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Data Sheet
Product Overview
Cisco Systems® announces the availability of Cisco® Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) Service Manager 4.0 for configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Packet Data Serving Node. As part of the Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange suite of applications, Cisco PDSN Service Manager complements the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) to provide end-to-end management of Cisco Mobile Exchange (Figure 1). The Mobile Wireless Center addresses the element-management requirements of mobile operators and provides fault, configuration, and troubleshooting capability as mobile operators transition their networks from second-generation (2G) circuit-based traffic to 2.5G and third-generation (3G) IP-based services.
Figure 1
Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange
Cisco PDSN forms part of the Cisco Mobile Exchange framework, which offers mobile operators a standards-based framework that links the Radio Access Network (RAN) to IP networks and their value-added, content-based IP services. Cisco Mobile Exchange helps enable the intelligent framework that identifies users, knows where they are, and delivers services to them anywhere, over any access medium, to any client device. Cisco PDSN provides the primary wireless mobile data access to the Internet, intranets, and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) servers for mobile stations using a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)2000 RAN. The Cisco PDSN provides gateway, foreign agent, and packet transport for VPN capability in support of simple IP and Mobile IP services.
Figure 2 represents a typical IP-based CDMA2000 mobile wireless network built around Cisco Mobile Exchange.
In this context, Cisco PDSN Service Manager is a feature-rich application that provisions and troubleshoots foreign agent services to efficiently activate services and improve network reliability. Integrated with CiscoWorks LMS, Cisco PDSN Service Manager provides a GUI similar to other CiscoWorks applications and interacts with the CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials Job Browser, making it a powerful tool for bidirectional device interaction and status. Furthermore, the Cisco PDSN Service Manager console allows easy navigation through configuration and troubleshooting tasks in a familiar environment.
Figure 2
Mobile Wireless Center in a Cisco Mobile Exchange-Based CDMA2000 Network
Cisco PDSN Service Activation
Cisco PDSN Service Manager provides a Web-based GUI to activate, deactivate, and modify the following services within Cisco PDSN:
• Enable R-P interface to define security association between Cisco PDSN and PCF
• Configure closed R-P interfaces
• Configure the Mobile IP Foreign Agent
• Configure IS835-B IPSec
• Configure Mobile IP Security Associations
• Configure Proxy Mobile IP Attributes
• Configure Always-On Service
• Configure On-Demand Address Pools
• Configure Packet of Disconnect
• Configure Mobile IP Resource Revocation
Figure 3 shows one of the Cisco PDSN provisioning consoles.
Figure 3
Cisco PDSN Service Manager Console for R-P Interface Provisioning
Cisco PDSN Configuration Discrepancy Analysis
Cisco PDSN Service Manger also provides the capability of analyzing PDSN configuration discrepancies within a defined grouping to proactively flag questionable configurations and prevent service-impacting misconfigurations. The Sync Report dashboard provides an intuitive report card that shows out-of-sync device status (Figure 4). The dashboard also allows the operator to see the actual commands that are not matching.
Figure 4
Cisco PDSN Service Manager Console for Configuration Discrepancy Analysis
Troubleshooting Dashboard
Cisco PDSN Service Manager features a troubleshooting dashboard that provides predefined information on:
• PDSN show commands outputs
• PDSN debug results
• PDSN syslog messages
Figure 5 illustrates a sample troubleshooting console.
Figure 5
Cisco PDSN Service Manager Troubleshooting Dashboard
Key Features and Benefits
Table 1 describes the benefits of Cisco PDSN Service Manager when deployed as part of an Element Manager System (EMS) infrastructure.
Table 1. Features and Benefits of Cisco PDSN Service Manager
Product Specifications
Cisco PDSN Service Manager supports the Cisco Mobile Exchange devices listed in Table 2.
Table 2. Cisco PDSN Service Manager Device Support
System Requirements
Tables 3 and 4 list the system and client requirements for Cisco PDSN Service Manager.
Table 3. Sun Server System Requirements
Table 4. Client Requirements
Ordering Information
Cisco PDSN Service Manager and the related upgrade for CiscoWorks for Mobile Wireless and Mobile Wireless Center 2.0 customers are available for purchase through regular Cisco sales and distribution channels worldwide. To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering Home Page.
Service and Support
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For More Information
For more information about Cisco PDSN Service Manager, visit www.cisco.com/go/mwc-cmx, contact your local account representative, or send e-mail to info-mwc@cisco.com.
