ENIQ with Network

Analytics –
Performance Management
for Transport
Jan Ekström
ENIQ Product Sales Manager, Solution Area OSS, Sweden
Kevin Ryan
Strategic Product Manager, Solution Area OSS, Ireland
Mark Waters
ENIQ CA Service Delivery Lead, Solution Area OSS, Ireland
Krister Svensson
Solution Architect, Solution Area OSS, Sweden

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 Agenda
▪ ENIQ for Transport Networks
▪ Visualizing performance data using ENIQ
and Network Analytics
▪ Service offerings: Customized solutions using
ENIQ/Network Analytics
▪ Customized Transport Report with Network
Analytics
▪ Questions and Answers
▪ Webinar topics
▪ Feedback poll

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 ENIQ for Transport Networks

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 Performance Management solution for Transport
networks
ENIQ is the Network Performance Management
ENIQ
system with long data retention (Months/Years) Long Data KPI E2E
• Performs KPI management, Analysis and Retention Management Reporting

Reporting
PM Data
• Reporting flexibility enabled by storing all Exposure
counters/measures, i.e., not just a preselected set Ericsson Network Manager (ENM)
of KPIs Network Health Monitor (NHM)
Network Health Analysis (NHA)
Performance Management in ENM
PM Subscription PM Data Collection and
• ENM collects PM counters and exposes collected Management Mediation
data further through NBI towards ENIQ
• Network Health Monitor (NHM) supports KPI
observability
• Network Health Analysis (NHA)* can be used to Transport Network,
visualize the individual KPIs on the graphs RAN & Core NW

*PM counter files will be stored for default 3 days, but can be extended
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 Performance Management with ENIQ
Visibility
–Observe performance of network
resources
–Identify capacity bottlenecks and
utilization trends
Scalable platform Monitor network quality
–From compact deployment up to –Proactive network management
Extra Large system with trend alarms
–Capacity up to 750 million –Troubleshoot network problems
counters

Historical view Monitor user experience Interfaces

–Historical depth supports long targets –Consume PM data
term trend analysis –Identify nodes/links failing user –KPI threshold breach NBI
–Up to 3 years of historical data experience targets integration with FM
retention

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 Performance Management with ENIQ
Existing ENIQ systems can be reused for PM data
collection from Ericsson Network Manager
• Transport Technology Packages are available for
off-the-shelf data collection to ENIQ Data Base.
• New counters available at GA to reduce time to
market. ENM

Multi-vendor integration possible. ENM

PM Reporting through Network Analytics

(NetAn)
• Report creation is much easier and flexible
compared with BIS (Business Objects).
3P EMS
• One extra dedicated server is needed. System
3P EMS
System

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Ericsson Network IQ & Network Analytics
Deployment options for transport

ENIQ on HPE Gen 10 ENIQ on new Rack

Rack servers Servers

No
Plans

Deployments with internal storage: Deployments with internal storage:

• Small Compact
GA Rack, up toGA
10 • Small Compact Rack, up to 10
Million counters per ROP (15 min) Million counters
No per ROP (15 min)
• Network Analytics server • Network Analytics
Plans server
• General Availability (GA) Q3-2022

Compact configurations are not expandable

On Customer Premises

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 Visualizing performance data using
ENIQ and Network Analytics

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 Network Analytics
Reporting platform for ENIQ

• Industry leading analytics 3PP

• Off the shelf reports
• Built-in Ericsson expertise

• PM Explorer / Ad-Hoc analysis

• Self service report creation with full access
to all data within ENIQ

• PM Alarming module
• Multi source capable
• Single sign-on and centralized user
management with ENM
• Streamlined system access
• Simplified administration

• Predictive analytics

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 PM Explorer
Self-Service KPI reporting and data exploration

A framework to make it easy to

generate KPI reports or explore and
visualize your PM data.

• Simply select from a set of predefined

KPIs (or choose any counters) for
any domain.
• Define custom KPIs.
• No particular tooling or data
expertise needed to get up and
running.

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 Node Collections

Use the Collection Manager to

define groups of nodes.

Performance reports can then

be generated per collection (or
for individual nodes).

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Measure Selections
Freely select KPIs, counters, network elements and a time period to explore

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 Search / Filter Measures and View MOM Info
Detailed MOM
info for selected
Counter or KPI.
Hover over field
for tooltip (e.g.
– full counter
description as
per the MOM).

Search/filter
for Counters
or KPIs

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 Select Time Period + Aggregation Level

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 Fetch PM Data
SQL query is auto-generated and ENIQ data store is interrogated

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 Explore PM Data
Leverage the network
performance data for
troubleshooting, optimization,
capacity planning…etc.

Complete graphical flexibility:

• Bar charts
• Line charts
• Scatter plots
• Pie charts
• Map view
• Heat map
• …etc.

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 PM Alarming
Proactive performance monitoring

A framework to make it easy to

configure and manage KPI or
Counter threshold alarms.

• Simply select from a set of

predefined KPIs (or choose any
counters) for any domain.

• Select desired threshold breach

criteria and schedule the alarm.

• Be automatically alerted to KPI

degradations or configure
automated actions in northbound
systems.

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 Alarm Rules Manager

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Define/edit an alarm rule

Alarm rules can be:

— Created for a defined
collection of nodes or
against a single node.
— Defined against a KPI or
individual counters.

Configure:
— Threshold, Severity,
Scheduling, Aggregation
and define a custom
probable cause

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 Alarm Types
Alarm Type Description

Static Threshold Alarm is raised when the threshold is breached for the current ROP.

Continuous Occurrences Alarm is raised when the threshold is breached in one or more consecutive ROPs.

The current ROP is compared against past ROP. For example, the same time yesterday or the same
Past Comparison Detection time a week ago. An alarm is raised if the current ROP exceeds the configured delta (e.g. – KPI is
more than 10% higher or lower than the same time last week).

Past Comparison Detection + Continuous Combines the previous 2 alarm types.

Occurrences One or more consecutive current ROPs are compared against a past time period.

Average, Min or Max from a previous period (e.g. – previous day or week) is automatically calculated
and dynamically used as a baseline/threshold to check the current ROP against. If the current ROP
Dynamic Threshold deviates by more than the configured amount (e.g. – more than 10% deviation from yesterday’s
average), an alarm will be raised.
The alarm triggering threshold is dependent on another indicator and the alarm can have different
triggering thresholds based on the value of that indicator.
For example:
Case-Dependent Threshold Alarm is triggered if Call Drop KPI goes above 2% AND Connected Users is greater than 50
OR
Alarm is triggered if Call Drop KPI goes above 25% AND Connected Users is less than 4

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 Service offerings: Customized
solutions using ENIQ/Network
Analytics

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 ENIQ & NetAn Service Offerings
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION/POC
ENIQ Consulting
- No dedicated ENIQ Consulting Service
is available, ENIQ will be considered in
Global Consulting services including
analytics such as:
- OSS Assessment
- NOC Assessment
1. Customer Assessment and POC
2. Solution Design
3. Solution Deployment
4. Solution Verification and hand-over
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NM-CA
DURING IMPLEMENTATION POST GO-LIVE
ENIQ-S Deployment and Upgrade ENIQ Customer Adaptation
- ENIQ-S Solutioning (HLD/LLD) and
(Ericsson and Multivendor)
SW Installation (SB & MB)
- Analysis (Quick Studies)
- ENIQ-S SW Upgrade (SB & MB)
- Data Collection
- ENIQ-S Expansion
- Mediation
- ENIQ-S Alarm KPI development
- Tech.pack Design
- ENIQ-S Standard performance KPI
- Data Parsers
definition
- Ericsson Customized Tech.pack Installation
& Upgrade BO & NetAn
- NetAn Demo
- KPI Reporting Consultancy
NetAn - Creation of Customized Report/Dashboard
- NetAn Deployment and Integration with - NetAn Advanced Use Cases (PMEX & PMA)
ENIQ-S - BO to NetAn migration
- NetAn Standard Reports Configuration
Geo-Redundancy CA
- ENIQ support for Geo-R ENM
- ENIQ & NetAn Geo-R solution
Secure Support
Learning Services
 NetAn Custom Adaptation
• Service Delivery (SD) have NetAn development Existing NetAn Service offerings:
capability which supports customers in securing
functionality that is not on the standard roadmap. NetAn Demo

• We cover custom NetAn requirements for both KPI reporting Consultancy

ENIQ and SON OM.
ENIQ/SON Visualization
• Creation of customized NetAn Transport reports &
dashboards. PMEX: add node types

• SD can add support in PM Explorer (PMEX) & PM PMA: add node types
Alarming (PMA) for additional node types. This
includes multi-vendor support. BO to NetAn Migration

NetAn Georedundancy
• Support for migration of BO reports to NetAn.

• CM data consistency check. Compares Node CM

data in ENIQ over time.
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 Customized Transport Report
with Network Analytics

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 Standard Transport Related Features in ENM & ENIQ
• ENM collect PM, FM and CM data from southbound interfaces for
connected nodes

• ENM do not have any PM database, it collects PM data from

connected nodes by SFTP and SNMP then expose it as XML files
towards NBI PM system.

• ENM shows PM data as KPI. The KPI's may be configured and

viewed in the ENM Network Health Monitor (NHM) and Network
Health Analysis (NHA).

• CM data is collected in ENM database. Parameters may be viewed

and configured in ENM.

• ENM discover topology/physical links for MINI-LINK and Router

6000 nodes.

• ENIQ is a PM database. Network Analytics (NetAn) is needed to

visualize the data. It allows searching and presenting PM data.
No standard transport reports/KPI are available by default in ENIQ.
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 Enhanced Transport Reporting with CA Services
Offerings
NetAn (Network Analytics)
Possible CA service extensions for transport in ENIQ/NetAn PM Explorer
PM Alarming
CA Customized
Reports
CA Link
Presentation

• Customized Transport PM reports. Additional CM data may be

added. For example, maps, inventory or planning data ENIQ
Long Data KPI CA Tech-Pack,
• Creation of custom KPI data in database and reports Retention Management Example: CM Data

PM Data
• CA ENIQ Transport CM Tech-pack allows importing ENM CM Exposure
data into ENIQ. Ericsson Network Manager (ENM)
Additional custom Tech-packs for multi-vendor node support NHM (Network Health Monitor)
may also be developed. NHA (Network Health Analysis)

PM Subscription PM Data
• Add topology information (link relationship) in reports allows Management Collection and Mediation
link reports.

• CM data consistency check.

Compares data in ENIQ over time.
Transport Network

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 Transport CA report examples with ENIQ and NetAn
• “CA ENIQ Transport CM Tech-pack” allows importing CM
data or any other data.
For example: HW inventory, Radio Link configuration and
planning data.

• “CA NetAn Reports” allows creation of customized and

interactive link KPI reports based on combined CM,
Topology and PM data. The PM history may be zoomed
between lowest ROP up to years.
For example: Reporting both far and near end BW
utilization for a link. It may be used when troubleshooting
current or seasonal impact.

• “CA consistency check” of CM Parameters over time or

analysis of CM and PM data
For Example: Compare link performance, configuration
parameters and/or inventory data before and after
node reconfigurations.

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 NetAn - Transport Report example
(WAN link - Ethernet BW Utilization)

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NetAn - Transport Report example (Graphs, Tables, Maps)

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 Summing up

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 What makes ENIQ & Network Analytics unique in
Performance Management of Transport Networks?
Our foundation and offerings Our differentiators
• Mature platform & Off-the-shelf Technology Packages
• Industry leading 3rd Party Analytics Software (NetAn) Deep Network insights to gain
• Pre-integrated with Ericson Network Manager better performance
• Network Evolution support at General Availability

Historical depth supports long term

trend analysis

Flexible market adaptations

for advanced solutions

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 Q&A

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 Webinar topics 2022 Planned Topics later 2022

E-band and beam steering

Date Topics Q1 MIMO

2022-01-27 Carrier aggregation in MINI-LINK 6000
2022-02-10 Tunable colored optics
SH or LH, selecting the optimal multi-
2022-02-24
carrier solution in MINI-LINK 6000
ENIQ with Network Analytics -
2022-03-10
Performance Management for Transport
Slicing
Demystifying SDN: Transport automation and
Traffic control
Demystifying microwave planning: Capacity
availability for happy users in RAN
Preventive maintenance for opto using AI

2022-03-24 Use cases with Router 6000 Security

Release 22:Q1 – MW, IP, Optical ENM configuration with NCM, bulk config
2022-04-07
and Fronthaul, ENM
Release 22:Qx - MW, IP, Optical and
Fronthaul, ENM
… please suggest!
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 … the RAN Transport
Community page
●All recorded webinars on-demand
●Link
●This page can include
●Webcast
●Video
●Document
●Webpage
●Image

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