Cisco AccessPath Manager APM

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Cisco AccessPath Manager (APM)
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What Is AccessPath Manager?

• A network management application designed
  explicitly to meet the demands of large, complex
  dial pool management
  
• Major focus areas
• Device provisioning
• Configuration
• Activation
• Dial pool operation
• Performance, status, and alarm monitoring
• Utilization reporting
• Modular architecture that can scale to
  high-density dial pools
  
• Web-based user interface

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Before Dial System Management
Small POPs
NOC
Limited Scalability Centralized data collection
In-band polling
Single-system processing
LargePOPs
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Cisco Dial System Management
Small POPs
Multiple Web Clients
Multiple Servers
Scalable Solutions Automatic data collection Sel
f-monitoring Aggregated polling Out-of-band dat
a collection
Distributed processing
APM
Common Services
Large POPs
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AccessPath Manager Differentiators

• Rapid deployment of dial ports
• Management of multiple dial shelves as a single
  entity
  
• Simple, incremental dial pool expansion
• Traffic analysis reporting tools
• Easy access from any point in the network through
  a Web-based interface

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Anytime, Anywhere Web Access
NOC
AccessPath Manager
Remote NOC
Customer Intranet
Internet
Distributed POPs
POP
Home
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APM Data Flow
Sun UltraSPARC-1
Web Server
DBMS
Major Subsystems
Windows 95 or Sun Netscape Browser
SNMP
Configuration
TCP/IP
Monitoring
Reporting
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APM Home Page
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APM Home Page
2 Task Selection
1System Modules
4 Execute
3Stack Selection
5Working Frame
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APM Device Configuration

• Stack creationGathers all data global to the
  stack and creates a stack container
  
• Shelf creationPopulates the stack with shelves,
  allows customization of global data, and
  solicits shelf-specific data
  
• Template managementFacilitates the application
  of user-customized configuration templates across
  multiple shelves

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Configuration Task Selection

• Provides an interface for configuring AccessPath
  stacks and shelves

Shelf add Shelf delete Shelf modify Shelf v
iew
Shelf restore
Stack delete Stack modify Stack view Templa
te manager

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Monitor Status

• On a per-stack or per-NAS basis, displays the
  current aggregate state of lines and calls
  
• Status indicator Percentage of channels utilized
  
  
• Shelf name Percentage of analog calls
• Number of PRI lines Number of analog calls
• Number of B channels Number of ISDN lines in
  use
  
• Number of active channels Percentage of ISDN
  lines in use
  

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APM MonitorModem Status

• On a per-stack or per-NAS basis, displays the
  current aggregate state of all modems
  
• Number of modems configured Number of modems
  administratively offline
  
• Number of modems available Percentage of modems
  administratively offline
  
• Percentage of modems available Number of modems
  unresponsive
  
• Number of modems unavailable Percentage of modems
  unresponsive
  
• Percentage of modems unavailable Number of analog
  lines in use
  
• Number of modems busy Percentage of analog lines
  in use
  
• Percentage of modems busy Number of calls
  rejected or cleared abnormally

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APM Monitor

• Line statsDisplays the top-level aggregate
  values for each PRI/T1/E1 line on a stack or NAS
  in bits per second (bps), packets per second
  (pps), analog calls, and ISDN calls
• ThroughputAggregates throughput for all lines in
  pps and bps, displays number of packet drops, and
  a real-time gauge provides a historical record
  of throughput over time

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APM Utilization Reporting

• Traffic loadsMaximum and minimum usage per
  stack, per NAS, per circuit, (per channel in
  future release) in bps, pps, and call counts
  
• Capacity planning
• Statistical diagnostics
• Future threshold reports
• Traffic profilesUtilization histogram per stack,
  per NAS, and/or circuit
  
• Identify circuit usage anomalies
• Modem connectivityPer stack and per NAS
• Call count per modem speed
• Total calls per modem

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APM Utilization Reporting

• Modem connectivity per stack, per NAS
• Call counts per modem speed
• Total calls per modem

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APM Utilization Reporting Version 1.1

• Canned reportsdaily, weekly, and monthly for
  traffic loads, traffic profiles, and modem
  connections
  
• Run Now feature with the option to save
• Export function in HTML or in a comma-delimited
  format
  
• E-mail feature to e-mail report results to
  specified users
  
• FTP save area for automated downloads

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APM Reporting Version 1.1
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New Cisco MIB Shipping

• Pop management MIB
• DS0UsageGroupCallCount, TimeInUse, InOctets,
  OutOctets, ConfiguredType
  
• CallFailureGroupISDNCallsRejected,
  ModemCallsRejected, ISDNCallsClearedAbnormally,
  ModemCallsClearedAbnormally, ISDNNoResource,
  ModemNoResource
• ActiveCallSummaryGroupUserId, CallType, IPAddr,
  Modem, Channel, RemotePhoneNumber,
  LocalPhoneNumber
  
• CallHistorySummaryGroupUserId, CallType, IPAddr,
  Modem, Channel, RemotePhoneNumber,
  LocalPhoneNumber, CallDuration

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System Controller

• A Cisco IOS-based embedded management component
  that monitors and controls dial shelves
  
• Facilitates point-of-presence management
• Provides fail-safe console port connectivity
• Routes out-of-band management traffic
• Nondisruptive upgrades
• Local image management (future)
• Automatic performance data collection (future)
• Uses scalable, IETF-based distributed management
• Local poller
• Bulk data transfer

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System Controller (Future)

• 100-MHz R4700 processor
• 40,000 kpps throughput
• Integrated PC card hard disk
• 340 MB
• MTBF 250,000 hours
• Dual management paths
• Ethernet
• Serial

Based on Cisco 3640
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APM and the System Controller (Future)
POP
Central Site
System Controller
Database
Poller
FTP.RCP.TFTP
Data
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APM Scalability Today
Domain A
Distributed POPs
Web Server
APM
AP-LS3
Poller
Multiple Web Clients
Domain B
AccessPath
Web Server
APM
Poller
Multiple Web Clients
AccessPath
Cisco AS5200s
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APM Future Scalability
APM Servers
Distributed POPs
RAID
Replicated Database
RAID
Database Server
CiscoAS5300s
AccessPath
Database Server
Multiple Web Clients
Cisco AS5300s
Future
AP-LS3
AccessPath
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APM System Requirements
Hardware
Software
APM Includes Netscape FasTrack v2.01 Netscape
Navigator v3.01 Customer Provides Solaris v2.
5.1 OS Oracle Database v7.3.3 (Enterprise)
HP OpenView v4.1.1 (Optional)
Sun UltraSPARC-1 128 MB RAM 8 GB Disk Space CD-
ROM Drive
Hardware requirements are derived from the
number of ports monitored and the number of clie
nts supported. The minimal hardware configuratio
n shown above is for 3600 ports.
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Summary
Ciscos AccessPath Manager software provides the
tools and technology to deploy, maintain, and
proactively manage the high-density dial
solutions required in todays markets.
AccessPath Manager services the evolution of
todays solutions to meet tomorrows demands.