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Introduction to NetAct Licence Management

NSN NetAct OSS5.1OS8212-51A


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Objectives

Understand the functionality of NSN Licence Management Understand the Network Licence Manager graphical user

interface


Content

NSN Licence Management Overview Licence Management Concepts Role of Network Licence Manager Network Licence Manager Functionality


NSN Licence Management Overview

Hardware can be delivered with maximum capacity and functionalityCustomer can define how much functionality and capacity they useCustomer orders only needed licencesWhen need for functionality or capacity changes,the customer can order more licences (e.g. capacity licence increments).Less site visits.

NetworkElement

NetworkElement

NetworkElement


Use Case - Integrating a new network element

Example: integration procedure for Node B and AXC:

1. NE is installed and commissioned.

2. NE is integrated into NetAct and O&M channel is established to the NE. Latest SW release is downloaded and activated if necessary.

3. Topology information update for the affected NE is performed to NetAct to get the Target Id of the element to NetAct topology database.

4. Feature-related information is synchronised.

5. Operator generates licence files from NetAct pool licences and NetAct downloads them to the NE.

6. The NE remains locked until the site is brought into service (integration to telecom network via BIS process) with the target configuration and licensed functionality.


Licence Management – Share of responsibilities

Nokia Siemens Networks

Operator

Definition of the need and ordering of licences X

Generation of licences X X

Distribution of the licences to NE's X

Licence Substitute process X X

• Licence Management does create new tasks/activities especially to the NetAct engineers

• Benefits (e.g. less site visits due to configuration changes) are still larger that the additional work related to licences


Licensing concepts

Three kind of licensing concepts are currently supported in NET

• NE licensing – NE licence– used by most of the network elements: BSC, MSC, HLR, SGSN etc.

– NE licence is generated by the Nokia Licence Generator

• Pool licensing – Pool licence & NMS generated licence– Pool licensing concept is currently used only for WBTS and AXC elements.

– Pool licence is generated by the Nokia Licence Generator and it is tied to one single NetAct

– Based on the Pool licence NetAct generates NMS-generated licences to the network elements according to user requests.

• Network licensing – Network licence– Network licence is generated by the Nokia Licence Generator and it is not tied to

any network elements

– NETWORK LICENCE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NETWORK LICENCE MANAGER APPLICATION


Network Licence manager Role

• Network Licence Manager provides centralised storage for the licences for supported NEs enabling visibility and easy management of NSN licences.

• Note that Network Licence Manager is a mandatory component in Pool licensing concept.

NSNNSN NSNCustomer

NOLS

Licence Generator

Nokia NetAct

NetAct Regional Cluster

NE NE

Target ID(s) of element

Licence filesLicence file production

LK LK

Target ID(s) of element

Licence filesLK LK

LK LK

LK


Nokia NetAct

Functionality of Network Licence Manager

NetAct Regional Cluster

DistributeSet Feature StateDeleteUpload status

ImportE.g. D1681105.XML

NOLSE-mail

LIC_%

$VARROOT/lic

ReportsSubstitute Process


Functionality of Network Licence Manager

Network Licence Manager can be run only in NetAct™ Regional Clusters.

Operations via Graphical User Interface

• Import licences to NetAct™

• Distribute licences to network elements

• Substitute process for pool licences

• Reporting

Operations via Command Line Interface

• Set feature state

• Delete licences

• Synchronise licence information in NetAct™

In addition Network Licence Manager has Graphical User Interface dialogs to show NetAct Cluster information and status of Recent operations.


Import Licences

• Licences have to be imported to NetAct™ before they can be managed by Network Licence Manager.

• Within Import operation licence files are stored to the NetAct™ licence archive and related licence information is updated to the Network Licence Manager database.

• Centralized licence database is utilized in licence management operations and reporting.


Distribute Pool Licences

• The pool licence does not contain information of the actual target elements. Therefore user has to select the target elements and generate network element specific licences from the pool by NetAct™.

• Those NMS-generated licences are then automatically distributed to the network elements in concern.

• The size of the pool has two meanings:

• Pool licence size either defines the number of network elements for which the users can generate on/off licences or

• Pool size defines the total amount of capacity that can be divided between the network elements by allocating capacity licences .


Distribute NE Licences

• NE licence distribution is used to transfer the selected licences to all or selected network elements.

• NE licence contains information of the network elements where the licence can be used and by default the licence will be distributed to all possible targets that do not have the licence yet.

• User can however control the licence distribution by selecting only some of the target elements for the licence distribution.


Reporting


Pool substitute process

Substitute process of rehosted WBTS MUST BE DONE in origin Regional Cluster !!!

Nokia NetAct

NetAct Regional Cluster 1. Register

2. Export Substitute Request file

3. Import Pool Substitute Permission file


OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Network Licence Manager NOTE: This exercise will only give you a general idea of this tool. For deeper knowledge

more time is needed.

1. What is the main idea of the Network Licence Manager?

2. Open the Optimizer and study

• Import to NetAct

• Distribute to Network• Pool Licence• NE Licence(s)

• Licence Substitute

• Report

3. If possible (please ask the trainer) distribute one Pool Licence.

Use the Notes Page for your results.

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