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Sentinel 4.0

Monitoring and control of multi-layer operational networks and services

The challenge power utilities face in implementing their operational communication network is how to manage an evolving, multi-technology, multi-vendor telecom infrastructure to deliver services with a guaranteed level of quality for multiple groups of users with different service requirements.

Sentinel 4.0

Monitoring and control of multi-layer operational networks and services

The challenge power utilities face in implementing their operational communication network is how to manage an evolving, multi-technology, multi-vendor telecom infrastructure to deliver services with a guaranteed level of quality for multiple groups of users with different service requirements.

Sentinel diagram 1

Sentinel 4.0 is a vendor-agnostic management platform designed to fulfill the requirements of power utilities’ operational communications.

  • Multi-vendor and multi-technology – Allows for flexible construction of the network with best-suited building blocks without committing to any specific single vendor.
  • Easy to deploy, operate, and maintain – Provides a powerful solution for monitoring, supervising, and reporting on devices and services at the grid scale, restraining to features that are relevant for the operational network, hence reducing cost, complexity, and learning effort.
  • Fully under the utility’s control – Resides entirely inside the power utility’s governance and security perimeter.
  • Enhanced operator awareness – For fast fault detection and localization, proactive management (detect anomalies before users), reduced downtime, efficient usage of work force, and reduction of maintenance costs.
  • Enhanced user awareness – For the proper operation of mission-critical applications, prompt information on services impacted by network anomalies, and assurance that service requirements are constantly fulfilled.
  • Single source for network information – Sentinel 4.0 inventory provides a coherent and unique source of information common to functions such as network operation, maintenance, transformation projects, planning, etc., facilitating exchanges between network management actors and stakeholders.
Sentinel diagram 2
Fault & Incident Management
  • Technology- and vendor-agnostic end-to-end and multi-layer vision
  • Generic and simple UI (no specific skills required)
  • Enables interaction of O&M actors (including remote clients, field tablets, and smartphones)
  • Assists in network fault root cause analysis rule-based notifications (event, time, statistics)
Configuration Management
  • Stores basic network configuration data
  • Maintains asset information down to interface boards and logical ports
  • Manual data population or MS Excel import files
  • Includes site/geographic location coordinates
  • Includes contact coordinates for incidents, interventions, and notifications
  • Unified access to vendor tools and platforms
Performance Management
  • Generates service availability/outage statistics
  • Monitors service level agreements (SLAs)
  • Monitor MIB-stored performance data
  • Service-oriented user dashboards
Security Management
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Password protection for server access
  • Security certificates for unambiguous server identification
  • SSH tunnel between client and server
  • Operator log management
  • Authentication through RADIUS server
  • Secure access for third-party systems

Sentinel 4.0 Management Framework Operational Principles

Sentinel 4.0 collects alarms and events as well as service performance data from devices and dedicated managers, associates contextual network and quality constraint information to the real-time collected data, and consequently generates operation and maintenance information for the communication service provider and quality of service information for the service users.

Sentinel 4.0 Management Framework Operational Principles Example application
Operation Principles Diagram

FeatureSENTINEL 4.0 4 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
Fault Management
  • Technology- and vendor-agnostic multi-layer displays
  • Automatic node discovery with manual assignment
  • Alarm monitoring (event list, graphical supervision) and filtering (time, functional layer, sub-network)
  • Fault detection, localization, and root cause analysis
  • Generic and simple web-based UI and template-based operation
  • Rule-based notification (alarm/event, time of day, service statistics)
  • Operator-initiated change of state
Incident Management
  • Incident ticketing, task assignment, escalation, and intervention reporting
  • Interaction of O&M actors via incident handling functions and free-format whiteboard messaging service
  • Incident resolution statistics and dashboard
  • Asset and service tagging and work orders
Service Management
  • Generate service availability and outage statistics
  • Monitor SLAs
  • Service-oriented selective user dashboards
  • MS Excel report generation (performance, alarms, incidents)
  • Monitor-point (MP) settings and scheduling
Performance Management
  • MP setting and scheduling
  • MIB-stored performance value retrieval and monitoring
  • Monitored value storage and statistical processing
  • Gaussian model min./max. values estimation for 95%-99.9% probability
Inventory Management & Configuration
  • Device and network inventory storing basic configuration data
  • Asset and service data available in one click
  • Logical inventory covering peer-to-peer connections, service dependencies, bandwidth usage, device logical ports and VLANs. Additional data fields set according to user-specific requirements
  • Site/geographic coordinates and map display
  • Manual data population or MS Excel/CSV import files
  • Inventory data exports as an MS Excel file
  • Multi-criteria inventory search engine for assets and services
  • Intervention and notification contact coordinates (user, expert, field staff, etc.)
  • Shows underlying infrastructure for any service (path track)
  • Resource bandwidth/capacity usage estimation (bandwidth management)
  • One-click access to proprietary element managers and HMIs
Security Management
  • Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Password protection for server access
  • Security certificates for unambiguous server identification
  • Encrypted web-service and client-to-server links
  • Encrypted device-to server links (devices supporting SNMPv3)
  • Mobile worker terminals
  • Authentication through RADIUS server
  • Sentinel 4.0 operator and system log management
Mobile Worker Terminals
  • Web-based user interface allowing any terminal with a web browser (PC, tablet, smartphone)
  • Dashboards, event list, notifications, incident assignment, and reporting

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL DATA
Server Architecture
  • N-Tier application based on a service-oriented architecture model over RedHat Linux Server
  • Optional redundancy through asynchronous data replication
  • PostgreSQL database
Sentinel 4.0 Clients
  • Require only a web browser. No limit on number of simultaneously open clients
Number of Supervised Nodes
  • Determined by license size (from < 100 to 3000)
  • Can be re-adjusted by license upgrade
Supervised Devices
  • Embedded MIB files for GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions communications portfolio
  • Can load other SNMP device MIB files or northbound SNMP interface of device-specific NMS
  • Device alarm contacts through SNMP converter
Number of Functional Layers and Supervision Zones
  • Unlimited functional layers partitioned into multiple regional sub-networks. Can regroup multiple nodes into a super-node.
Functional Capability Packages

Management functions are grouped into functional capability packages and may be added through license upgrades:

  • Basic by-default functions: fault management, network inventory
  • Situational alert: event notification via Email/SMS, script execution, northbound interface (NBI)
  • Data exploration: root cause analysis, service impact analysis, bandwidth management, path track
  • Incident and work order: incident handling, incident resolution workflow and dashboard, tagging and work orders
  • Performance monitoring: performance monitor setting and scheduling, value retrieval, statistical estimation, performance dashboards, MS Excel value export, MIB/SLA monitoring
  • Network fault simulator: contingency analysis (“what if” scenarios)
Security and Authentication
  • Password-protected, RBAC, and encrypted web-service
  • Client authorization using RADIUS server
  • SSH communication tunnel between client and server, security certificates for unambiguous server identification

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Advanced Network Management

Simplifying Optical Networks

Lentronics™ Advanced Network Management solution is a complete suite of software tools to securely manage the GE Vernova Lentronics family of telecommunications products, consisting of JunglePAX Hybrid MPLS/SONET/SDH, JungleMUX SONET and T1 Multiplexers, TN1U and TN1Ue SDH Multiplexers and E1 Multiplexers.

Solution Suite includes:

Advanced Network Management

Simplifying Optical Networks

Lentronics™ Advanced Network Management solution is a complete suite of software tools to securely manage the GE Vernova Lentronics family of telecommunications products, consisting of JunglePAX Hybrid MPLS/SONET/SDH, JungleMUX SONET and T1 Multiplexers, TN1U and TN1Ue SDH Multiplexers and E1 Multiplexers.

Solution Suite includes:

GE Vernova’s Advanced Network Management solution (NMS) suite provides network operators the functionality to all aspects of the FCAPS model.

Communication Protocols

Connectivity between SONET/SDH, T1/E1, MPLS-TP, Hybrid and Industrial Switch platforms is seamlessly managed through GE Vernova’s Advanced NMS regardless of the device's communication protocol, including SNMP v1, 2c, 3, NETCONF, CLI, ensuring its effectiveness as a single network management solution for all your GE Vernova Industrial Communication devices.

Database Performance and Synchronization

GE Vernova’s Advanced NMS solution is built on object-orientated and SQL databases for unsurpassed performance that can handle thousands of alarms per second, continuously, ensuring that all information is available to the operator. Synchronizing the databases in real time across different appliances ensures no loss of network visibility in the event of a server failure, which is a key requirement of NERC, FERC and CIP compliance. Massive scaling of the database is also supported, ensuring data collection and retention of your collected data is protected.

Graphical User Interfaces and User Applications

GE Vernova’s Advanced NMS solution provides several different dynamic graphical user interfaces to easily navigate, diagnose and solve network issues.

Graphical Screen Manager (GSM): A geographical view that presents alarms and their network location on a GIS map, and depicts a real-life representation of physical equipment for each type of device.

FaultConfigurationAdministrationPerformanceSecurity
Alarm HandlingSystem Turn-upTrack Service UsageData CollectionControl NE Access
Trouble DetectionNetwork ProvisioningStore History for BillingReport GenerationEnable NE Functions
Trouble CorrectionAuto-DiscoveryAutomatic ArchivingData AnalysisAccess Logs
Test and AcceptanceBackup and Restore Quality of Service 
Network RecoveryDatabase Handling   

FCAPS model

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 Customizable arrangement of smart tiles

Architecture

Advanced network management for hardened optical multiplexers and packet/hybrid platforms providing:

  • A real-time synchronized architecture to meet five 9s.
  • High performance engine supports hundreds of users, thousands of network elements, and numerous protocols, all concurrently!
  • EnerVista™ INSIGHT is a product within the Advanced Network Management suite
Network Management System Architechure

GE Vernova EnerVista™ INSIGHT

GE Vernova EnerVista™ INSIGHT

Smart Tile technology coupled with Megasys’ know-how and GE Vernova innovation produce a unified management solution aimed at simplifying ease-of-use, manageability and maintainability across GE Vernova’s industrial communication equipment.

GE Vernova’s EnerVista™ INSIGHT is a turn-key, tile-based ecosystem that leverages the best graphical tools and controls available in the industry today. Special attention has been placed on reducing the number of clicks operators typically need to make when navigating between chosen assets (nodes, interfaces, facilities), their status (performance, quality, alarms and alerts), and the NMS tasks needed to accomplish a desired outcome (provisioning, testing, problem resolution). The EnerVista™ INSIGHT offers users an optimized layout comprised of individual Smart Tiles that constantly and automatically adjust based on operators input, to feed the user with the associated data that supplements their primary request. Parent-children relationships between tiles are set up and torn down dynamically along with the tiles themselves to create an environment that’s both effective and intuitive.

GE Vernova EnerVista™ INSIGHT is offered in LITE and GOLD versions, both framed by a system map tile to visualize inter-device connections and status, along with ‘Physical’ and ‘Traffic’ selectors that aid to refine navigation and asset targeting. EnerVista™ INSIGHT-LITE is designed for operators focused on network-wide event detection and coordination only, with optional functionality to email and escalate issues to a global community of support staff. EnerVista™ INSIGHT-GOLD provides expanded functions to monitor, configure and maintain the managed assets.

EnerVista INSIGHT
Version 8.6 of EnerVista INSIGHT
  • Graphical Services Manager (GSM) for improved visualization of a Network Element (NE). GSM is a real-time agent that accurately reflects the physical NE inventory and interface status.
  • Alarm Details, History, Notes and ImpactedServices have now been added into the Alarms Summary Tile. Users can conveniently use these functions to extract additional information on a selected alarm or read/write notes that’ll remain linked to that alarm for future reference.
Smart Tiles

Smart Tiles are applications within GE Vernova’s Advanced Network Manager offering users contextual navigation and customizable dashboards which simplify tasks by reducing the number of application windows open at one time.

A number of tiles are available to users that separately display alarms, PM data, physical topology, facilities & circuits that interact dynamically to the operator's selection. Following Microsoft® standard Windows layouts including ribbon integration, this ‘click once’ technology provides a cohesive representation of network and device status and offers automatic tracking of actions through user-defined tile relationships (parent / child).

How Smart Tiles Empower the Operator

  • Enable users to define their custom views
  • Predict user actions to improve operator effectiveness
  • Accelerate user action and responsiveness
  • Minimize user “clicking” and launching of additional applications
  • Save preferred dashboard configurations and run concurrent dashboards
  • Extend field technician capabilities with browser access to key tiles
ComponentPart NumberFeature
Lite90000-50/LINSIGHT Lite, Per node, supports existing licensed user(s)
Upgrade90000-50/UGINSIGHT-Lite Upgrade to GOLD, Per node, supports existing licensed user(s)
Gold90000-50/GNetwork Manager - GE Vernova INSIGHT (GOLD), Per node, supports existing licensed users(s)
HA90000-51/GNetwork Manager - High.Availability for GE Vernova INSIGHT (GOLD), Per node, supports existing licensed user(s)
Server90000-52Dell NMS Server
Analytics90000-54Network Manager - Telenium Analytics Data Source
Client Seat90000-55Network Manager - Single Client Seat license (Lite or Gold)
Ping90000-56Network Manager - PING Utility
Syslog90000-57Network Manager - SYSLOG North Bound Interface
SNMP90000-58Network Manager - SNMP North Bound Interface
Email Escalation90000-59Network Manager - Email & Escalation North Bound Interface

eMS Components

The JunglePAX solution follows a utility telecom model for device, element and network management functionality. Central to the overall architecture, a highly functional and redundant embedded Management System (eMS) is running within each CORE module to complement external managers and to simplify their complexity.

eMS exists within each CORE module, independent of data and control planes. It facilitates:

  • Device-level requests, and
  • Network-wide service & infrastructure requests from element and network management solutions.

From a user’s perspective, network management of a JPAX network is performed through EnerVista™ INSIGHT, local-management of a node is performed via the embedded manager hosted within the gateway node acting as a secure agent for FCAPS functions. eMS is also used by technical staff for initial equipment setup, local configuration changes, alarm and event analysis through an off-the-shelf web-browser such as Google Chrome. Web browsers establish a secure connection through an NMS port at any JPAX node acting as a proxy (eMS gateway node) to visualize the entire JPAX network, independent from the NMS platform. eMS is also implemented in a software redundant manner within each JPAX node to ensure high availability and reliability.

Element and Network management solutions
ComponentPart NumberFeature
eMS (Network)90000-02Embedded manager for JunglePAX networks supporting CLI, NetCONF and HTTPS protocols. Offering Network-wide visibility, fault management and configurability of all unit and system parameters

VistaNET

VistaNET is a complete suite of software tools to manage the GE Vernova Lentronics family of multiplexers, consisting of JungleMUX SONET and T1 Multiplexers (T1MX), TN1U and TN1Ue SDH and E1 Multiplexers (E1MX). VistaNET comprises different licensed features including:

ComponentsPart NumberFeatures
VistaNET Network Interface (VNI)86456-01Standard NMS offering, providing remote configuration and monitoring
VistaNET Local Access (VLA) 86456-02Low-cost, rudimentary NMS solution ideal for small networks
VistaNET Server Application (VSA) 86456-04 (SONET/SDH nodes)
86456-14 (T1/E1 nodes)		Provides a single instance RTU license for the VistaNET server gateway to run on a Windows 7 or 10 PC or LAN server computer, including Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019. Expands VNI functionality from a remote VistaNET session over TCP/IP
VistaNET Serial Communication Port Expansion86456-05Right to Use (RTU) license offered for each additional VNI serial communication port connection privilege (required when further redundancy is needed, or a new network segment is added)
Alternate Traffic Routing (ATR) 86456-07Provides a RTU license, enabling creation and activation of primary and backup traffic routing schemes in certain Lentronics optical transceiver units
VistaNET Traffic Manager (TM) 86456-21 (SONET/SDH nodes)
86456-24 (T1/E1 nodes)		Shows current traffic usage and available traffic capacity and identifies physical port availability. Captures inter- and intra-node connectivity, inventory, and unit performance values, and then compares with historic values to determine inconsistencies. Additionally, the discovered data is accessible through SNMP GET commands to help MoM’s visualize network topology, inventory, circuits, logs, and performance data
VistaNET Clear Error & Traffic Counters86456-31System-wide license used by technicians to clear error counters at the node and ring level in one click, saving time and speeding up troubleshooting
VistaNET Bulk RSS86456-32Allows configuration of unit’s Rack/Shelf/Slot so that SNMP-based managers can correctly position the units within the Node’s chassis.
VistaNET SNMP Agent (vSNMP) 86456-51Enhances VistaNET service with SNMP functionality, converting VistaNET alarms into SNMP traps and forwarding them to a user-defined list of SNMP managers. The agent supports Get commands of active and cleared alarms
VistaNET may be installed on to any of the following operating systems
  • Windows 10 OS (recommended)/ Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2019 / 2016/ 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Azure™

 

Network Management System Features

GE Vernova’s NMS for Hardened Optical Networks solution offers:

 EnerVista™ INSIGHT - LITEEnerVista™ INSIGHT - GOLD
Topology✓✓
Alarms✓✓
Circuit tracing✓✓
Fault Management ✓
Performance* ✓
Utilization ✓
Email and EscalationOptional✓
Smart Scripting ✓
Advanced Logic Processor ✓
Traffic Builder JunglePAX Only

*planned feature

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Network Management Software

Monitoring and managing the health of your network is a critical consideration when designing, purchasing, and deploying equipment for your communications system. Equally important is ensuring that you maximize your network’s return on investment by increasing system throughput and uptime, improving the utilization of networked devices, and finally, supporting the deployment of maintenance resources when problems surface.

MDS PulseNET

Network Management Software

Monitoring and managing the health of your network is a critical consideration when designing, purchasing, and deploying equipment for your communications system. Equally important is ensuring that you maximize your network’s return on investment by increasing system throughput and uptime, improving the utilization of networked devices, and finally, supporting the deployment of maintenance resources when problems surface.

Purpose Built for Industrial Communications

With over two million devices installed around the world and 30+ years of experience, GE Vernova is aware of the challenges our customers face when it comes to effectively managing their communication networks. MDS PulseNET software provides the insight and detailed system performance allowing you to intelligently and proactively manage your radio communications network.

Optimized for MDS Communication Products

MDS PulseNET is designed specifically for MDS devices and can also support a host of other devices.

  • Out-of-the-box functionally for MDS devices
  • Pre-loaded device performance rules and thresholds eliminate customer guesswork
  • Application redundancy and Geo-redundancy through HA (high availability) configuration support
High Availability

MDS pulseNET Enterprise allows for high availability configuration which can reduce downtime to provide 24X7X365 access. The software may be installed in multiple hardware configurations that provide flexibility and redundancy.

Additional features include:
  • Management by exception
  • Pre-built, intuitive workflows
  • User-configurable navigation
  • Multiple pre-defined report options
  • SQL or Oracle “Complimentary”
  • Database for third party application integrations

Robust Monitoring of Important Performance Parameter

The software is designed to monitor the critical elements of a communications network. The software helps prioritize corrective actions for vast amounts of raw data that is created and stored over time. It can also trigger specific actions based on warning thresholds, such as sending messages to trouble ticketing systems or other management systems. Additionally, these event-triggering thresholds can be easily changed within the software to meet unique customer requirements. Historical performance data is available for several parameters including:

  • Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
  • Signal Noise Ratio (SNR)
  • Error rate
  • Data throughput
  • Round-trip delay time
  • Transmitter power
  • Changes in modulation scheme
  • GPS satellite connectivity and coordinate tracking

MDS PulseNET provides easy to review radio device performance screens showing the critical radio parameters such as: RSSI, SNR BER, Throughput, and Availability.

MDS PulseNET
MDS PulseNET

Easy Installation & Rapid Deployment

MDS PulseNET software requires minimal effort to install and operate, provides pre-built specific device warning thresholds to eliminate the guesswork, and provides visibility into radio communications that have historically been unmanaged.

  • Intuitive installation and administrative set-up
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Out-of-box, pre-defined and manageable number of alerts
  • Integrated with MDS LaunchNET™ supporting user selection of “one-touch” and “zero-touch” device provisioning
  • Optimized for Virtual and Cloud based servers

MDS PulseNET software provides multiple, concurrent, role-based logins through a web interface so that each user is able to see exactly what they need to fulfill their individual responsibilities. MDS PulseNET also provides the operator with immediate access to performance trending graphs through the same simple navigation scheme. It normalizes the views for disparate technologies into simplistic and easy-to-use dashboards. The main dashboard provides a high level status of each set of functional components being monitored.

Once your system is properly configured, it can automatically discover your network devices, assign licenses to the devices and begin monitoring the network. When used with MDS LaunchNET provisioning tool, new provisioned devices may be automatically added into PulseNET Enterprise for a complete and seamless network management solution.

The following GE Vernova MDS devices can be monitored by MDS PulseNET (minimum firmware version in parentheses):

  • Orbit (6.1.2)
  • MPRL (5.0.7)
  • SD Series (4.1.5)
  • SD Master Station (3.2.5)
  • TransNET 900 (3.2.3)
  • iNET-900 (6.9.1)
  • iNET-II (2.9.1)
  • Intrepid (1.9.00 b1730)
  • Mercury 1800 (3.0.6)
  • Mercury 3650 D (3.7.3)
  • Mercury 3650 E (3.2.6)
  • Mercury 5800 (3.0.6)
  • EntraNET (3.0.7)
  • WiYZ (1.5.5)
  • x790 (2.2.1)
  • x710 (3.7.1)
  • TD220X
  • TD220MAX

 

PulsePAK add-on supports a number of third-party devices, allowing you to discover, monitor, and take action on your multi-vendor network.

With PulsePAK installed you can:

  • Discover, authorize, and monitor 3rd Party devices beyond SNMP MIB-II configuration and performance
  • Enable or disable rules, notifications, and configure custom thresholds for several severity levels
  • Auto schedule collection of radio performance and configuration data, and view data trends over time
  • View, track, and act on any alerts generated

SystemStandardEnterprise 
Web-based platform for easy user access l Windows & Linux installations supported

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Single graphical user interface installation program

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Downloadable software and updates

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Automated discovery of IP based devices

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Automated network topology maps

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Purpose-built workflows for mission-critical networks

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Supports SNMP versions 1, 2c and 3

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Integrated database supplied with installation

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Predefined best practices management for MDS devices

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Data Collection - Scalable to thousands of nodes via multiple systems/ distributed polling
Up to 500 devices

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Monitoring and management of third party devices 1

 

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Support for third-party SNMP MIB-11 compliant devices

 

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High-availability server installation capable

 

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GPS aware mapping - automatic or manually located on GPS aware maps

 

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LAN Monitoring - basic fault/performance monitoring of network devices

 

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Custom rules, dashboards, and collections capable

 

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Fault
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Real-time color coded textual alarms and status icons

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Device availability reports

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Alarm filtering and notification

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Syslog server

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Built-in RF health alerting for industrial wireless networks

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Root cause correlation based on network dependencies

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Fault Management
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Alert integration with third-party network management software

 

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Notifications to 3rd-party manager of managers via SNMP trap forwarding

 

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Fully integrated graphical interface for SNMP trap receiving2

 

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ConfigurationStandard Enterprise
Configuration Push to multiple devices immediately & scheduled (Orbit, SD, other non-GE Vernova via PulsePAKs)

 

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Scheduled configuration collections separate from performance polling- Extremely important in low bandwidth remotes

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Provisioning of selected configuration parameters (on demand & scheduled)

 

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Firmware push (Orbit, SD, Mercury, iNET·I/II, other non-GE Vernova via PulsePAKs)1

 

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Radio configuration change diary

 

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Performance
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Enterprise 
Performance dashboard with purpose-built prescriptive diagnostic workflows
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Inherited performance collections based on vendor/model/configuration
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Performance collections for diagnostics (I.e. RSSI, SNR, bandwidth, etc.) 
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Retains collections for comparison year-over-year
45-day limit
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Performance dashboards for third parties1

 

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Self-monitoring of PulseNET Enterprise system (memory, CPU, etc)

 

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System
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Tracking of configuration and firmware for MDS device

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User forced out when inactive for extended periods

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Remote access shortcuts to devices for Telnet, SSH and HTTP(s)

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Centralized to streamline security and control

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User level accounting

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Role based security (admin vs. operator)

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Limit operator device groups based on admin assignment 

 

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LDAP and Radius support

 

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1. Out-of-the-box capability for monitoring third-party devices is enhanced in each release. Please contact a GE Vernova MDS Sales Representative to determine if a specific third-party devices is supported by the current version of PulseNET Enterprise.
2. Feature planned for a future release of PulseNET and PulseNET Enterprise.

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MDS LaunchNET™

Configuration and Provisioning platform

The GE Vernova’s MDS LaunchNET™ configuration and provisioning platform is an automated device provisioning solution that ensures quick and consistent initial device configuration to begin device’s life cycle. It helps minimize deployment errors with coding-free customizable device configuration templates. GE Vernova MDS LaunchNET is currently the ONLY automated software solution for all GE Vernova MDS Orbit devices. Designed for managing and deploying any number of devices with minimal effort in a fully automated and rapid way.

MDS LaunchNET™

Configuration and Provisioning platform

The GE Vernova’s MDS LaunchNET™ configuration and provisioning platform is an automated device provisioning solution that ensures quick and consistent initial device configuration to begin device’s life cycle. It helps minimize deployment errors with coding-free customizable device configuration templates. GE Vernova MDS LaunchNET is currently the ONLY automated software solution for all GE Vernova MDS Orbit devices. Designed for managing and deploying any number of devices with minimal effort in a fully automated and rapid way.

Ease of use and fast provisioning

Intuitive User Interface

An easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) that enables management of external interfaces for user authentication using LDAP/Radius and Microsoft PKI for X.509 device certificate enrollment, device inventory database, creation and staging of device configuration templates and viewing deployment reports.

Zero-touch

Zero-touch provisioning driven by device itself. The provisioning can be done in a secure staging environment over a local network and/or in the field over the field network.

One-touch (In-band or out-of-band)

LaunchNET client can either use the existing network infrastructure for accessing the server (out-of-band) or device’s cellular link for devices equipped with 4G/3G/2G modems. No knowledge is required by the field technician, who only has to enter his/her user authentication credentials in the client software on computer or tablet. The client provides electronic report with the results of the provisioning process.

 
launchnet config diagram

Lean and intuitive provisioning process

Advanced Network Management for Hardened Optical Multiplexers and PACKET solutions providing:

  • A real-time synchronized architecture to meet five 9s.
  • High performance engine supports hundreds of users, thousands of network elements, and numerous protocols, all concurrently!
 
Lean and intuitive provisioning process

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