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Introduction The 5620 SAM 9500 MPTGM Driver version 1.2.0 document provides information about the MPTGM driver version 1.2.0, including driver capabilities, known issues, and discovery and management instructions. The MPTGM driver extends 5620 SAM management of MPT-GM devices as described in section 2.1.
Installation information for the MPTGM driver is found in the 5620 SAM GNE Driver Installation Guide. Compatibility information is found in the 5620 SAM GNE Driver Compatibility Guide. Driver documents are available on OLCS.
1.1 Obtaining technical support
Technical support engineers are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For the list of regional contact telephone and fax numbers, visit the following URL and click on the Alcatel-Lucent Global Support link: http://support.alcatel-lucent.com.
2 MPTGM driver version 1.2.0 2.1 Driver capabilities
The following table lists MPTGM driver version 1.2.0 capabilities. The MPTGM driver extends the management capabilities of the 5620 SAM for MPT-GM devices in the following applicable areas.
Table 2-1: MPTGM driver capabilities
Configuration management
Radio link inventory - The driver allows 5620 SAM operators to create radio links with endpoints on MPT-GM devices. Operators can also view all radio links terminating on this device by drilling down from the network topology map or network Equipment Tree representations of the MPT-GM device.
Additionally, radio links associated with the MPT-GM device are now included in the inventory list accessed through the Equipment Manager (ManageEquipmentEquipment from the 5620 SAM main menu, then choose Radio link (Network) from the object type drop-down).
Radio link inventory information is also available to the 5620 SAM-O through the installation of the driver, under the following package and class netw.RadioPhysicalLink. The on-product help system allows users to search and view package and class information.
Radio port properties - The driver extends the 5620 SAM management of the MPT-GM device to include its radio port interfaces. With the installation of the driver, a tab called "Radio" is added to the Generic NE Interface properties form, allowing 5620 SAM operators to view the following generic radio port properties of the device:
• ATPC Enabling
• ATPC Max Tx Power
• ATPC Low Power Threshold
• Mode
• Current Modulation
• Manual Local Tx Mute
• Tx Frequency
• MPT Shifter Value
• Channel Spacing
• Received Power Level
• Transmitted Power Level
• ATPC Control – Local Rx Power High
• Radio PM
These properties are also available to the 5620 SAM-O under the following package and class radioequipment.RadioPortSpecifics. The on-product help system allows users to search and view package and class information.
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Radio port inventory properties – The following radio port inventory properties are displayed on the Inventory tab for the radio ports:
• Company ID
• Mnemonic
• Part No
• Serial No
• Port ID
• Software Part No
These properties are also available to the 5620 SAM-O under the following package and class radioequipment.RadioEquipmentInventory. The on-product help system allows users to search and view package and class information.
GNE profile automation - The GNE profile for the MPT-GM is automatically created when the MPTGM driver is installed.
Alarm catalog integration - The MPT-GM alarm catalog is automatically populated during driver installation. Operators can edit the alarm catalog to customize alarm characteristics.
Note -Since "info" traps are not present in the automatically generated alarm catalog, the 5620 SAM may throw an error in the log viewer. There is no impact on the functionality of alarms reporting.
NE software version display - The NE software version is displayed on the General tab of the NE Property form.
Binding GNE network interface to physical port - A new button “Properties” is added to the Network Interface Properties form to show the associated Generic NE interface. If the NE does not have GNE Interfaces, the button is not available.
Port labeling – The Name parameter in the MPT-GM port list is customized to facilitate the mapping of the interface index with the interface type.
Bulk PM operations - Bulk PM operations are supported. Choose ToolsBulk Operations from the 5620 SAM main menu to create a bulk change. You can specify filter options while creating a bulk change. During a bulk execution, if there are exceptions encountered, all following bulk executions are cancelled. See the "Bulk Operations" chapter in the 5620 SAM User Guide for more information.
PM enable/disable – You can enable/disable PM at the radio port level.
Service management
Not applicable
Tunnel management
Not applicable
Network assurance
Not applicable
Service assurance
Performance management - The driver extends 5620 SAM performance management to the MPT-GM device so that statistics related to the GNE can be viewed through the 5620 SAM GUI. See section 2.5. Statistics are also available to the 5620 SAM-O; see the 5620 SAM Statistics Management Guide.
Alarm resynchronization – The 5620 SAM performs periodic polling of trap sequence numbers and detects gaps, if present. Upon NE alarm loss detection, the 5620 SAM performs full NE alarm resynchronization.
Alarm reporting – The 5620 SAM supports the reporting of all alarms present in the automatically generated alarm catalog.
Radio link fault management - The 5620 SAM tracks the radio link down scenario. When a radio link interconnects two MPT-GM devices, the 5620 SAM manages the operational state at the node and processes any alarms affecting the radio link extremities. The 5620 SAM changes the operational state on the General tab of the radio interface based on the link down alarm. Note: The operational state on the Radio tab does not change based on link status. When the link is operationally down, the link shows red. When the link is operationally up, the link shows green.
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Device life cycle management
Not applicable
2.2 Closed issues
This section lists closed issues for the MPTGM driver.
Table 2-2: MPTGM closed issues
PTS number Description Version Introduced
SAMPTS-141742 Resync button on Radio tab has no effect MPTGM 1.0.0
SAMPTS-150762 MPT-GM Adaptive Modulation statistics do not show BPSK or 4QAM Str
MPTGM 1.1.0
SAMPTS-154470 View Alarmed Object does not work MPTGM 1.1.0
SAMPTS-154826 Generic Interface Alarm is not cleared after 5620 SAM node connectivity is restored
MPTGM 1.1.0
SAMPTS-160318 Values not mapped correctly for Generic Interface Radio on MPT-GM
MPTGM 1.1.0
SAMPTS-160426 Alarms sent by MPT-GM seen by 5620 SAM but not recorded on WEB LCT
This section lists current open problems that customers must be aware of before deploying the MPTGM driver into a live network or lab environment.
Table 2-3: MPTGM outstanding issues
PTS number Description Workaround Version introduced
SAMPTS-161399 Node software version is not updated in the 5620 SAM after node software upgrade.
Remanage the node MPTGM 1.2.0
SAMPTS-162460 Adaptive Data Stats unit mismatch between the 5620 SAM and EMS.
MPTGM 1.2.0
2.4 Limitations
There are no current limitations for the MPTGM driver.
2.5 Discovery and management
This section describes how to discover and use the MPT-GM in the 5620 SAM after driver installation. See the 5620 SAM GNE Driver Installation Guide for information about installing a driver.
The following instructions provide information specific to MPT-GM device configuration and discovery. The 5620 SAM User Guide chapter "Device commissioning and management" should be consulted for full procedural details.
Create mediation policies and configure a discovery rule
1. Use the 5620 SAM to create an SNMPv1 mediation policy that specifies “admin” as the Read Community String value. See the 5620 SAM User Guide for information about creating mediation policies.
2. Use the 5620 SAM to create an SNMPv1 mediation policy that specifies “NMS5UX” as the Write/Trap Community String value. See the 5620 SAM User Guide for information about creating mediation policies.
3. Use the 5620 SAM to configure a discovery rule for the MPT-GM that specifies the following mediation policies; see the 5620 SAM User Guide for information about creating discovery rules:
• Read Access Mediation Policy – mediation policy created in step 1.
Perform configuration management tasks using the device EMS
4. Right-click on the MPT-GM icon on the 5620 SAM topology map and choose Open URL.
5. Respond to the prompts (user=admin; password=admin). The device EMS opens to allow configuration.
6. Choose MainAlarm Severity ConfigSETS and double-click on the following alarms to change the Severity setting from Warning to Status:
• timingGeneratorFreeRunningStatus
• timingGeneratorHoldoverStatus
View statistics
7. Click on the Statistics tab of the MPT-GM interface properties form to view statistics as required. The availability of historical data requires the activation of Performance Monitoring.
Note 1: Alcatel-Lucent recommends that you schedule historical data statistics only, and collect current data statistics on demand. For example, History Data Stats - 15 min returns the same information as Current Data Stats collected for the same 15 minute interval, therefore, it is redundant to schedule Current Data Stats. Scheduling Current Data Stats may result in an error message. Scheduling Interface Additional Stats
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(Generic NE) is not supported and may result in stopping the collection of other statistics.
Note 2: For the 5620 SAM to successfully display the supported History Data Stats, it is expected that the node has collected at least 19 entries of 15 minute statistics. For a newly deployed node, after statistics collection is initiated, you must wait for 5 hours before you can view the History Data Stats on the 5620 SAM.
Note 3: The plotting of statistics is supported for Interface Stats (Generic NE).
The following counters are supported on Radio interface 9.
Interface Type Statistic Type
Radio (index 9)
Adaptive Modulation Current Data Stats - 15 min
Adaptive Modulation Current Data Stats – 24 Hr
Adaptive Modulation History Data Stats - 15 min
Adaptive Modulation History Data Stats – 24 Hr
Hop Current Data Stats – 15 min
Hop Current Data Stats – 24 Hr
Hop History Data Stats - 15 min
Hop History Data Stats - 24 Hr
RSL Hop Current Data stats – 15 min
RSL Hop Current Data stats – 24 Hr
RSL Hop History Data Stats - 15 min
RSL Hop History Data Stats - 24 Hr
TSL Hop Current Data Stats – 15 min
TSL Hop Current Data Stats – 24 Hr
TSL Hop History Data Stats - 15 min
TSL Hop History Data Stats - 24 Hr
Note: On Ethernet interfaces with index 9 (Radio), 10 (LAN 1), and 6 (LAN 2), the Interface Stats (Generic NE) are also applicable.
View the automatically created GNE profile
8. Choose AdministrationGeneric NE Manager from the 5620 SAM main menu. The Generic NE Manager form opens.
9. Choose Generic NE Profile (Generic NE) and click Search. A list of GNE profiles appears.
10. Select a GNE profile and click Properties. The Generic NE Profile (Edit) form opens with the General tab displayed.
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11. Click on the Interface Types, Other MIBs, and Translators tabs to view information about the GNE profile.
12. Close the form.
View or modify the automatically created alarm catalog
13. Choose AdministrationGeneric NE Manager from the 5620 SAM main menu. The Generic NE Manager form opens.
14. Choose Generic NE Alarm Catalogue (Trap to Alarm Mapper) and click Search. A list of alarm catalogs appears.
15. Click on the Trap Configuration tab and select the alarm catalog.
16. Modify the alarm properties as required and close the form.
To assign the alarm catalog to the appropriate GNE profile, see section 9.6 "GNE commissioning" in the 5620 SAM User Guide.
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