Active Select Views Available Network Views Selected Network Views Gear at imu AReset SQ caer prev S Nea v Done Figure 47 View Type Selection Screen 5 Select Network Views from the Type drop down menu 6 Click Done without selecting any available networks You have created a container network view that is empty and can function as a container for other networks within it 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 92 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Network View Configuration Guide Note See Nesting Network Views for steps to inc
233. whether to Use RID or not Select whether the stream is critical or not oO D VS o Note The critical field in the stream creation screen is used to indicate the behavior of a given dataflow processing when it is fed by multiple input streams When the critical box is activated it designates that the dataflow processing will stop processing PDU s XDRs if any critical input stream stops having traffic When the field is not selected it indicates the dataflow processing will continue to process data even if some of the streams have no traffic 7 Optional Enter any pertinent User Information 8 Click Create The stream is added to the list Adding an xDR Stream Complete these steps to add an xDR stream from one IXP subsystem to be used for input to an external IXP subsystem 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 156 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide Note To add an xDR stream there must be more than one IXP Subsystem available xDR streams are created when external streams streams from some other IXP subsystem so that xDRs from one IXP are taken as input on another IXP are needed Select Mediation gt Sites gt IXP gt IXP Subsystem gt Streams Click Add from the tool bar Select the xDR as the stream type Select the IXP subsystem that contains the xDR stream Select an xDR Stream from the list Optional Select if the stream is to Use RID Optional Select whether
234. xDR dataflow procession session by completing these steps 1 Select Mediation gt Site gt IXP gt Subsystem gt Dataflow Processings 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 164 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration 1XP Mediation Guide 2 Right click on Dataflow Processings 3 Select Add from the pop up menu The Add screen opens shown here n User Information Active Server ixpQ888 1e Processing Type O Building Operation O Storage Retention Time s Figure 89 Add Screen Type in the Name of the Dataflow Optional Type in any User Information Select whether the dataflow is active or not Select the Server for the dataflow Optional Select the Retention Time for the process O ON HD gi B Select Building The screen changes to show four more tabs Input PDUs xDR Builders Parameters ame Sample User Information This is an example of manually creatinga a Build xDR dataflow processing Active Server ixp0888 1e v Processing Type Building Operation O Storage Retention Time s 5 Figure 90 Dataflow Building Screen 10 Click Next The Input PDUs tab appears Note If you select PDU Dataflows follow steps 11 12 If you select PDU Streams go to step 13 You can also use both options 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 165 Centralized Configuration Manager Administra
235. y selected xDR input streams is provided 17 Click Create The storage dataflow processing is created You are now prompted to synchonize the subsystem to save the changes Listing xDR Builders The builder information is needed for IXP configuration xDR builders perform various functions from correlating to deciphering information in an xDR Builders are tracked by CCM on a per subsystem basis An IXP subsystem is assumed to have a single version of a particular builder installed on its servers In addition dictionaries used by discovered builders are also retrieved and stored in the system Complete the following task to list all the xDR builders in an IXP subsystem Select Mediation IXP Subsystem xDR Builders The xDR Builder List screen opens shown below Bow d wegen Pon Builders Figure 122 Xdr Builder List Screen The following information is provided Table 48 Xdr Builder List Descriptions Version current version current version of the builder that is stored in the subsystem the builder that is stored in the current version of the builder that is stored in the subsystem DN description of the builder the name of the dictionary associated with the builder About Sessions You can click on Sessions in the object tree to view the list of available sessions In this screen you can add modify or delete sessions on a server Note The session name
236. you must resynchronize the subsystem PMF IP Filter Configurations These tables show the basic PMF IP filter configurations needed when importing PMF IP filters using the bulk import operations 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 53 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Table 18 IP Address Filter Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be 1 Bulk Load Type Object ID Number EE EN ja Description String Location String Destination 5 Adress Type String Host Address Network Address muc Emm a Table 19 IP Port Filter Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Bulk Load as w T EI OT Destination Basse Sting Jarro pe DEER CES Table 20 VLAN Filter Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Bulk Load SET pea 1 I M C jpesme mem pe De 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 54 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide ID Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Updated Table 21 IP Combo Filter Configuration ID Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Updated 1 Bulk Load 38 No Type mo ie I Importing PMF IP Filters Pre conditions for importing PMF IP filters 1 NSP server is running 2 You have logged into the NSP server and launched CCM 3 You have created the necessary CSV files in the proper format Complete these s
237. ype Value Optional Can Be Max Length Updated Bulk Load Type 2 LinksetID ID Number E pem LL Name Description String 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 47 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length T SP1 String No 30 Name ID SP2 No 30 Name ID Resource ID Yes Group Name ID Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Updated Bulk Load a bei ii CI Transport Number Protocol Hi di Eagle Port Number Leave it blank for PMF Leave it blank for Linkset Name ID Site String No 30 Name ID EagleID Number Leave it No blank for 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 48 ER Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide Table 14 Gb Link Configurations Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Updated 1 Bulk Load 21 Type B Nee em 1L 118 pestis m o Ne e e p pow qme e 1 E eee Ner i 1 p eee i 18 Table 15 PMF Card Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length T Bulk Load Type Hardware HM 0 SPAN Type E1 T1 Software Number 1 SS7 T1 Mode 2 SS7 El 19 GB T1 20 GB El Admin State Number 0 Disable 1 Enable Table 16 PMF Port Configuration Field Data Type Value Optional Can Be Max Length Updated Bulk Load Type p EEES CCC or 9
238. ystem Modifying a Subsystem Parameter Complete these steps to modify an xMF subsystem parameter 1 Select Acquisition Sites xMF subsystem that needs modification 2 Right click and select Settings The Settings List screen opens 3 Select the parameter to be modified Note You can only modify the values of the three default parameters 4 Click Modify on the tool bar The Modify screen opens 5 Optional Modify the Value Note You can also reset the value of the parameter to default settings only if you are modifying one of the three default parameters 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 107 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration xMF Acquisition Guide 6 Optional Modify the Description 7 Click Modify to save the settings The parameter is modified Deleting a Subsystem Parameter Complete these steps to delete an xMF subsystem parameter 1 Select Acquisition gt Sites gt xMF subsystem 2 Right click and select Settings The Settings List screen opens 3 Select the parameter to be deleted Note You can only modify the values of the three default parameters 4 Click Delete on the tool bar 5 Click OK at the prompt The parameter is deleted Viewing PMF Subsystem Status Complete these steps to view the status of subsystem applications 1 Select Acquisition gt Sites gt PMF Subsystem that is needed 2 Select Status from the pop up menu The Status List screen opens
239. ystem Overview AcqustonSystems J SS Urk Hie Figure 21 Sample Report At this point you can select each tab and see information on each element in the system Setting the Severity of Platform Alarms Complete these steps to enable or disable a platform alarm 1 Select Acquisition gt Alarms gt PMF Platform gt List TheAlarms Configuration screen opens TL acquisition gt Alarms gt IMEIPMF Platform EJ List 1 3325 Breaker Panel Breaker Error Y 2 3425 Breaker Panel Breaker Error OK 7 Breaker Panel Breaker Failure a Figure 22 Alarms Configuration Screen 2 Select the Alarm to be enabled or disabled 3 Click modify the Modify Platform Alarm Configuration screen opens with the alarm record details shown below 910 6509 001 Revision A August 2012 58 Centralized Configuration Manager Administration Home Screen Operations Guide acquisition gt Alarms gt IMF PMF Platform gt E List Alarm Number 3325 Name Breaker Panel Breaker Error Enable IV Reset MN Cancel Y Di Figure 23 Modify Platform Alarm Configuration Screen 4 Enable or disable the alarm a Enable select the Enable check box b Disable click on the Enable check box to remove check mark 5 Click Done The modifications are saved and you are returned to the alarm list Note To update the alarm list click theRefresh button on the toolbar The list is updated to show the la

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