Plugin Services

PATH: (Right-Click-Plugin Services)

This menu allows to access proper plugin services. The menu availability depends on the plugin additional functionalities that are optional or submitted to a specific license.

Please contact Ericsson representative or check in the plugin release notes for more details.

The menu is displayed on the user interfaces after each plugin installation, which has this type of advantage module in the software.

Refer to the specific Plug-In description for the features available.

See Also:

Element Management User Interface, File, Configuration, Fault, Windows, Help

3.5.1 MINI-LINK Equipment Viewer

The MINI-LINK TN Equipment Viewer application allows getting information about the managed NEs that belong to Network of type MINI-LINK TN.

3.5.1.1 MINI-LINK TN Equipment Viewer

In “Equipment Viewer” page, all the boards and associated port which belong to the MINI-LINK TN NE will be shown.

To launch MINI-LINKL TN Equipment Viewer using the Drawing Area/Tree View

1. Move the mouse pointer over the TN NE and click with the right-mouse button to open the pop-up menu.

2. Select the Service->Plugin->EM-MTN->Equipment viewer option.

NOTICE Even if the user selects more than one NE on the tree, the Equipment Viewer application will be launched only on the first elment. However, it is

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possible to launch the application on more than one network element by selecting them separately.

NOTICE On the title bar the NE ID on which the Equipment Viewer has been launched is visualized. For more details about NE ID, please refer to Network Data List option description

If the application is launched by selecting a MINI-LINK TN Network Element on which the equipment data collection has never been started or a MINI-LINK different from TN type, the following window will be displayed:

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NOTICE If the equipment data collection has never been started on a NE, the operator shall automatically refresh the data by clicking the Refresh Button.

When the application is launched on a MINI-LINK TN Network Element on which the equipment viewer is already running, it is not launched again and the related failure message will be prompted in the details field of a line within the Command Table area.

When the application is correctly launched, the related message will be prompted in a line within the Command Table area.

The equipment viewer is a read-only tab showing two areas.

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The left area displays the hierarchical organization of the boards and the relative interfaces hosted inside the chassis. In the right area, for board MMU type the following information is displayed:

Table 12 Equipment viewer: right area for MMU/SMU board type

Name Description

Board type The board name with the board type.

Slot Number The Slot Number of the selected board.

Terminal Id The terminal id of the selected board.

Far End Id The far end id of the selected board

Far End Alias The far end alias of the selected board

Far End NE Id The far end ne Id of the selected board

Operational Status The board operational status. This status can be InService or outOfService.

Administrative Status The board administrative status.This status can be InService, reducedServices or outOfService.

G826 Performances The performance management data related to RAU IF interfaces on the board MMU. It follows the list of the fields: UT (Unavailable Times), SES (Severely Errored Second), ES (Errored Second), AT (Available Times), BBE (Background Block Error), BB (Background Block).

RF Input Power The performance information about the RF Input

Power related to RF interfaces.

Close Exit the window.

Figure 36Viewer for SMU/MMU board type

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Figure 37 Viewer for MMU2 classic board type

The equipment data visualized will be the same for all MMU2 type, classic or B/C, and for SMU2 type, but only for the first one there will be three push buttons, in order to:

• Add NE: add the board to the configured MINI-LINK Adapter Server

• Remove NE: remove the board from the configured MINI-LINK Adapter Server

• Launch LCT: launch MINI-LINK Adapter Client application.

NOTICE The MINI-LINK E Adapter Server is that one whose IP address has been configured in “MLE ADP Server Address” field of NE data. In order to correctly configure MINI-LINK Adapter Server, please refer to Network Data List option description

See Also:

MINI-LINK TN Equipment Viewer To Add NE

1. Press Add Ne button. The application checks if the board is already present as NE on its MINI-LINK E Adapter Server. A specific message box will inform the operator about the operation in progress

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If the board has been already added the NE, the following information message will be displayed

Otherwise the following dialog window will be opened