Enable/Disable below Metadata extraction on the Service Node:

User Information

1. IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity): Unique identifier for a subscriber in a mobile network.

2. IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity): Unique identifier for a mobile device.

3. MSISDN (Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number): Phone number associated with a mobile subscriber.

4. APN/DNN (Access Point Name/Data Network Name): Network identifier defining the path for data connections.

5. USER TYPE: Classification of the user, indicating subscriber type or service level.

6. 5G-SA TYPE: Type of 5G network architecture, such as standalone (SA) or non-standalone (NSA).

7. UE IP ADDR (User Equipment IP Address): IP address assigned to the user's device.

User Location Information

1. CGI (Cell Global Identifier): Unique identifier for a cell in a mobile network.

2. TAI (Tracking Area Identifier): Identifier for tracking areas in a 5G network.

3. Cell Changed: Indicator showing whether the user's device has changed cells within the network.

Tunnel Information

1. IPV4 Address Uplink (UPF): IPv4 address for the uplink from the User Plane Function (UPF).

2. IPv4 Address Downlink (RAN): IPv4 address for the downlink to the Radio Access Network (RAN).

3. IPv6 Address Uplink (UPF): IPv6 address for the uplink from the User Plane Function (UPF).

4. IPv6 Address Downlink (RAN): IPv6 address for the downlink to the Radio Access Network (RAN).

5. TEID Uplink (UPF): Tunnel Endpoint Identifier for the uplink from the User Plane Function (UPF).

6. TEID Downlink (RAN): Tunnel Endpoint Identifier for the downlink to the Radio Access Network (RAN).

7. RAT (Radio Access Type): The type of radio access technology used, such as 5G NR.

Key Performance Indicator

1. Cplane Latency: Latency in the control plane, measuring signalling and control message delay.

2. Per IMSI:

   • Uplane Bandwidth/Throughput: Bandwidth or throughput in the user plane for each IMSI.

   • Uplane Latency: Latency in the user plane, measuring data transmission delay for each IMSI.

The following Metadata Attributes can be modified using this menu:

• 4G-LTE/5G-NSA

• 5G-SA

• U-Plane

Enable/Disable below Metadata extraction on the Service Node:

User Information

1. IMSI: International Mobile Subscriber Identity, a unique number that identifies a mobile subscriber.

2. IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity, a unique identifier for a mobile device.

3. MSISDN: Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number, the phone number associated with a mobile subscriber.

4. APN/DNN: Access Point Name/Data Network Name, which defines the network path for all data connections.

5. USER TYPE: Classification of the user, typically indicating subscriber type or service level.

6. UE IP ADDR: User Equipment IP Address, the IP address assigned to the user's device.

User Location Infromation

1. CGI (Cell Global Identifier): A unique identifier for a cell in a mobile network.

2. SAI (Service Area Identifier): Identifies the service area within a network.

3. RAI (Routing Area Identifier): Specifies the routing area within a mobile network.

4. TAI (Tracking Area Identifier): Identifies the tracking area in LTE networks.

5. ECGI (EUTRAN CGI): A unique identifier for cells in LTE networks.

6. LAI (Local Area Identifier): Identifies the local area within a GSM network.

7. Macro eNodeB Field: Information related to the macro eNodeB, a type of base station in LTE networks.

8. Extended Macro eNodeB Field: Additional information for extended macro eNodeB configurations.

9. Cell Changed: Indicates whether the user's device has changed cells within the network.

Tunnel Information

1. IPv4 Address Uplink (SGW): The IPv4 address for the uplink from the Serving Gateway (SGW).

2. IPv4 Address Downlink (eNodeB): The IPv4 address for the downlink to the eNodeB (Evolved Node B).

3. IPv6 Address Uplink (SGW): The IPv6 address for the uplink from the Serving Gateway (SGW).

4. IPv6 Address Downlink (eNodeB): The IPv6 address for the downlink to the eNodeB (Evolved Node B).

5. TEID Uplink (SGW): The Tunnel Endpoint Identifier for the uplink from the Serving Gateway (SGW).

6. TEID Downlink (eNodeB): The Tunnel Endpoint Identifier for the downlink to the eNodeB (Evolved Node B).

7. CONTROL TEID: The Tunnel Endpoint Identifier used for control plane signalling.

8. CONTROL IP: The IP address used for control plane signalling.

9. Radio Access Type (RAT): The type of radio access technology being used (e.g., LTE, 5G).

Key Performance Indicator

1. Cplane Latency: The latency in the control plane, measuring the delay in signalling and control messages.

2. Per IMSI:

   • Uplane Bandwidth/Throughput: The bandwidth or throughput in the user plane, specific to each IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity).

   • Uplane Latency: The latency in the user plane, measuring the delay in data transmission for each IMSI.

To configure the ports of the ASN from the FlowVision GUI, click Configuration > Ports.

This page shows the managed Nodes, the ports of each of the connected nodes, and a table displaying the details of the ports, such as the Admin Status, Link Status, Speed, Mode, VxLAN Strip, GRE Strip, Description etc...

• Port Mode:

  • Cplane - Handles control plane packet processing ports, such as S11, N4, and N11.

  • Uplane - Manages user plane packet processing ports, including S1-U and N3.

Note that, the ports with their link status as 'UP' are shown in green, whereas those with the link status as 'DOWN' are shown in red. You can hover the mouse pointer over the device or port icon for more information on that device or port.

By default, when you select a node in the Devices section, the ports table shows you the details of all the ports of the ASN device. Click on the Action -> edit to edit the properties of ports.

The following image shows the ports page with device, ports, and port status details:

Editing Port Properties

To edit the properties of a port,

1. Update the above properties as required.

2. The below properties can be updated -

   • Description: Link description

   • Admin Status: port admin status up/down

   • GRE Strip: Enable/Disable the GRE strip on incoming packets

3. Click Save to apply the changes.

Update Port Mode

To update the mode of a port in FlowVision, follow the steps below,

• Select the appropriate mode from the drop-down menu with the following options:

  • C-plane

  • U-plane

• After selecting the appropriate mode from the drop-down menu, Click the "Update Port Mode" button

• To proceed, click the "Continue" on the popup

Enable/Disable below Metadata extraction on the Service Node:

Outer Header Tuple

1. Source IP: IP address of the sender in the outer header.

2. Destination IP: IP address of the recipient in the outer header.

3. Source Port: Port number used by the sender in the outer header.

4. Destination Port: Port number used by the recipient in the outer header.

5. Protocol: Protocol used for communication in the outer header.

Inner Header Tuple

1. Source IP: IP address of the sender in the inner header.

2. Destination IP: IP address of the recipient in the inner header.

3. Source Port: Port number used by the sender in the inner header.

4. Destination Port: Port number used by the recipient in the inner header.

5. Protocol: Protocol used for communication in the inner header.

TEID

1. TEID: Tunnel Endpoint Identifier for the inner header.

Application

1. App-Name: Name of the application associated with the traffic.

2. HTTP Data: Data transmitted over the HTTP protocol.

3. DNS Data: Data transmitted over the DNS protocol.

Correlated Information

1. Correlation Status: Status indicating whether the information is correlated.

2. IMSI: International Mobile Subscriber Identity.

3. IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity.

4. APN/DNN: Access Point Name/Data Network Name.

5. UE IP ADDR: IP address assigned to the User Equipment.

6. Traffic Direction: Direction of traffic flow.

7. RAT Type: Type of Radio Access Technology used.

8. MSISDN: Phone number

9. NCELL_ID: If data is from 5GSA, it shall indicate cell ID. Otherwise, it shall be null

10. ECGI_ECGI : If data is from 5GNSA, it shall indicate cell ID. Otherwise, it shall be null

Total Bytes and Total Packets

1. Total Bytes: Total number of bytes transmitted.

2. Total Packets: Total number of packets transmitted.

Key Performance Indicator

1. Uplane Bandwidth/Throughput: Bandwidth or throughput in the user plane.

2. Uplane Latency: Latency in the user plane.

The configuration menu helps you perform the following:

The list below specifies the unique unified data type of metadata attributes exported from ASN, 5GC-control-session-data-mapping, EPC-control-session-data-mapping, and the user-session-data-mapping file.

To view and configure ASN Global parameters from the FlowVision GUI, click Configuration > Global.

The Global page shows the various global parameters that can be configured per Service Node.

The following image shows the ASN Global page:

Configure Global Parameters

Select a Node to configure the below parameters:

• Kafka Export Interval (seconds): Interval in seconds between Kafka export, choose from 5-300 seconds.

• 5G Cplane Processing (N4/N11): Chose between N4 & N11 for 5G Cplane processing

• HTTP2 Port: List HTTP2 ports seperated by comma(,)

• GRE Offset Strip Length: Length of GRE header to strip on the ingress packets

• Application Identification: Enable/Disable application identification

• Metadata Exports: Enable/Disable data export to Kafka

To configure and manage various system attributes of ASN from the FlowVision GUI, click Configuration > Systems.

The Systems Manager page shows the Kafka, SNMP, NTP, and Syslog configurations, this page allows users to add or remove IP addresses associated with these configurations.

The following image shows the System Parameters page:

Kafka Configurations

Configure and manage up to 1 Kafka server IP address for exporting data extracted by the Service Node.

SNMP Trap Configuration

Configure and manage up to 3 SNMP trap server IP addresses for receiving SNMP Traps generated by the Service Node.

NTP Configuration

Configure and manage up to 3 NTP server IP addresses for use by the Service Node.

Syslog Configuration

Configure and manage up to 3 Syslog server IP addresses for receiving syslog messages generated by the Service Node.

SNMP Trap Threshold

Configure the SNMP Trap threshold for the below parameters:

• Disk Usage (%): Triggering threshold for disk % used.

• CPU Usage (%): Triggering threshold for CPU % used.

• Temperature (℃): Triggering threshold for temperature.

• Memory Usage (%): Triggering threshold for memory % used.

• FAN RPM (%): Triggering threshold for fan speed in RPM.

To configure Kafka Security attributes from the FlowVision GUI, click Configuration > Kafka Security

This page displays the Kafka security settings, allowing you to modify the Kafka Protocols and their corresponding configurations

SASL Support:

• Configurable Fields:

  • Enter the Username and Password

• Click the Save button to apply the changes

TLS Support:

• Configurable Fields:

  • Upload the following files:

    • CA File

    • Certificate File

    • Key File

    • The Password

• After uploading the files, click on Save to apply the changes

Kafka TLS certificate validation support

By default the SSL certificate verification is disabled in TLS Kafka security mode.

No Security:

If you don't want to configure SASL or TLS security, select "None" here to disable Kafka security.

Cancel Button, If the user changes the configuration (e.g., switching between SASL and TLS) but clicks Cancel instead of Submit, the system will revert the configuration to its previous state.