Lucent Technologies DSL Element Management System NavisAccess User manual

NavisAccess™ DSL
Element Management System
Features
Integrated and automated network start-up – Includes
auto-discovery of network devices, flexible network
views and subscriber provisioning
Advanced real-time performance and fault monitoring –
Centralizes remote management of devices, services
and device/service groups, including chassis, software
and configuration file change control
Comprehensive visualization tools
– Enhances secure access to NavisAccess™ DSL EMS 
 features, functions and data through user groups 
 you specify
– Helps you better manage your network via reports
 based on historical usage performance trends and
 capacity needs
Scalability for network growth management
– Supports more than 500,000 ports on a single,
 logical system and scales to meet the needs of the
 largest access providers
– Ensures that your future network growth is
 accommodated by an existing flexible
 management system
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Benefits
Speeds network start-up time – Deploys rapidly so you
can configure, provision and manage DSL devices and
services immediately
Reduces time to resolve network problems - Facilitates
quick identification and resolution of fault conditions
via advanced fault management capabilities
Enhances fault and device management – Provides
abilities to detect and recover lost traps while
maintaining connections to the monitored Stinger®
DSLAM
Increases end-user satisfaction
– Speeds and facilitates service provisioning process
 with a simple, easy to use GUI-based DSL port
 provisioning feature
– Enables you to store frequently used port
 configurations in templates for quick, accurate
 provisioning
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The advanced NavisAccess™ DSL EMS
graphical user interface (GUI) provides
service level views of your Lucent Stinger®
DSLAMs, enabling you to centrally
monitor and manage the performance
of each DSL line in the network.
NavisAccess™ DSL Element Management System (EMS) software accelerates configuration and deployment for Digital Subscriber
Line (DSL) access and services supporting your Lucent Stinger®family of DSLAM products. NavisAccess™ DSL EMS software
simplifies day-to-day operations for DSL access services over Stinger®DSLAM products in your network and provides the
foundation for your Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance and Security (FCAPS) functionalities. Scalable to more than
500,000 Stinger®device ports, NavisAccess™ DSL EMS software enables you to monitor the performance of every DSL line in
your entire network.
NavisAccess™ DSL EMS is a key component of Lucent’s powerful Navis®iOperations EMS portfolio of products that simplify
deployment, configuration and management of Lucent network equipment. Navis®EMS solutions help you make the most of
your Lucent network investments, streamline daily operations and offer revenue-enhancing services.

Configuration Management
- Device configuration and software management –
 automates routine, error-prone tasks involved in configuring
 network devices and loading new versions of software across
 a large network
- Physical view of the Stinger®DSLAM allows:
• Discovery of trunk and Control Module (CM) sparing
  configuration
• Recognize Line Protection Module (LPM) LPM-R
  (redundancy supporting), LPM-RP (port level or enhanced
  redundancy supporting) IRM (Interface Redundancy
  Module) or CLT (Copper Line Test Module)
• Standby versus Active CM indication
• Trunk module switchover indication
• Line-under-test indication
• Redundant line switchover indication
• Associated event display filtered for device being viewed
• Initiate loop tests and view the results in minutes
Scalability
- Distributed system architecture allows for high scalability,
 supporting more than 500,000 DSL lines.
Service and Support
Backed by Lucent Worldwide Services for industry-leading
service and support
Hardware
NavisAccess™ DSL hardware specifications vary based on
number of DSLAMs to be managed, number of operators
logged into NavisAccess™ servers, availability of WAN
bandwidth, etc. These specifications are made available based
on your specific requirements.
Release 7.3 Specifications
- True Access®Operating System 9.4-185.2, 9.3-170.3
- 48port ADSL MRT 19”
- Support for Connection Admission Control (CAC) feature
- Support for Reliable Trap delivery - to Stinger®Access
 Concentrator and Navis®NFM
Supported Stinger®Products
- Stinger®FS DSL Access Concentrator
- Stinger®FS+ DSL Access Concentrator
- Stinger®LS DSL Access Concentrator
- Stinger®RT DSL Access Concentrator
- Stinger®MRT DSL Access Concentrator
NavisAccess™ DSL EMS Software Operations and Specifications
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On-screen Displays
-Threshold monitoring – monitors individual lines for
 threshold crossing, including parameters affecting line quality
-Fault monitoring – provides screen-based view of every
 aspect of your Stinger®DSL network
-Inventory management and spares planning – easy-to-use
 screens and tools provide virtual views of each Stinger®
 DSLAM device on the network
Reporting
-Versatile reporting – customized reporting available to
 monitor device status, device chassis, DSL resources and events
-Multi-level security for network-wide control – ability to
 segregate security program based on network elements and
 create multiple level security controls to restrict access based
 on different feature combinations
Enhanced Device Management
-Monitors the state of network element (NE) connections
-In case of loss of management connection, notifies local
 operator and sends a trap to a higher order OSS
-After communication link is restored, recovers traps that
 were generated on the NE during the period of outage and
 forwards recovered traps to higher order OSS
Event and Fault Management
-SNMP Trap forwarding to higher order OSS
-Optional integration with Navis®Network Fault Management
 (NFM) software
-Hierarchical network map - Indication of highest severity
 alarms on network map
-User acknowledged/cleared alarms
-Auto-clearing of alarms based on user-specified notifications
-Audit trail of alarm processing
-Advanced GUI for high fault visibility
Advanced Thresholds
-Threshold monitoring parameters detect:
  • Loss of frame seconds
  • Loss of link seconds
  • Loss of power seconds
  • Loss of signal seconds
  • Errored seconds

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Navis®iOperations Element
Management Software
Make the most of your Lucent network
investments
Navis®iOperations EMS solutions integrate seamlessly
with existing OSS systems to support automated
network provisioning, continuous synchronization of
network resources and consistently high QoS. They
feature a common, technology-independent framework
– which eases management with a consistent look and
feel across diverse domains and hardware systems.
Navis®iOperations is a comprehensive software
portfolio of multi-vendor, multi-technology Operations
Support Systems for wireline, wireless, optical, circuit
and data networks. Navis®iOperations systems are
developed on extensible, programmable platforms,
open APIs and advanced system architecture to
provide carrier class reliability and scalability, as well
as rapid and affordable integration into a Service
Provider’s preferred operations infrastructure.
Navis®iOperations are supported by Lucent
Worldwide Services (LWS), Systems Integrators, and
Service Provider partners who provide a
comprehensive suite of world-class planning,
deployment, operations and maintenance services.
To learn more, contact your Lucent Technologies sales
representative, authorized reseller or sales agent. You
can also visit our web site at
http://www.lucent.com/oss or call 1-888-426-2252.
External Interfaces
NavisAccess™ DSL EMS can be configured to forward SNMP
traps and events to upstream systems including network
management systems and operations support systems (OSS).
Demonstration Software Download
See how NavisAccess™ DSL EMS can help you save time and
money via a free 90-day demonstration software download is
available at:
http://www.lucent.com/products/applications/navis_demo.html

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not create, modify or supplement any warranties which may be
made by Lucent Technologies relating to the products and/or
services described herein. The publication of information
contained in this document does not imply freedom from patent
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Navis and Stinger are registered trademarks and NavisAccess is
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