Element Management System for iConverter® Network Interface Devices

NetOutlook® EMS is an intuitive and easy-to-use Element Management System that simplifies management of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 iConverter® Network Interface Devices (NIDs). NetOutlook EMS improves reliability, scalability and availability of complex networks with a single management interface.

Fault Management

NetOutlook EMS supports advanced alarm management by detecting faults, failures and threshold crossing events in real-time. Alarms can be filtered, labeled, sorted for rapid fault isolation, and exported for additional processes. Alarms can be forwarded to other applications, such as email, for processing through the northbound interface. NetOutlook EMS provides fault isolation with IEEE 802.1ag Loopback and Linktrace.

Configuration Management

Management and provisioning is centralized with an intuitive Graphical User Interface that visually displays all iConverter NIDs on the network. NetOutlook EMS provides complete configuration capabilities of service parameters, traffic management, SLA assurance and security. Bulk provisioning and configuration tasks can be scheduled or performed in real time. ITU-T Y.1564 and RFC 2544 Service Activation Testing can be performed remotely with NetOutlook EMS for rapid service activation.

Accounting, Administration and Inventory

Newly installed NIDs are automatically detected and added to the inventory for management and provisioning. NetOutlook EMS provides a complete infobase of the discovered iConverter NIDs in a tree view as well as geolocated map view. Both the tree and map views facilitate informed troubleshooting with color-coded link status of all the NIDs. Inventory can be filtered, sorted and queried with manual or automatic grouping of devices. NetOutlook EMS also supports discovery display of third-party equipment.

Performance Monitoring

NetOutlook EMS supports real-time monitoring and historical reporting of SLA-impacting Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Performance statistics are available at user-specified intervals and can be plotted in the graphical form displayed within the NetOutlook EMS dashboard for analysis. Performance data can be analyzed and exported for reporting to third-party applications.

Security

Northbound and Southbound interfaces of NetOutlook EMS provide full-session authentication and encryption via secure protocols, including SSH, HTTPS and SNMPv3. Access privilege profiles can be assigned and customized for each user. User activities are logged by NetOutlook EMS audit trail mechanism for future inspection.

BSS/OSS Integration

Designed to be a standalone management system or part of management suite, NetOutlook EMS supports standard Northbound Interfaces (NBI) for cross-application integration with existing Billing Support Systems (BSS), Operational Support Systems (OSS) and umbrella applications.

Resiliency and Backup/Restore

NID configuration settings can be backed up and restored on-demand or at user-defined periodic intervals. High availability is achieved with both server-level redundancy and database-level redundancy. NetOutlook EMS features automated backup and system errors logs. In case of disaster recovery, the system continues to operate uninterrupted.

NetOutlook EMS provides centralized management for iConverter GM3 NIDs and GM4 NIDs. iConverter NIDs are MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified compliant to deliver advanced services, enable rapid service deployments, SLA assurance and comprehensive fault management.