File
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New
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Creates a new
Cisco Transport Planner project. See theCreating a Project.
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Open
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Opens an
existing Cisco Transport Planner project. See theOpening a Project.
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Import Network
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Imports node
parameters from a network.
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Close
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Closes the
current project without closing the Cisco Transport Planner session. If you
have not saved the current project, Cisco Transport Planner will prompt you to
save before closing. See the
Closing a Project.
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Save
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Saves the
current project. See the
Closing a Project.
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Save As
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Allows you to
save the current project with a new file name. See the
Saving a Project.
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Clear History
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—
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Clears the
file history from Cisco Transport Planner. Cisco Transport Planner maintains a
list of the last ten open projects in the File menu.
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Exit
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—
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Exits the
Cisco Transport Planner software.
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View
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My Default
Layout
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—
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Changes the
Cisco Transport Planner display to the user default layout. Cisco Transport
Planner allows you to define the default value for Platform Options, Project
Options, and General Options. The defined value are used as default for each
new created project. See theSetting Cisco Transport Planner Options.
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Default Layout
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—
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Returns the
Cisco Transport Planner display to the system default layout.
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Task Pane
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—
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Displays the
commands available for the selected entity (network, site, duct, etc.).
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Project
Explorer
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—
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Displays the
Project Explorer pane, which includes folders for project notes, networks,
sites, fibers, traffic demand groups, subnets, maintenance centers, restricted
equipment list, and reports. Clicking the plus (+) sign by each folder expands
the folder. Clicking the minus (–) sign by each folder hides the folder.
contents. You can also right-click a folder and choose
Expand
from the shortcut menu to show folder contents. The default location of the
Project Explorer pane is the upper left section of the Cisco Transport Planner
window.
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Properties
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—
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Displays the
Properties pane, which shows parameter settings for the selected entity in the
Project Explorer pane, Mgmt Tree tab, or NtVw Net# tab. The default location of
the Properties pane is the lower left section of the Cisco Transport Planner
window.
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Analyzer
Messages
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—
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Displays the
Analyzer Messages pane at the bottom of the Cisco Transport Planner window. The
Analyzer Messages pane displays any error messages that occur during network
analysis.
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A2A
Finalized Circuits
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—
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Displays
Any-to-Any Finalization report at the bottom of the Cisco Transport Planner
window. The Any-to-Any Finalization report pane displays the demands that are
finalized in the network.
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Tools
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Options
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—
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Opens the
Options Explorer dialog box, where you can change the user default settings.
See theSetting Cisco Transport Planner Options.
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DB Parts
Mgmt
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Opens the
PartsTreePanel dialog box, where you can view the list of available parts for
each release. See the
Setting the Default Project Values.
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Price List
Mgmt
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—
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Opens the
Price Manager dialog box, where you can view maintenance contracts and add
price databases. See the
Managing the Price List.
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Export
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—
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Opens the
Export dialog box, which allows you to export user options, price lists,
maintenance contracts, and parts database files. See theExporting User Options, Price Lists or Alien Definitions.
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Import
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—
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Opens the
Import dialog box, which allows you to import user options, price lists,
maintenance contracts, and parts database files. See the
Importing User Options, Price Lists or Alien Definitions.
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Import from
Sherpa
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—
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Opens the
Import dialog box, which allows you to import Layer 2 network designs using the
Cisco Carrier Packet Transport system.
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Delete Cache
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—
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Deletes the
CTP cache on restart.
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Help
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Manual
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—
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Opens the
Cisco Transport Planner online help.
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Tips of the
Day
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—
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Opens the
Tip of the Day dialog box, which provides helpful hints about using Cisco
Transport Planner. Click the
Next
button to view the next tip and the
Back
button to view a previous tip. Check
Show Tips
on Startup to display the Tip of the Day dialog box when you launch Cisco
Transport Planner.
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About
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—
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Displays
Cisco Transport Planner version information.
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Network
Toolbar
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—
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Create a new
subnet
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Opens the
Network Creation wizard when you click this icon and then click in the Cisco
Transport Planner window. See theCreating a Project.
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—
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Create a new
site
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Opens the
Site Creation wizard when you click this icon and then click in the Cisco
Transport Planner window. See the
Adding Sites.
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—
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Create a new
duct
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Allows you
to create a new duct between sites. See the
Adding Fiber Spans.
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—
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Create a new
P2P demand
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Opens the
Point to Point Demand Creation wizard when you click this icon and then click
two sites. See theUnderstanding Contentionless Functionality.
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—
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Create a new
P-ring demand
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Opens the
P-Ring Creation wizard. See the
Creating a Protected Ring Demand.
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—
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Finalize
Any-to-Any traffic
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Opens
Finalize Any-to-Any Traffic window.
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—
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Toggle the
filter for Any-to-Any finalized traffic
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Displays the
Any-to-Any demands that are finalized in the network
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—
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Create a new
TDM Aggregated demand
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Opens a TDM
creation wizard. See the
Creating TDM Aggregated Demands.
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—
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Connection
Viewer
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A new tool
that provides a Card View and Mesh View for analyzed networks.
Note
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Connection
Viewer lists only the Line sides in the drop-down list.
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—
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Create a new
Ethernet Aggregated demand
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Opens a
Ethernet creation wizard. See the
Creating Ethernet Aggregated Demands.
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—
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Set various
GUI options
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Displays the
CTP GUI Options dialog box where the wavelength options can be set. The
wavelength information can be displayed in nm, as a channel number or both.
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—
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Hide/show
Network Details
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Hides or
displays duct information (duct name, EOL), amplifier forcing, and circuits on
the network map in the Network tab.
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—
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Wavelength
usage information
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Hides or
displays wavelength usage percentage in color on the network map in the Network
tab.
– To display
the wavelength usage in color, click
Wavelength
Usage Information
in the network view. This option is enabled only after
network analysis is complete.
– To
highlight ducts that have selected wavelengths, choose the required wavelength
from the adjacent drop-down list and then click
Wavelength
Usage Information. The default option is Auto, where all the wavelengths in
the duct are selected.
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—
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Zoom in
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Zooms in on
the NtVw Net# tab.
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—
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Zoom out
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Zoom out
from the NtVw Net# tab.
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—
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Normal
viewing
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Returns the
NtVw Net# tab to normal viewing (1:1).
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—
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Fit to
window
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Resizes the
view so that all sites fit inside the NtVw Net# tab window.
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—
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Save network
view image
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Saves a JPEG
of the network design. See the
Creating a JPEG of the Network Design.
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—
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Analyze
Network
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Analyzes the
selected network. See the
Analyzing the Network.
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—
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Enter design
mode
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Puts the
selected Design-Analyzed network back into the design mode for further changes.
See the
Analyzing the Network.
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—
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Put current
network in upgrade mode
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Creates a
copy of the selected Design-Analyzed network in the Upgrade state. See the
Creating an Upgrade Network.
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—
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Delete
current network
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Deletes the
selected network. See theDeleting a Network.
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—
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Copy current
network
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Copies the
selected network. See theCreating a Copy of the Network.
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—
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Put current
network in install mode
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Creates a
copy of the selected Design-Analyzed network in the Install state. See the
Creating a Network in the Install State.
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—
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Copy &
Go back to Design Mode
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Copies the
selected network in the Design state. See theCreating a Copy of the Network in Design State.
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—
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Reports Diff
|
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Opens the
Reports Diff dialog box, which allows you to create a report that shows the
differences between networks.
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—
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Run the
Garbage Collector
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Deletes
unloaded networks from memory.
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