Cisco® announces the availability of Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager (MWTM) 6.0, which provides monitoring and management capabilities to the Cisco Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) Radio Access Network (RAN) Optimization solution, Cisco IP Transfer Point (ITP) networks, and Cisco mobile Service Exchange Framework (mSEF). Cisco MWTM addresses the element-management requirements of mobile operators and provides fault, configuration, and troubleshooting capability as mobile operators make the transition from first-generation fixed, leased-line networks to a converged IP-based infrastructure.
For more information on the Cisco IP next-generation networks for mobile operators, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/mobile.
Features
Table 1 includes a list of new features available with the Cisco MWTM 6.0 release.
Table 1. Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0 Features
Features
Description
Event monitoring
• Displays a real-time event list that supports acknowledgement, annotation, customized filtering, and field viewing that conform to ITU-T X.733 standards
• Receives native traps from hardware devices in the Cisco RAN Optimization, Cisco ITP, and Cisco mSEF solutions and uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) polling to identify the status of each managed Cisco mSEF and RAN Optimization node and the status of links, linksets, and ITP platforms. Cisco MWTM uses easy-to-recognize color-coded icons to report the status.
Wizard-based provisioning
Assists in provisioning destination point code (DPC) route tables, global title translation (GTT) tables, multilayer routing (MLR) address tables, application servers, application server processes, links, and linksets by providing GUI-based editing; reduces errors by checking syntax and semantics before deploying the tables to the Cisco ITP device
Performance reporting
• Provides extensive Web-based accounting and network statistics reports
• Displays real-time data rate and usage line graphs
• Cisco RAN Optimization devices: Network utilization and detailed interface-level statistics
• Cisco ITP devices: Network efficiency and detailed interface-level statistics as well as Q.752-based statistics reports, point code inventory reports, including Message Transfer Part Level 3 (MTP3), GTT, MTP3 User Adaptation (M3UA) or Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) User Adaptation (SUA), Message Signal Unit (MSU) and multilayer routing reports
• Resource Utilization: Real-time CPU and memory utilization statistics
• Interface Utilization: Real-time network interface utilization and error statistics
Autodiscovery and topology
Discovers the entire Cisco mSEF, Cisco RAN Optimization, and Cisco ITP networks; displays each RAN Optimization and ITP network element, neighboring equipment, and physical/logical connectivity in a network topology drawing that users can customize
Troubleshooting
Customizable troubleshooting tools aid in reducing the total time to resolution of network/device problems
OSS integration
• Receives SNMP traps and generates Cisco MWTM-specific traps for forwarding to external SNMP-based network management applications such as Cisco Info Center or IBM Tivoli Netcool
• Stores statistics in comma-separated value (CSV) format files for extracting performance and key performance indicator (KPI) metrics information
• Northbound Cisco ITP, mSEF, and RAN Optimization Extensible Markup Language (XML)/Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) APIs for events, traps, and inventory that allow third-party OSSs to programmatically manage events by retrieving a list of events or providing access to inventory data
• Northbound Cisco ITP Provisioning XML/SOAP APIs that allow third-party OSSs to programmatically configure Cisco ITP tables and objects
Security
• Support for multiple user-authentication methods: OS-based and standalone
• Optional SSL-based encryption1 between client and server support; optional Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol-based encryption between server and network element
Client/server architecture and OS support
Based on client/server architecture, supports Windows and Solaris clients and Solaris and Linux servers and provides data access through a Web browser
1This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. For more details please visit http://www.openssl.org/.
Upgrade Options
The new Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0 broadens device support and significantly improves the management of the Cisco RAN Optimization, ITP, and mSEF solutions.
The previously offered Cisco Signaling Gateway Manager (SGM) 4.1, Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 5.0, Cisco Mobile Wireless Fault Mediator 4.0, Cisco Home Agent Service Manager 4.1, and PDSN Service Manager 4.1 are no longer available. End-of-sale and end-of-life announcements, along with additional details about Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0, are available at http://www.cisco.com/go/mwtm and http://www.cisco.com/go/mwc-cmx.
Availability
Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0 will begin shipping on March 26, 2007. Customers can order this new product through normal Cisco sales channels beginning March 13, 2007.
Table 2 lists the ordering information for Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0.
Table 2. Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9
Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0 Base Media Kit. Does not include right-to-use (RTU) license certificate. Please order the required RTU for specific Cisco hardware product support.
MWTM-6.0-STBY-K9
Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0 Standby mode software license. Includes software and right-to-use license certificate for "Standby Mode" use only.
RANO-SM-RTU=
Manageability for RANO Service Module License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
RANO-MWR-RTU=
Manageability for MWR-1941 License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0IT-76-RTU=
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - 7600 License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0IT-7K-RTU=
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - 7200/7300/7500 License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0IT-2K-RTU=
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - 2600/2800 License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0IT-PA-RTU=
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - 7600 Port Adapter License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0IT-P5-RTU=
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - 7500 Port Adapter License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0IT-CT-RTU=
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - Cisco Database for Telecommunications License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0-SGM4UP-K9
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - Migration upgrade kit from SGM 4.x to MWTM 6.0. Includes software and right-to-use license certificate.
MWTM-6.0-SGM3UP-K9
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - Migration upgrade kit from SGM 3.x to MWTM 6.0. Includes software and right-to-use license certificate.
MWTM-6.0-5.0UP-K9
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0 - Upgrade from MWTM 5.x to MWTM 6.0. Includes software and right-to-use license certificate.
MWTM-6.X-SF-STB-K9
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.x mSEF Stand by License. Includes software and right-to-use license certificate for "Standby Mode" use only.
MWTM6.XSF-A10-RTU
Mobile Wireless Trans Mgr 6.x mSEF 10,000 Subscriber License. License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM6.XSF-SMG-RTU
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.x SAMI mSEF License. License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM6.XSF-A73-RTU
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.x ASN GW 7300 License. License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0SEF-F-RTU
Mobile Wireless TM 6.0.x - Fault Management and Monitoring. One License per mSE Card (SAMI, MWAM or CSG). License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-
MWTM6.0SF-76-RTU
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0.x mSEF 7600 License. License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
MWTM-6.0SF-UF-RTU
Mobile Wireless Transport Mgr 6.0.x mSEF Fault Management and Monitoring Upgrade License for existing Cisco Mobile Wireless Fault Mediator users. License orderable as an option to the hardware. Software is provided by ordering MWTM 6.0 Base Media Kit (MWTM-6.0-BASE-K9).
Service and Support
Technical support services are orderable on these products through Cisco Software Application Support (SAS) programs. Service part numbers can be found on Cisco.com online ordering tools and price lists.
For More Information
For more information about Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/mwtm or contact your local account representative. You can also send e-mail to the MWTM customer support group at cs-mwtm@cisco.com.
