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Note The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration. Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.
This section explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of this publication and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.
This section provides the following information:
•Obtaining Optical Networking Information
•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
This guide explains the use of Transaction Language 1 (TL1) for the Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15310-CL, ONS 15310-MA, and ONS 15600 and systems. Use this guide in conjunction with the appropriate publications listed in the Related Documentation section.
To use this publication, you should be familiar with Cisco or equivalent optical transmission hardware and cabling, telecommunications hardware and cabling, electronic circuitry and wiring practices, and preferably have experience as a telecommunications technician.
The Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Reference Guide, R8.0 is organized into the following chapters:
•Chapter 1, "General Information," explains command syntax, autonomous messages, Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) interoperability, security level privileges associated with each command, command completion behavior, and other general information.
•Chapter 2, "Procedures and Provisioning," provides procedures and provisioning for setting up TL1 communication, test access, gateway, software download, and other procedures and provisioning using TL1.
Use the Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Reference Guide, R8.0 in conjunction with the following referenced publications:
•Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Command Guide
Provides a full TL1 command and autonomous message set including parameters, access identifiers (AIDs), conditions, and modifiers.
•Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Command Quick Reference Guide
Provides input formats and output formats (where applicable) for all Release 8.0 TL1 commands and autonomous messages.
•Cisco ONS SONET TL1 for Beginners
Provides basic beginning instruction for using TL1.
•Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide
Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Procedure Guide
Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide
Provides procedures and tasks for the corresponding Cisco ONS node and network.
•Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual
Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Reference Manual
Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual
Provides reference material for the corresponding Cisco ONS node and network.
•Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide
Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Troubleshooting Guide
Cisco ONS 15600 Troubleshooting Guide
Provides general troubleshooting procedures, alarm descriptions and troubleshooting procedures, and performance monitoring and SNMP parameters.
•Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide
Explains installation, turn up, provisioning, and maintenance for Cisco ONS 15454 dense wavelength division (DWDM) systems.
•Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual
Explains installation, turn up, provisioning, and maintenance for Cisco ONS 15454 dense wavelength division (DWDM) systems.
•Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide
Provides troubleshooting information and troubleshooting-related parameters for the Cisco ONS 15454 (ANSI) and Cisco ONS 15454 SDH (ETSI) platforms, specifically the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) application that can operate on either platform.
•Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide
Provides software features for all Ethernet cards and configuration information for Cisco IOS on ML-Series cards.
•Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide
Provides software features and operations of the ML-100T-8 and the CE-100T-8 Ethernet cards for the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and the Cisco ONS 15310-MA.
•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454 Release 8.0
Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Release 8.0
Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15600 Release 8.0
Provides caveats, closed issues, and new feature and functionality information.
This publication uses the following conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document.
This section contains information that is specific to optical networking products. For information that pertains to all of Cisco, refer to the Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines section.
For safety and warning information, refer to the Cisco Optical Transport Products Safety and Compliance Information document that accompanied the product. This publication describes the international agency compliance and safety information for the Cisco ONS 15454 system. It also includes translations of the safety warnings that appear in the ONS 15454 system documentation.
Optical networking-related documentation, including Cisco ONS 15xxx product documentation, is available in a CD-ROM package that ships with your product. The Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM is updated periodically and may be more current than printed documentation.
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