User Manual

8-86 Configuring, Installing, and Using Carrier Infrastructure
Performance management overview
This section describes the performance management features of the network.
Using SNMP features to monitor network activity
The base station runs an SNMP agent supporting MIB-II and a NextNet Wireless enterprise
MIB. The SNMP agent allows a standard way of managing the Expedience system.
The NetManage Element Management system (NetManage EMS) provides a complete set of
management tools that allow network access providers to configure, manage, monitor and
report on elements that make up their network. This tool, based on SNMPc, is customized
for the Expedience network.
Alternatively, network access providers can use any SNMP interface (such as OpenView/
Netview) to perform system configuration and management tasks.
For CPEs, ISPs can use the provisioning server interface to show information about CPEs
such as their serial number, the host computers they serve, the IP addresses assigned to the
host computers, and the base station that serves the CPE.
Configuration management overview
This section describes features that help you configure devices on your network.
Using Telnet, terminal session, or web interface to
configure and monitor base stations
In addition to using an SNMP interface to configure the base station, network access
providers can use Telnet, a terminal session, or a web interface with the base station to view
and change base station settings.
In addition to many operating system parameters that can be configured, the network access
provider can display device statistics such as downlink and uplink traffic, buffer information,
and the number of CPEs communicating with a base station.
For more information about these features, refer to the user guide “Using the NextNet
Operating System (NNOS)”.
Using FTP in network management
The network access provider can use FTP to transfer files to a device, in order to maintain the
operating system on the device. FTP is also used for over-the-air upgrades for CPEs.
Accounting feature overview
This section describes a feature of the network that helps you bill the ISPs for their use of
your network.
Managing billing information
Network access providers can use network generated records about the number of CPEs that
exist on an ISP’s VLAN.
The records contain information about the total number of known CPEs on the ISPs VLAN,
as well as the service level agreement assigned to the CPEs. Using this information, the
network access provider can bill the ISP for network use according to the business
relationship with the ISP.