2 New Features

Session Monitor release 5.1 includes the following new features, enhancements, and changed functionality:

OJET Framework for the Mediation Engine Connector (MEC)

The Mediation Engine Connectpor (MEC) user interface has been transformed to improve user experience using the OJET framework. The new user interface does not change the functionality, but only provides an interactive new look and feel

CDR Support For ISUP and BICC Fields

OCSM Release 5.1 supports the following ISUP and BICC parameters in the CDR:
  • Originating Point Codes (OPC)
  • Destination Point Codes (DPC)
  • Circuit Identification Code (CIC)
  • NOA (Nature of address indicator) of calling party
  • NOA (Nature of address indicator) of called party

End Timestamp Support in CDR

OCSM adds the End timestamp information from Calls to the CDR. In the CDR file, this value is written in UNIX Timestamp.

Graphing Library Revamp – GUI Enhancement for Charts

In OCSM Release 5.1, if you mouse-over on any graphs in a chart component the relevant KPI values are displayed, just like a Tooltip with information such as KPI name, Date, and Value.

Linking Email And Alert Notification To Trace And File Name

With this feature, the Trace file is linked to the Alert that caused the Trace to be created. This feature helps to link the Trace URL in the email notification along with Trace filename. A Search box added to the Traces table header in the GUI, makes the process of searching for the Trace file simpler.

Support for OCSM Deployment in AWS Cloud

In addition to the existing public cloud platforms OCI, and Azure, you can create, deploy and run OCSM on the AWS. For more details on the AWS support, see the Session Monitor Release 5.1 Installation Guide.

Support of X9-2 Hardware

OCSM Release 5.1 supports deployment on Oracle Server X9-2. OCSM Release 5.1 has been tested and benchmarked agianst the exisiting traffic benchmarks. The X9-2 hardware support adds to the support for all the existing hardware such as X7-2 and X8-2.

Backup and Restore

OCSM 5.1 provides enables you to Backup the Configuration, Database, Block Storage and other essential OCSM files of the OCSM Server by providing a Backup and Restore procedure. During the upgrade to Release 5.1 from an earlier Release, the Backup and Restore procedure can be used to take a Backup of your OCSM data and restore it if the upgrade does not complete successfully.

TLS v1.3 Support

The latest version of the TLS protocol is TLS 1.3, and is supported by OCSM Release 5.1.

Support for the Latest Tech Stack Components

OCSM Release 5.1 supports and must be run on the latest version of tech stack which include:
  • Oracle Linux 8
  • MySQL 8
  • Python 3.9

Note:

The Tech stack compoments such as Orace Linux 7.X, Python 2.7.X, MySQL 5.X.X are no longer supported from Release 5.1.

Note:

OCSM Release 5.1 has been tested on the latest versions of Oracle Linux 8 (such as 8.5, 8.6, 8.7) and MySQL 8 (8.0.32) and Python 3.9.13.