Changelog

Features

• ONT traffic statistics - NetSense is now able to capture traffic statistics on the PON interface of the ONTs (on the supported OLT models)

• Live traffic statistics are also implemented with 3 different interval options - 20, 40 and 60 seconds

Features

• Port availability widget in the detailed port view - a visual representation of the availability of a port, similar to OLT/Switch/BNG availability; There are charts for last 24 hours, last 7 days and last 30 days
  

• Limit the logging in NetSense by IP address or subnet - this enhances security posture and give you more control

Enhancements

• We have changed the ONU down reasons for more clarity;
  • Dying Gasp → Power Off
  • Optical Fault → Optical Loss

• Enhanced capture of the actual ONU down reason for the supported OLT models with SNMP; In case that ONU down reason has been missed from Syslog, NetSense uses SNMP to determine the real reason for the ONU offline status - giving more clarity to the users and enhances troubleshooting
• Added traffic utilization information in Switches - Ports table

• Added information about VLAN interfaces /IP sub interfaces in EdgeCore and UfiSpace switch models (OcNOS)

Integrations

• The following ZyXel switch models have been integrated:
  • ES3500-8PD
  • GS2210-8
  • MES3500-24F
  • MGS3520-28
  • MGS3750-28F
  • XGS4600-32F

Enhancements

• Improved authentication flow on login - NetSense now detects if SSO is enabled and suggest all available login options

Enhancements

• Redesigned view of the Switch, OLT and BNG Interface - the new look has bigger device health and performance charts, more intuitive widgets and optimized interface providing the user with a holistic understanding about overall device state
  

• Stacked ports visualization on Huawei S6720 Switch

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Parameters in alarm messages are rounded up to the second decimal

Features

• Dynamic Topology MAP
  Static/Manual MAPs have their charm as they are well structured, beautiful and visualize exactly what you want to see.
  But a dynamic topology map can give you a very detailed understanding about a network segment status without spending time upfront to draw it.
  A very useful feature, especially in large networks.

Main features:

• Dynamically connect devices by using the NetSense knowledge about the links (depends on the manual link creation between devices)
• All features from the manual/static maps are available (capacity utilization, device and link status, live traffic, sidebar controls, etc.)
• Highlight a link - by left-click on it - it will highlight the link and the connected devices
• Highlight a device and its links - left-click on any device with highlight it and all associated links
• Highlight the source device - the device that the topology has built from
• Re-arrange devices position - especially useful in large topologies where you want to see the big picture with more clarity (note that the device positions won’t persist on the map and after switching tabs - the topology will be re-generated)

Enhancements

• Manual/static MAP - the following improvements have been developed for the manual/static maps
  • Highlight a link or device and its links - the same new features we introduce in the dynamic topology maps are ported to the manual maps as well
  • Restore a deleted map - it is hard to accidentally delete a manual map, but if it happens, the option to restore a deleted map is available.
    All deleted maps will persist its last version if needed to be restored.
    

• OLT IP has been included in the common ONU table
  

Integrations

• Huawei NetEngine 8000 M1A router
• Huawei NE05-SQ router

Features

• NetSense now supports new device type - BNG (BRAS) - if a device has been added as BNG it will appear in its dedicated side menu - BNGs with separate polling and specific BNG integration to fetch user-related data as well as device performance data.
  Alarms for the BNG system parameters and port parameters are also available.

• ONT “Last down” timestamp added as a column in the ONT tables - the data and the visual down reason (different icons for each down reason) can give immediate understanding when and why an ONT is down

• Port actions on Mobile app
  • Fetch live traffic
  • Fetch Rx/Tx on optical ports

• Links and circuits are now synchronized from Netbox to NetSense (one-way) - they can be used in Manual/Static and Dynamic MAPs

Enhancements

• Improved ONT search interface - now you can search and filter ONTs by MAC address, serial number, OLT hostname or IP or ONT description

• Port actions button has been added to the port details screen

• Network MAP
  • Replaced text "O"/"I" labels with ArrowBigUp/ArrowBigDown icons
  • Zero-traffic threshold: only links with exactly 0 traffic show as "no traffic" - any traffic above 0 now falls into the next threshold range
  • Added [HH:MM:SS] timestamp to device status change and capacity change messages
  • Improved Network MAP visibility on the device hostnames and traffic balloons

Bugfixes

• Fixed: QoE calculation discrepancy
• Fixed: Model filter in inventory view
• Fixed: Ufispace switches stop reporting traffic after an enormous spike
• Fixed: Rules that used =! were applied to the first option only

Features

• Power Supply (PSU) status monitoring and alerting on supported OLT models
  PSU status for models with two or more units is visualized in the upper right corner of the OLT details - next to the Actions button

• Alarms for servers and other “Generic devices”
  Servers and other generic devices which are not switch/router or OLT are located in “Others” tab of NetSense. Currently, status, packet loss and latency can be configured as alert parameters for those devices.

Enhancements

• Network MAP feature was updated with the following features:
  • Flexible links
    Now you can draw links in whatever shape you need - not as a straight line only. This way the manual maps could become a lot more beautiful and easy to comprehend.
    

• Animated links/nodes status or parameters change
  When a node or changes its status (or link capacity), it will be blinking 3 times, attracting the user’s attention to the updated object
• Notification messages and sound alerts on object change
  All object status changes are logged and displayed in a stacked messages in the bottom right corner
  

• Additional options for notifications and sound alarms management in the side control panel
  

• New flow to permanently delete maps
  Additional step requires to type delete:<map_name> to confirm delete operation
  

• Added actions on link right click
  • Open Point A or Point Z port details (shows all port charts)
  • Live traffic on the Point A port
  • Live traffic in new tab on the Point A port
• Other visual enhancements
  • When a device is down - all links connected to it will color with the default color for down link - very easy to show the impact
  • ⬆️ and ⬇️ traffic indicators in the capacity balloons are changed to I and O (In/Out)
  • Improved tooltip on link hover - it is bigger and shows Point A/Z Device → Port → Description

• Added option to delete ONUs with “Unknown” status
  They will be auto-deleted in 7 days but now you have the option to delete them on the spot
• Redesigned NetSense sidebar menu
  The sidebar menu is with adjustable size and has icons in collapsed mode
  

Integrations

HotFix

• Fixed: Proper handling of Rx power reported as 0 mW in Huawei S6720
• Fixed: Properly fetch and visualize ONT-related params (Rx, Tx. Temp) on DBC GPOLT-3602-2TE-B OLT model

Enhancements

• CPU/Memory utilization and Temp on Huawei OLT models are now being fetched and visualized

Features

• Port Actions - a new actions menu give access to the following actions on the ports:

• Port Live traffic - network engineers often need to see live traffic on the interface in real time. Whether if they do traffic migration or investigate other issue, interface live traffic monitoring is critical for the success of the task.
  Port live traffic comes in two flavors: you can open it right away or you can open it in separate tab (when you need to monitor multiple interfaces simultaneously)

• Fetch Rx/Tx - optical parameters are a critical component for the interface health. When rectifying a network issue, field engineers or remote teams need information in real time. Often waiting for the optical parameters to update with the regular device polling cycle is too slow - this is why we have developed the feature to fetch the interface optical parameters in real time - for field or desk teams.

• Port view - a new, detailed visual representation of all port parameters
  • Detailed interface statistics

• Compare parameter between all interfaces

Enhancements

• Alert level values for SFP parameters are also captured and added as alarm parameters
• Compare values from the same field type in alarms:
  Example: you can now compare the current Rx power on an interface with one of its thresholds (Low/Hi Warn/Alert) and this way create alerts based on dynamic values, instead of using static thresholds
• Custom parameters in alarm definitions - you can define your own parameters as thresholds for alarm triggering by using the existing parameters and applying functions on them.
  Example: If we extend the example for Rx power to threshold comparison, we could define custom parameter for rxpower_threshold - 2 and have even lower dynamic threshold to compare with

• Added voltage and biasCurrent as a measured parameters for PON ports and ONTs

Bugfixes

• Genexis Mars OLT uptime and syslog discrepancy
• Minor fixes related to Network topology maps

Integrations

• Huawei CE5850-48T4S2Q-EI

Features

• Flapping Port Detection and Alerting: This feature monitors syslog messages to track Port Up/Down transitions over 1, 3, or 5-minute intervals. It offers flexible alarm configurations, allowing you to trigger alerts based on specific flap counts within your chosen timeframe (minimum 1 minute).

• Device Links: Manage your internal and external links directly within NetSense and replace manual spreadsheets. More importantly, all links created in NetSense are integrated into the Network Maps for seamless topology creation. This data-driven approach paves the way for upcoming automated mapping features based on your link information.

• Device SNMP Location: The sysLocation configured on a device is now retrieved and displayed in both the device details and the device list. Users can also filter the device list based on these sysLocation values.

• Alarms Keep-Alive - is a feature configurable in each alarm definition that prevents an alarm from closing, regardless of its real state. At the end of the configured keep-alive time, NetSense checks if the alert is still active; if it is, the timer expires. If the alert is no longer active, it is closed.

Enhancements

• Network Topology Map - it features several new updates and enhancements:
  • Labels: A new element used to add text notations to any object on the map.
  • Link Metrics: New balloons for link capacity, upload, and download provide detailed information on capacity and current utilization.
  • Sidebar Controls: Provides quick, one-click control over map visibility settings.
  • Node Search: Use Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F on macOS) to search for nodes by hostname or IP address; the map will automatically focus on the selected device.
  • Interactive Icons: Hovering over error or discard icons displays a chart showing current values and historical data.
  • Context Menu: Right-clicking a link allows you to open a dedicated link view for editing or detailed analysis.
  • View Persistence: Includes map zoom level persistence and a "fit-to-screen" option.
  • UI Improvements: Various small enhancements to the user interface.

Integrations

• Juniper EX series
• Cisco 9500 and 9600 series