Cisco Systems® announces the availability of the Cisco® Content Services Gateway (CSG) Service Manager 2.2 release which is part of the Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange suite of applications that complements CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) to provide an end-to-end management of the Cisco Mobile Exchange. The Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange addresses the element-management requirements of mobile operators and provides fault and configuration capability as mobile operators transition their wireless service delivery networks from second-generation (2G) circuit-based traffic to 2.5G and third-generation (3G) IP-based services.
Integrated with the CiscoWorks LMS desktop, the Cisco CSG Service Manager provides an interface similar to that of other CiscoWorks applications and integrates with the CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME) Job Manager to provide a powerful interface for bidirectional device interaction and status. The Cisco CSG Service Manager GUIs are intuitive and allow the user to easily navigate through the different configuration tasks in a familiar environment.
FEATURES
Table 1 includes a list of new features available with the Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2 release:
Table 1. Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2 Features
Feature
Description
Service activation, modification, deactivation
Automatically activates, modifies, and deactivates services in Cisco CSG server farm:
Mapping
Content
Policy
Rule set
Billing services
Billing plans
Discrepancy analysis
Determines if configuration delta exists within the Cisco CSGs defined in the server farm
Provides a report with found discrepancies, if any
Other non-CSG-related Cisco IOS Software configuration is filtered out
View configuration of any chassis in server farm
Batch-mode configuration
Allows an operator to group multiple instances of the same service activation and download it to all Cisco CSGs in the server farm. Operator can cut and paste actual Cisco IOS Software configuration prior to downloading
Running versus start-up configuration
Allows an operator to specify if the new configuration will be updated in the start-up or the running configuration of a selected Cisco CSG or all the CSGs in the server farm
UPGRADE OPTIONS
The new Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2 broadens device support and significantly improves the provisioning of the Cisco Content Services Gateway.
Both the previously offered CiscoWorks for Mobile Wireless 3.0 and Cisco Mobile Wireless Center 2.0 for Cisco Mobile Exchange are no longer available. End-of-sale and end-of-life announcements, along with additional details about Cisco CSG Service Manager, are available at http://www.cisco.com/go/mwc-cmx.
AVAILABILITY
The Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2 is currently shipping as of April 27, 2005. Customers can purchase this new product today through normal Cisco sales channels.
Table 2 lists the ordering information for the Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2.
Table 2. Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
MWCX-CSGSM-2.2-K9
Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2, Solaris License
MWCX-CSGSM2.2UP-K9
CW4MW 3.0 or MWC-CMX 2.0 Upgrade to Cisco CSG Service Manager 2.2 Solaris License
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco Content Services Gateway Service Manager, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/mwc-cmx or contact your local account representative or send an e-mail to the Customer Support group at cs-mwc@cisco.com.
