FHA Dashboards for 5G Applications

Analytics dashboards allow users to monitor the physical and virtual environment and detect anomalous behavior and plan accordingly.

5G Applications dashboard provides comprehensive insights into the performance and statistics of GVHTTP2, 5G-Cloud, and 5G-SBI applications. Users can monitor Transaction Metrics, Queue Information, Request Metrics, URI Validation, and VXLAN Network Traffic using the 5G Apps dashboard. Analytics support is available for the following cloud platforms:

  • VMware ESXi
  • OpenStack
  • Third Party Orchestration

To access the dashboards:

1.   Go to -> Analytics -> Dashboards.
2. Navigate to System Dashboards ->5G Apps Dashboards. Click on the Overall 5G Apps or Detailed 5G Apps to view the visualizations.

Refer to the following sections to view the various 5G Apps visualizations:

■   Overall 5G Apps Dashboard
■   Detailed 5G Apps Dashboard
■   NokiaSCP Statistics
■   OracleSCP Statistics
■   EricssonSCP Statistics
■   NokiaHEP3 Statistics
■   Ericsson vTAP Statistics

Overall 5G Apps Dashboard

Displays the overall visualization details of 5G Apps. To access the dashboards:

1.   Select the required 5G-Cloud Monitoring Session Name and the GVHTTP2 Monitoring Session Name from the drop‑down lists.
2. Select the required GigaVUE V Series Node names from the drop-down list.

Table 1: Overview of 5G Apps Dashboard – Metrics, Visualizations, and Transaction Details

Visualizations

Details

GVHTTP2 Transactions

Displays the cumulative count of Total HTTP2 transactions that occurred in the selected GVHTTP2 Servers, along with a breakdown of successful and failed transactions.

 

5G-Cloud Transactions

Displays the Total, Partial, and Failed Transactions that occurred in 5G-Cloud.

For Nokia SCP, Total and Partial Transactions are not supported.

GVHTTP2 Queue

Displays the cumulative number of packets placed in or removed from the RX queue and the number of packets attempting to enter the RX Queue when it is full, and RX packets dropped due to queue limitations or excessive message size.

GVHTTP2 Stream Failures

Displays the cumulative count of total number of packet where headers or data frames were received but could not be processed because stream size exceeds maximum supported stream size, also total occurrences where a new HTTP2 streams which are timed out on the GVHTTP2 servers.

GVHTTP2 SSL Connection / Socket / nghttp2 library failures

Displays the cumulative count of total SSL connection failures and socket failures in either mTLS or clear text mode, and the total nghttp2 library errors in the GVHTTP2 servers.

GVHTTP2 Tx Socket Errors

Displays the cumulative count of the total number of packets that failed to transmit to the TX Tunnel.

GVHTTP2 Request Types

Displays the cumulative count of total HTTP2 requests received by the GVHTTP2 servers, categorized into GET, POST, PUT, and other types of requests.

GVHTTP2 URI's

Displays the cumulative count of the number of HTTP2 requests with Valid and Invalid paths for the current GVHTTP2 mode.

GVHTTP2 Tx Packets

Displays the count of the total number of packets successfully transmitted to the TX Tunnel. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

5G-Cloud Rx Packets

Displays the cumulative count of the total received packets from the GVHTTP2 application. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

5G-Cloud Rx Drops

Displays the total number of messages/packets drops due to queue full and VNI ID mismatch.

5G-Cloud Transaction Flow

Displays the total number of transaction flows allocated and active, the number of times a new Transaction Flow was retrieved, and the number of times Transaction Flows were inserted.

5G-Cloud Transaction Flow Error

Displays the total number of errors encountered while attempting to retrieve new Transaction Flows, insert Transaction Flows into the active table, and age out Transaction Flows.

5G-Cloud TCP Flow

Displays the total number of TCP flows allocated and active, the total number of times a new TCP Flow was retrieved, and the total number of times TCP Flows were inserted into the Active TCP Flow table during the interval.

5G-Cloud TCP Flow Error

Displays the total number of failures when attempting to retrieve new TCP flows, errors when inserting TCP flows into the active table, and instances of TCP flows that have aged out.

5G-Cloud Tool Synthesized Requests & Responses

Displays the cumulative count of Mirrored Transaction HTTP/2 requests and responses synthesized towards the tool port output, including retransmissions.

5G-Cloud Tool Synthesized Packets

Displays the total cumulative count of Mirrored Transaction packets synthesized toward the tool port. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

5G-Cloud Tx Packets

Displays the cumulative count of total transmitted packets sent to the tool. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

Detailed 5G Apps Dashboard

Displays the detailed visualizations details of 5G Apps. To access the dashboards:

1.   Select the required 5G-Cloud Monitoring Session Name and the GVHTTP2 Monitoring Session Name from the drop‑down lists.
2. Select the required GigaVUE V Series Node names from the drop-down list.
Table 2: Detailed 5G Apps Dashboard – Visualization and Metrics Overview

Visualizations

Details

Total Transactions occurred per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of HTTP2 transactions that occurred per GVHTTP2 Server.

Total Transactions Successful per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of Successful HTTP2 transactions that occurred per GVHTTP2 Server.

Total Transactions Failed per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of Failed HTTP2 transactions that occurred per GVHTTP2 Server.

5G-Cloud Transactions

Displays the Total, Partial, and Failed Transactions that occurred in 5G-Cloud. For Nokia SCP, Successful and Partial transactions are not applicable.

Packets Queued In per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of packets in RX queue.

Packets Queued Out per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of packets dequeued from the RX queue.

Packets Queued Full per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of packets dropped due to RX queue being full.

Rx Packet Drops per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of RX packets dropped due to queue limitations.

Rx packets Oversized per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of RX packets that were dropped due to the greater message size.

Stream Header Overflows per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of packets where headers were received but could not be processed because stream size exceeds maximum supported stream size on the GVHTTP2 server.

Stream Buffer Overflows per GVHTTP2s

Displays the total number of packets where data frames were received but could not be processed because stream size exceeds maximum supported stream size on the GVHTTP2 server.

Stream Timeouts per GVHTTP2

Displays the total occurrences where HTTP2 streams are timed out on the GVHTTP2 server.

Total SSL Connection Failures per GVHTTP2

Displays the total SSL connection failures in the GVHTTP2 server.

Total Socket Failures per GVHTTP2

Displays the total socket failures in mTLS or clear text mode in the GVHTTP2 server.

Total nghttp2 library errors per GVHTTP2

Displays the total nghttp2 library errors in the GVHTTP2 server.

TX Socket Send Errors per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of packets that failed to transmit to the TX Tunnel.

TX Socket Size Errors per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of packets that failed to transmit to the TX Tunnel due to the larger packet size.

Total Requests per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of HTTP2 requests received by the GVHTTP2 Server.

GET Requests per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of HTTP2 GET requests received by the GVHTTP2 Server.

POST Requests per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of HTTP2 POST requests received by the GVHTTP2 Server.

PUT Requests per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of HTTP2 PUT requests received by the GVHTTP2 Server.

Other Requests per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of HTTP2 Other requests received by the GVHTTP2 Server.

Total URI's per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of URI’s.

Requests with Valid URI's per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of HTTP2 requests with Valid paths.

Requests with Invalid URI's per GVHTTP2

Displays the number of HTTP2 requests with Invalid paths.

TX Packets per GVHTTP2

Displays the total number of packets successfully transmitted to the VXLAN TX Tunnel per GVHTTP2. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

5G-Cloud Rx Packets

Displays the cumulative count of the total packets received from the GVHTTP2 application. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

5G-Cloud Rx Drops

Displays the total number of messages/packets drops due to queue full and VNI ID mismatch.

5G-Cloud Transaction Flow

Displays the total number of transaction flows allocated and active, the number of times a new Transaction Flow was retrieved, and the number of times Transaction Flows were inserted.

5G- Cloud Transaction Flow Error

Displays the total number of errors encountered while attempting to retrieve new Transaction Flows, insert Transaction Flows into the active table, and age out Transaction Flows.

5G-Cloud TCP Flow

Displays the total number of TCP flows allocated and active, the total number of times a new TCP Flow was retrieved, and the total number of times TCP Flows were inserted into the Active TCP Flow table during the interval.

5G-Cloud TCP Flow Error

Displays the total number of failures when attempting to retrieve new TCP flows, errors when inserting TCP flows into the active table, and instances of TCP flows aging out from the Active TCP Flow table during the interval.

5G-Cloud Tool Synthesized Requests & Responses

Displays the cumulative count of Mirrored Transaction HTTP/2 requests and responses synthesized towards the tool port output, including retransmissions.

5G-Cloud Tool Synthesized Packets

Displays the total cumulative count of Mirrored Transaction packets synthesized toward the tool port. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

5G-Cloud Tx Packets

Displays the cumulative count of total transmitted packets sent to the tool. This visualization is not intended for comparative analysis.

NokiaSCP Statistics

Displays the visualization details of Nokia SCP statistics. To access the dashboards:

■   Select the required 5G-Cloud Monitoring Session Name and the GigaVUE V Series Node names from the drop‑down lists.
Table 3: NokiaSCP Statistics – Overview of Message Parsing and Processing Metrics

Visualizations

Details

Message Parsing

Displays the total number of messages received from the SCP and indicates whether they were parsed successfully.

Parsing Errors

Displays the errors encountered while parsing the message/frame in Nokia SCP.

Message Processing

Displays the total number of messages received from the SCP that failed to process.

Processing Errors

Displays the errors encountered while processing the message/frame in Nokia SCP.

OracleSCP Statistics

Displays the visualization details of Oracle SCP statistics. To access the dashboards:

■   Select the required 5G-Cloud Monitoring Session Name and the GigaVUE V Series Node names from the drop‑down lists.
Table 4: Overview of OracleSCP message parsing and processing metrics, including error statistics.

Visualizations

Details

Message Parsing

Displays the total number of messages received from the SCP and indicates whether they were parsed successfully.

Parsing Errors

Displays the errors encountered while parsing the message/frame in Oracle SCP.

Message Processing

Displays the total number of messages received from the SCP that failed to process.

Processing Errors

Displays the errors encountered while processing the message/frame in Oracle SCP.

EricssonSCP Statistics

Displays the visualization details of Ericsson SCP statistics. To access the dashboards:

1.   Select the required 5G-Cloud Monitoring Session Name and the DPDK MonitoringSession Name from the drop‑down lists.
2. Select the required GigaVUE V Series Node names from the drop-down list.
Table 5: Ericsson SCP packet and stream statistics overview.

Visualizations

Details

Rx packets from Ericsson SCP

Displays the packet statistics received at Ericsson SCP, showing only the packets forwarded to the 5G-Cloud App

Tx packets to 5g Cloud

Displays the packet statistics transmitted to the 5G-Cloud application.

5g Cloud App Packets

Displays the packet statistics for the 5G-Cloud application, including packets received from Ericsson SCP and packets transmitted to Tools.

HTTP2 Monitored Streams

Displays the statistics of concurrent HTTP2 monitored stream flows.

HTTP2 Monitored Stream Errors

Displays statistics of concurrent HTTP2 Monitored Streams during error and age-out conditions.

TCP Monitored Flows

Displays statistics of concurrent TCP monitored flows.

TCP Monitored Flow Errors

Displays statistics of concurrent TCP Monitored Flows during error, age-out, and TCP reassembly timeout conditions.

NokiaHEP3 Statistics

Nokia HEP3 Statistics dashboard displays the following visualizations. To access the dashboards:

■   Select the required 5G-Cloud Monitoring Session Name and the GigaVUE V Series Node names from the drop‑down lists.

Message Statistics

Table 6: Displays the visualization details of Nokia HEP3 message statistics

Visualizations

Details

HEP3 Message Overall Statistics

Displays the overall statistics of HEP3 messages received at the 5G-Cloud application.

HEP3 Rx Traffic Statistics

Displays the count of HEP3 bits received each second at the 5G-Cloud application.

HEP3 Message Statistics

Displays the count of HEP3 messages received at the 5G-Cloud application.

Missing Mandatory HEP3 Chunks Statistics

Displays the statistics of missing mandatory HEP3 chunks, detailing the total number of messages that lacked these required chunks, along with individual counts for each specific missing chunk.

Available Mandatory HEP3 Chunks Statistics

Presents the statistics for the mandatory HEP3 chunks that are available. This includes the overall number of messages containing all the required chunks, along with counters for each specific mandatory chunk.

In each message, only one of the IPv4 or IPv6 chunks will be included, never both.

Tx Traffic Rate in Bits from 5G-Cloud to Tool

Displays the total number of bits transmitted per second from the 5G-Cloud application to the tools or probes.

Tx Traffic Rate in Packets from 5G-Cloud to Tool

Displays the total number of packets transmitted per second from the 5G-Cloud application to the tools or probes.

HEP3 FQDN Queries Statistics

Displays the statistics for FQDN queries conducted within the 5G-Cloud application during the synthesis of HEP3 messages.

HEP3 FQDN Interface Name Statistics

Displays the statistics related to FQDN queries for interface names within the 5G-Cloud application during the synthesis of HEP3 messages.
Service Map Queries Statistics Displays Service Map lookup query statistics generated in the 5G-Cloud Application during HEP3 message synthesis.
Service Map Action Statistics Displays statistics for actions performed on Service Map queries in the 5G-Cloud Application during HEP3 message synthesis.

Protocol Statistics

Table 7: Displays the visualization details of Nokia HEP3 protocol statistics

Visualizations

Details

Transport Protocol Statistics

Displays the identified transport protocol statistics in the HEP3 payload.

Application Protocol Statistics

Displays the identified application protocol statistics in the HEP3 payload.

Outbound TCP Flow Statistics

Displays the Outbound TCP flow statistics data from the 5G-Cloud application to the tool/probes.

Outbound TCP Flow Error Statistics

Displays the Outbound TCP flow error statistics data from the 5G-Cloud application to the tool/probes.

Ericsson vTAP Statistics

To access the dashboards:

■   Select the required EVTAP Monitoring Session Name and GigaVUE V Series Node Name from the drop‑down lists to view the visualizations and metric details. Ericsson vTAP Statistics dashboard displays the following visualizations:

Packet Statistics

Table 8: Displays the visualization details of Ericsson vTAP packet statistics

Visualizations

Details

Rx Packets from EVTAP

The view displays aggregated packet statistics collected from the Ericsson VTAP interface.

5g SBI App Packets

The view displays the Rx and Tx packet statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

Tx Packets

The view displays the transmitted packet statistics.

5g SBI App Bits

The view displays the Rx and Tx bit statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

Layer 7 HTTP Ingress TEP Statistics

The view displays the packet statistics received at ingress TEPs that handle Layer 7 HTTP traffic.

Layer 7 HTTP Egress TEP Statistics

The view displays the packet statistics transmitted from egress TEPs that handle Layer 7 HTTP traffic.

Native HTTP Ingress TEP Statistics

The view displays the packet statistics received at ingress TEPs that handle native HTTP traffic.

Native HTTP Egress TEP Statistics

The view displays the packet statistics transmitted from egress TEPs that handle native HTTP traffic.

Non SBI Ingress TEP Statistics

The view displays the packet statistics received at ingress TEPs that handle non-SBI traffic.

Non SBI Egress TEP Statistics

The view displays the packet statistics transmitted from egress TEPs that handle non-SBI traffic.

TCP Statistics

Table 9: Displays the visualization details of Ericsson vTAP TCP statistics

Visualizations

Details

TCP Flows

The view displays the TCP flow statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

TCP Flow States

The view displays the statistics related to TCP flow states for the 5G-SBI application.

HTTP2 Transaction Flows

The view displays the HTTP/2 transaction flow statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

HTTP2 Transaction Flow States

The view displays the statistics related to HTTP/2 transaction flows for the 5G-SBI application.

Synthesized Statistics

The view displays the statistics related to message synthesis in the 5G-SBI application.

Error Statistics

The view displays the message synthesis error statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

Messages Statistics

The view displays the message statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

Messages Error Statistics

The view displays the message error statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

NF ID Look up

The view displays the NF Instance ID lookup statistics for the 5G-SBI application.

FQDN Look up

The view displays the FQDN lookup statistics for the 5G-SBI application.