Cisco BPX 8650, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Chapter 1 The BPX Switch: Functional Overview
Network Management
Network Management
BPX switches provide one high-speed and two low-speed data interfaces for data collection and network
management:
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High-speed interface — Provides an Ethernet 802.3 LAN interface port to communicate with a Cisco
WAN Manager NMS workstation. TCP/IP provides the transport and network layer, Logical Link
Control 1 is the protocol across the Ethernet port.
• Low-speed interface — Provides two RS-232 ports: one for a network printer and the second for
either a modem connection or a connection to an external control terminal. These low-speed
interfaces are the same as provided by the IGX switch.
Each BPX switch can be configured to use optional low-speed modems for inward access by the Cisco
Technical Response Team for network troubleshooting assistance or to autodial Cisco Customer Service
to report alarms remotely. If desired, another option is remote monitoring or control of customer premise
equipment through a window on the Cisco WAN Manager workstation.
A Cisco WAN Manager NMS workstation connects through the Ethernet to the LAN port on the BPX
and provides network management through SNMP. Statistics are collected by Cisco WAN Manager
using the TFTP protocol.
You can also use the Cisco WAN Manager’s Connection Manager to manage:
• Frame Relay connections on IGX switch shelves
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Frame Relay and ATM connections on MGX 8220 shelves
• MGX 8220 shelf configuration.
The following are the Network Management software applications:
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Cisco WAN Manager (formerly StrataView Plus)—Provides a single unified management platform
utilizing HP OpenView® to manage BPX, IGX, and SES devices.
•
SNMP Service Agent—Provides an interface for automated provisioning and fault management to
customers or Operations Support Systems (OSS).
For further information on network management, refer to the Cisco WAN Manager User’s Guide .
Cisco WAN Manager
Cisco WAN Manager, a standards-based multiprotocol management architecture, is a single unified
management platform that utilizes HP OpenView® to manage BPX, IGX, and SES devices. Regardless
of the size or configuration of your network, Cisco WAN Manager collects extensive service statistics,
tracks resource performance, and provides powerful remote diagnostic and control functions for WAN
maintenance.
Online help screens, graphical displays, and easy command line mnemonics make Cisco WAN Manager
user-friendly. Plentiful hard disk storage is provided to allow accumulating time of day statistics on
many network parameters simultaneously. The data is accumulated by the node's controller card and
transmitted to the Cisco WAN Manager workstation where it is stored, processed, and displayed on a
large color monitor.
Cisco WAN Manager connects to the network over an Ethernet LAN connection. With Ethernet, you can
establish Cisco WAN Manager connectivity to remote nodes through Frame Relay over TCP/IP to the
LAN connector on the local node, or through inband ILMI.