Artemis:%20An%20Event%20Operation%20Tool%20for%20Telecommunication%20Management%20Systems

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Artemis An Event Operation Tool for
Telecommunication Management Systems
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Outline

• Introduction
• SIS
• Artemis
• Requirements
• Features
• Architecture
• Implementation aspects
• System in operation
• Artemis vs SISterm
• Conclusion

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Introduction - Telecom Management

• Complexity of systems
• Large number and diversity of network elements
  and events
• Heterogeneity of network elements
• Networks and network elements managed by specific
  and distinct platforms
• Variety of communications protocols

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Introduction SIS

• SIS System for Integration of Supervision
• Telemar management systems
• Largest Brazilian Telecommunication Operator
• Fully operational in the 16 states
• The platform is in constant evolution
• Modular and expansible it allows integration
  with new modules

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Introduction - Motivation

• To meet new demands
• Evolution of the current operator interface
  system (SISTerm)
• Performance improvement
• Parallelism
• Simultaneously, to perform queries
  acknowledgement, etc
• Usability and ergonomy enhancements
• Portability

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SIS Operating Model
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SIS Interaction with Network Elements
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SIS Hierarchical Structure
UCP
SIS
UCR
UCR
UCR
UCS
UCS
UCS
Supervised systems to be integrated
QSSS
Q3
QSIS
UCA
Agent
Agent
ER
ER
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SIS Operation Example
Supervisor Station
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Artemis - Requirements

• Integration with several management systems
• SNMP based, SIS, others
• Centralization and decentralization of the
  operation
• Usability
• User-friendly tool
• Customization
• Robustness, portability, modularity
• High performance

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Artemis Features (1/2)

• Possibility to perform list combinations
  (stations, supervised entities, events, etc)
• Artemis enables list filtering severity, alarms,
  etc
• Automatic update frequency of the lists
• Statistics about events

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Artemis Features (2/2)

• Acknowledgement of alarms by operators
• Event history
• Remote terminals
• Trouble tickets

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Artemis Architecture (1/2)
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Artemis Architecture (2/2)

• Data Acquisition
• Ability to connect directly to network devices
• Data Management
• Data processing
• Statistics and reports generation
• Visualization
• Operators interface
• Customization
• Authentication
• User identification

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Artemis Implementation Aspects (1/2)

• Java Language
• Portability
• Modularity
• Design Patterns
• Usability
• Tool tips
• Colors
• Security
• Authentication
• Security customization

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Artemis Implementation Aspects (2/2)

• Auxiliary tools
• Bugzilla
• Concurrent Versions System (CVS)
• Robustness and performance
• Evaluation Xload, Top, Gkrellm, MRTG, WMnet, etc
• Software correctness and tests
• Successive releases
• Tests both in the actual plant and in controlled
  environments

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Artemis System in Operation (1/2)
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Artemis System in Operation (2/2)
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Artemis vs Systerm (1/2)

• O SISTerm is the tool of event operation used
  nowadays by SIS
• Artemis is a potential substitute for SISTerm
• Comparison Artemis versus SISTerm

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Artemis vs Systerm (2/2)
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Conclusion

• Development of a management tool for
  telecommunication networks Artemis
• Key role in large scale networks integrating a
  large number of heterogeneous systems
• Better performance when compared with SISTerm
• Usability, ergonomy, modularity and expandability

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Future Work

• Integration with other existent system and
  protocols

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Questions

• leob,sis _at_dcc.ufmg.br
• http//www.sis.dcc.ufmg.br