IGWB Structure and Principle ISSUE 2.2

iGWB Structure and
Principle
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Foreword
The CDRs generated by a switch are temporarily buffered in its

RAM that is generally known as the CDR pool. These CDRs must
be saved into physical media for CDR pools capacity limit and
volatile property.
Whats more, CDRs generated by the switch calls (generally

called the Original CDRs) can not meet the requirements of the
Billing System in terms of contents or format, thus, they have to be
pre-processed by the Charging Gateway (iGWB)
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References
HUAWEI iGWB User Manual
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Know the hardware structure of iGWB
Know the software structure of iGWB
Perform the parameter configuration for iGWB
Perform charging configuration
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Contents
1. Overview
2. Hardware Structure
3. Software Structure
4. O&M
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Contents
1. Overview
4. O&M
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System Application
Product Position
iGWB is Huawei standard charging gateway equipment, which locates

between the switch and the Billing System and is in charge of CDR
receiving, pre-processing and buffering.
harging
C
system
TC P/IP
W AN
FTP/FTAM
server
iGW B
MML
MM L
M SOFTX3000
M 2000
Server
B illing Center
Local operating console

Remote operating console
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Product Functions
The main functions of iGWB in MSOFTX3000:

The iGWB receives CDRs from CCU/CSU in MSOFTX3000

through the sliding window protocol. It can prevent repeat and
missing.
Customize CDRs name, size and generation interval.

This is the basal function in charging interface of the iGWB.
We can configure CDRs name, size and generation interval.
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Product Functions
Sorting CDRs and format conversion according to the operators

demands
Sorting CDRs :The iGWB can receive and process CDRs according to its
type. For example: CDRs are generated by LCS or and normal service.
The CDRs in different formats are stored separately and provided
respectively to the billing center.
Format Conversion: The charging system of carriers might have special

requirements for CDR format. For example, they might need the iGWB to
convert an original CDR in a binary format to a final CDR in another format
such as text format, Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) format and
abstract particular fields from an original CDR to generate a new CDR for
the billing center. The iGWB provides flexible CDR format configuration
and conversion functions to meet the diversified requirements of telecom
carriers.
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Product Functions
Provide the opening directory to billing center.

Communicate with iGWB ,using FTPFile Transfer Protocol or

FTAMFile TransferAccess & Management
If using FTPiGWB works as server ,billing system works as

client
If using FTAMiGWB works as Responderbilling system works

as initiator
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Product Functions
Bill Processing Flow Of iGWB:

iGateway Bill
Storage
Switch
Incept bills
original bills
Transact bills
Storage
Backup bills
Billing center
final bills
Note:
Arrowhead show the bill processing flow
The dashed between storage bills and backup bills shows that there is no
direct coupling in function
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Product Features
High reliability
Dual-plane
Automatic switchover mechanism upon fault to ensure reliability of the running

of the system and continuity of services
Hard disk sub-system adopting RAID mode
Software auto-startup and restart after exit
Auto-startup in case of power failure
Multi-access:
The iGWB can receive and process CDRs in different formats at the same time.
The iGWB stores these CDRs separately and provides them to billing center
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Product Features
Flexible format conversion:

Provide flexible configuration and conversion of bill format.
Large capacity
CDRs can be stored in the iGWB at least seven days
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Contents
1. Overview
4. O&M
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Contents
2
Hardware Structure
2.1 Hardware Configuration
2.2 Principle
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Hardware Configuration
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Hardware Configuration
In the MSOFTX3000, the iGWB installed in integrated

configuration cabinet. The related hardware components
include
Active and standby iGWB servers
Disk array (except HP)
Core Local Area Network (LAN) Switches
An integrated converter
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Hardware Configuration IBM

iGWB Server: The iGWB Server communicates with MSOFTX3000 to

accomplish such operations as bill storage, format conversion and
preprocessing.
Disk Array: IBM EXP400 disk array are employed.
Integrated Shifter: The Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) shifter is used to

implement switchover control of input/output devices. The integrated
shifter includes the input/output devices like Liquid Crystal Display (LCD),
keyboard, and mouse.
LANSWITCH: The LANSWITCH provides communication channel

between the iGWB and MSOFTX3000.
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Hardware Configuration HP
iGWB Server: HP ProLiant DL380 G3
Hard Disk: Its capacity is 5 hard disk(73.4GB) at most. Every server use
5 hard disk.
Integrated Shifter: The Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) shifter is used to

implement switchover control of input/output devices. The integrated
shifter includes the input/output devices like Liquid Crystal Display (LCD),
keyboard, and mouse.
LANSWITCH : The LAN Switch is the communication channel between

the iGWB and MSOFTX3000.
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Contents
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Hardware Structure
2.1 Hardware Configuration
2.2 Principle
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Connection Principle
FE
Frame 0#
FE
To the billing center
FE
Standby iGWB
Frame 1#
LAN Switch in
plane 1
FE
To the billing center
Active iGWB
LAN Switch in plane 0
BAM
Frame 2#
Hub
Emergency WS
To the network
Management center
Frame 9#
WS
Host
WS
WS
Background
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Network structure between iGWB and MSOFTX3000:

Active and standby iGWB servers communicate with the host

by the virtual IP. Only the active iGWB server can use the
virtual IP. That means MSOFTX3000 need not to care about
witch server is working.
The iGWB uses redundancy connections. There are four links

between iGWB servers and host.
SMU board will give a alarm when the network is broken

between the iGWB and MSOFTX3000.
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The iGWB Server provides four network adapters to communicate

externally.
Local Area Connection 1
Connected to the NMS and the bill console.
Connected to LAN Switch0, communicating with
the active plane of host.

Connected to LAN Switch1, communicating with
the standby plane of host. Functioning as the first heartbeat path between the
active and standby iGWBs.
Connected to the billing center, providing billing
interface.
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Heartbeat path
The system provides two heartbeat paths:
The first path uses Local Area Connection 3.

The second path uses serial port.
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Summary
The iGWB hardware components include: active and standby

iGWB servers, disk array (except HP), core Local Area Network
(LAN) Switches, an integrated converter .
The iGWB uses the redundancy designing for backup.
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Contents
1. Overview
4. O&M
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Contents
3
Software Structure
3.1 iGWB processes
3.2 iGWB directory structure
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Software Structure
The iGWB is a client/server system with multi-processes and multithreads, The overall software architecture of the iGWB is shown in
graph below:
Exchange 1
......
Exchange N
ap_proc.exe
knl_proc.exe
......
cls_proc.exe
ap_proc.exe
om_proc.exe
Bill console
Bill console
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Kernel Process
Kernel Process knl_proc.exe

The kernel process is the core of the whole software. It acts as

the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
server for the other processes. It is responsible for starting,
stopping, and monitoring the access point process and the
operation and maintenance process. This process is composed
of a message relay module, a management module, a dualsystem monitor module and a dual-system interface module.
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Access Point Process

Access Point Process ap_proc.exe

The access point process incorporates the main service

functions of the iGWB, including CDR receiving, CDR
processing, and CDR storage. The service functions are
integrated into a network module, a frontsave module, a CDR
processing module, and a backsave module.
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Access Point Process

MSOFTX3000
Bill processing flow
Generates and
transmits bills
Receives bills and uses a particular

protocol to ensure bill transmission
against repetition or loss
Network module
Saves the bills received by network

module to form original bills
Front disk module
Combines and sorts bills as required,

and transmits bills to back disk module
Bill processing module
Saves bills by channel to form final

bills and provides bills to billing center
FTP/FTAM Billing
center
Back disk module
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Contents
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Software Structure
3.1 iGWB processes
3.2 iGWB directory structure
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Software Directory
The structure of iGWB software installation directory :

c:\igwb
\ap_proc.exe
\cls_proc.exe
\knl_proc.exe
\om_proc(.exe)
\format.dll
\KillCluster.exe
\config\ini\iGWB.ini
\config\format/*
\trace
\config\specialformat
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Basic Concept
Channel
Channel is a logical concept. A channel refers to the CDR processing

modes and storage directories that match a certain sorting condition.
Simply speaking, one channel is associated with one CDR storage
path.
Original CDR
The original CDRs refer to the unprocessed CDRs that the iGWB
receives from the switches. The original CDRs are saved in files with
a fixed size of 3MB for each in the iGWB disk. These files are called
original CDR files.
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Basic Concept
Final CDR
The CDRs that have been preprocessed (sorting and format

conversion) by the iGWB are called final CDRs. The final CDRs can
be saved as fixed-size or fixed-interval files. These files are called
final CDRs.
Format Library
The format library is the core that the iGWB transforms the CDRs. It is
associated with one format conversion module (dynamic link library)
and a series of format configuration files. The format library is
designed to make the CDR format dynamically configurable.
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Original Bill Saving Directory

Original bill saving directory :
d:\frontsave\X3KM
\20060101
...
\20060107
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Final Bill Saving Directory

Final bill saving directory :

e:\backsave
\X3KM
\chl1
\20030101
...
\20030107
...
\Second
\X3KM
\chl1
\chl2
Note:
Each final CDR file can be save in one or two shares. If saved in two shares, the first one
has different directory structure with the second.
1. The first one is used to save and browse in local, and it will be delete by iGWB.
2. The CDR files in second directory is shared with billing center and deleted by it.
Otherwise, it will be deleted by iGWB.
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Summary
Master the softwares process and functions
Know the software directory structure
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Contents
1. Overview
4. O&M
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Contents
4
O&M
4.1 Parameter Configuration
4.2 Basic Operations
4.3 MSOFTX3000 Related Configuration
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Parameter Configuration
On the parameter configuration console, you can modify and maintain the igwb.ini
configuration file, and you can compare the system parameters among different
offices. The parameter configuration console is a graphic user interface (GUI), as
shown in the following:
1
6
5
1.Main window
2.Sub-window
3. Status bar
4.Navigation tree
5.Toolbar
6. Menu bar
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\config\ini\igwb.ini
[Common]
APCount = 1
ServerNo = 0
NoCluster = 0
[AccessPoint1]
APType = 4
APName = X3KM
LocalIpToEx = 172.20.200.1
LocalPortToEx = 9901
LocalIpToExBak = 172.30.200.1
LocalPortToExBak = 9901
;Accesspoint count
;Server No., 0-Primary, 1-Secondary
;Flag of cluster or not, 0-cluster mode, 1single-host mode
;Accesspoint type, 0-128, 1-MSC, 2-STP, 3GPRS, 4-WCDMA, 5-SOFTX
;Accesspoint name, need no modification
;iGWB's IP to connect the mobile network
exchange
;iGWB's port bound with LocalIpToEx
;iGWB's secondary IP to connect the mobile
network exchange
;iGWB's port bound with LocalIpToExBak
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BillRecSize = 536
SaveSecond = 1
BinAlarmSend = 1
BaseID = 3200
ProcBillCSN = 1
;BackSavePatchName = 3g_cs_asn1
[MML]
LocalIpToMMLClient = 10.77.240.9
[Cluster]
InstallShareDiskArray = 0
HeartBeatBroken = 300
HeartBeatCount = 2
ResourceCount = 3
;Original bill record size(Bytes)

;Flag of offering the second copy of final bill
files, 0-no, 1-yes
;Send binary alarm
;Binary alarm base ID
;iGWB's IP to connect client(VirtualIP of

Resource1)
;Flag of using sharing disk array, 0-no, 1yes

;Heartbeat link broken interval(seconds)
;Heartbeat link count
;Resource count
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;Configuration of heartbeat link1
[Link1]
Type = UDP
Name = UDP_LINK
LocalIP = 130.1.3.1
PeerIP = 130.1.3.2
;Configuration of heartbeat link2
[Link2]
Type = COM
Name = COM_LINK
Port = 1
;Heartbeat link type, UDP-private network,

COM-serial communication port
;Heartbeat link name
;Local heartbeat IP(IP of local NIC1)
;Peer heartbeat IP(IP of peer NIC1)
;Heartbeat link type, UDP-private network,

COM-serial communication port
;Heartbeat link name
;Port No., 1-COM1, 2-COM2
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;Configuration of resource1
[Resource1]
ResType = IP
ResName = IP_OMC
OrginalIP = 130.1.1.1
VirtualIP = 10.77.240.9
VirtualMask = 255.255.255.240
[Resource2]
ResType = IP
ResName = IP_PLANE1
OrginalIP = 130.1.2.1
VirtualIP = 172.20.200.1
VirtualMask = 255.255.0.0
SwitchGroup = 1
;resource type, IP-virtual IP

;resource name, to connnect OMC or Client
;original IP, IP of NIC1
;virtual IP
;subnet mask of virtual IP
;resource type, IP-virtual IP

;resource name
;original IP, IP of NIC2
;virtual IP
;subnet mask of virtual IP
;Only all the resources in the same SwitchGroup
No. fail, the switch will be happened
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;Configuration of bill
[DiskFile]
DeadLineOfAutoDel = 60
OrigFileMaxSize=3072
FinalFileMaxSize=4096
FinalFileMaxTime=600
;Configuration of backup parameters
[NetBackup]
UserName = anonymous
DestHostIP = 130.1.3.2
LocalIP = 130.1.3.1
Password=TsqNDv75BvLpHU
BeforeEncode=0
BackupTaskCount=1
;FTP user name

;Destination host IP address
;Local host IP address
;Total number of backup tasks
;Configuration of BackupTask 1
[BackupTask1]
SourceDir = e:/backsave/X3KM/normal ;Source files' directory
DestDir = /back/X3KMBak
;Destination directory
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Contents
4
O&M
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Starting the iGWB

On the server, choose Start > Programs > iGateway Bill V200
Server > Start iGWB;
On your desktop, the icon
is displayed in the status area of the
task bar. It indicates that the iGWB Server is properly started.

Note
Starting precondition: The iGWB Server must be installed.
And parameters are correctly configured in igwb.ini.
The iGWB Server must work well. Otherwise, the iGWB Client
cannot connect with it
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Stopping the iGWB

Stop the Process Watch Dog (PWD) service on the active

server;
On the server, choose Start > Programs > iGateway Bill

V200 Server > Stop iGWB;
The bulb icon becomes gray and then disappears from the
status area. It indicates that the iGWB service is stopped.
Note
Stopping precondition: The iGWB Server must be installed.
Stop the PWD service before you stop the iGWB Server.
If the PWD service is running, the iGWB Server process
automatically restarts again.
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Logging In to the CDR Console

The iGWB Server works well;
Choose Start > Programs > iGateway Bill V200 Client > iGWB Client, and then the
Login dialog box will be displayed.
Note
Office IP address: The server connects with the client or the network
management system (NMS) through the IP address.
The IP address must be consistent with the value of LocalIpToMMLClient
under MML in igwb.ini.
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Resetting iGWB
It is used to reset the iGWB in client. You must be the super

operator or a user authorized to perform manual switchover. And
make sure to start the PWD service prior to the iGWB service;
On the CDR console, select Operation > Reset iGWB;
In the Warning dialog box, click Yes.

Note
If the iGWB is reset, the CDR console is disconnected from the
iGWB Server.
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Managing CDRs
CDR management includes a series of important functions, including browsing,

querying, printing, saving CDRs and manually outputting CDR files;
Log in to the CDR console. The left pane shows the navigation tree that is divided
into several tab pages based on access points (for example, the X3KM node
shown in the following figure). The navigation tree displays the CDR storage mode
on the server.
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Function Description
CDR management includes:

Browsing CDRs by Type
Browsing CDRs by Format
Browsing CDRs by Multiple Conditions
Saving CDR Information
Printing a CDR
Outputting a Final Bill Manually
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Collecting CDR Statistics

CDR statistics is a major function provided by the iGWB. The user can set CDR
statistic condition to collect and analyze CDR statistics. You can collect statistics
on CDRs of multiple access points.
On the CDR console, select Operation > CDR Stat. to display the CDR Stat. dialog
box.
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Collecting CDR Statistics

You can select the style how the statistic result is

displayed:
Data list
Histogram
Pie diagram
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Manual Switchover
To switch over the iGWB manually. You are the administrator or

an operator authorized to perform switchover;
On the CDR console, select Operation > Manual Switch;
In the confirmation prompt, click Yes. Check the bulbs at the

status area. Because the standby server is activated, its bulb
becomes on. Also, because the active server is deactivated, its
bulb becomes gray.
Note
If the switchover is successful, the server is disconnected from
the CDR console.
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Contents
4
O&M
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MSOFTX3000 Charging
Configuration
Charging Tables in MSOFTX3000:

Command
MOD GBILLCTRL
ADD BILLCTRL
SET LBTMR
Description
Modify General Bill Control Table
Bill Control Information table
Long Bill Timer table
ADD BILLPROC
Bill Processing Information Table
ADD HPLMNRP
Home PLMN Roam Prefix table
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Summary
Know iGWB O&M
Perform charging configuration in MSOFTX3000 side.
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The CDRs generated by a switch are temporarily buffered in its

Whats more, CDRs generated by the switch calls (generally

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

HUAWEI iGWB User Manual

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Know the hardware structure of iGWB

Know the software structure of iGWB

Perform the parameter configuration for iGWB

Perform charging configuration

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

iGWB is Huawei standard charging gateway equipment, which locates

Local operating console

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

The main functions of iGWB in MSOFTX3000:

The iGWB receives CDRs from CCU/CSU in MSOFTX3000

Customize CDRs name, size and generation interval.

This is the basal function in charging interface of the iGWB.

We can configure CDRs name, size and generation interval.

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Sorting CDRs and format conversion according to the operators

Format Conversion: The charging system of carriers might have special

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Provide the opening directory to billing center.

Communicate with iGWB ,using FTPFile Transfer Protocol or

If using FTPiGWB works as server ,billing system works as

If using FTAMiGWB works as Responderbilling system works

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Bill Processing Flow Of iGWB:

Arrowhead show the bill processing flow

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Automatic switchover mechanism upon fault to ensure reliability of the running

Hard disk sub-system adopting RAID mode

Software auto-startup and restart after exit

Auto-startup in case of power failure

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Flexible format conversion:

Provide flexible configuration and conversion of bill format.

CDRs can be stored in the iGWB at least seven days

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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In the MSOFTX3000, the iGWB installed in integrated

Active and standby iGWB servers

Disk array (except HP)

Core Local Area Network (LAN) Switches

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Hardware Configuration IBM

iGWB Server: The iGWB Server communicates with MSOFTX3000 to

Disk Array: IBM EXP400 disk array are employed.

Integrated Shifter: The Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) shifter is used to

LANSWITCH: The LANSWITCH provides communication channel

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iGWB Server: HP ProLiant DL380 G3

Integrated Shifter: The Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) shifter is used to

LANSWITCH : The LAN Switch is the communication channel between

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2006 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.