Features

• Distributed functionality and object-interoperability provided by advanced CORBA
• Provide GIS function for topology management and fault management
• Shares resources and elements' status between multiple administrators
• Support SNMP v1, v2
• Support MIB-2, IEEE 802.11
• Support multiple MIBs from other manufacturers by customizing MIB Plug-ins
• Provide a wide variety of attributes for the manipulation of log data
• Support multiple Data Base Management System (DBMS), including Microsoft Access 2000/2002, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 8i/9i
• Switch from one DBMS to another without any data loss
• Provide common SNMP/CORBA Gateway in compliance with the JIDM standard in the CORBA TMN Inter-working Specification proposed by OMG
• Provide topology management, including topology navigation, topology editing, topology filtering and eagle-eye function
• Provide security management, including user authority, topology authority and user-group management
• Support automated AP discovery, configuration, software reset and remote firmware upgrade
• Support Hotspot Scanning by which the administrator can monitor the performance of the link to each Hotspot
• Provide performance monitoring and notification
• Support customized polling
• Support alarm Classification and Coloring
• Support device configuration throughout web browsers of http link or secure https link
• Configuration functions including retrieving or modifying the hardware configuration and backing up or restoring device configuration to/from database
• Support commands line operation

Scalable distributed NMS
The Gemtek Systems S-6000 is a distributed and object-oriented network management system designed for Public WLAN network.

S-6000 Architecture
There are three basic modules in the S-6000 NMS: Net Manager, SNMP/CORBA Gateway and Log Server. All the modules are transparently connected through the software bus, also known as the Object Request Broker (ORB). This architecture supports interoperability with other applications; enabling easy integration with other services.

S-6000 NMS Data Flow

• The Net Manager sends SNMP request to the CORBA/SNMP Gateway and receives the corresponding response through the ORB.
• The CORBA/SNMP Gateway captures the traps sent from the managed elements and transmits them into the Event Channel.
• The Log Server listens to the Event Channel, and records all events and conditions occurred in the event channel.
• The Net Manager sends request to the Log Server to query or delete the history records in the log.

Advantages and Benefits

• Robust Scalable and distributed system architecture
• Easy to install and easy to operate Stand-alone simplicity with the capability to manage an entire network from one location
• Management functionalities provides solutions for different business environments
• System transparency allows the S-6000 to monitor any elements (devices from other vendors) that support SNMP and MIB II
• support multiple MIBs from other manufacturers by customizing MIB plug-ins
• Seamless interaction between objects
• Remote Access Point software upgrade and reset
• Real Time Monitoring Functions such as Hotspot Scanning, Device (AP) Scanning and Client Survey
• Monitoring data enables the administrators to perform traffic analysis to resolve traffic congestion before the problems arise.
• Carrier-Grade system allows Operators/WISPs to provide high quality services.