Cisco Network Convergence System 2000 Series

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Cisco NCS 2000 1.2 Tbps DWDM Line Module Data Sheet 18-Aug-2021
• Cisco Optical Network Controller Data Sheet 05-Aug-2021
• Pluggable Optical Modules: Transceivers for the Cisco ONS Family Data Sheet 28-Jun-2021
• Cisco NCS 2000 400 Gbps XPonder Line Card Data Sheet 19-Jan-2021
• Cisco NCS 2000 Shelf Virtualization Orchestrator Data Sheet 13-Mar-2020
• Cisco NCS 2000 Contentionless Add/Drop Line Cards Data Sheet 22-Mar-2018
• Cisco Network Convergence System 2000 Series Data Sheet 18-Sep-2017
• Cisco Network Convergence System 2000 Series Passive Auxiliary Modules Data Sheet 13-Jul-2017
• Cisco ONS 15454 10-Port 10 Gbps Line Card Data Sheet 23-Jun-2017
• Cisco NCS 2000 Flex Spectrum Single Module ROADM Line Cards Data Sheet 30-May-2017
• Cisco Network Convergence System 2000 Series Passive Patch Panel Modules Data Sheet 24-Apr-2017
• Cisco ONS 15454 100-Gbps CP-DQPSK Full C-Band Tunable DWDM Trunk Card Data Sheet 08-Nov-2016
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet DWDM XPonder Card for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Data Sheet 25-Jan-2016
• Gigabit Carrier Ethernet DWDM XPonder Card for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Data Sheet 15-Jan-2016
• High Power Counter-Propagating and Co-Propagating Raman units for the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) 14-Jan-2016

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Transport Node/Shelf Controller modules of 15454 MSTP and NCS 2000 TNCE, TSCE, TNCS and TNCS-O modules 07-Sep-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP and NCS 2000 TAA PIDs 12-Feb-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP and NCS 2000 Software releases 9.6.1, 9.8.1, 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.1, 10.3, 12.0 12-Feb-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ONS15454 MSTP and NCS 2000 100G QPSK Line modules 15454-M-100G-LC-C=, NCS2K-100G-CK-C=, NCS2K-100GS-CK-C=, 15454-M-100G-ME-C=, 15454-M-100GC-LIC=, NCS2K-100ME-CKC=, NCS2K-100GS-CKC++= 30-May-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco NCS 2000 16-port Flex Spectrum ROADM Line Card 19-Apr-2017

• French - Canadian

  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Transport Node/Shelf Controller modules of 15454 MSTP and NCS 2000 TNCE, TSCE, TNCS and TNCS-O modules 07-Sep-2021
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco ONS15454 MSTP and NCS 2000 100G QPSK Line modules 15454-M-100G-LC-C=, NCS2K-100G-CK-C=, NCS2K-100GS-CK-C=, 15454-M-100G-ME-C=, 15454-M-100GC-LIC=, NCS2K-100ME-CKC=, NCS2K-100GS-CKC++= 30-May-2019
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco NCS 2000 16-port Flex Spectrum ROADM Line Card 19-Apr-2017

Security Notices

Bulletins

• Cisco NCS 2000 Software Release 11.0 Product Bulletin 14-Mar-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Software Release 10.9 Product Bulletin 22-Oct-2018
• 2018 Cisco Network Convergence System IOS Software Update Program for NCS 1000, NCS 2000, and NCS 4000 Series Products Bulletin 14-Aug-2018
• Cisco NCS 2000 Software Release 10.8 Product Bulletin 16-Feb-2018

Field Notices

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Field Notice: FN - 72257 - Incorrect EDFA Gain Degrade Alarm on NCS2K-9-SMR Units - Software Upgrade Recommended 07-Oct-2021
  • Field Notice: FN - 72217 - SUDI Certificate Expiration Might Impact Certain Encryption Functionality on Optical Products - Software Upgrade Recommended 13-Aug-2021
  • Field Notice: FN - 72147 - Certain Fields in the Cisco OSC SFP ONS-SE-155-1510 Are Not Displayed Properly When Used With Transport Node Controllers TNCS/TNC/TNCE/TSC - Workaround Provided 19-Apr-2021
  • Field Notice: FN - 72079 - Limited Number of NCS2K-EDRA Units Show Incorrect Laser Temp Degraded Alarm - Workaround Provided 17-Feb-2021
  • Field Notice: FN - 63803 - ONS 15454 MSTP with Software Release 9.8.0 and 10.0 Shipped Prior to March 16, 2014 Experience BKUPMEMP Alarm After a Reset - Workaround Provided 16-Jul-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 63478 - ONS15454-M6/SDH: TNC/TSC/TNCE/TSCE cards shipped with R9.3 software prior to 12/01/2011 experience BKUPMEMP alarm declaration - Replace on Failure 13-Mar-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 70358 - NCS 2000 Single Shelf Controller-Replacement of Release 11 Controller With Pre-Release 11 Controller and Vice Versa Causes Traffic Loss - Workaround Provided 25-Feb-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 64214 - NCS 2000-Transponder Startup Issue - Replace on Failure 22-Jan-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 64172 - Certain Versions of MPO Cables Do Not Function if Application Requires CPAK Connection - Replace on Failure 14-Jan-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 70299 - Incorrect Fiber Connection Leads Traffic Down on the 15454-40-SMR2-C and 15454-SMR2-LIC Line Cards - Workaround Provided 01-Oct-2018
  • Field Notice: FN - 63488 - ONS15454 M6: TNC/TSCs cards in Multi-shelf mode autonomously resets every 100 days - Workaround Provided 09-Oct-2017

• Cisco Network Convergence System 2015

  • Field Notice: FN - 72256 - CTC/TL1 shows blank inventory details for ONS-SI-100-FX plugged into NCS2015-ECU - Software Upgrade Recommended 19-Oct-2021

• Cisco Network Convergence System 2006

  • Field Notice: FN - 70071 - FTA-MISMATCH Alarm Might Be Observed on Certain NCS2006-FTA Units - Workaround Provided 27-Feb-2019

Security Advisories, Responses and Notices

• Cisco Secure Boot Hardware Tampering Vulnerability 13-May-2019

Release and Compatibility

Release Notes

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 12.1 22-Dec-2020
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 11.12 11-Aug-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 12.2 05-May-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.6.1.x 14-Sep-2020
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 11.1.1.2 06-Aug-2020
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 11.1 06-Oct-2019
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 11.0 07-Mar-2019
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.7.x.x 09-Nov-2018
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.9.x.x 23-Aug-2018
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.8 14-Dec-2017
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.6.2 03-Dec-2017
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.5.2.x 20-Dec-2016
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006, Release 10.0 29-Sep-2015
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.5 22-Jul-2015
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006, Release 10.1.x.x 14-Jul-2015
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006, Release 10.3.x.x 10-Mar-2015
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006, Release 10.0.2 26-Sep-2014
• Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006, Releases 10.0.1.x 22-Jul-2014

Reference

Command References

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • ncs-tl1 28-Oct-2021 (PDF - 28 MB)
  • Cisco NCS 2000 Series TL1 Command Guide 01-Sep-2021 (PDF - 30 MB)
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series TL1 Command Guide, Release 10.x.x 14-Apr-2015

Documentation Roadmaps

• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Documentation Roadmap for Release 11.x.x 03-Oct-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Documentation Roadmap for Release 10.x.x 24-Aug-2018

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Software Upgrade Matrix for NCS 2000 Series 18-Oct-2021
  • Cisco NCS 2000 Series Upgrade Guide, Releases 11.1.x.x 24-May-2020

• Cisco Network Convergence System 2006

  • Mounting the Cisco NCS 2006 Brackets 09-Dec-2014

• Cisco Network Convergence System 2002

  • Appendix A Hardware Specifications 18-Sep-2014

• Cisco Network Convergence System 2006

  • Cisco NCS 2002 and Cisco NCS 2006 Hardware Installation Guide

• Cisco Network Convergence System 2002

  • Cisco NCS 2002 and Cisco NCS 2006 Hardware Installation Guide

• Videos

  • Video: Overview of the Cisco NCS 2015 Chassis 12-Feb-2016
• Installing the Cisco NCS 2000 Series Passive Optical Modules 05-May-2021
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Hardware Installation Guide 04-Oct-2019
• Installing the GBIC, SFP, SFP+, QSFP, XFP, CXP, CFP and CPAK Optical Modules in Cisco NCS Platforms 07-Mar-2019
• Electrostatic Discharge and Grounding Guide for Cisco NCS 2000 Series 16-May-2018
• Cisco NCS 2002 and NCS 2006 Upgrade Tool 01-Mar-2017
• Open Source Software Information for Cisco ONS 15454 Series and Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.5 22-Jul-2015
• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco NCS 2000 Series 10-Mar-2015
• index 25-Nov-2013
• Electrostatic Discharge and Grounding Guide for Cisco NCS 2000 Series 21-Nov-2013

Configuration

Configuration Guides

• Cisco NCS 2000 Series SVO Configuration Guide, Release 12.2 05-May-2021
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series SVO Configuration Guide, Release 12.1 23-Dec-2020
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series SVO Data Models Configuration Guide 23-Dec-2020
• Connect the PC and Log into the GUI 21-Jun-2020
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Line Card Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x 06-Jun-2020
• SNMP 28-Apr-2020
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 11.x.x 24-Oct-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Control Card and Node Configuration Guide, Release 11.x.x 22-Oct-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Line Card Configuration Guide, Release 11.x.x 04-Oct-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x 05-Aug-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Licensing Configuration Guide 24-Jul-2019
• Hardware Specifications 25-Mar-2019
• CTC Enhancements, Operations, and Shortcuts 15-Mar-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Control Card and Node Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x 28-Aug-2018
• Monitor Performance 14-Dec-2017

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guides

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Cisco NCS 2000 Series SVO Troubleshooting Guide, Release 12.2 05-May-2021
  • Cisco NCS 2000 Series SVO Troubleshooting Guide, Release 12.1 23-Dec-2020
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Troubleshooting Guide, Release 11.x.x 18-Oct-2019
• Cisco NCS 2000 Series Troubleshooting Guide, Release 10.x.x 18-Jan-2018

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Configure SNMPv3 on Cisco ONS15454/NCS2000 Devices 14-Dec-2020
• MSTP System APC-OUT-OF-RANGE Alarm Troubleshoot 21-Apr-2014

Literature

Presentations

• Interactive Model of NCS 2000 Series 03-Jun-2014