Protocol Analyser Introduction:

ATM NetHawkTM

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 NetHawkTM products for 3G
• Monitoring and protocol testing N2 for laptop
ATM over E1/T1
– 3G Analyser
• for E1/T1: N2 and NAP platforms
• for STM-1: N3, N3i and D3 platforms

D3 for desktop
ATM over STM-1

N3 for laptop
ATM over STM-1

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 NetHawkTM Playground

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 NetHawkTM interface adapters

For laptop PC For desktop PC

For STM-1

N3, N3i D3
For E1/T1/JT1

N2 NAP

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 NetHawkTM N3 & N3i adapters for STM-1

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• Portable ATM adapter for a notebook PC CardBus II slot
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• 155 Mbits/s SHD/STM-1
• Conformant to EMC standards
• You can monitor one STM-1 interface
uplink & downlink) Each connector has receiver
and transmitter
• You can simulate two STM-1 interfaces
• Concurrent monitoring of STM-1 (N3) and E1/T1 (N2)
• Simultaneous monitoring of two STM-1 lines with N3 and
N3i
• D3 adapter has same functionality and features
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 NetHawkTM 3G Analyser features
• Monitoring of Iu-PS, Iu-CS, Iub, Iur interfaces
• Real-time monitoring & decoding of all 3G protocols
– including Frame Protocols, RLC/MAC and L3 protocols on
them
– full ASN.1 decoding
– up to 64 VPI/VCI bi-directional connections
• Full VPI/VCI address space for both UNI and NNI
• AAL PDU types: AAL0, AAL2, AAL5
• Real-time recording of signaling and traffic
• Up-to-date protocol support based on
• 3GPP, ITU-T, ETSI, ATM Forum, …
• Support for vendor specific protocols

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 NetHawkTM 3G Analyser features
• ATM signaling standards SCCOP, MTP3B, AAL2
signaling, SCCP, B-ISDN, UNI 3.1 and UNI 4.0
• Off-line monitoring & post-processing
– free off-line mode use at any computer
• Protocol encapsulation methods: Classical IP
• Extensive filtering and trap features
• Protocol help
• Statistical counters for each layer
– define your own counters within traps

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 Connecting NetHawkTM 3G
Analyser
• 3G Analyser with for STM-1
–connect with optical splitters
–no risk of cutting the link in a live
network!

• Check connection from State

Monitor in the graphical user
interface:
–status of the optical / electrical
signal (LOS)
–signal available for DUT (AIS)
–ATM cell sync (LOC)

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 NetHawkTM 3G Analyser

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 Checking product and protocol information:
About NetHawkTM 3G Analyser

• Protocol info
– list of supported protocols and
versions

• Software info
– software name and version
– registration number
– license holder

• XAPI info

• History buffer info

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 NetHawkTM 3G Analyser protocol support

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 NetHawkTM 3G Analyser 2.0
Supported Protocols
Support for following specifications
and recommendations

• MAC: 3G TS 25.321 v3.2.0: (2000-06)

• RLC: 3G TS 25.322 v3.2.0: (2000-06)
• PDCP: 3G TS 25.323 v3.3.0: (2000-12)
• BMC: 3G TS 25.324 v3.3.0: (2000-12)
• RRC: 3G TS 25.331 v3.5.0: (2000-06)
+ CR665R1, CR693, CR716
• RLP: 3G TS 24.022 v3.4.0: (2000-09)
• MM/CC/SM:
3G TS 24.008 v3.4.1 (2000-06)
• RANAP: 3G TS 25.413 v3.4.0 (2000-12)
• GSM Supplementary Services:
GSM TS 04.10 v5.0.1
• GSM SMS (PP): GSM TS 03.38 v6.0.1
• GTP-U: 3G TS 29.060 v3.7.0 (2000-12)
• Iu UP: 3G TS 25.415 v3.5.0 (2000-12)
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 Graphical user interface
F6

Right-click the mouse for:

– decoding depths
– detail levels
– coding
– colour

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 Graphical user interface

• Right-click the mouse and filter the

view as you like.

• View the statistical counters or tie

configurations with your trace files.

• Define traps e.g. to trigger an

action with an incoming message.

• NetHawk gives you all these

possibilities in off-line mode as
well.
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 Defining the source of monitored traffic
Setup connections
F7

• Choose the source of the

monitored traffic

• Activate connections -
timeslots, protocol stacks

• Define decoding settings

– detail level, coding and
colors

• Save to a configuration file

for later use
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 Saving the traffic in on-line mode:
Start recording

• Start recording while on-line

• Attach configuration file, trap file

and description

• Save history buffer

• Clear the buffer and continue

monitoring

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 Question about protocol messages?
Protocol help

• Want to verify message

names of IEs?

• Just right-click the

mouse for protocol help!

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