Driver availability

Timing

GNE drivers and new driver versions are developed and delivered on the same product release cycle as the NFM-P.

Location

GNE drivers are installed with the NFM-P software. It is no longer necessary to obtain these drivers separately from the NSP software delivery site.

Documentation

Driver compatibility information is located in the NSP NFM-P Network Element Compatibility Guide. Driver capabilities and driver-specific discovery and management information are provided in the appropriate domain user guides.

Table 7-1: Location of driver information

Driver name	Reference
MPTGM MPTGS MPTSUB6 MPTBWA is installed with the name MPTSUB6	NSP Wavence Device Support Guide
CloudBand Application Manager	Network and Service Assurance Guide

Note: The 9500 MPT-BWA device is a hardware variant of the MPT-SUB6. The NFM-P uses the MPT-SUB6 driver to manage the MPT-BWA.