MOTOROLA DIPM

Failover Solution
Why Failover?
Problem:

 DIPM is Motorola Solutions smallest TETRA infrastructure

product.
 There is no built-in automatic failover between core systems.
 Motorola Solutions have written a “DIPM Redundancy Strategy”
for manual failover. Primary System

Solution:

 ZONITH provides an automatic solution for performing a failover

between primary and secondary systems in accordance with the
“DIPM Redundancy Strategy” using a Redundancy Switch.
 ZONITH alerts people about the failover using alternative
Secondary System
platforms, e.g. Email, SMS
 ZONITH alerts people of general DIPM system errors.
System Overview with switch
Control Site LAN switch

An Ethernet switch is MTS 1 MTS 2 MTS 3 MTS 4 MTS 5

Control Site
Router

inserted between the Customer Enterprise

Network
Ethernet
IP Telephony
Interface

base stations and the Console 3 Console 4

Remote
…*

core systems control site

Max 5 consoles

Redundancy switch/
GBN connection

VPN Tunnel Conventional Channel VPN Tunnel Conventional Channel

VPN Gateway Analog VPN Gateway Analog

Remote Service PC Combined CG Channel Remote Service PC Combined CG Channel
Router + CCGW Router + CCGW

Core Core
Consolidated server Consolidated server
LAN Switch LAN Switch
ZC + SDR + NM + MTIG-IP ZC + SDR + NM + MTIG-IP

Local Service PC Primary Local Service PC Secondary

System System
Automatic Failover Solution
Control Site LAN switch

MTS 1 MTS 2 MTS 3 MTS 4 MTS 5

Control Site
Router
Ethernet
Customer Enterprise IP Telephony
Network Interface
Console 3 Console 4 …*

Remote

2. Change Switch control site

Max 5 consoles

Configuration

Redundancy switch/
GBN connection

1. Monitor Fault NBI

from Primary System

VPN Tunnel Conventional Channel VPN Tunnel Conventional Channel

VPN Gateway Analog VPN Gateway Analog

Remote Service PC Combined CG Channel Remote Service PC Combined CG Channel
Router + CCGW Router + CCGW

Core Core
Consolidated server Consolidated server
LAN Switch LAN Switch
ZC + SDR + NM + MTIG-IP ZC + SDR + NM + MTIG-IP

Local Service PC Primary Local Service PC Secondary

System System
Basic Functional Description
 ZONITH Fault NBI Listener monitors all error events from Primary System using the Fault
NBI service.
 When failover conditions occur (e.g. lost contact with BTS) then an alarm is raised in
ZONITH Alarm Control System.
 ZONITH Alarm Control System calls a program to change configuration in the Redundancy
Switch for failover to Secondary System.

DIPM LAN
Failover
Redundancy
Primary Switch with
Fault NBI
DIPM ZONITH specific
Alarm
Listener firmware and
configuration

ZONITH Alarm Control

System software installed
on local Windows Server
Additional Options
 ZONITH Fault NBI Listener monitors error events from the Primary System using the Fault
NBI service
 When failover conditions occur, (e.g. lost contact with BTS) an alarm is raised in ZONITH
Alarm Control System.
 ZONITH Alarm Control System calls a program to change configuration in the Redundancy
Switch for failover to Secondary System.
 Alert people about failover or other alarms from DIPM via email, SMS (Option),
TETRA (option) or

Emails

DIPM
Failover
Redundancy Switch
Primary DIPM Fault NBI
Listener
GSM/SMS
(Option)
Benefits
• Have fast automatic failover in Dimetra IP Micro (DIPM) systems without any manual
intervention.
• Alert technical staff immediately in the event of a failover to ensure a fast resolution.
• Be ensured that your DIPM TETRA system is running at all times.
• Alert your technical staff about non-failover errors that are still critical for TETRA network
users.
More information?

www.zonith.com

sales@zonith.com