User manual ALCATEL-LUCENT 9900 WNG DATASHEET

[. . . ] Alcatel-Lucent 9900 WNG WIRELESS NET WORK GUARDIAN | RELEASE 3. 0 The Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) provides deep insights into the relationships among mobile data application and device traffic, network loading and performance, and end-user quality of experience (QoE). [. . . ] Whilethe9900WNGisuser-friendly, it contains a massive amount of informationthatmaybedifficultfor some wirelessserviceproviderstofully leverageinitially. Inaddition, byonly seeingtheirowndata, wirelessservice providersareunabletobenefitfrom lessonslearnedinotherregionsand Figure 1. Subscriber flow view 2 Alcatel-Lucent 9900 WNG | Release 3. 0 | Data Sheet markets(suchastheimpactofanew deviceorapplication, andhowto manageit). TheAlcatel-LucentForensicsteamcan helpwirelessserviceproviderswith bothofthesechallengesbyproviding: · Expert, structuredassessmentsof thecarrier'snetworkloadingand performance, subscribertrafficand experience, andsuggestionsonhow to improve · "Cross-pollination"oflessons learnedinothermarketsinterms oftheloadnewapplicationsand deviceswillplaceonthenetwork, theinteractionstoexpectbetween applicationsandthenetwork, issues withcertainnetworkelementsor settings, andothervaluabledata · Emergencysupporttotroubleshoot QoEproblemswithVIPs, network outages, andotherhigh-priority events · Collaborationandongoingtraining toensurethatthewirelessservice providerfullyleveragesthe9900WNG capabilitiestosolvepressingproblems 9000 WNG architecture and deployment Oneofthekeybenefitsofthe 9900WNGisitseaseofdeployment. Itwasdesignedtobedeployed centrallyformaximumnetworkand subscribervisibility. Allbearer-path andsignalinginformation, aswellas thediscoveryofallnetworkelements andthepaththatpacketstake throughthenetwork, iscaptured out-of-bandfromnetworktaporport mirror with no injection of traffic into thenetworkorimpactonthenetwork. The9900WNGistypicallydeployedin anetworkoperatingcenter(NOC)that supportsthepacketcore. Ahigh-level architectureisshowninFigure3. The 9900 WNG is made up of two components:the9900WNGDetector andthe9900WNGCentral. The 9900WNGDetectormonitorsand analyzespacketsreceivedfromaport mirrorortapwithinthewirelessaccess network. Itgeneratesanomalyevents and status events that are sent to the 9900WNGCentralservertobeused forreal-timeanomalyreportingand network-awarenessreports. The9900WNGCentralprovidesall theuserinterfaces(Webpage, GUI, CLI, northboundSNMP)accessto thedata, andhasalargediskand databasetocollecteventsfromthe 9900WNGDetectors. The9900WNGsystemscalesusing atwo-orthree-tierarchitecture, dependingonserviceprovider requirements(suchasnumberof subscribers, numberofsites, and volume). Formostserviceproviders, a two-tier architecture is used where multiple9900WNG Detectors interfacetoasingle9900WNG Central. Forlargernetworks, the 9900WNGCentralscanbenested (multiple9900WNGCentrals connected to another 9900 WNG Central)toscaletosupportthe highercapacityandperformance requiredforthesenetworks. Figure 3. [. . . ] Alcatel-Lucent assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein. [. . . ]