mmVu® Integrity Monitoring System

It is important to keep a system running without failure. GNT recognizes that to keep a system running smoothly and performing right requires careful monitoring of each device’s performance and scheduled maintenance to ensure all components are working optimally. The GNT’s mmVu® IMS is a useful tool to maximize uptime of the mmVu® GNSS Monitoring System. The IMS consists of a combination of hardware and software components that oversee the performance of mmVu®. In effect, mmVu® IMS is "a monitoring system for monitoring systems." When uptime is crucial, let GNT IMS technology do the work.

mmVu® IMS offers the following features:

• Continuous hardware up-time monitoring

• Efficient diagnosis of potential performance issues

• Quick remedial measures when necessary

• Remote troubleshooting of GNSS station  devices and the PS100 Local Server

• Autonomous diagnosis of GNSS receivers

• Automatic rebooting of locked up devices

• Watchdog on the Ethernet communications and streaming data packet errors

• Routine check-up on the status of the mmVu® Engines

• Thresholds set-up to alert the failures of mmVu® Software to users

• Automatic e-mail service (AES) for registered e-mail recipients

• Short Message Service (SMS) for registered mobile recipients

• Automatic registration of the mmVu® Software network to bypass system authorization

mmVu® IMS is available for a project or server level service.

Project Level mmVu® IMS Components

At the project site, the performance of all field devices can be monitored by using the IMS module in mmVu®. Each field device is like a body part receiving pulses from the heart. If a field device doesn’t hear from the heart for a set period of time, the device is resuscitated locally. All device activity is logged on the IMS module in mmVu®.

Server Level mmVu® IMS Components

The Project Level IMS is self-sufficient when the IMS module in mmVu® is functioning. There is, however, the possibility that mmVu® monitoring system itself may fail to be responsive by any reason. To detect such a case, GNT utilizes its mmVu® IMS Server technology to monitor its mmVu® monitoring systems scattered across the sites nationwide, or even worldwide. Here, mmVu® IMS Server listens for pulses of mmVu® monitoring systems from each project site, and if an mmVu® monitoring system is not responsive, the mmVu® IMS Server will attempt to resuscitate it. As a last line of defence, notifications from mmVu® IMS Server are sent to appropriate authorities to make sure expedient action is taken in time.

Implementation

Implementation of the mmVu® IMS involves installing the necessary IMS components to facilitate GNSS station devices and the PS100 Local Server monitoring. By subscribing to one or multiple mmVu® IMS Plans, activate mmVu® IMS software to begin monitoring. When uptime is crucial, let GNT IMS technology do the work. Minimize costly frequent site visits and reduce the risk of performance uncertainty through mmVu® IMS.