NSN NetAct OSS5.

1
Desktop Applications
OS8212-51A

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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

Tier 1
Web Java
ICA Client browser Client

FW

MS WIN Linux
NetAct Secure Domain

J2EE NE Mediation

EM WebServ SERVER
J2EE Apps

GUI CELL J2EE CELL CONNECTIVITY CELL

Motif / X backend

Linux  oracle DB
 SMB server
 LDAP server DATACELL

DCN KIT
SAN TMN

Disk System / storage

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 General LOOK & FEEL Toolbe
Toolbe
lt
lt

Menu
Menu
Bar
Bar

Toolba Main
Main View
View
Toolba
rr

Navigation
Navigation
View
View

Status
Status Bar
Bar

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NetAct StartPage and Citrix Farm

Citrix Farm

NetAct Start Page

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Starting Applications using Toolbelt

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NetAct Desktop Tools
Working Set
Manager
Managed
Object Browser

Top-level
User Interface

Network Editor

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Top-Level User Interface

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Network Editor

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 Managed Object Browser

PLMN
BSC
BCF
BTS
BTS
BCF
BTS
BSC
BCF
Database View of BTS
the Network
Database View of Network
BTS
BTS

PLMN

BSC BSC
Same View Shown in Textual Format
Same View shown in
BCF BCF textual Format
BTS BTS BTS

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 Search Dialog

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 The two Network Element Grouping Methods

1) Maintenance 2) Working
Region (MR)
• Long-term •Set
Ad hoc
• One NE can • One NE can
belong to only belong to different
one MR Working Sets or
none
• One MR usually
contains a • For grouping
relatively large relatively small
number of NEs number of NEs
MO = Managed Object
which are used
• MRNE = Network
is itself a MO Element
frequently e.g.
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maintenance
MO Grouping with Maintenance Regions

- Division of labour on monitoring

tasks
After
Before

MR Test MR North

MR South
My networkAll alarms are
handled by one busy
surveillance person Alarms are handled
by two surveillance
persons using NetAct

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MO Grouping with the Working Set Manager

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Usage of Working Sets

Managed
Top-level Managed
Top-level
Object
UI
UI Object
Browser
Browser Other
Other
Object applica-
applica-
selection tions
tions
into
working Drag and
sets drop
working
sets

Drag and drop to

start applications Alarm History
Working Set Manager using working sets
as startup
parameters
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 Usage of Working Sets

• Example of usage for

working sets in …
•FM Reports and
•Report Builder

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