Cisco IoT Field Network Director (formerly referred to as CG-NMS)
The IR800s are supported with IOT Field Network Director which offers a single platform to manage a complete FAN solution, Raw Socket sessions management, and monitoring.
Some of the key features are:
-
Geographic Information System (GIS) map -based, visualization, monitoring, troubleshooting, and alarm notifications
-
Group-based configuration management for FAN routers (CGR1000, IR8x9, 819H, IR5x9 and CG-Mesh endpoints
-
Rule-engine infrastructure for customizable threshold -based alarm processing and event generation
-
Secure network infrastructure (inventory, rollback configuration, work order) of IR809 and IR829
-
Zero Touch Provisioning - Automatically provision IR800 and head-end routers with configuration
-
Collect metrics and events from FAN Routers, Head-end routers, and CG-mesh endpoints, and store them in a database. Cellular metrics and statistics for cost optimization
-
Network status monitoring and diagnosis for issues. Location tracking (historical and geo-fence)
-
Update firmware on groups of IR809 and IR829. IR829 AP803 (Autonomous mode only)
-
North-bound integration API for transparent integration with utility head-end and operational systems, for example Outage Reporting System
-
Raw Socket management and monitoring
Detailed information about the IoT Field Network Director is found at the home page: