Artemis: An Event Operation Tool for Artemis: An Event Operation Tool for Telecommunication Management SystemsTelecommunication Management Systems
Fernando Augusto TeixeiraAna Paula Ribeiro da Silva
Leonardo Barbosa e Leonardo Barbosa e OliveiraOliveira
Daniel Fernandes Macedo
Antonio Alfredo F. LoureiroJosé Marcos Silva Nogueira
OutlineOutline
Introduction SIS Artemis
Requirements Features Architecture Implementation aspects System in operation Artemis vs SISterm
Conclusion
Introduction - Introduction - TTelecom elecom ManagementManagement
Complexity of systems Large number and diversity of network
elements and events Heterogeneity of network elements Networks and network elements managed
by specific and distinct platforms Variety of communications protocols
Introduction – SIS Introduction – SIS
SIS – System for Integration of Supervision Telemar management systems
Largest Brazilian Telecommunication Operator
Fully operational in the 16 states The platform is in constant evolution Modular and expansible — it allows
integration with new modules
Introduction - Motivation Introduction - Motivation
To meet new demands Evolution of the current operator interface
system (SISTerm) Performance improvement Parallelism
Simultaneously, to perform queries acknowledgement, etc
Usability and ergonomy enhancements Portability
SIS – Operating Model SIS – Operating Model
SIS – Interaction with Network SIS – Interaction with Network ElementsElements
SIS – Hierarchical StructureSIS – Hierarchical Structure
UCP
Supervisedsystems to be
integrated
SIS UCRUCRUCR
UCS UCS UCS
ER
Agent UCA
QSSS
Agent
ER
Q3QSIS
SIS – Operation ExampleSIS – Operation Example
BS
Modem
Modem
Modem Modem
Modem
Modem
Modem
ELCOM/Batik
AXE/Ericsson
CELULAR
Agent
ELCOM
Agent
AXE
Agent
CEL
DB
Manager
CMIP-LIKE
Supervisor
Station
Artemis - RequirementsArtemis - Requirements
Integration with several management systems SNMP based, SIS, others
Centralization and decentralization of the
operation Usability
User-friendly tool
Customization
Robustness, portability, modularity
High performance
Artemis – Features Artemis – Features (1/2)(1/2)
Possibility to perform list combinations
(stations, supervised entities, events, etc)
Artemis enables list filtering: severity, alarms,
etc
Automatic update frequency of the lists
Statistics about events
Artemis – Features Artemis – Features (2/2)(2/2)
Acknowledgement of alarms by operators
Event history
Remote terminals
Trouble tickets
Artemis – Architecture Artemis – Architecture (1/2)(1/2)
Artemis – Architecture Artemis – Architecture (2/2)(2/2)
Data Acquisition Ability to connect directly to network devices
Data Management Data processing Statistics and reports generation
Visualization Operator´s interface Customization
Authentication User identification
Artemis – Implementation Aspects Artemis – Implementation Aspects (1/2)(1/2)
Java Language Portability Modularity
Design Patterns Usability
Tool tips Colors
Security Authentication Security customization
Artemis – Implementation Artemis – Implementation Aspects Aspects (2/2)(2/2)
Auxiliary tools Bugzilla Concurrent Versions System (CVS)
Robustness and performance Evaluation: Xload, Top, Gkrellm, MRTG,
WMnet, etc Software correctness and tests
Successive releases Tests: both in the actual plant and in
controlled environments
Artemis – System in Operation Artemis – System in Operation (1/2)(1/2)
Artemis – System in Operation Artemis – System in Operation (2/2)(2/2)
Artemis Artemis vsvs Systerm Systerm (1/2)(1/2)
O SISTerm is the tool of event operation used nowadays by SIS
Artemis is a potential substitute for
SISTerm
Comparison: Artemis versus SISTerm
Artemis Artemis vsvs Systerm Systerm (2/2)(2/2)
8s10s1min 20s
3min 48s6s1min 40s
Response Time
Artemis
SISTermArtemisSISTermArtemis
SISTerm
Tool
783176991597Number of elements
Event ListEquipment ListStation List MG Area
ConclusionConclusion
Development of a management tool for telecommunication networks – Artemis
Key role in large scale networks integrating a large number of heterogeneous systems
Better performance when compared with
SISTerm
Usability, ergonomy, modularity and
expandability
Future WorkFuture Work
Integration with other existent system and protocols
QuestionsQuestions
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