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Mobile Network Connectivity Probe for HP OpenView Internet Services©


   

Product Overview

Service parameters like network quality, service availability and performance are becoming more and more crucial differentiating factors for mobile internet and data access providers to get advantages in a strong competition for customers and market shares. Therefore solutions for optimizing the QoS of mobile data connection services are getting growing strategic importance. The focus lays on a monitoring of performance critical KPIs like latency, protocol functions or network availability as well as an analysis and optimization of the network infrastructure.

IP Systems offers with MNC Probe for HP OVIS a professional and comprehensive tool for service monitoring and quality measurement in GSM and UMTS networks. The software monitors network parameters, simulates pro actively the setup and termination of connections, records single protocol steps and provides the results to HP OVIS for later analysis and visualization.

MNC Probe is fully integrated in HP OVIS and comes as a full service package including consulting, installation, technical support and software maintenance. As a customised solution MNC Probe provides:

  • Monitoring of the network availability and signal parameters
  • Simulations of connection setup and termination. A large number of protocols can be supported.
  • Recording and logging of protocol events during network activities
  • Easy integration in HP OVIS and accordingly smooth integration into IT and operation escalation processes
  • Quick diagnostic of problems with network and system components
  • Isolation of performance degrading parameters and factors
  • Network/protocol measurements for: GSM/CSD, GSM/HSCSD, GSM/GPRS, UMTS/UTRANS, ICMP-PING, UDP-PING, TCP-Connect, FTP, WAP-GET

MNC Probe for OVIS Function:

Critical situations like service faults or problems with the signal latency will be pro actively recognised. Accordingly alarms and escalation functions may be provided to an appropriate network management centre to trigger and support the troubleshooting processes. At the same time MNC Probe serves as a valuable tool for a professional service level management