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NSN NetAct OSS5.1Desktop ApplicationsOS8212-51A

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Objectives

Connect to the NetAct system from a workstation Use the new OSS5.1 Desktop environment to perform a variety

of tasks efficiently Locate objects within the browser tool and find out their

properties Create customised workspace views and search criteria Understand the inter-working between the different desktop tools

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Content

Accessing NetAct Applications NetAct Start Page NetAct Desktop Tools Interworking of Desktop Tools

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Accessing NetAct Applications

MS WIN

Net

Act

Sec

ure

Dom

ain

Web browser

Tier 1

ICA Client

Linux

EM

GUI CELL

WebServ

J2EE

J2EE CELL CONNECTIVITY CELL

J2EE Apps

NE Mediation

JavaClient

DCN KIT

DATACELL

Disk System / storage

TMN

Linux oracle DB

SMB server

LDAP server

FW

SERVER

Motif / X backend

SAN

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Status BarStatus Bar

NavigationView

NavigationView

Toolbar

Toolbar

Menu Bar

Menu Bar

Main ViewMain View

General LOOK & FEELToolbe

ltToolbe

lt

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NetAct StartPage and Citrix Farm

NetAct Start Page

Citrix Farm

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Starting Applications using Toolbelt

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NetAct Desktop Tools

Top-level User Interface

Managed Object Browser

Working Set Manager

Network Editor

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Top-Level User Interface

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Network Editor

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BSC

BCF

BTS BTS

PLMN

BCF

BTS

BSC

PLMN BSC BCF BTS BTS BCF BTS BSC BCF BTS BTS BTSDatabase View of Network

Same View Shown in Textual FormatSame View shown in textual Format

Database View of the Network

Managed Object Browser

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Search Dialog

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1) Maintenance Region (MR)

2) Working Set• Long-term

• One NE can belong to only one MR

• One MR usually contains a relatively large number of NEs

• MR is itself a MO

• Ad hoc

• One NE can belong to different Working Sets or none

• For grouping relatively small number of NEs which are used frequently e.g. maintenance

The two Network Element Grouping Methods

MO = Managed ObjectNE = Network Element

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My networkAll alarms are handled by one busy surveillance person

Before

- Division of labour on monitoring tasks

MR South

MR NorthMR Test

After

Alarms are handled by two surveillance persons using NetAct

MO Grouping with Maintenance Regions

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MO Grouping with the Working Set Manager

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ManagedObject

Browser

ManagedObject

Browser

Top-levelUI

Top-levelUI

Object selection into working sets

Otherapplica-

tions

Otherapplica-

tions

Drag and drop

working sets

Drag and drop to start applications using working sets as startup parameters

Working Set Manager

Alarm History

Usage of Working Sets

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Usage of Working Sets

•Example of usage for working sets in …

•FM Reports and•Report Builder