Cisco® announces Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.0, an intelligent, carrier-class element management system (EMS) that efficiently manages the entire Cisco ONS family of optical transport products, which includes traditional time-division multiplexing (TDM) SONET/SDH, Ethernet/IP, and dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) services as well as Cisco MGX® 8880 Media Gateway and voice-enabled Cisco MGX 8850 and MGX 8830 Multiservice Switches.
Cisco Transport Manager intelligently supports configuration, fault, performance, and security management and serves as a foundation for integration into a larger, overall OSS environment.
New Features
Table 1 lists the new features available in Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.0; for further detail on new features refer to your sale representative.
Table 1. New Features in Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.0
Feature
Description
Scalability
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 is qualified with 4000 optical network elements.
IPv6 support
Cisco Transport Manager supports the IPv6 protocol on the DCN network (server to network element communication) and on the CORBA northbound interface (server to OSS communication).
SNMPv3
SNMPv3 support extended to the 155xx network. Cisco Transport Manager provides full provisioning capabilities.
UltraSparc T2 support
Qualification of T5120 and T5220 SUN servers
External authentication
Cisco Transport Manager supports external username and password authentication through RADIUS server. Users with the appropriate privileges can enable or disable external authentication.
Supported Network Elements
Following is a list of network elements and software versions supported by Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.0:
Customers who are running an older version of Cisco Transport Manager and wish to upgrade to Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 should use one of the Cisco Transport Manager Upgrade Kits.
Existing node right-to-use (RTU) licenses and client licenses are still valid if the customer is upgrading using one of the Cisco Transport Manager Upgrade Kits. Additional licenses need be purchased only when new nodes are being added to the network or additional clients are required.
Availability
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 will begin shipping February 26, 2009. Customers can place orders through their normal sales channels beginning February 20, 2009. Starting with Cisco Transport Manager 7.0, only the Cisco Software Application Support (SAS) contract is available.
Ordering Information
Cisco Transport Manager is made up of the base media kit, additional optional functional components (Gateway/CORBA and High Availability), and client and network element RTU licenses. Table 2 lists the part numbers and descriptions associated with Cisco Transport Manager 9.0.
Table 2. Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
Cisco Transport Manager Release Software Product Kits
CTM-9.0-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0
CTM-9.0-NE10-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 to manage up to 10 nodes and 5 concurrent clients
CTM-9.0-NE50-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 to manage up to 50 nodes and 10 concurrent clients
CTM-9.0-NE200-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 to manage up to 200 nodes and 20 concurrent clients
CTM-9.0-NE3K-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 to manage up to 3000 nodes and 75 concurrent clients
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 High Availability Agent 2.3
CTM-9.0-AUTH
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 External Authentication License
Cisco Transport Manager Release Upgrades
CTM-9-UPG-20NE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 - Upgrade Kit up to 20 network elements (NEs R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-50NE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0- Upgrade Kit up to 50 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-100NE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0- Upgrade Kit up to 100 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-200NE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0- Upgrade Kit up to 200 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-500NE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 - Upgrade Kit up to 500 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-1kNE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 - Upgrade Kit up to 1000 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-2kNE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 - Upgrade Kit up to 2000 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9-UPG-4kNE-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 - Upgrade Kit up to 4000 NEs, R8.x to R9.0, SW CDs
CTM-9.0-AUTH-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 External Authentication License Upgrade
CTM-9.0-CORBA-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager GateWay/CORBA Northbound Interface 9.0 Upgrade
CTM-9.0-HA-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 High Availability Agent 2.3 Upgrade
Note: Cisco SAS is available for all the above-listed application and related upgrades. The purchase of an annual Cisco SAS maintenance contract entitles you to free upgrades to minor and maintenance application releases, access to the Cisco.com Software Center for patches and bug fixes, and Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support. Refer to your Cisco sales representative for further information.
Cisco Transport Manager License Upgrades
CTM-NE10TO50-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager to manage up to 50 nodes, License Upgrade
CTM-NE50TO200-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager to manage up to 200 nodes, License Upgrade
CTM-NE200TO3K-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager License Upgrade from 200 NEs Max to 3000 NEs Max
CTM-NE200UNL-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager License Upgrade from 200 NEs Max to Max Number of NEs
CTM-NE3KUNL-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager License Upgrade from 3000 NEs Max to Max Number of NEs
Cisco Transport Manager Network Element RTU Licenses
CTML-9-15216-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15216 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15302-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15302 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15302-025
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15302 - 25 Block
CTML-9-15305-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15305 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15305-025
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15305 - 25 Block
CTML-9-15310-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15310 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15310-025
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15310 - 25 Block
CTML-9-15310-100
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15310 - 100 Block
CTML-9-15530-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15530 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15540-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15540 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15327-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15327 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15327-025
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15327 - 25 Block
CTML-9-15454-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15454 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15454-025
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15454 - 25 Block
CTML-9-15454-050
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15454 - 50 Block
CTML-9-15454-100
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15454 - 100 Block
CTML-9-15600-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15600 - 1 RTU
CTML-9-15600-005
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15600 - 5 Block
CTML-9-15600-025
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 15600 - 25 Block
CTML-9-1580X-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU license for 1580X - 1 RTU
CTML-9-8880-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU: License for Cisco MGX 8880
CTML-9-8850-001
Cisco Transport Manager RTU: License for Cisco MGX 8850
Note: Passive Cisco ONS 15216 network elements that are not actively managed by Cisco Transport Manager, namely the Cisco ONS 15216 200-GHz Filter, ONS 15216 200-GHz OADM, ONS 15216 EDFA1, ONS 15216 OSC, ONS 15216 DCU, and ONS 15216 Unidirectional Filter and MDS 9000 nodes do not require a Cisco Transport Manager RTU. The active Cisco ONS 15216 network elements, namely the Cisco ONS 15216 100-GHz OADM and ONS 15216 EDFA2, do require a Cisco Transport Manager RTU. MDS 9000 Family nodes are not actively managed by Cisco Transport Manager and hence do not require a Cisco Transport Manager RTU.
For More Information
For additional product information on Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.0, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/ctm or contact your local account representative.
