IBM Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs

IBM Tivoli® Netcool® Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs offers an efficient way to manage individual technologies or services in a cross-vendor environment. These off-the-shelf network interfaces seamlessly aggregate and correlate data from multiple vendors and technologies. Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs are available for technologies such as:

• Global System for Mobile (GSM).
• General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).
• Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS).
• Code Division Multiple Access Single Carrier Radio Transmission Technology (CDMA/1xRTT).

Solutions are available that provide comprehensive support for radio, core, transport, messaging systems and other key aspects of a wireless network. Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs also provide existing support for key technical developments such as High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Mobile Switching Centre Server (MSC-S), Media Gateway (MGW) and more.

Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs can be added, upgraded and removed independently — giving you a modular system that can adapt to your specific needs. In addition Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs enables you to:

• Efficiently analyze and compare information from multiple vendors and technologies — including all the relevant counters each creates.
• Convert performance data into a common format that allows you to manipulate and report on it without overburdening your systems.
• Leverage IBM expertise in cross-vendor, cross-technology environments to drive efficiency and deliver role-specific insights.

Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs are XML-based and 3GPP standards–compliant. Each technology pack contains:

• Data model definition and version.
• Logical and physical object definitions.
• Attributes and key performance indicator (KPI) definitions.
• Summary definitions, canned reports and graphs.
• Performance alarms and online help.

Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless Technology Packs support technologies from leading wireless equipment vendors such as:

• Ericsson
• Nokia
• Motorola
• Huawei
• Alcatel
• Siemens
• Nortel Networks