SOLiD OMC V.1.

SOLiD OMC
V1.5

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Contents
1.

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................3

2.

OPERATION MODES ..................................................................................................................4

3.

4.

5.

2.1

SMS MODE ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

2.2

SNMP MODE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

SERVER FUNCTION ....................................................................................................................5

3.1

OMC SERVER INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 6

3.2

CLIENT CONNECTION......................................................................................................................................... 6

3.3

MODEM CONNECTION ...................................................................................................................................... 7

3.4

DATABASE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................. 7

CLIENT FUNCTION .....................................................................................................................7

4.1

USER AUTHENTICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 8

4.2

REPEATER STATUS REPORT ................................................................................................................................ 8

4.3

ALARM LEVEL MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 9

4.4

REPEATER MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 9

TROUBLE TICKETS ......................................................................................................................9

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1.

Introduction

OMC (Operating & Maintenance Center) is a system to manage, control and monitor repeaters
located at remote sites. It provides a real-time alarm of the repeaters problems and/or errors
through wireless or wired network. Typical configuration of OMC system is shown in Figure 1
where wireless modem is used for connecting OMC system and repeaters.

Figure 1. OMC system configuration

The OMC consists of Server and Client modules as described in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
The OMC Server receives data from the repeater either regularly or occasionally through SMS
or PPP and then stores it at a database after allocating it per category. It also transmits data to
the client upon the clients request.
At the request of the service operator, the OMC Server can be connected with the Operators
NMS server using SNMP.
Based on the amount of repeaters in operation, the OMC Server can have up to 8 modems for
load balancing function and it can be connected with up to 10 Clients managed at a central or
regional level.

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OMC Server

OMC Client

TNMS

TNMS

MSSQL

MSSQL

TCP / IP

TCP / IP

Physical Layer

Physical Layer

Figure 2. OMC Server-Client configuration

Communication between OMC Server and Client is described in Figure 2. Server and Client
communicate via TCP/IP and the Database uses MS-SQL. TNMS is a proprietary module used
to manage TProtocol designed by SOLiD.
OMC server and client have following hardware and software requirements.

Intel

Xeon Quad Core 2.0GHz or better

Memory :2 GB or greater

H/W

HDD : 250 GB or bigger

Server

MS Windows Server 2008

S/W

H/W

MS-SQL Server 2005

Intel

Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or better

Memory : 2 GB or greater

Client
S/W

2.

MS Windows XP Professional or newer

Microsoft Office Excel

Operation Modes

There are two operation modes of SMS and SNMP. The default mode is SMS which have clear
advantages over SNMP in that no wired network set-up is required by leveraging wireless
modem connection and it can be used regardless of repeater locations.

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2.1

SMS Mode

This mode is the simplest and the ideal solution for the remote sites where there is no wired
connection to the repeaters. It utilizes wireless modems to have connection between OMC
server and repeaters.
It also has high data reliability by combining PPP together with SMS and has remote download
capabilities.

Figure 3. SMS (+ PPP) Mode

2.2

SNMP Mode

SNMP is the most common management protocol used in data networks. It assumes alwayson IP network connectivity that makes it fit to the network where wired IP network can be used
as communication path between OMC and repeaters. Typical applications for SNMP may
include in-building and urban area.
SNMP features high data transfer reliability, real-time monitoring and control and no restrictions
for repeater installation. The typical disadvantage of this mode is that it may accompany
additional costs to run SNMP client on the repeaters. Usually it requires more processing
hardware and OS installation.
SNMP is provided based on customer needs.

3.

Server Function

Figure 4 below shows typical window snapshot for OMS server.

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Figure 4. OMC Server System Information Window

3.1

OMC server Information

You can check OMC Server capacity, CPU and main memory usage history and [System],
[Database], [Backup] hard disk usage. Additionally, it provides OMC Server O/S version, IP
address, hostname, database connectivity, number of connected clients, FTP server status,
number of connected FTP clients and registered modem connection status.
Furthermore, OMC Server log-in time, DB server connected time, Client log on/off time,
database server sign-in users and repeater status reports are stored to allow the user to define
and examine problems.

3.2

Client Connection

A single server can link up to 10 clients allowing regional management. Repeater status and
alarms will be reported in real time from the server to each client.

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Additionally, clients IP address, hostname, user ID, connected time and other relevant data
are easily manageable while preventing any problems.

3.3

Modem Connection

A single server can connect up to 8 modems. After registering the details with assigning the
communication port and telephone number, modems can be managed.

3.4

Database Management

Data sizes and save sequences for all alarms & events can be configured.

4.

Client Function

Figure 5 below shows typical window snapshot for OMS client.

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Figure 5. OMC Clients Main Window

4.1

User Authentication

User authentication requires an IP address, user ID and password to log on. There are 5
different user levels: root manager, central manager, central user, local manager and local user.

Root Manager: Controls and manages all levels & features.

Central Manager: Controls and manages entire departments, databases and repeaters.

Central User: Controls and manages entire departments and repeaters

Local Manager: Controls and manages assigned local departments, databases and
repeaters.

4.2

Local User: Controls and manages assigned local departments and repeaters.

Repeater Status Report

You can manage each repeater and report its status by type. Reports can be converted to MS
Excel format.

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4.3

Alarm Level Management

The root manager can change alarm levels by repeater type. Alarm levels are critical, major,
minor and ignore.

4.4

Repeater Management

Repeaters can be controlled by alarm masks, client status or control window. Repeaters can
be added, deleted or changed using the repeater management window and by saving the
default values, repeaters can be easily re-installed.
System lock function will prevent non-authorized users from accessing the system.

5.

Trouble Tickets

If a repeater alarm occurs, an SMS will be sent to a registered telephone number of assigned
person with the following messages.

(Alarm)->

(Restart)-> [repeater Name]-Restarted

(Communication Fail)-> [repeater Name]-Communication Fail

[repeater Name]-Alarm has been generated

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