Cisco Systems® announces the availability of the Cisco® Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) Service Manager 4.1 for configuring and troubleshooting the Cisco Packet Data Serving Node. As part of the Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange suite of applications, the Cisco PDSN Service Manager complements the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) to provide end-to-end management of Cisco Mobile Exchange. The Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange addresses the element-management requirements of mobile operators and provides fault, configuration, and troubleshooting capability as mobile operators transition their networks from second-generation (2G) circuit-based traffic to 2.5G and third-generation (3G) IP-based services.
In this context, the Cisco PDSN Service Manager is a feature-rich application that provisions and troubleshoots foreign agent services to efficiently activate services and improve network reliability. Integrated with CiscoWorks LMS, the Cisco PDSN Service Manager provides a GUI similar to other CiscoWorks applications and interacts with the CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME) Job Browser, making it a powerful tool for bidirectional device interaction and status. Furthermore, the Cisco PDSN Service Manager console allows easy navigation through configuration and troubleshooting tasks in a familiar environment.
FEATURES
Table 1 includes a list of new features available with the Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1:
Table 1. Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1 Features
Feature
Description
Centralized management of Cisco PDSN configuration
• Automates PDSN provisioning in all Cisco PDSN installations defined in a server farm.
Troubleshooting dashboard
• Allows operators to execute maintenance tasks on Cisco PDSN.
• Allows easy selection of tools to view syslogs, show commands output, and debug.
Multiple-device management
• Allows management of multiple installations of Cisco PDSN in a user-defined grouping.
• Automatically downloads configurations in all Cisco PDSN installations in the server farm.
CiscoWorks-based GUI
• Allows easy viewing, creation, modification, and deletion of Cisco PDSN service profiles in a GUI.
• Provides automatic entry validation to help minimize configuration error while conforming to CiscoWorks look and feel.
Automatic device inventory
• Uses CiscoWorks Common Services Device Credentials Repository data to automatically discover Cisco PDSN devices and gather management information from them.
Cisco PDSN discrepancy analysis
• Detects configuration discrepancies in installations of Cisco PDSN in the server farm.
• Provides a report of discrepancies; shows any divergent Cisco IOS® Software commands between Cisco PDSN installations.
CiscoWorks LMS interface
• Interacts with CiscoWorks RME to download and upload device configurations to Cisco PDSN.
• CiscoWorks RME automatically uploads latest Cisco PDSN running configuration and synchronizes with Cisco PDSN Service Manager.
• Filters out Cisco IOS Software configurations unrelated to CDMA.
• Shows configuration of any installation of Cisco PDSN in user-defined server farm.
System security and user account management
• Uses CiscoWorks user security levels to assign Cisco PDSN Service Manager predefined user roles.
• User security levels include Help Desk Approver, Network Operator, Network Administrator, and System Administrator.
NEW FEATURES
Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1 offers support for Cisco PDSN without being configured as a Mobile IP Foreign Agent. This broadens the solution choices for Cisco Mobile Exchange customers.
UPGRADE OPTIONS
The new Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1 broadens device support and significantly improves the provisioning and troubleshooting of Cisco PDSN.
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 the Cisco PDSN Service Manager, are available at www.cisco.com/go/mwc-cmx.
AVAILABILITY
The Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1 will start shipping on March 15, 2006. Customers can purchase this new product through normal Cisco sales channels beginning March 8, 2006.
Table 2 lists the ordering information for the Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1.
Table 2. Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
MWCX-PDS-4.1-BASE
Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1. Software License. One software license is required for each Sun Solaris server.
MWCX-PDSN-4.1-RTU
Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1 Right-To-Use (RTU) License. One new RTU license is required for each Cisco MWAM card or for every 5 Cisco 7206VXR Routers running on Cisco PDSN 3.x. Customers wanting to order additional RTU licenses without software should use product ordering number MWCX-PDSN-4.1-RTU=.
MWCX-PDUP-4.1-RTU
Cisco PDSN Service Manager 4.1 Device Upgrade Right-To-Use License. One device upgrade RTU license is required for each Cisco MWAM or for every 5 Cisco 7206VXR Routers upgraded from Cisco PDSN 2.x to PDSN 3.x. Customers wanting to order
additional RTU licenses without software should use product ordering number
MWCX-PDUP-4.1-RTU=.
Technical support services are orderable on these products, through Cisco Software Application Support (SAS) programs.
Service part numbers can be found on Cisco.com online ordering tools and price lists.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco PDSN Service Manager, visit www.cisco.com/go/mwc-cmx, contact your local account representative, or send an e-mail to the customer support group at info-mwc@cisco.com.
