8500 EMS (Element Management System)

The Xtera 8500 EMS manages entire networks of Xtera 6400 and 5400 OTPs (Optical Transport Platforms). This allows an operator to monitor, configure, provision and analyze network and system resources for up to 500 nodes in real-time from anywhere in the world. By taking advantage of the unified GMPLS control plane and embedded optical supervisory channel resident in every 6400/5400 OTP network element, the full optical network can be accessed via a single node or multiple sites, should enhanced diversity be desired. With intuitive graphical displays and inherent auto-discovery capabilities, the 8500 EMS allows the operator to quickly visualize both the overall and the detailed status of the network, and to quickly and easily navigate to exactly where attention is needed. The 8500 EMS is a proven and feature-rich Java-enabled, client-server based solution which addresses all the critical needs of 6400/5400 OTP network operators; including:

• Network management
  • Full-featured ring management system
  • Full-featured network management (FCAPS)
  • Intuitive graphical interface
  • Optional redundant load-sharing server architecture
  • Dual gateway network elements for communications redundancy
• Configuration and provisioning
  • Auto-discovery
  • Network and element management
  • Automatic routing
  • Point-and-click lightpath and service provisioning
  • Template provisioning
  • CLI and TL1 cut-through interface
• Performance monitoring and fault management
  • Advanced real-time monitoring
  • Performance monitoring threshold configuration
  • Database storage for historical performance analysis
  • Real-time fault collection, correlation, and graphical and audible reporting
  • Alarm, event, and log viewers
  • Alarm severity configuration
  • Fault diagnosis and repair
• Network administration and security
  • Network element software upgrade
  • Network element database backup and restore
  • Standards-based user authentication
  • User management of multiple, configurable privilege levels
  • Administrative user EMS or NE session monitoring
  • Security logs
• Reporting and data exporting
  • Inventory summary
  • Ports summary
  • Free resource summary
  • Lightpath summary
  • Services summary
  • Wavelengths summary
  • Baseline status trending
  • System alarm data
  • Performance data