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EPC HSS/SLF Operation and Configuration Exercises LZU1088746 R1A
1. Logon to the TSP Node Management Toolbox. Node Management Toolbox User Guide
2. Open the Alarm Viewer and look for alarms related to HSS (ESM, AVG or SLF). TSP Fault Management User Guide, Alarm and Notification Viewer User Guide, ESM Fault Management
3. In the Alarm Viewer create a filter where e.g Object Types contains ESM, AVG and SLF specific values. Alarm and Notification Viewer User Guide
4. Open the Notification Viewer and look for notifications related to HSS (ESM, AVG or SLF). TSP Fault Management User Guide, Alarm and Notification Viewer User Guide, ESM Fault Management
1. Logon to the HSS_AVG Application using the LDAP Browser. JXplorer Documentation
2. Check whether AVG configured as a Front-End Server. AVG LDAP Interface Description
3. Check if AVG is configured to work in Evolved Packet Core (EPC). AVG LDAP Interface Description
4. Check whether AVG related Applogs are active. AVG LDAP Interface Description
5. Which is the AVG Requesting Node Type used in EPC? Check which IND range is allocated to this node? (IND is a part of the sequence number used for quintet generation).
AVG LDAP Interface Description
RESULT
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EPC HSS/SLF Operation and Configuration Exercises LZU1088746 R1A
1. Logon to the TSP Node Management Toolbox. Node Management Toolbox user Guide
2. Start the Signaling Manager Starting the SS7 Signaling Manager OPI
3. Check the status of the stack processes. On which processors are these processes executed? Signaling Manager User Guide
4. Check SCTP Container.
How many SCTP End Points are configured. What IP addresses and ports are configured for every Front End?
Signaling Manager User Guide
5. Check M3UA-IETF Container.
Which IP addresses and ports are assigned to the remote End Points? Check which local and remote ASs are defined. What local and remote SPC are defined?
Signaling Manager User Guide
6. Check SCCP Container.
What type of network do SPC IDs belong to: national or international? Which local and remote Subsystems are defined and for which nodes? Examine the GT translation table.
Signaling Manager User Guide
7. Check TCAP Container.
Which subsystems are configured?
Signaling Manager User Guide
STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER RESULTS
DEMONSTRATION 1ST TRY 2ND TRY
Mentor
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8. Logon to the MPV using the LDAP Browser. JXplorer Documentation
9. What is the value of the node’s own global title? How does it correspond to SCCP definitions (step 6)? MAP LDAP Interface Description in HSS Interwork Description
10. Examine the BE list. Does it match the settings discovered in step 3? MAP LDAP Interface Description in HSS Interwork Description
11. Is MAP Application Log status is active or not? MAP LDAP Interface Description in HSS Interwork Description
12. Which MAP Operations are supported? What are the corresponding local SSNs? Compare to the settings discovered in step 6.
MAP LDAP Interface Description in HSS Interwork Description
13. Logon to the HSS_ESM Application using the LDAP Browser. Locate HSS-EsmServicesSupportContainer. JXplorer Documentation
14. Check which 2G3GLTE Notification Mechanism is used. ESM LDAP Interface Description
TASK B-10: Perform ESM Profile and Subscription Checks
NOTE1: Prerequisites: TSP O&M Course
NOTE2: Steps 1-5 can only be done on monolithic HSS
NO. STEP REFERENCES
1. Logon to the HSS_ESM Application using the LDAP Browser. Locate Subscription container and check one of the subscriber records from the list (HSS-EsmImsi).
JXplorer Documentation
2. Check the user location status and which location information is (can be) available. ESM LDAP Interface Description
3. Check what is the Operator Determined Barring status and whether the roaming is allowed. ESM LDAP Interface Description
4. Check if any static IP address is allocated to the user.
5. Check which user profile is defined for the user. Locate the profile description in the ESM configuration data. ESM LDAP Interface Description
6. Check the maximum requested bandwidth in bits per second for an uplink and downlink IP flow. ESM LDAP Interface Description
7. Check what is the domain name to replace the APN Operator Identifier when constructing the PDN Gateway (GW) FQDN upon which to perform a DNS resolution.
ESM LDAP Interface Description
8. Check the list of allowed APN configurations. Which is the default one? Locate the default context description in the ESM configuration data.
ESM LDAP Interface Description
9. Check which APN the context is referred to. ESM LDAP Interface Description
10. Check which QoS Class Identifier is defined for the context. Check the parameter value in 3GPP TS 23.203. ESM LDAP Interface Description
11. Check whether EPS user is allowed to use a dynamic address allocated in the VPLMN. ESM LDAP Interface Description
STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER RESULTS
DEMONSTRATION 1ST TRY 2ND TRY
Mentor
Initials
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NOTE2: Steps 1-4 can only be done on monolithic AVG
NO. STEP REFERENCES
1. Logon to the HSS_AVG Application using the LDAP Browser. Locate Provisioning container and check one of the subscriber records from the list (HSS-AvgImsi).
JXplorer Documentation
2. Check the value of the Encrypted K. What is it used for? AVG LDAP Interface Description
3. Check which A4 Key is used for this subscriber. How is it used? AVG LDAP Interface Description
4. Check which FSet is used for this subscriber. How is it used? AVG LDAP Interface Description
5. Logon to the HSS_AVG Application as HSS-AvgKeyAdministrator. Locate AvgRestrictedConfiguration container.
AVG LDAP Interface Description
6. Check the AvgAmfSeparatedBitPosition. What does it mean? AVG LDAP Interface Description
1. Logon to the Performance Management Application (tspPm) using the LDAP Browser.
JXplorer Documentation
2. Is the Performance Management function enabled? Performance Management User Guide, ESM Measurements User Guide
3. Identify Monitor Groups related to EPC HSS. Performance Management User Guide, ESM Measurements User Guide
4. Open the tspPmMgName=EsmMonitor container. Which Measurement Jobs are configured within the group? Performance Management User Guide, ESM Measurements User Guide
5. Open the tspPmMjName=HSS-ESM container for one of the Measurement Jobs. Is this measurement job currently enabled? How often are the measurements taken?
Performance Management User Guide, ESM Measurements User Guide
6. Check which Job Readers are included in the measurement job. For example, what kind of events are counted by Job Readers EsmExtDbCreateRequests or HssS6aAuthInfoRequests?
Performance Management User Guide, ESM Measurements User Guide
STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER RESULTS
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7. Check whether any threshold monitor are created. Which measurements are they created for? Performance Management User Guide, ESM Measurements User Guide
8. Logon to the TSP IO processor. Your instructor will show how that is done.
9. Find the location of the EPC HSS Performance management logs (cd /opt/mirror/tsp/NM/PMF/reporterLogs/HssESMLogs). What is the name of the latest xml file for the Measurement Job from question 5.