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WebNMS Framework 4 RME is a scalable and secure, remote management platform that facilitates remote management of critical network resources spread across geographies. Leveraging this framework, equipment vendors and service providers can develop management applications for element management, network management or remote operations management.

Key components in WebNMS Framework RME are the central server and the distributed mediation servers (DMS). While the central server is installed at the main site, the distributed mediation servers are installed at multiple remote locations. The distributed mediation servers perform network-facing functions, such as discovery, status polling, trap reception, performance data collection, etc at the remote site, and pass on the critical data to the central server. Operators at the central site have segmented view of the network based on privileges and access control, enabling management of each remote location seamlessly.

RME Features

Global view: WebNMS Framework RME offers a global view of the managed networks that span across geographies. The view can also be segmented location-wise.

Intelligent Distributed Architecture: WebNMS Framework RME is designed around a twin layer architecture that distributes intelligence and network facing functionality across locations.

Support for Multiple IP Addresses: Recognizes and manages devices assigned the same IP address across locations.

Flexible Communication: With a low bandwidth requirement across sites, the system can be configured for various connectivity options including a non-dedicated dial-up.

Communication Across Secure Networks: Can manage devices and equipments across firewalls and NAT-enabled networks.

Auto-Discovery and Configuration: Discovered devices can be automatically configured with the supplied values when they are discovered for the first time.

Rule-based event correlation: Rule engine for creating correlation logic at multiple levels ensure that event-storms are minimized and alarm counts are diminished.

Priority-based data transfer: Based on the priority, data transfer between distributed mediation servers and the central server can be either periodic or immediate.

Local database for DMS: Every distributed mediation server (DMS) has a local database to prevent data loss, even when the central server and/or the distributed mediation server shuts down and restarts.

BE Failover Support : Supports reliable back-end server failover to ensure high availability.

Non-IP device management: Business critical non-IP devices can also be managed.

SSL Support: Data transfer between mediation servers and the central server is through a secure transport mechanism implementing SSL.

SOAP Communication : Supports SOAP over HTTP communication between the DMS and the Central Server by applying the SOAP Add-on over the servers.

JMS Communication : Supports JMS Communication between the DMS and the Central Server by applying the JMS Add-on over the Servers.

Read-only Client: Supports a thin read-only webclient for the Distributed Mediation Server.

Application Management: Option for monitoring the health and performance of various applications. Pluggable framework for managing any application.

Software Image Downloads: Provides a powerful facility to orchestrate the organized download of software images.

HostResource Monitoring : Monitors disk space, memory, sysload, CPU, interface, and node. Includes process monitoring and syslog monitoring. Supports these for Linux, Windows and Solaris.

Automated Actions: Rule-based actions triggered by occurrence of event or alarm.
Integrated Reporting: Reporting engine integrated with option to integrate third party reporting tools.

Comprehensive Protocol Support: Supports a comprehensive set of protocols on the southbound. Protocols supported include SNMP, TL1, CORBA and CLI. On the northbound it supports TL1 and CORBA for integration with existing and legacy applications.

RME Benefits

Remote management of network resources: Service providers can remotely manage their customers’
networks, which are geographically separated. OEMs can remotely manage their devices, which are deployed across many customers worldwide.

Management from a single console:Centralized management from a single console eliminates the need for network specialists at customer locations.

Low maintenance cost: As the resources and its operations are centrally monitored, the fault conditions are proactively identified and rectified.

Zero downtime: As the system supports server fail-over with a rugged communication framework, it offers high availability and reliability ensuring zero downtime.

Remote Management Architecture

The image below portrays the distributed servers in the remote management architecture.

Deployment Flexibility

WebNMS Framework 4 RME is portable across many operation systems and databases. A variety of flexible deployment options are available to suite different deployment needs.

WebNMS Framework 4 RME
Size of managed networks	Large and carrier-grade networks (with remote management)
Supported databases	Oracle MySQL Sybase ASA
Supported Operating Systems
RedHat Linux	7.2/8.0/9.0/ES/AS
Solaris	2.7/2.8
Windows	NT4/2000/XP5.1/2003
System Features
Application servers	WebLogic JBoss and  Others
Web servers	Apache/Tomcat Java Web Server
Choice of clients	Java application client Applet client and Java WebStart client
Web Browsers	Internet Explorer Netscape Opera Mozilla
Java Runtime Environments (JRE)	JRE 1.4.2 JRE 1.4.0 JRE 1.3.1
JDK	JDK 1.4.0 JDK 1.3.1
XML Parsers	Any JAXP 1.1 compliant parser
Language support	JRE 1.4.0 Internationalization API
ITU / TMF Standards support	ITU M.3100 TMF 513 TMF 608 TMF 814A
Hardware Requirements
CPU	733 MHz for Windows/Linux 333 MHz for Solaris Ultra5
Memory	256 MB RAM or Higher
Disc Space	320 MB + 200 MB Swap

About WebNMS Framework

WebNMS Framework provides affordable software for management and provisioning of complex networks, systems, and IT applications. With a broad product portfolio and an active customer base ranging from enterprises, equipment vendors, and service providers, WebNMS Framework has emerged as a very affordable and high-quality alternative to expensive software that is common in this industry.

WebNMS Framework is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with offices in NJ, NH, India, UK, China and Japan. It has a well-trained partner base around the globe and thousands of customers world-wide.