Core Network Department

Weekly Report
Week 38

Prepared by: Tanue Quddus

Date: 9/19/2022
Network Briefing
Network Equipment Summary Logical Topology

NE Name NE Count

Switches 28

Routers 1

BRAS 6

Firewall 1

Servers 7
IP Core Network Activities, Results & Achievements
SN Domain Activity Result/Achievements

1 Configuration of Mutengene-to-Douala Link through Mutengene to Douala (Bangue) link is up

MTN
2 Monitoring for TV switches on NMS Monitoring of TV switch on PRTG, Orion, Cacti

3 Choosing of the equipment on the core network Stabilize SUN TV issues

4 Link POP NYALLA, YASSA, NDOGPASSI Down due to Fiber repaired to restore services but this link is not redundant.
IP fiber link cut

4 Configuration of new customer links in yde and dla Matrix

5 Management of customer issues, packet loss, CCA

disconnections.

6 - New topology proposal and scrutiny by team Topology to be sent by socrate

TV

7 Followup of TV channel cracking issues. Description of interfaces are going to be done on the switch.
Capacity Management KPI

- Link between Switch TV and Kotto Switch still saturated. (proposed to change the
architecture)
- Interface 1/0/11 to decoder on Buea switch is saturated
- Interface 1/0/20 on Buea switch is saturated
Capacity Management KPI

- Core network traffic utilization for last week (9/18/2022 - 9/24/2022).

- Angola cables peaked at 500Mbps, Camtel at 400Mbps, MTN at 550Mbps
- Reseau_Interne is capped at 1Gbps due to the AKWA – Switch interface saturation
Capacity Management KPI

- Interface congestions (port-channel1) on the core switch akwa is causing a lot of packet discards.
NE CPU/Memory Utilization KPI

- Memory usage of essengue switch and switch TV 4 is above 60%

- CPU load of TV switch in Yaounde is at 70%.
This maybe because of the loop (mac flapping ) problem on this switch.
NE Problems & Proposed Solutions Progress
SN Task/Problem Description Details Proposed Solution Owner Remarks Deadline Status
1 TV encoders FTA21 and FTA18 has the mac address. 00c0.9088.8880, Shutdown FTA21  Socrate Monitoring   Closed
same service mac address. ongoing
00c0.9088.8880
2 GUCE switch on prtg doesn’t not show         Open
traffic information.
3 Add physical labels to the interfaces in           Open
the DataCenter and switch room
4 Modify some interface descriptions on the description on some switches    Quddus started with the   Ongoing
the switches to be more explicit have to be explicit to ease new switch.
maintenance works.
5 Replace server switch in datacenter Current switch is not manageable Change to 2 cisco Herve/Quddus Topology and Open
and faulty switches, add interface
management ip and identification
integrate to nms ongoing
6 Interface 1/0/11 to decoder on Buea Change to gigabit Open
switch is saturated interface

7 Matrix Accounting Application access is Check the network Quddus/ Ongoing

having many issues design & the Raoul/Herve
application licence
8 Interface 1/0/20 on Buea switch is Change to gigabit Open
saturated interface
Next week (W39) plan and needs
Week 39 Activities Plan

- Check GUCE switch issue on prtg

- Correct traffic congestion issue on the core internet interfaces
- Continue check interface packet drop issues
- Rectify interface descriptions on all TV switch with the appropriate hosts description.
- Replace server switch in datacenter
- Fix connectivity to MATRIX
Other Needs

- Labeling paper for labeling of network cables connected to the equipment.

- Install TV screen in meeting room for presentations
Thank You

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