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The SGA-GPRS monitors operator's Gb links for GPRS messages, creates traffic statistics and provides these to the operator's Performance Management System (PMS). The monitoring system is highly reliable, customizable and scalable.

Features

Monitors GPRS links for GPRS messages and creates traffic statistics;

Customizable, reliable, scalable;

Creates cell related statistics;

Provides GPRS statistics for the operator's Performance Management System (PMS);

Remote maintenance.

Operating principles

Connects to the operator's Gb links;

Collects and assembles all GPRS messages from the monitored network;

Stores GPRS messages in a circular buffer;

Calculates GPRS statistics sends them from the monitors to the server;

A remote client (which can be either the server or another computer) can request the GPRS messages and can decode them.

Miscellaneous functions

Alarms are sent to network operator's NOC by SNMP traps or sent by SMS's;

Adjustable log detail levels from 'Off' to 'Debug'.

Hardware components

The basic hardware components of the SGA-GPRS system are

The Monitoring units (containing the SGA cards), simply referred to as "Monitors", which are connected to the:

Operator's bidirectional Gb links;

SGA-GPRS server;

SGA-GPRS clients.

The SGA-GPRS server, which is connected to the:

SGA-GPRS Monitors;

SGA-GPRS client;

Operator's Performance Management System (PMS).

The topology of the system is depicted in the figure below