ELEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

iEon

A Product by HFCL Group

FEATURES OF ELEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Optimized for seamless performance, iEon Element Management System is a highly
scalable, feature-rich, resilient and flexible platform that enables mission critical, next-
generation wireless networks for enterprise and service provider deployments.

SCALABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT

iEon Element Management System is a smart, secure and scalable yet
easy-to-use application suite. It offers a comprehensive set of network
management tools that are easy to use from a client workstation
configured with a web browser.

FCAPS FUNCTIONS
A northbound interface is also available on the system for the integration
of network management systems, implementing full FCAPS functions on
the last three levels of the TMN architecture.
iEon is compliant to TMN architecture as per ITU M.3040 standard. With a
design based on the FCAPS model, this software includes fault,
configuration, accounting, performance and security management
functions.

SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT
Access Central Manager anytime, anywhere through the internet by using
a web browser on your PC, smartphone or tablet.
CLI based access for local configuration and debugging.

NETWORK ELEMENTS MANAGED THROUGH

EMS INCLUDE
Access Points
Wireless LAN Controller
Unlicensed Band Radios

EMS ARCHITECTURE

Third Party NMS

Northbound Interface SNMP v1/v2/v3 CORBA HTTPS

FTP Server Mail Server Cassandra

DB

Python Django Framework

uwsgi
Rabbit MQ Server

Python EMS Webapp APIs

Nginx Web Server

EMS Admin SNMP Manager Rabbit MQ

Angular 2 Client

EMS SNMP V1/V2c/V3

Southbound Interface

Network Elements

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
HARDWARE
iEon EMS software is flexible to run on any off-the-shelf carrier grade x86 server or on cloud based infrastructure. According to
deployment and requirements, carrier grade server should meet minimum specifications
64 – bit carrier grade Linux/Unix on CISC/RISC platform
Minimum 22 cores upgradable to 44 cores per server having minimum 2.4 GHz clock speed processor (or latest one)
Hardware upgrade and sizing option
Redundant server option

INTERFACE
2x8 Gbps fiber channel adapter per server
2x10 Gbps ports connectivity to chassis

MEMORY
Minimum 16 GB RAM per core with 16 GB DDR4 memory DIMS, 2x800 GB SSD

LICENSING
Based on number of network elements

SECURITY

802.11
Multiple SSIDs, SSID hiding, 802.11i-2004
Security and Encryption
Authentication Compliance: PSK, WEP, WPA, WPA2 , WPA-Enterprise/Personal, WPA2-Enterprise/Personal, EAP-
TTLS/MSCHAPv2, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/ EAP-GTC, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-AKA Prime, EAP-Fast, Protected
Management Frames
WAPI, TKIP, CCMP, Protection against ARP spoofing
Supports IP/MAC/WLAN binding via RADIUS server
Encryption without deferring the performance

AAA
RADIUS client Authentication server backup, ESS-based authentication

SOFTWARE FEATURES
Smart Fault Management
Compliance with TEC standard no. TEC/GR/SW/EMS-001/02/NOV.09
Wireless AP, Ethernet and multi-technology network health monitoring
Event and fault management by notification which includes wired port down, wireless port down, STA abnormal drop, AC master
backup switch, device online and offline, AP online user list, system CPU and memory alarms
Instant alerts of degraded performance and faults
Support for alarm filter, confirmation, clear, delete, etc.
Alarm filtration options for displaying and sorting alarms based on alarm sources, category, priority, time, etc.
Smart Configuration Management
Management and provisioning is centralized with an intuitive Graphical User Interface that visually displays all NIDs on the network
Tasks are able to be characterized by either single command or scripts that combine a sequence of commands to one compound task
Zero touch deployment of Access Points
Secure Network device access based on SNMPv3 support

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Account and Inventory Management
One touch provisioning of newly installed NIDs for management
Maintains record of all the NE Resources that are installed in subnetwork
Performance Management
Performance management of NEs Wi-Fi Hotspots sites
Load over NEs/Sites/Zones, number of active user connections, sessions, session terminations, Access Point restarts, positioning
events, access denied, online site usage monitoring, etc.
Analysis of captured data and representation through graphs
Performance reports by different time cuts (hour, day, week, month, etc.)
Option to export the reports in Excel, .csv format, etc.
Security Management
Daily management, operation, log, browsing, etc. functions for admin user
Secure Northbound and Southbound interfaces
Access privilege profiles can be assigned and customized for each user
User activities are logged by EMS audit trail mechanism for future inspection
Network Management
Topology generation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Network Elements with graphical displays of connected network devices giving a
complete view of the network without physically checking each device at remote sites
Graphs are available on dashboard to check the status of all the network elements. Colored icons are used for network element
showing their alarm state, e.g. the red icon displays an alarm
Graphical maps represent the topology of the managed network organized in a hierarchical manner. The map symbol that
appears on the screen should change according to the status
Device status pooling feature
Ability to set a device to be managed and unmanaged
Dynamic status, statistics and comprehensive configuration information for managed devices
OSS/NMS Integration Ready
Open North bound interfaces such as XML or TMF-CORBA are capable of integrating with the other standard based NMS systems
Open APIs and standard interfaces for enabling integration of the NMS/Billing/Accounting System
Software Management
For remote installation, upgrade & correction of the NEs for software corrections in the network and backup on a monthly basis
Remote web-based management
High availability is achieved with both server level redundancy and database level redundancy
NE configuration settings can be backed up and restored on demand or at user-defined periodic intervals

ORDERING INFORMATION
MODEL NO. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Email: support@ionetworks.in
iEon iEon Element Management System Website: www.hfcl.com
www.ionetworks.in
8, Commercial Complex, Masjid Moth
Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi-110048

A Product by HFCL Group