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Cisco Transport Manager is an advanced element management system (EMS) for the Cisco ONS Family of products. It supports configuration, fault, performance, and security management. Cisco Transport Manager also serves as a foundation for integration into a larger, overall operations support system (OSS) environment.
Cisco has improved the operational efficiencies of managing a Cisco optical transport network. The new features available in Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 include:
Users can now choose, for each network element, whether to collect no performance monitoring data, 15-minute performance monitoring data only, 1-day performance monitoring data only, or both 15-minute and 1-day performance monitoring data. This new feature enables more precise control over saved performance monitoring data.
Users can now choose, for each network element, whether to set no robust performance monitoring, 15-minute robust performance monitoring only, 1-day robust performance monitoring only, or both 15-minute and 1-day robust performance monitoring. Robust performance monitoring is where Cisco Transport Manager attempts to collect older performance monitoring data that was not collected due to a loss of communication. Previous releases of Cisco Transport Manager did not provide separate controls for 15-minute and 1-day robust performance monitoring. This new feature also enables more precise control over saved performance monitoring data.
Users can choose to activate a feature whereby Cisco Transport Manager automatically groups network elements together in subnetworks when they are topologically connected. When this feature is activated, the user is assured that network elements within a subnetwork are topologically connected. When this mode is active and users add a circuit, they will only see network elements that are topologically connected to the source network element. Previous releases of Cisco Transport Manager did not ensure this, because there were cases where manual intervention was required. This new feature makes circuit provisioning much simpler.
Up to Cisco Transport Manager Release 3.2, there was one network map for each group, which was displayed to all users. In Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.0 and later, all users had their own network maps and there were no default network maps. In Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6, all users have the ability to change their network maps, save any map as their network map for the group, and revert to the default map. Saving a map as the default network map for the group is subject to activation in the security profile. These changes make it possible to implement any one of several network map strategies. The available strategies range from one network map for a group that all users see to customized maps for each user. Users can select whether to use their own maps or the default maps.
Since SNTP settings do not vary from network element type to network element type, the user can provision one set of SNTP parameters to any number of network elements at once. This saves time when turning up the network elements—users do not have to open each network element explorer and make these changes; they are made all at once.
Users may now see the link cost parameter for all links between Cisco ONS 15327, ONS 15454 SONET, ONS 15454 SDH, and ONS 15600 network elements. Users may set the link cost parameter only for manual links between these network element types. When circuits are added across such links, the link costs are taken into account. With this feature, users can exercise more control over automatic circuit routing over manual links.
Each link is tagged with a layer-rate attribute to represent connectivity between different domains, such as dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM), SONET/SDH, and Layer 2. The layer-rate attribute is integrated into the network map displays, allowing users to see relationships between different layer rates. Users can see only links of a certain layer rate or all layer rates in one display. The inclusion of the layer-rate attribute also makes alarm correlation to links quicker—the user can pinpoint at which layer rate the alarm occurs.
The client can show a graph of performance monitoring data across time. This is available for all performance monitoring data collected by Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 and gives users a visual, easy-to-use tool for performance monitoring data analysis.
Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 gives users more control over network element explorer security settings. Each set of tabs is subject to its own security setting for each security profile. This benefits users who require the ability to control access to certain areas of the network element explorer without having to control only the ability to launch the network element explorer.
In version 4.6 of the network elements ONS 15327, ONS 15454 SONET and ONS 15454 SDH, each card supports these two new manufacturing parameters, PID and VID. These are displayed in Cisco Transport Manager 4.6 in all cases.
In the new DWDM functionality for the ONS 15454 SONET and ONS 15454 SDH, OCH circuits are used to trace connectivity across the DWDM network. These are inventoried and displayed in Cisco Transport Manager 4.6.
For each circuit, users can set whether to route protection circuits along the same links as working circuits or to route them across separate links.
Users can set orderwire parameters on network elements that support them.
In version 4.6 of the network elements ONS 15327, ONS 15454 SONET and ONS 15454 SDH, there is an extensive set of new security parameters. Users can set them using Cisco Transport Manager 4.6. This enables users to more easily change security settings on a large number of network elements from one location.
Far-end performance monitoring is supported in many network element types in previous releases of Cisco Transport Manager. Release 4.6 adds support for the Cisco ONS 15327.
When setting up a DWDM network using the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET and ONS 15454 SDH, MetroPlanner is an indispensable tool. When the DWDM network is planned using MetroPlanner, the resulting parameters can be saved in a file to be imported into Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6, which can send these parameters in bulk to the network elements it manages.
Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 can read and set J1 path trace parameters on the Cisco ONS 15600.
Type 2 SFPs used in the Cisco ONS 15530 and ONS 15540 network elements are inventoried by Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6.
Users can now view, add, and delete virtual tributary and virtual circuit tunnel circuits using the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) OSS interface, Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 GateWay/CORBA.
Cisco ONS 15454 SONET and ONS 15454 SDH Version 4.6 can use virtual concatenated circuits. Users can use Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 to view these circuits, but cannot add or delete them.
In the network element explorer, the view for an Ethernet port now includes Layer 2 service settings, such as VLAN ID, bridge group, port type, connection type, policing type, and policing settings.
In Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.1, all Layer 2 topologies had the same settings for these parameters. Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 allows users to set these parameters for each Layer 2 topology.
In Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.1, all drops in a Layer 2 service had the same settings for these parameters. Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 allows users to set these parameters for each drop in a Layer 2 service.
In Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.1, users could only enable a port for either a QinQ or a dot1Q Layer 2 service. In Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6, users can apply QinQ and dot1Q Layer 2 services to the same port.
The upgrade package for Cisco Transport Manager from Release 3.2(.x) to Release 4.6 is available for any customer currently using Cisco Transport Manager Release 3.2(.x) or earlier. The upgrade package for Cisco Transport Manager from Release 4.0(.x) to Release 4.6 is available for any customer currently using Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.0(.x). The upgrade package for Cisco Transport Manager from Release 4.1(.x) to Release 4.6 is available for any customer currently using Cisco Transport Manager 4.1(.x).
Database migration is supported from Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.0(.x) to Release 4.6 and from Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.1(.x) to Release 4.6. All existing right-to-use (RTU) licenses remain valid for Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6.
Customers with an older, standalone version of Cisco Transport Manager can follow the migration steps to upgrade their software to Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 in a standalone configuration. Customers can then back up and import data to their new high-availability installations.
The Cisco Transport Manager Large Enterprise (LE) to Small System (SS) system bundle upgrade package is available for any customer currently using the Cisco Transport Manager 4.6 LE system bundle. The Cisco Transport Manager SS to SMK system bundle upgrade package is available for any customer currently using the Cisco Transport Manager 4.6 SS system bundle that wishes to upgrade to the Cisco Transport Manager 4.6 Software Media Kit.
These system bundle upgrade packages are not used to change a customer's version of Cisco Transport Manager.
Following is a list of network elements and software versions supported by Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6.
Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 products are available for order from your sales representative, or online at:
Cisco Transport Manager is made up of the base media kit, additional optional functional components (GateWay/CORBA and high-availability), and RTU licenses. Tables 1-4 list the product names and descriptions associated with Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6.
Table 1 Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6 Software Product Kits
Table 2 Cisco Transport Manager System Bundle Upgrades
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Table 3 Cisco Transport Manager RTU License Bundles
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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 the ONS 15216 Unidirectional Filter 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.
Table 4 Cisco Transport Manager Client RTU License Bundles
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A Cisco Software Application Support Plus Upgrades (SASU) contract must be purchased to receive access to technical support through the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or Cisco.com (Table 5). Cisco SASU also provides Cisco Transport Manager software upgrades as they are made available, for the duration of the customer's contract. Cisco SASU does not cover third-party products.
Table 5 Cisco Transport Manager Maintenance Contracts
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For more information about Cisco Transport Manager Release 4.6, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/opticsw/ps2204/index.html
Posted: Thu Feb 19 17:02:43 PST 2004
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