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CeraView®

Network Element Manager

Product Description

Document Date:

January 2007

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Contents Introducing CeraView® ...............................................................................................1

Features .......................................................................................................................1

Advantages..................................................................................................................3

Integrated Management..............................................................................................4

System Overview ........................................................................................................5

Configuration ............................................................................................................6

System Monitoring....................................................................................................7

Maintenance.............................................................................................................9

Security ..................................................................................................................10

System Requirements ..............................................................................................13

CeraView® Product Description 1

Introducing CeraView® CeraView is Ceragon’s SNMP-based element management application that runs on Windows 98/2000/NT and UNIX operating systems, and integrates with other Network Management Systems. Its powerful, yet easy-to-use management system enables complete control of Ceragon elements in the network.

CeraView supports all FibeAir products, and compliments Ceragon’s PolyView™ by providing the basic level of management support. FibeAir elements in the network are easily controlled using CeraView, via screens such as Trap Forwarding, IDU/ODU/RFU Configuration, Loopbacks for maintenance, and more.

Important operations using CeraView, include the following:

! Element Configuration

! Alarm and Event Monitoring

! Performance Reporting

! System Maintenance

! Software Download

CeraView is implemented in Java and is security-protected, whereby configuration and software download can only be performed by authorized system administrators.

Features CeraView features include the following:

! User Friendly Graphical Interface

! Platform Independent, Java-Based

! Integrates with other NMS Platforms (such as HP OpenView and SNMPc)

! Intuitive Configuration Settings

! System Diagnosis and Maintenance

! Performance Reporting

! Software Download

! Configuration Download


CeraView Management Windows


Advantages CeraView is the best choice for FibeAir element management. Its user-friendly interface covers all areas of FibeAir management and provides system administrators and other authorized users with fast and simple access to FibeAir system options and parameters.

Offering complete FibeAir system control and integration with other NMS platforms, CeraView is the element management solution best suited for FibeAir systems.

Quick Information

CeraView’s graphical interface lets you know how the FibeAir unit is operating through an online display of the unit’s front panel. The front panel display shows active LED indications for fast error detection and handling.

In addition, you can access configuration screens from the front panel display by clicking on different areas in the display.

Element Configuration

A variety of configuration screens gives you the ability to configure FibeAir units by modifying parameter values and setting control options.

All FibeAir system components can be configured via CeraView. Configuration screens are available for the IDU, ODU, RFU, alarms, protection options, and more.

When CeraView is integrated with other NMS platforms, such as HP OpenView and SNMPc, element configuration can be launched by double-clicking on the FibeAir unit icon in the NMS network map.

Event Monitoring

Working with CeraView, you can keep track of FibeAir system events, and control the way the events are reported. Performance monitoring screens provide online graphical and textual information concerning FibeAir operation. Event log files store information that includes past performance dates and values.

CeraView displays current and historical alarm information. The current alarms display shows active alarms represented by different colors. Also shown are the current temperatures of the local and remote IDU, ODU, and RFU units. In the historical alarm log, you can view past alarms and filter the severity levels that will appear in the list.

Input/output external alarms are user-configurable, including the alarm text and severity.

System Maintenance

CeraView provides loopback testing for FibeAir systems to determine system operation. Loopback tests can be conducted for internal/external lines, the IDU, the ODU, and the RFU.

Maintenance operations also include clearing performance monitoring logs, and software download.


Integrated Management Ceragon’s management concept involves integration with an NMS (Network Management System) platform that manages additional elements in the network. Integrating with an existing NMS enables flexible and seamless management of Ceragon’s network elements in the system.

CeraView implements Ceragon’s management concept by enabling integration with other NMS platforms such as HP OpenView and SNMPc.

In an integrated management system, the NMS platform provides comprehensive control of all elements in the network. CeraView integrates with the platform to provide additional management functions for Ceragon’s FibeAir™ elements in the network.

The following diagram shows how CeraView management is integrated with another NMS platform.

CeraView Integration with an NMS Platform

As shown in the diagram above, the NMS application provides a graphic view of the integrated network topology, monitors the status of elements in the network (including Ceragon elements), and provides fault management, which includes alarm message display and logging.

The NMS receives traps directly from FibeAir units via SNMP. The traps are logged and their status is monitored. When necessary, alarm messages are generated.


For Ceragon elements in the network, CeraView provides element configuration, maintenance operations, such as loopback and software reset, and performance monitoring.

CeraView is launched from within the NMS GUI by double-clicking the element icon.

System Overview CeraView was designed with the qualities that make an EMS user-friendly and efficient. It allows authorized personnel to configure, monitor, and maintain Ceragon elements in the network, and through a combination of configuration, performance monitoring, and maintenance screens, makes comprehensive management of FibeAir elements fast and simple.

CeraView is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), which has become the de facto standard for internetwork management. Traps and other system information can be passed on to other NMS platforms via SNMP.

FibeAir units communicate with CeraView through FibeAir’s SNMP ports. SNMP or ASCII based management data can also be delivered to CeraView through FibeAir’s RS-232 terminal port. The terminal port can be connected to an LCT (Local Craft Terminal).

Integration with NMS platforms enables CeraView to provide information and control of FibeAir elements within a network that includes other elements. NMS platforms such as HP OpenView can launch CeraView whenever management of a FibeAir element in the network is necessary.

Information about FibeAir elements is provided in system reports. Configuration reports provided by CeraView display information about FibeAir system parameters and values. The reports can be saved for later viewing and export to other applications.

For protected (1+1) FibeAir systems, CeraView allows authorized users to switch from the primary radio to the secondary radio. It also lets you decide which criteria will be used to trigger the protection switch.

CeraView security is based on the Ceragon Security Server (CSS), which determines user access rights upon login, and disables parts of the system that the user is not authorized to access. The system administrator can create groups with global access rights, and assign users to each group. Access rights are based on a hierarchical structure, whereby only the highest user level has total read/write access to the system.

The following pages provide examples of CeraView interface windows.


Configuration Using CeraView, you can configure components of FibeAir elements such as IDU, ODU, RFU, interfaces, trap forwarding, external alarms, NTP (Network Time Protocol), and In-Band Management.

CeraView Configuration Windows


System Monitoring CeraView lets you monitor system alarms and performance. Both current and historical alarms are displayed in windows on demand, and performance can be monitored online via graphical performance monitoring reports.

CeraView System Monitoring Windows


Ceragon network element Performance Monitoring statistics comply with the ITU-T G.828 standard.

The statistical information available in FibeAir performance reports include:

! UAS - Unavailable Seconds

! ES - Errored Seconds

! SES - Severely Errored Seconds

! BBE - Background Block Error

! OFS - Out of Frame Seconds

! Min/Max RSL

! RSL Threshold-1 Exceeded

! RSL Threshold-2 Exceeded

! Min/Max TSL

! TSL Threshold-1 Exceeded


Maintenance Maintenance via CeraView includes functions such as loopback tests, software reset, and performance monitoring log file clearing.

CeraView Maintenance Windows


Security CeraView is protected by a security application, the CSS (Ceragon Security Server), that enables the system administrator to control who is able to use the system, and which components of the system the user is able to access.

The CSS application protects the user from unauthorized entry and from unauthorized modification of Ceragon system configuration.

The following diagram shows how the CSS operates to protect the CeraView management system.

As shown in the diagram, PCs running the CeraView application are protected by the Ceragon Security Server.

Upon user login, the CSS determines which CeraView components the user has the right to access. CeraView components not authorized for that user are automatically disabled.

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Security Hierarchy In the CSS, users are assigned to specific groups. Each group contains its own list of system components, and each user is assigned specific access rights to the components associated with the group.

The following diagram shows the hierarchical structure of the CSS.

As shown in the diagram, there are three levels of security:

System Administrator The highest level of security is for the system administrator, who defines all other users in the system and assigns them access rights.

The administrator has total access to CeraView and all of its components, including the CSS.

The administrator defines groups, the users who belong to them, and the access rights assigned to users collectively.

Groups Groups, defined by the administrator, include lists of users and the access rights assigned to them collectively.

Two groups, Admin and Viewer are predefined in the CSS. The Admin group has read/write access to CeraView and its components. The Viewer group has read-only access to CeraView and its components.

The system administrator can also define other groups when necessary.

Users Users are added to groups by the system administrator, and have the access rights of the group to which they belong.

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Admin Viewer User Defined 1 User Defined 2

AccessRights

Read/Write User-DefinedRead-Only

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AdminAdmin ViewerViewer User Defined 1User Defined 1 User Defined 2User Defined 2

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Ceragon Security Application

Ceragon’s security application enables fast security configuration. Its easy-to-use screens allow user/group definition and access right assignment.

Ceragonw Security Application Windows


System Requirements System requirements for a PC running the CeraView software include the following:

Supported Operating Systems

! Windows 2000

! Windows 2003

! Windows XP

! Sun Solaris 8 or 10

Hardware Requirements

For Windows:

! 256 MB RAM minimum, 512 MB recommended

! Pentium 4 2.8 GHz minimum, 3.2 GHz or higher recommended

! 400 MB free disk space minimum, 1 GB recommended

For UNIX

! 256 MB RAM minimum, 512 MB recommended

! Blade 100 Ultra 5 minimum, Ultra 10 recommended

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