WebNMS Cell Tower Manager (CTM) provides complete remote monitoring solution for cell tower operators. It is designed to monitor cell site performance round the clock and provide real–time information to site managers. An efficient cell site resource monitoring solution, it keeps continuous watch on the power input sources at the cellular site, which is the major concern at any cell tower. The application is configured to trigger alarms and sent notification to warn of any malfunctioning of resources at the site. The easy–to–use client interface of the cell tower monitoring solution provides a clear picture of the inventory, location, performance, and alarm details of the cellular site. The customizable dashboard view of the client's home page provides options to view the desired monitoring metrics at first glance.
Inventory and Google Maps View
The inventory page provides complete details of sites and RTUs (Remote Terminal Units). Integration with Google Map provides an enriched view of the sites placed on exact geographical locations. Multiple map views can be configured. eg. with region wise split up of site views. The status icons at the site location is updated periodically to indicate the current highest criticality of the site.
Energy Monitoring System
WebNMS CTM has excellent energy monitoring system to avert any major breakdown at the site. It keeps track of the three power input sources, main power, generator power, and battery power. It also captures the data of power availability, power outages, supply and duration of backup power level, generator fuel availability, and any other key factor of the passive infrastructure. The system triggers alerts and prompts swift action whenever any of these factors threaten the overall productivity and efficiency of the devices.
Power Monitoring
Alarms are raised:
When any of the three phases of main power is down.
When the voltage of the battery is less or more than a specified level.
The power source that provides the input during switchover.
Fuel Consumption Monitoring (generators)
Alarms are raised:
When fuel consumption is more than the actual amount for a given time frame.
When fuel level is less to indicate that fuel needs to be refilled.
When fuel level is more to inform that fuel has been filled.
Instant alerts on SMS or E-Mail
On-site sensors monitoring the power resources such as batteries, temperature, and generator fuel levels send out performance data at regular intervals of time. Any critical alarm generated from the sensor is useful information only if it reaches the right person at the right time. WebNMS CTM provides the fast and efficient way of information transfer to the operator by means of SMS or E-mail.
Power usage by tenants amongst shared resources
WebNMS CTM measures and monitors the power usage by tenants in shared resources. With cellular tower sharing by service providers catching up, it is highly important to monitor the usage of the passive infrastructure by different tenants. Energy meters capture instantaneous power consumption details to be displayed on the WebNMS CTM client interface. The WebNMS CTM is helpful in continuously monitoring and calculating the resource usage by every tenant.
Region-wise access control of sites
Security forms an integral part of any software. WebNMS CTM software provides enhanced security with restricted access to region-wise cellular site information. It can be customized to provide limited visibility to the critical data based on the operator's region and role. The enhanced authentication feature enables handling multiple users at the same instance with different access levels.
Data Logging for better performance visibility
WebNMS CTM collects and persists all cell tower data such as power input source, power consumption, backup power level, generator fuel availability etc.,for performance analysis. Various reports can be generated based on the data collected over a period of time. It has options to display the performance reports in tabular or graphical view on the client interface for further analysis. This helps in obtaining the efficiency of the monitored equipments and to detect any degrading factor in any of the passive infrastructure device.
Top N Devices
Top N Devices that consume more resources can be viewed. The resource can be fuel, main power, generator, engine execution hours etc. These reports can be exported as Excel, or PDF.
Event Charts
Device specific (particular RTU or EMS) or complete event charts (for all devices) can be generated for the following.
Severity Vs Time
Category Vs Time
Top N Devices
Category Vs Severity
These charts can be created for the duration, Today, Last 7 days and Last 30 days. Charts can be exported as pdf.
Surveillance with snap shot display on CCTV at remote monitoring HQ
The CCTV feature provides real insights into the resources at the cellular tower location. Snap shots of the passive infrastructure devices can be received and displayed on CCTV on the client interface at the HQ to have a constant view of the location. In case of any problem, a close-up view of the minute parts of the devices can be received and displayed on the CCTV.
