Today's enterprise-wide network can be a combination of office and industrial, wired and wireless, fixed and mobile, making the ability to manage it challenging. For instance, what happens when the network supporting hundreds of users and devices starts to experience drop outs, outages, or reduced throughput? How do you find the problem and fix it?

MDS Network Management System

The good news is GE MDS wireless devices have evolved from pieces of hardware to sophisticated software-controlled network elements with higher bandwidth and more features that allow complex network topologies. GE MDS solutions have the ability to be managed, maintained and controlled from a remote site.

GE MDS Ethernet/IP solutions include standards-based network management systems (NMS) allowing remote management and control of network devices, simple integration with the wired portion of a network equating to ease of management, lower maintenance costs and quick upgrades. The management tools and the GE MDS Ethernet solutions provide self-diagnosis and wireless alarm reporting so customers can spot issues and outages quickly translating into less downtime. For more information, read about MDS NETview MS and MDS TransIT NMS.

GE MDS Serial Diagnostics

A full-featured method of monitoring a network at the device level is done through MDS InSite. InSite uses polling to gather radio performance data on an exception basis as well as non-intrusively. It is a valuable tool for system planning, detecting outages and avoiding downtime through preventative maintenance.

To request more information about the GE MDS Network Management and diagnostic solutions, contact us.

Application/Market Diagrams

• GE MDS NETview MS™ Architecture
• Network with Integrated IP and Serial Devices