solution Use Case
Gilat Satellite Networks TotalNMS
The Gilat Satellite Networks TotalNMS DataMiner connector will communicate with a TotalNMS management system over HTTP using its northbound interface. It enables you to use DataMiner to monitor satellite networks of any size. The TotalNMS from Gilat is a comprehensive management system for SkyEdge II-c platforms, enabling satellite network operators to introduce services, maintain the network, and optimize network resource utilization in the same environment. It was designed to support dynamic business models such as hosting of shared infrastructures for virtual network operators (VNOs) and streamline service fulfilment.
TotalNMS divides the setup into two major domains: Network Infrastructure and Customer Equipment. This connector was built with the idea to focus on the Customer Equipment domain. The physical devices of the system are called Customer Peripheral Equipment (CPE) devices. This connector arranges CPE devices based on CPE groups, with managed groups as a subsection. For each CPE instance, a separate dynamic virtual DataMiner element (DVE) will be created, which will display more detailed information.
USE CASE DETAILS
The General page contains the Login field, where you can enter the credentials needed to perform a valid request to the northbound interface. Below the Login field, the total number of CPEs and active CPEs are displayed. Each row of the Active CPEs table represents the corresponding managed group.
This page contains a table listing the CPE devices that are currently known to the TotalNMS platform. Important reports such as Data Throughput, Es/N0, and C/N0 can be found here as well. To optimize the performance, the connector can be configured to only poll the required reports.
Detailed information is available for every CPE individually in the corresponding dynamic virtual element. The MAC Address, SLA Name, Subscriber Public IP Address, and Last Modification Date are located here.
Once the parent element is configured so that it will communicate with an element that runs the Generic Ping DataMiner protocol, CPE ping information can be displayed in the corresponding dynamic virtual element.
This page contains data regarding the network segments. This includes the general Network Segments table, the VLANs table, and the FWD Links table. Both the NS VLANs table and the FWD Links table are linked to the Network Segments table by means of the Network Segment ID.