Powerful Performance Management

The DX 200-based network elements collect measure­ment and observation data. This data is automatically transferred to Nokia OMC and stored in the database. Further processing of the data is easy: the user can view it in graphical form and textual reports. The Nokia OMC also allows the user to set his or her own threshold values for the measurement data. The system automatically gener­ates an alarm when the pre­set threshold value is ex­ceeded, e.g. when an abnor­mal measurement value is detected.

Furthermore, the Nokia OMC supports deeper analy­sis and post-processing of net­work data. The user can post-process the measurement data with a spreadsheet program. With that program's various tools, the user can further customise reports according to specific needs.

Open Interfaces

Nokia's OMC open architec­ture accommodates interfaces to different managed objects and other management sys­tems. The interfaces to man­aged objects provide fault management functions and remote sessions to the equip­ment. These tools let the user see the whole network in one view.

The systems supported by Nokia OMC include:

• DX 200 switches

• Nokia Transmission equipment

• Nokia's IN solution

• Equipment of other vendors

The Nokia OMC has inter­faces to other systems. For example, it possible to for­ward fault management in­formation to other informa­tion systems, or to service support centres via e-mail. Interfaces to the fault man­agement and measurement databases are also provided.

Easy to Use

Graphical user interfaces make Nokia OMC easy to use. Even a network distributed over a large area can be visu­alised clearly with the help of the hierarchical view system. It is common for telecommu­nication networks to undergo expansion and change continuously in other ways. A user can easily and immedi­ately adapt the Nokia OMC graphical environment to re­flect changes in the network.

The user can tailor the views to suit his or her own specific needs. The overall graphical environment can also be tailored to suit individual user work assignments, where one user may be responsible for monitoring one important geographical area, another for monitoring a type of equip­ment such as switches, and so on.

Pop-up menus, point-and-click mouse movements and drag-and-drop functions make network management operations simple. The Nokia OMC also provides the user with a context-sensitive help feature containing on-line in­structions.

The Nokia OMC is a state-of-the-art network manage­ment system. With the Nokia OMC, operators can manage their networks efficiently and flexibly. Nokia is also continuously developing the Nokia OMC to better serve customer needs