This appendix describes the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) views, menu and tool options, shortcuts, and table display options for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH. This appendix also describes the shelf inventory data presented in CTC. For more information about CTC, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual.
Display Node, Card, and Network Views
CTC provides three views of the ONS 15454 SDH and ONS network:
•Node view appears when you first log into an ONS 15454 SDH. This view shows a graphic of the ONS 15454 SDH shelf and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the node.
•Card view provides access to individual ONS 15454 SDH cards. This view provides a graphic of the card and access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the card.
•Network view shows all the nodes in a ring. A Superuser can set up this feature so each user will see the same network view, and users can create a custom view with maps. This view provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the network.
Table A-1 lists different actions for changing CTC views.
Table A-1 Change CTC Views
To display:
Perform one of the following:
Node view
•Log into a node; node view is the default view.
•In network view, double-click a node icon, or right-click the node and choose Open Node from the shortcut menu.
•In network view, click a node icon, then choose Go to Selected Object View from the View menu.
•From the CTC View menu, choose Go To Other Node, then choose a node from the shortcut menu.
•Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down among views. For example, in network view, click a node and then click the down arrow.
Network view
•In node view, click the up arrow or the Network View tool on the CTC toolbar.
•From the View menu, choose Go To Network View.
Card view
•In node view, double-click a card or right-click the card and choose Open Card.
•In node view, single-click a card icon, then choose Go to Selected Object View from the View menu.
•Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down views. For example, in node view, click a card, then click the down arrow.
Node Icons on the Network View Map
Table A-2 lists the node icons on the network view map.
Table A-2 Description of Node Icons on Network View Map
Node Name
Icon
Description
SDH
Hybrid OADM
Hybrid line amplifier
Hybrid terminal
Passive hybrid terminal
Amplified TDM
An SDH, hybrid, or amplified TDM node icon are represented as a cylinder with crossed arrows.
•An SDH node can include STM-N cards, electrical cards, cross-connects, and more.
•A hybrid optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) contains at least one AD-xC or one AD-xB and two TCC2 cards. TDM cards can be installed in any available slot.
•A hybrid line amplifier contains amplifiers and both TDM and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) cards.
•A hybrid terminal node contains at least one 32 MUX-O card, one DMX-O card, amplifiers, two TCC2 cards, and TDM cards.
•A passive hybrid terminal node has the same equipment as the hybrid terminal node, but does not contain amplifiers.
•An amplified TDM node increases the span length between two ONS 15454 SDH nodes that contain TDM cards and optical amplifiers. Amplified TDM nodes contain either OPT-BST amplifiers or AD-1C cards.
Hub
A DWDM hub node icon is represented as a three-dimensional cylinder with amplifiers. A hub node contains at least two 32-channel demultiplexers and two 32-channel multiplexers. No OADM cards are provisioned.
OADM
A DWDM OADM node icon is represented as a three-dimensional cylinder with arrows. An OADM node contains at least one AD-xC or AD-xB. No 32-channel multiplexer and 32-channel demultiplexer cards are provisioned.
Terminal (west)
These nodes are represented as a three-dimensional cylinder with one amplifier on the west side of the icon.
•A terminal node contains one 32-channel demultiplexer and one 32-channel multiplexer. No OADM cards are provisioned.
•A flexible terminal node contains a series of OADM and amplifier cards.
Terminal (east)
These nodes are represented as a three-dimensional square with one amplifier on the east side of the icon.
•A terminal node contains one 32-channel demultiplexer and one 32-channel multiplexer. No OADM cards are provisioned.
•A flexible terminal node contains a series of OADM and amplifier cards.
Line
OSC regeneration line
These nodes are represented as a three-dimensional cylinder with one arrow pointing west and another arrow pointing east.
•A line node only has OPT-PRE or OPT-BST amplifiers provisioned.
•An optical service channel (OSC) regeneration line node contains two OSC-CSM cards.
Unknown
An unknown DWDM node icon is represented as a three-dimensional cylinder with one arrow pointing north. An unknown node means that the provisioned cards do not allow the node to fit in with any of the defined DWDM node categories.
Manage the CTC Window
Different navigational methods are available within the CTC window to access views and perform management actions. You can double-click and right-click objects in the graphic area and move the mouse over nodes, cards, and ports to view popup status information.
CTC Menu and Toolbar Options
The CTC window menu bar and toolbar provide primary CTC functions. Table A-3 shows the actions that are available from the CTC menu and toolbar.
Displays the next CTC view. Available only after you navigate to a previous view. Go to Previous View and Go to Next View are similar to forward and backward navigation in a web browser.
Go To Parent View
References the CTC view hierarchy: network view, node view, and card view. In card view, this command opens the node view; in node view, the command opens network view. Not available in network view.
Go To Selected Object View
Displays the object selected in the CTC window.
Go To Home View
Displays the login node in node view.
Go To Network View
Displays the network view.
Go To Other Node
Displays a dialog box allowing you to enter the node name or IP address of a network node that you want to view.
Show Status Bar
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Click this item to show or hide the status bar at the bottom of the CTC window.
Show Tool Bar
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Click this item to show or hide the CTC toolbar.
Tools
Circuits
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Displays the following options:
•Repair Circuits—Repairs incomplete circuits following replacement of the ONS 15454 SDH alarm interface panel (AIP). Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
•Convert CTC Circuits to TL1 Cross Connects—Not supported for ONS 15454 SDH Software R4.6.
•Upgrade TL1 Cross Connects to CTC Circuits—Not supported for ONS 15454 SDH Software R4.6.
•Roll Circuit—Allows you to reroute live traffic without interrupting service. This feature requires a Cisco ONS 15600 on your network. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide.
•Delete Rolls —This feature requires an ONS 15600 on your network. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide.
Displays the TL1 window, which allows you to enter TL1 commands.
Open IOS Connection
Displays the IOS command line interface dialog box if an IOS capable card (ML1000-2 or ML100T-12) is installed in the node. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/SDH ML-Series Multilayer Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide.
Help
Contents and Index
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Displays the online help window.
Manage Help
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Displays the versions of online help loaded on your computer.
About CTC
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Displays the software version and the nodes in the CTC session.
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Network View
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Displays the selected network view. The network view drop-down menu has three options: DWDM, TDM, or All. If you choose DWDM, only DWDM nodes appear on the network view map. If you choose TDM, only TDM nodes appear on the network view map. If you choose All, every node on the network appears on the network view map.
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Decreases the size of the map area in network view (toolbar only).
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Increases the size of the map area in network view (toolbar only).
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Increases the size of a selected area of the map in network view (toolbar only).
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Opens the CTC Alerts dialog box, which shows the status of certain CTC background tasks. When the CTC Alerts toolbar icon contains a red triangle, unread notifications exist. When there are no unread notifications, the CTC Alerts toolbar icon contains a gray triangle. Notifications include:
•Network disconnection
•Send-PDIP inconsistency—CTC discovers a new node that does not have a SEND-PDIP setting consistent with the login node
You can save a notification by clicking the Save button in the CTC Alerts dialog box and navigating to the directory where you want to save the text file.
In addition to the CTC menu bar and toolbar, you can invoke actions by double-clicking CTC window items with your mouse, or by right-clicking an item and choosing actions from shortcut menus. Table A-4 lists the CTC window mouse shortcuts.
Table A-4 CTC Window Mouse Shortcuts
Technique
Description
Double-click
•Node in network view—Displays the node view.
•Card in node view—Displays the card view.
•Alarm/Event—Displays the object that raised the alarm or event.
•Circuits—Displays the Edit Circuit window.
Right-click
•Network view graphic area—Displays a menu that you can use to create a new domain; change the position and zoom level of the graphic image; save the map layout (if you have a Superuser security level); reset the default layout of the network view; set, change, or remove the background image and color; and save or reset the node position.
•Node in network view—Displays a menu that you can use to open the node, reset the node icon position to the longitude and latitude set on the Provisioning > General tab, delete the node, fix the node position for auto layout, provision circuits, and update circuits with a new node.
•Span in network view—Displays a menu that you can use to view information about the span's source and destination ports, the protection scheme, and the optical or electrical level. You can open the Circuits on Spans dialog box, which shows additional span information and allows you to perform SNCP protection switching. You can also perform span upgrades from this menu.
•Card in node view—Displays a menu that you can use to open, delete, reset, and change cards. The card that is selected determines the commands that appear.
•Card in card view—Displays a menu that you can use to reset the card or go to the parent view (node view).
•Empty slot in node view—Displays a menu with cards that you can choose to preprovision the slot.
Move mouse cursor
•Over node in network view—Displays a summary of node alarms and provides a warning if the node icon has been moved out of the map range.
•Over span in network view—Displays circuit bandwidth (node, slot, port) and protection information. For DWDM spans, the optical direction and optical ring ID appear. If the span terminates on the trunk port of a transponder card (TXP/MXP), the associated DWDM wavelength also appears.
•Over card in node view—Displays card type, card status, and alarm profile status. For DWDM cards, the number of bands or channels also appear, depending on the card type.
•Over card port in node view—Displays card name, port state, and alarm profile status.
•Over card port in card view—Displays port state, protection status (if applicable), and alarm profile status. For DWDM cards, the port number is labeled as channel, band, or line depending on the card type along with the port state and alarm profile status.
Node View Shortcuts
Table A-5 shows actions on ONS 15454 SDH cards that you can perform by moving your mouse over the CTC window.
Table A-5 Performing Node View Card Shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Display card information
In node view, move your mouse over cards in the graphic to view tooltips with the card type, card present or card provisioned but not present, the highest level of alarm (if any), and the alarm profile used by the card.
Open, reset, or delete a card
In node view, right-click a card. Choose Open to display the card in card view, Delete to delete it, or Reset to reset the card.
Preprovision a slot
In node view, right-click an empty slot. Choose the card type that you want to provision in the slot from the shortcut menu.
Change a card
In node view, right-click an STM-N card and choose Change Card. In the Change Card dialog box, choose the card type. Change card retains all card provisioning, including DCC terminations, protection, circuits, and ring topology.
Network View Tasks
Right-click the network view graphic area or a node, span, or domain to display shortcut menus. Table A-6 lists the actions that are available from the network view.
Table A-6 Performing Network Management Tasks in Network View
Action
Task
Open a node
Any of the following:
•Double-click a node icon.
•Right-click a node icon and choose Open Node from the shortcut menu.
•Click a node and choose Go to Selected Object View from the View menu.
•From the View menu, choose Go To Other Node. Choose a node from the Select Node dialog box.
•Double-click a node alarm or event in the Alarms or History tab.
Move a node icon
Press the Ctrl key and the left mouse button simultaneously and drag the node icon to a new location.
Reset node icon position
Right-click a node and choose Reset Node Position from the shortcut menu. The node icon moves to the position defined by the longitude and latitude fields on the Provisioning > General tab in node view.
Provision a circuit
Right-click a node. From the shortcut menu, choose Provision Circuit To and choose the node where you want to provision the circuit. For circuit creation procedures, see Chapter 8, "Create Circuits and Low-Order Tunnels."
Update circuits with new node
Right-click a node and choose Update Circuits With New Node from the shortcut menu. Use this command when you add a new node and want to pass circuits through it.
Display a link end point
Right-click a span. From the shortcut menu, choose Go To [node/slot/port] for the drop port you want to view. CTC displays the card in card view.
Display span properties
Do any of the following:
•Move mouse over a span; the properties appear near the span.
•Click a span; the properties appear in the upper left corner of the window.
•Right-click a span; the properties appear at the top of the shortcut menu.
Perform an SNCP protection switch for an entire span
Right-click a network span and click Circuits. In the Circuits on Span dialog box, switch options appear in the SNCP Span Switching field.
Display DWDM span properties
Right-click a DWDM network span and click Circuits. The OCHNC channel, optical direction, and circuit appear.
Upgrade a span
Right-click a span and choose Upgrade Span from the shortcut menu.
Right-clicking a table column displays a menu. Table A-7 shows table display options, which include rearranging or hiding CTC table columns and sorting table columns by primary or secondary keys.
Table A-7 Table Display Options
Task
Click
Right-Click Shortcut Menu
Resize column
Left-click while dragging the header separator to the right or left.
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Rearrange column order
Left-click while dragging the column header to the right or left.
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Reset column order
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Choose Reset Columns Order/Visibility.
Hide column
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Choose Hide Column.
Show column
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Choose Show Column > column_name.
Display all hidden columns
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Choose Reset Columns Order/Visibility.
Sort table (primary)
Click a column header; each click changes sort order (ascending or descending).
Choose Sort Column.
Sort table (secondary sorting keys)
Press the Shift key and simultaneously click the column header.
Choose Sort Column (incremental).
Reset sorting
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Choose Reset Sorting.
View table row count
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View the number listed next to "Row Count," it is the last item on the shortcut menu.
Equipment Inventory
In node view, the Inventory tab displays information about the ONS 15454 SDH equipment, including:
•Delete button—After highlighting a card with your mouse, use this button to delete the card from node view.
•Reset button—After highlighting a card with your mouse, use this button to reset a card.
•Location—Identifies where the equipment is installed, either chassis or slot number.
•Eqpt Type—Displays the type of equipment but not the specific card name, for example, STM-4 or E-1.
•Actual Eqpt Type—Displays the actual equipment type, for example, OC12 IR/STM4 SH 1310.
•HW Part #—Displays the hardware part number; this number is printed on the top of the card or equipment piece.
•HW Rev—Displays the hardware revision number.
•Serial #—Displays the equipment serial number; this number is unique to each card.
•CLEI Code—Displays the Common Language Equipment Identifier code.
•Firmware Rev—Displays the revision number of the software used by the ASIC chip installed on the ONS 15454 SDH cards.
•Product ID—Displays the manufacturing product identifier for a hardware component, such as a fan tray, chassis, or card. The Product ID column displays "N/A" for equipment existing before Software Release 4.6.
•Version ID—Displays the manufacturing version identifier for a fan tray, chassis, or card. The Version ID column displays "N/A" for equipment existing before Software R4.6.
Feedback
Node view appears when you first log into an ONS 15454 SDH. This view shows a graphic of the ONS 15454 SDH shelf and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the node.
