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      SEL-5056

      Network Management System (NMS)

      The SEL-5056 NMS provides a single controller for system-level network configuration, management, and telemetry monitoring for critical infrastructure. The SEL-5056 NMS simplifies software-defined networking (SDN)-enabled switch provisioning by automatically configuring networks using network drawings, IEC 61850 Substation Configuration Description (SCD) files, and SEL Real-Time Automation Controller (RTAC) connection services files.

      It works collectively with SEL operational technology (OT) SDN switches to provide a complete deny-by-default engineering solution for Ethernet-based LANs. Traffic engineering with the SEL-5056 NMS simplifies end-to-end provisioning and offers the ability to proactively design fault-tolerant networks, resulting in greater performance, improved reliability, and highly deterministic packet delivery.

      With the SEL-5056 NMS, you can manage multiple networks and centrally manage network changes from a single, modern interface streamlined for effortless navigation and enhanced situational awareness and control. Running as a Microsoft Windows service or as an embedded application on the SEL Blueframe platform, the SEL-5056 makes scaling to large networks easy and efficient.

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      New 

      Configure Applications and Endpoints—Define and deploy host communication profiles using applications and application endpoints. This allows you to utilize common network designs and services for multiple networks and to manage your network functions uniformly and efficiently.

      Expanded Feature 

      Simplify Network Engineering—Eliminate repetitive network engineering tasks by using your Microsoft Visio network drawings, IEC 61850 files, or RTAC files to automatically provision your network. Save time, reduce the chance of input errors, and ensure alignment between relay and network communications settings while validating drawing accuracy.

      New 

      Easily Navigate the Modernized Topology Space—Quickly navigate and perform network changes using a feature-rich user interface that helps you understand your actions within the context of the larger system. Streamlined information management connects workflow steps and clearly highlights statuses, easing your analytical workload.

      New 

      Manage Multiple Networks Simultaneously—Design the system architecture that best fits your facilities and procedures. Simplify complex environments and improve network scalability with centralized management across networks while maintaining precise control over individual communications circuits.

      Create Stronger Network Security—Define exactly what can occur on your network with a deny-by-default architecture. Provision circuits using network access control that extends from Layer 1 through Layer 4 of the packet, giving you context-aware control of conversations between devices. SDN makes systems more cybersecure by eliminating attack-prone networking features, like flood to learn, an unsecure control plane, and broadcast domains.

      Improve Failover Performance—Proactively traffic-engineer your network, bringing more precision and predictability to critical infrastructure networks and improving failover times to less than 1 ms to support even the most demanding real-time control signals.

      Streamline NERC CIP Data Collection—Use the SEL-5056 NMS to automate reporting for NERC CIP-007-6 Cyber Security—Systems Security Management, R1 Ports and Services, Part 1.1.

      Expanded Feature 

      Reduce Downtime for Configuration—Configure the SEL-5056 NMS in the field with connected devices or offline in a lab. With 100 percent offline design, configuration, testing, validation, and baselining capabilities, the SEL-5056 streamlines deployment and minimizes field installation downtime.

      Manage Network Scalability and Change Management—Manage all network changes without affecting existing services and applications. All network additions and changes can be configured centrally and pushed out to configure the network of SEL OT SDN Ethernet switches.

      Programmatically Test and Validate Your Network—Reduce deployment timelines and eliminate guesswork in the testing scope by knowing exactly what communications circuits your network is configured to support and that all other conversations will be dropped with deny-by-default network access control. This results in a defined test scope and predictable and consistent network validation. You can have confidence your network will perform exactly how you engineered it for as long as it is in service.

      Details

      Secure Configuration—Provide situational awareness and strong cybersecurity through user-based access controls, encrypted communications, and detailed audit logging.

      Accurate, Automated Network Engineering—Import existing communications files for streamlined configuration settings.

      X.509 Certificate—Support secure, mutually authenticated communications between the switch and the SEL-5056 NMS.

      Syslog—Enable log management for centralized automated collection of network events through UDP or encrypted TCP Syslog.

      Change Management—Centrally manage your LAN as a single asset. Minimize disruptions when making network changes or when the system is scaled out.

      Holistic Network Visibility—View and manage your SDN switches as a single asset with near-real-time situational awareness.

      Flexible Configuration—Configure network flows with or without network connections to hosts.

      Low-Latency Flow Setup—Establish new flows rapidly with low-latency flow setup times.

      Interoperability—Work with an OpenFlow 1.3-compliant configuration interface.

      OS Support—Install the SEL-5056 NMS as an application on SEL Blueframe or as a service on Microsoft Windows Server 2016.

      Videos

      Engineer a better network. It starts with SDN.

      Video Playlists

      SEL-5056 Quick Start

      • SEL-5056 NMS: Installation and Getting Started
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Adopting an OT SDN Switch
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Adopting and Managing Hosts
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Circuits Provisioning
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Multicast Circuit Provisioning
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Protocol Management
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Applications Profiles
      • SEL-5056 NMS: Port Groups

      SEL-5056 Network Builder

      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 1: Microsoft Visio Architecture
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 2: Microsoft Visio Data Flow Diagram (DFD)
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 3: Deploying and Modifying Designs Using Network Builder
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 4: Importing an IEC 61850 Substation Configuration Description File Using Network Builder
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 5: Deploying Designs to Physical Switches Using Auto Adoption
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 6: Diagnostic Reports
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 7: Testing Circuit Traffic
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 8: Unplanned Traffic Taps Functionality and Setup
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 9: Mirrored, or Planned, Traffic Taps Functionality and Setup
      • SEL-5056 NMS—Network Builder, Part 10: Timed Application

      SEL-5056 Visio Add-In

      • SEL-5056 NMS: Microsoft Visio Tips and Tricks

      SEL-5056 Version 3.0 Release Videos

      • Your first look into the all new flow controller — coming soon!
      • Explore the Redesigned SDN Flow Controller Topology Space
      • Previewing the Streamlined Primary Panel
      • Designing your network in the overhauled OT SDN Flow Controller
      • Advancing Flow Controller Scalability and Network Orchestration
      • End-to-End Circuit Provisioning in the All-New Flow Controller
      • PRP Circuit Provisioning in the All-New SEL-5056
      • Learn About Drawing-Based Configuration in the All-New SEL-5056
      • SEL Releases SEL-5056 Software V3.0, a Major Advancement

      The Firmware IDs for older versions of the firmware can typically be found in Appendix A of the instruction manual.

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      The SEL-5056 does not require a software license.