SINEC NMS for industrial networks

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The Network Management System for digital enterprise

SINEC NMS is the Network Management System (NMS) for complex network structures in an increasingly digital world. This system can be used to centrally monitor, manage, and configure industrial networks with tens of thousands of devices around the clock, including security-related areas. SINEC NMS is therefore the first choice for complex network structures, and it’s paving the way for the digital transformation of industry – in all sectors and regardless of network size. Thanks to its scalability, SINEC NMS grows in parallel as the network becomes larger and more complex.

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About SINEC NMS Make the most of the opportunities offered by digitalization and the path to Industrie 4.0 – and rely on efficient network management with a structured approach.

Discover the benefits of network management with SINEC NMS.

Manage industrial networks efficiently with SINEC NMS

SINEC NMS is divided into two levels to efficiently manage large-scale networks. As the central entity, the control level quickly displays a clear view of the network’s overall status. Operations are also managed here. The operation levels, in turn, are distributed throughout the network and implement the configuration settings from the control level on all devices.

Fault Management: SINEC NMS helps you identify, save, report, and resolve any network anomalies that occur at an early stage.

Configuration Management: With SINEC NMS, you can record and manage all network components that need to be monitored.

Accounting Management: SINEC NMS provides a clear representation of the topology to give you an overview of network utilization.

Performance Management: With SINEC NMS, you can gather performance data and maintain statistics to help maintain an overview of your network performance at all times.

Security Management: SINEC NMS lets you authenticate users and authorize access.

Use cases

It’s easy to integrate components like SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM devices into an existing Operational Technology (OT) network. Network components can also be configured and maintained on an ongoing basis. The configuration is policy-based so that it can be applied generically to many different components. When configuring large-scale networks in particular, this means major time savings. SINEC NMS supports the five cornerstones defined in the FCAPS model as per ISO. Watch our videos to discover the added value offered by SINEC NMS functionalities.

More than FCAPS

SINEC NMS goes beyond FCAPS and offers two essential system elements that specifically address the industrial network’s requirements and completing the functionalities of our NMS.

Northbound Interface: This interface enables network and diagnostic data to be forwarded to different systems and applications, e.g. HMI and SCADA systems, via OPC UA.

System Administration: SINEC NMS is divided into a central control level and several distributed operational levels. This scalability feature allows it to grow along with the network as it becomes larger and more complex.

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Benefits at a glance Discover the benefits of SINEC NMS.

Time-savings

Configuration using SINEC NMS is policy-based, so it can be applied generically to multiple devices to save time.

Flexible scalability

The scalability feature of SINEC NMS allows it to grow along with the network as it becomes larger and more complex.

Security

With SINEC NMS, you can fulfill all your security requirements according to IEC 62443.

Easy data handling

SINEC NMS ensures forwarding of network information for continued processing in other systems and applications, e.g. via OPC UA.

Further security features SINEC NMS fulfills reliably process-based and technical security requirements according to IEC 62443 standard.

Security icon: A white protective shield is visible against a turquoise background.

Central, policy-based firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) management: For the convenient and efficient configuration of firewall components from a central point. The creation of the firewall policies and NATs takes place via a graphic description of the permitted communication relationship in the network. The system automatically generates the device-specific policies. NAT management is an advantage especially for series machines with identical IP addresses.
Local documentation function via audit trails: Audit log entries make user activities traceable by automatically documenting them with a time stamp.
Central forwarding of information via Syslog: Via the Syslog interface in SINEC NMS, information can be passed on to a central location (e.g. a SIEM system) for analysis or other purposes. In addition to audit log entries on user activities, system events or network alarms are also forwarded to external systems via Syslog.

Portfolio for industrial networks Powerful and reliable industrial communications networks are more than just the sum of components used. That’s why no aspect of their design, planning, and implementation can be left to chance. Instead, these sophisticated challenges require a high level of skill in all relevant disciplines combined with solid sector and application expertise. It’s this combination that makes us your ideal partner for future-proof industrial communications networks.