16.3.2 Before You Begin
Before performing any of the following procedures, investigate all alarms and clear any trouble conditions. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide as necessary.
Note The procedures and tasks described in this section for the Cisco ONS 15454 platform is applicable to the Cisco ONS 15454 M2 and Cisco ONS 15454 M6 platforms, unless noted otherwise.
This section lists the procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).
1. G151 Create, Delete, and Manage Optical Channel Client Connections—Complete as needed.
2. G178 Create, Delete, and Manage Optical Channel Trails—Complete as needed.
3. G59 Create, Delete, and Manage Optical Channel Network Connections—Complete as needed.
4. G200 Create, Delete, and Manage STS or VC Circuits for the ADM-10G Card—Complete as needed.
5. G150 Upgrade Optical Channel Network Connections to Optical Channel Client Connections—Complete as needed.
6. G183 Diagnose and Fix OCHNC and OCH Trail Circuits—Complete as needed to verify all conditions are valid before placing OCHNC or OCH trail circuits in service.
7. G58 Locate and View Optical Channel Circuits—Complete as needed to find, view, and filter OCHCC, OCHNC, and OCH trail circuits.
8. G184 Create a Provisionable Patchcord—Complete as needed.
9. G181 Manage GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE Card SVLAN Databases—Complete as needed.
10. G60 Create and Delete Overhead Circuits—Complete as needed to create IP-encapsulated tunnels, firewall tunnels, and proxy tunnels; to create generic communications channel (GCC) terminations; to provision orderwire; or to create user data channel (UDC) circuits.
11. G62 Create a J0 Section Trace—Complete as needed to monitor interruptions or changes to traffic between two nodes.
12. G203 Create End-to-End SVLAN Circuits—Complete as needed to create end to end VLAN circuits.
13. G229 Provision DCN Extension for a Network Using GCC/DCC—Complete as needed to provision DCN extension for a network using GCC/DCC.
NTP-G151 Create, Delete, and Manage Optical Channel Client Connections
Purpose |
This procedure creates, deletes, and manages OCHCC circuits. The OCHCC circuits can be created using the Circuit Creation wizard or the GMPLS view. OCHCCs create an end-to-end optical management path between TXP, MXP, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE (when provisioned as TXPs or MXPs), OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, or AR_XP client ports, or between ITU-T trunk ports. ITU-T line cards include: OC48 ELR/STM64 EH, OC192 SR1/STM64 IO, MRC-12, MRC-2.5-12, and MRC-2.5G-4. The OCHCC circuit is transported by an OCH trail circuit that is associated to one or more OCHNC circuits (for example, an OCHCC circuit passing through a regen node). |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note This procedure is not applicable to the ADM-10G card or GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards that are provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode.
Step 1 As needed, identify the OCHCC to be provisioned using the G350 Use the Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report.
Step 2 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to manage OCHCCs. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 3.
Step 3 If you want to assign a name to the OCHCC source and destination ports before you create the circuit, complete the G104 Assign a Name to a Port. If not, continue with Step 4.
Tip Naming the client ports help in identifying them correctly later.
Step 4 If the client TXP, MXP, or ITU-T line cards are installed in a multishelf node, continue with Step 5. If not, complete the following substeps:
a. Use the information obtained from the Cisco Transport Planner traffic matrix report in Step 1 to complete the G344 Verify Provisionable and Internal Patchcords. If provisionable patchcords (PPCs) exist between the nodes containing the TXP/MXP/ITU-T line cards and the DWDM nodes at each end of the OCHCC, continue with Step 5. If not, continue with Step b .
b. Complete the G184 Create a Provisionable Patchcord to create the PPCs between the OCHCC source and destination nodes.
Step 5 If the client TXP/MXP/ITU-T line cards are installed in a multishelf node, use the information obtained from the Cisco Transport Planner traffic matrix report in Step 1 to create internal patchcords between the 32DMX, 32DMX-O, or 32DMX-L ports and the TXP/MXP trunk ports using the G242 Create an Internal Patchcord Manually. Create the internal patchcords on both the source and destination nodes of each OCHCC path. If the TXP/MXP/ITU-T line cards are not installed in a multishelf node, continue with Step 6.
Step 6 Complete the G345 Verify OCHCC Client Ports to verify the port rate and service state.
Step 7 To provision the OCHCC circuit, use either of the following procedures as needed:
Step 8 Complete the G706 Perform Optical Validation of GMPLS Circuits, as needed.
Step 9 Complete the G707 Upgrade a Non-GMPLS Circuit to a GMPLS Circuit, as needed.
Step 10 Complete the G424 Edit an OCHCC Circuit Name, as needed.
Step 11 Complete the G394 Change an OCHCC Administrative State, as needed.
Step 12 Complete the G347 Delete Optical Channel Client Connections, as needed.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G104 Assign a Name to a Port
Purpose |
This task assigns a name to a port on any ONS 15454 card. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 In node view, double-click the card that has the port that you want to provision. This can be any port on a traffic-carrying card. The card view opens.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning tab.
Step 3 Double-click the Port Name table cell for the port number where you are assigning a name. The cell activates and a blinking cursor indicates where you should enter the port name.
Step 4 Enter the port name.
The port name can be up to 32 alphanumeric/special characters. The field is blank by default.
Step 5 Click Apply.
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G345 Verify OCHCC Client Ports
Purpose |
This task verifies the rate and service state of the OCHCC client ports. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 In node view, double-click the TXP, MXP, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, AR_XP or ITU-T line card where you want to verify the client ports. The card view opens.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Maintenance tabs .
Step 3 Click the Provisioning > Pluggable Port Modules tabs.
Step 4 Verify that a pluggable port module has been created and that the port rate under the Pluggable Port area is provisioned. If so, continue with Step 5. If not, complete the G277 Provision a Multirate PPM and the G278 Provision the Optical Line Rate.
Step 5 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for each TXP, MXP, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, AR_XP or ITU-T line card containing OCHCC ports that you want to verify.
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G346 Provision Optical Channel Client Connections
Purpose |
This task creates an OCHCC between two TXP, MXP, GE_XP and GE_XPE (when configured in TXP or MXP mode), 10GE_XP and 10GE_XPE (when configured in TXP or MXP mode), OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, or AR_XP client ports, or two ITU-T-compliant line card trunk ports. |
Tools/Equipment |
Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC G345 Verify OCHCC Client Ports |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note OCHCCs can be created on preprovisioned client cards or physically installed client cards.
Note Creating an OCHCC circuit automatically creates an OCH trail circuit between the OCHCC source and destination client card trunk ports. The OCH trail circuit is created for the first OCHCC between two MXP cards. The OCH trail circuit is used by succeeding OCHCCs created between the MXP cards. When the OCH trail is created, it is assigned a system-generated name in the format circuit-type_NE-name::unique sequence number. To edit the OCH trail circuit name, complete the G424 Edit an OCHCC Circuit Name.
Note If trunk ports are connected by a peer-to-peer provisionable patchcord (PPC), an OCH trail is not created.
Note The OCH Wlen (wavelength) parameter on the Circuits page can be used to determine the OCHCC and OCH trail associations.
Note If you want the OCHCC circuit to provision the client card trunk port’s ITU-T G.709, FEC, SD and SF threshold settings and Mapping parameters, you must place the client card trunk ports out of service. If any of the trunk ports, including OTU2-XP regen ports, are in-service state, a warning message “Trunk settings are not applied on any of the trunk ports” is displayed with details of the trunk ports that are in in-service state.
Note In a node using OTU2_XP cards configured in the regen mode, a single OCHCC circuit can be created that passes through the OTU2_XP card. Internal patch cords must be created from the OTU2_XP regen ports to the respective add/drop cards. OCHCC circuit creation through OTU2_XP cards in regen mode is not supported if different wavelengths are used on the two OTU2_XP regen ports.
Note The OCHCC circuit creation is not supported between different payloads in the 40G-MXP-C, 40E-MXP-C, and 40ME-MXP-C cards.
Note The 40G-MXP-C card configured in the unidirectional regen mode does not support OCHCC circuit creation. Two bidirectional OCHNC circuits can be created, one on either side of the regenerator group for managing the circuit.
Note In AR_MXP and AR_XP cards, you cannot create the circuits using FICON payload option in Circuit Creation wizard. Create circuits using FC payload to bring up FICON traffic.
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create .
Step 3 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, choose OCHCC from the Circuit Type list.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 In the Circuit area of the Circuit Attributes page, provision the OCHCC circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the OCHCC. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 44 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Type—(Display only) OCHCC.
- Size—Defines the circuit payload type and rate. Two fields are provided. The first specifies the payload type. Choose a payload type, then choose the rate in the next field. Table 16-5 provides the OCHCC payload types and rates.
Note The payload type and rate must match the PPM provisioning on the client cards at the source and destination nodes.
Table 16-5 OCHCC Client Rates
|
|
SONET/SDH |
OC-192 (ANSI)/STM-64 (ETSI)—9.92 Gbps OC-48 (ANSI)/STM-12 (ETSI)—2.48 Gbps OC-12 (ANSI)/STM-4 (ETSI)—622 Mbps OC-3 (ANSI)/STM-1 (ETSI)—155 Mbps |
Ethernet |
10GE—One Gigabit Ethernet 11.25 Gbps 1GE—One Gigabit Ethernet 1.125 Gbps |
FC/FICON |
10GFC—Fibre Channel 10 Gbps 4GFC—Fibre Channel 4 Gbps 2GFC—Fibre Channel 2.125 Gbps 1GFC—Fibre Channel 1.06 Gbps 4GFICON—FICON 4 Gbps 2GFICON—FICON 2.125 Gbps 1GFICON—FICON 1.06 Gbps |
Data Storage |
ESCON—Enterprise System Connection 200 Mbps (IBM signal) ISC Peer—Inter System Coupling Link 3 (ISC3) ISC3 Peer 1G—InterSystem Coupling Link 3 (ISC3) 1 Gbps ISC3 Peer 2G—InterSystem Coupling Link 3 (ISC3) 2 Gbps ISC COMPAT—InterSystem Coupling Link 1 (ISC1) ISC1—Inter system connect Link 1 (ISC1) |
Video |
HDTV—High Definition Television SDI/DI—Serial Digital Interface and Digital Video signal type 1 DV6000—Proprietary signal from video vendor DVB-ASI—Proprietary signal from video vendor |
Other |
Pass Through—Creates a pass-through OCHCC |
- OCHNC Wavelength—Provides three fields to define the wavelength that the OCHCC will use to travel across the OCH network. Choose a wavelength from the first field. In the second field, you can change the wavelength band by choosing either C Band or L Band . In the third field, you can indicate whether odd or even C-band or L-band wavelengths appear. See Table 16-6 and Table 16-7 for C-band and L-band wavelengths.
Note The OCHNC wavelength must match the trunk wavelength provisioned on the source and destination TXP or MXP cards. If the wavelengths do not match, the card will not appear as a source or destination.
Table 16-6 OCH C-Band Channels
|
|
|
|
1 |
30.3 |
195.9 |
1530.33 |
2 |
31.1 |
195.8 |
1531.12 |
3 |
31.9 |
195.7 |
1531.90 |
4 |
33.4 |
195.5 |
1532.68 |
5 |
32.6 |
195.6 |
1533.47 |
6 |
34.2 |
195.4 |
1534.25 |
7 |
35.0 |
195.3 |
1535.04 |
8 |
35.8 |
195.2 |
1535.82 |
9 |
36.1 |
195.1 |
1536.61 |
10 |
37.4 |
195 |
1537.401 |
11 |
38.1 |
194.9 |
1538.19 |
12 |
38.9 |
194.8 |
1538.98 |
13 |
39.7 |
194.7 |
1539.77 |
14 |
40.5 |
194.6 |
1540.56 |
15 |
41.3 |
194.5 |
1541.351 |
16 |
42.1 |
194.4 |
1542.14 |
17 |
42.9 |
194.3 |
1542.94 |
18 |
43.7 |
194.2 |
1543.73 |
19 |
44.5 |
194.1 |
1544.53 |
20 |
44.3 |
194 |
1545.321 |
21 |
46.1 |
193.9 |
1546.12 |
22 |
46.9 |
193.8 |
1546.92 |
23 |
47.7 |
193.7 |
1547.72 |
24 |
48.5 |
193.6 |
1548.51 |
25 |
49.3 |
193.5 |
1549.321 |
26 |
50.1 |
193.4 |
1550.12 |
27 |
50.9 |
193.3 |
1550.92 |
28 |
51.7 |
193.2 |
1551.72 |
29 |
52.5 |
193.1 |
1552.52 |
30 |
53.3 |
193 |
1553.331 |
31 |
54.1 |
192.9 |
1554.13 |
32 |
54.9 |
192.8 |
1544.94 |
33 |
55.7 |
192.7 |
1555.75 |
34 |
56.5 |
192.6 |
1556.55 |
35 |
57.3 |
192.5 |
1557.361 |
36 |
58.1 |
192.4 |
1558.17 |
37 |
58.9 |
192.3 |
1558.98 |
38 |
59.7 |
192.2 |
1559.79 |
39 |
60.6 |
192.1 |
1560.61 |
40 |
61.3 |
192 |
1561.421 |
Table 16-7 OCH L-Band Channels
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
190.85 |
1570.83 |
41 |
188.85 |
1587.46 |
2 |
190.8 |
1571.24 |
42 |
188.8 |
1587.88 |
3 |
190.75 |
1571.65 |
43 |
188.75 |
1588.30 |
4 |
190.7 |
1572.06 |
44 |
188.7 |
1588.73 |
5 |
190.65 |
1572.48 |
45 |
188.65 |
1589.15 |
6 |
190.6 |
1572.89 |
46 |
188.6 |
1589.57 |
7 |
190.55 |
1573.30 |
47 |
188.55 |
1589.99 |
8 |
190.5 |
1573.71 |
48 |
188.5 |
1590.41 |
9 |
190.45 |
1574.13 |
49 |
188.45 |
1590.83 |
10 |
190.4 |
1574.54 |
50 |
188.4 |
1591.26 |
11 |
190.35 |
1574.95 |
51 |
188.35 |
1591.68 |
12 |
190.3 |
1575.37 |
52 |
188.3 |
1592.10 |
13 |
190.25 |
1575.78 |
53 |
188.25 |
1592.52 |
14 |
190.2 |
1576.20 |
54 |
188.2 |
1592.95 |
15 |
190.15 |
1576.61 |
55 |
188.15 |
1593.37 |
16 |
190.1 |
1577.03 |
56 |
188.1 |
1593.79 |
17 |
190.05 |
1577.44 |
57 |
188.05 |
1594.22 |
18 |
190 |
1577.86 |
58 |
188 |
1594.64 |
19 |
189.95 |
1578.27 |
59 |
187.95 |
1595.06 |
20 |
189.9 |
1578.69 |
60 |
187.9 |
1595.49 |
21 |
189.85 |
1579.10 |
61 |
187.85 |
1595.91 |
22 |
189.8 |
1579.52 |
62 |
187.8 |
1596.34 |
23 |
189.75 |
1579.93 |
63 |
187.75 |
1596.76 |
24 |
189.7 |
1580.35 |
64 |
187.7 |
1597.19 |
25 |
189.65 |
1580.77 |
65 |
187.65 |
1597.62 |
26 |
189.6 |
1581.18 |
66 |
187.6 |
1598.04 |
27 |
189.55 |
1581.60 |
67 |
187.55 |
1598.47 |
28 |
189.5 |
1582.02 |
68 |
187.5 |
1598.89 |
29 |
189.45 |
1582.44 |
69 |
187.45 |
1599.32 |
30 |
189.4 |
1582.85 |
70 |
187.4 |
1599.75 |
31 |
189.35 |
1583.27 |
71 |
187.35 |
1600.17 |
32 |
189.3 |
1583.69 |
72 |
187.3 |
1600.60 |
33 |
189.25 |
1584.11 |
73 |
187.25 |
1601.03 |
34 |
189.2 |
1584.53 |
74 |
187.2 |
1601.46 |
35 |
189.15 |
1584.95 |
75 |
187.15 |
1601.88 |
36 |
189.1 |
1585.36 |
76 |
187.1 |
1602.31 |
37 |
189.05 |
1585.78 |
77 |
187.05 |
1602.74 |
38 |
189 |
1586.20 |
78 |
187 |
1603.17 |
39 |
188.95 |
1586.62 |
79 |
186.95 |
1603.60 |
40 |
188.9 |
1587.04 |
80 |
186.9 |
1604.03 |
- Bidirectional—(Display only) OCHCCs are bidirectional. This field cannot be changed.
- Protection—Check to create a splitter-protected OCHCC (only MXPP/TXPP cards will be selectable as circuit endpoints) or a protected OCHCC when TXP is connected to a PSM card.
Step 6 In the State area of the Circuit Attributes page, provision the OCHCC state attributes:
- State—Provisions the OCHCC circuit state. The state can be IS (ANSI)/ Unlocked (ETSI) or OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/ Locked,Disabled (ETSI).
- Apply to OCHCC ports—If checked, applies the state chosen in the Apply to OCHCC ports drop-down list to the OCHCC client ports. For TXP, MXP, TXPP, or MXPP cards, the administrative state will apply to the client and all trunk ports. For ITU-T-compliant line cards, the administrative state will apply to the trunk port only. The states that you can apply include: IS (ANSI)/Unlocked (ETSI), OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/Locked,Disabled (ETSI), and IS,AINS (ANSI)/Unlocked,AutomaticInService (ETSI).
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 In the Source area, choose the source node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the source shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the source slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the source port from the Port drop-down list.
If no nodes appear in the Node drop-down list, complete the following steps:
a. Click Back and review your circuit attribute settings. Verify that they are set to the client attributes provisioned on the client cards. If necessary, click Cancel and complete the G345 Verify OCHCC Client Ports to verify the client settings.
b. If the source and/or destination nodes are not configured for multishelf, complete the G344 Verify Provisionable and Internal Patchcords to verify that the patchcords were created accurately.
If these steps do not solve the problem, refer to your next level of support.
Step 9 Click Next .
Step 10 In the Destination area, choose the destination node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the destination shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the destination slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the destination port from the Port drop-down list.
If no nodes appear in the Node drop-down list, complete the following steps:
a. Click Back and review your circuit attribute settings. Verify that they are set to the client attributes provisioned on the client cards. If necessary, click Cancel and complete the G345 Verify OCHCC Client Ports to verify the client settings.
b. If the source and/or destination nodes are not configured for multishelf, complete the G344 Verify Provisionable and Internal Patchcords to verify that the patchcords were created accurately.
If these steps do not solve the problem, refer to your next level of support.
Step 11 Click Next . If the OCHCC is between ITU-T cards, continue with Step 12. If not, skip to Step 14.
Step 12 Complete the G437 Set OCH Circuit Attributes.
Step 13 Click Next.
Step 14 Complete the G438 Set OCH Routing Preferences. Skip this step and continue with Step 16 if no constraints are needed. If the trunk ports are already connected by an existing OCH Trail (MXP case) or by a direct PPC link, the OCH Circuit Routing Preferences page appears in read-only mode; all buttons are disabled. Continue with Step 16.
Step 15 If the circuit is being created for AR_MXP or AR_XP card with MXP_MR (low or high rate) or MXPP_MR (low or high rate) operating mode, select the ODU1 and the respective time slot within the selected ODU1. Table 16-8 describes the bandwidth utilization for the selected payload.
Note For the all other cards/card modes, you cannot select the ODU1 and time slot parameters.
Table 16-8 Bandwidth Utilization for the Selected Payload
|
|
Number of Timeslot required/ODU1
|
OC3 FE |
1 |
1 |
OC12 |
1 |
4 |
OC48 |
1 |
16 |
FC2 ISC3-2G |
1 |
14 |
ESCON |
1 |
2 |
GE FC1 ISC3-1G |
1 |
7 |
FC4G |
2 |
16 |
Step 16 Click Finish . The OCHCC and its OCH trail appear in the Circuits page. After the circuit status has been verified, the DISCOVERED status appears in the Status column.
If the OCHCC status does not change to DISCOVERED within 2 to 3 minutes, contact your next level of support.
Step 17 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G705 Provision GMPLS Optical Channel Client Connections
Purpose |
This task creates an OCHCC circuit between two TXP, MXP, GE_XP and GE_XPE (when configured in TXP or MXP mode), 10GE_XP and 10GE_XPE (when configured in TXP or MXP mode), or OTU2_XP client ports, or two ITU-T-compliant line card trunk ports. |
Tools/Equipment |
Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC G345 Verify OCHCC Client Ports |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View and click the FV icon in the toolbar. The NFV view opens.
Step 2 From the Change Perspective drop-down list in the toolbar, choose GMPLS . The GMPLS view opens.
Step 3 In the Circuit Parameters pane, provision the OCHCC circuit attributes:
a. Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces).
b. Type—Choose OCHCC .
c. Protected—Check to route the circuit on a protected path. Select the protection type from the drop-down list. The available options are:
– PSM—When a PSM card is connected to a TXP card.
– Y-CABLE—The circuit is protected by a transponder or muxponder card in a Y-cable protection group.
– Splitter—When a MXPP/TXPP card is used. The circuit source and destination are on MXPP_MR_2.5G and TXPP_MR_2.5G cards. These cards provides splitter (line-level) protection.
d. IS—Check to place the trunk ports of the TXP /MXP card in service.
e. OCHNC Wavelength—Provides three fields to define the wavelength for the OCHCC circuit. Choose a wavelength from the first field. The wavelength band in the second field is set to C Band . In the third field, indicate whether odd or even C-band wavelengths appear. Table 16-6 lists the C-band wavelengths.
f. Protected OCHNC Wavelength—Define the wavelength of the protected OCHCC circuit. This field is visible only when the Protected check box is checked in Step c. The options available are similar to that of OCHNC Wavelength.
g. Validation—Set the validation mode. For more information about the validation modes, see the “Validation Modes” section.
h. Acceptance threshold—Set the optical validation threshold value for the GMPLS circuit. The circuit is created if the actual optical validation result is greater than or equal to the value set in this field. For more information about the acceptance threshold value, see the “Acceptance Thresholds” section.
i. Protection Acceptance Threshold—Sets the optical validation threshold value for the protected GMPLS circuit.
Step 4 Configure the source and destination ports at the circuit endpoints in the map. For more information about configuring the source and destination ports, see the “Source and Destination Port Configuration” section.
Note The OCHCC circuit endpoints must be selected on the TXP/MXP cards. If other ports are selected, a warning dialog box is displayed prompting you to change the circuit type.
Step 5 Define the working or protect port parameters. For more information, see the “Working and Protect Port Parameters” section. Click Apply in the Working Port Parameters pane and Protected Port Parameters pane, to apply the settings.
Step 6 Click Apply in the Circuit Parameters pane.
Step 7 Click Yes in the Create Circuits confirmation dialog box.
The OCHCC and its OCH trail appear in the Circuits tab in the Network Data pane. After the circuit status has been verified, the DISCOVERED status appears in the Status column. The circuit might take a few minutes to come up, depending on the size of the network.
Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G347 Delete Optical Channel Client Connections
Purpose |
This task deletes DWDM OCHCC circuits. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note If you are deleting more than half of all the active OCHCCs, it is recommended that you delete them two at a time to allow for proper power compensation. You do not need to delete the active OCHCCs two at a time if you are deleting all them.
Step 1 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database to preserve existing settings and, if you want to recreate the circuits, record the circuit information.
Step 2 Consult your network operations center (NOC) or other appropriate personnel to verify that the OCHCC can be safely deleted.
Step 3 Investigate all network alarms and resolve any problems that might be affected by the OCHCC deletion.
Step 4 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 5 Under the Type column, choose one or more OCHCCs that you want to delete, then click Delete .
Step 6 In the Delete Circuits confirmation dialog box, complete the following:
- Change drop port admin state—Check this box if you want to change the circuit source and destination port administrative state. After checking the box, choose one of the following administrative states:
– IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI)—Puts the ports in service.
– IS,AINS (ANSI) or UnlockedAutomaticInService (ETSI)—Puts the ports in automatic in service.
– OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,disabled (ETSI)—Removes the ports from service and disables them.
– OOS,MT (ANSI) or Locked,maintenance (ETSI)—Removes the ports from service for maintenance.
- Notify when completed—Checked this box if you want the CTC Alerts confirmation dialog box to notify you when the OCHCC is deleted. During this time, you cannot perform other CTC functions. If you are deleting many OCHCCs, waiting for confirmation might take a few minutes. Circuits are deleted whether or not this check box is checked.
Note The CTC Alerts dialog box will not automatically open to show a deletion error unless you checked All alerts or Error alerts only in the CTC Alerts dialog box. For more information, see the DLP-G53 Configure the CTC Alerts Dialog Box for Automatic Popup. If the CTC Alerts dialog box is not set to open automatically, the red triangle inside the CTC Alerts toolbar icon indicates that a notification exists.
Step 7 (For AR_MXP and AR_XP cards) An OCHCC circuit cannot be deleted when the associated client port on the card is in IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI) state. To delete an OCHCC circuit, move the associated client port to OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,disabled (ETSI) state and then delete the OCHCC circuit.
Step 8 Complete either of the following:
- If you checked Notify when completed, the CTC Alerts dialog box appears. If you want to save the information, continue with Step 9. If you do not want to save the information, continue with Step 10.
- If you did not check Notify when completed, the Circuits page appears. Continue with Step 11.
Step 9 If you want to save the information in the CTC Alerts dialog box, complete the following substeps. If you do not want to save it, continue with Step 10.
a. Click Save .
b. Click Browse and navigate to the directory where you want to save the file.
c. Type the file name using a TXT file extension, and click OK .
Step 10 Click Close to close the CTC Alerts dialog box.
Step 11 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database if you require a backup of your changes.
Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G424 Edit an OCHCC Circuit Name
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 To rename the OCHCC circuit, do either of the following.
- Network view—Select the OCHCC circuit in the Circuits tab and click Edit .
- NFV view or GMPLS view—Double-click the circuit in the Circuits tab.
Step 3 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the General tab.
Step 4 In the Name field, enter the new OCHCC circuit name.
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G394 Change an OCHCC Administrative State
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 To change the administrative state of the OCHCC circuit, do either of the following.
- Network view—Select the OCHCC circuit in the Circuits tab and click Edit.
- NFV view or GMPLS view—Double-click the circuit in the Circuits tab.
Step 3 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the State tab.
Step 4 Click the cell in the Admin State column for the card you want to change, and choose an administrative state from the drop-down list:
- IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI)
- OOS (ANSI) or Locked (ETSI)
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 If you are changing the OCHCC state to OOS/Locked, click OK in the confirmation dialog box. (No confirmation dialog box appears when placing OCHCCs in service.)
Note For information about the OCH circuit state transitions, see the Administrative and Service States document.
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G437 Set OCH Circuit Attributes
Purpose |
This task provisions OCH trunk attributes. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC The OCH Circuit Attributes page must be open. |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 In the OCH Circuit Attributes Preferences page, change the trunk settings as necessary. The settings provisioned here can only be provisioned on the ports when the ports are out of service. If the ports are in service, these parameters must be the same as the source and destination card ports. If not, the trunk settings are not editable and are retained as they are on both the trunk ports. An information pop up window is shown after the circuit creation indicating that the trunk settings are not applied on any of the trunk ports. You can view the current trunk settings (display only) in the Current Values area.
- To change any of the trunk settings, complete the following in the Provisioning Values area:
– ITU-T G.709 OTN—Choose Enable or Disable to set or disable the IEEE G.709 monitoring on the optical transport network. If the OCHCC source or destination is an TXP_MR_10EX_C, 40E-TXP-C, 40ME-TXP-C, MXP_2.5G_10E, MXP_2.5G_10E_C, MXP_2.5G_10E_L, MXP_2.5G_10EX_C, MXP_MR_10DMEX_C, 40G-MXP-C, 40E-MXP-C, or 40ME-MXP-C card, the ITU-T G.709 OTN parameter must always be checked. If ITU-T G.709 OTN is checked, the MXP_MR_2.5G and MXPP_MR_2.5G cards will not appear as OCHCC source and destination options.
– FEC—Choose the type of FEC: Disabled, Standard, or Enhanced. The options that appear depend on the card type. If the OCHCC source or destination is an TXP_MR_10EX_C, MXP_2.5G_10EX_C, MXP_MR_10DMEX_C, 40G-MXP-C, 40E-MXP-C, 40ME-MXP-C, 40E-TXP-C, or 40ME-TXP-C card, the ITU-T G.709 OTN parameter must always be checked.
– SD BER—Choose the signal degrade bit error rate. The range of SD BER values supported for Cisco 7600 router is from 5 to 9.
– (Cisco 7600 series routers only) OPU—Choose the ITU-T G.709 OPU standard. OPU-1E and OPU-2E standards are supported on the Cisco 7600 series routers.
– SF BER—Choose the signal fail bit error rate.
– Mapping—Sets the mapping for the TXP_MR_10E, TXP_MR_10E_C, TXP_MR_10E_L, TXP_MR_10EX_C, MXP_MR_10DME_C, MXP_MR_DME_L, and MXP_MR_10DMEX_C cards: Not Used, ODU Multiplex (client SONET/SDH payload), Asynchronous, or Synchronous. The choices available depend on the card. If you set mapping to Synchronous, the client signal is mapped into the OTU2 signal without justification of the payload because the client signal timing (the timing source) is the same as the trunk output timing. If you set mapping to Asynchronous, the trunk timing is disconnected from the client timing (because the network element [NE] is the timing source), so justification is needed to map the client signal (OC192/STM64) to OTU2 trunk output.
Note When you create a 4xOC-48 OCHCC circuit, you need to select the G.709 and Synchronous options. A 4xOC-48 OCHCC circuit is supported by G.709 and synchronous mode. This is necessary to provision a 4xOC-48 OCHCC circuit.
Note If the OCHCC source or destination is an MXP_2.5G_10E, MXP_2.5G_10E_C, MXP_2.5G_10E_L, or MXP_2.5G_10EX_C card, the Mapping parameter must always be set to Synch.
Set the proactive protection attributes. Proactive Protection Regen is supported on OTU2XP ports alone in Standard Regen and Enhanced FEC mode
Note Proactive protection regen is supported only on CRS-based OCH trails.
- Proactive Protection—Choose Enable or Disable.
- Trigger Threshold—Choose the minimum BER threshold to trigger proactive protection by sending forward defect indication (FDI).
- Trigger Window—The trigger window value must be in multiples of 10 ms for trigger thresholds between 1E-3 and 6E-6 or 100 ms for trigger threshold between 5E-6 to 1E-7. Enter the duration to monitor the BER before triggering the proactive protection. The trigger window must be less than or equal to 10000 ms.
- Revert Threshold—Choose a BER value, to indicate the threshold at which the FDI is cleared to allow traffic.
- Revert Window—Enter the duration to monitor the BER for which it should be less than the revert threshold value before removing the FDI sent to the router.
The revert window must be less than or equal to 10000ms. The revert window value must be at least 2000ms and in multiples of 10ms for a Revert Threshold of 1E-4 to 6E-7, or 100ms for a Revert Threshold of 5E-7 to 5E-8.
- Set the protection in the Protection area, as needed. The fields in the protection area are disabled if the OCHCC is not protected and for OCH Trails. Set the following attributes:
– Revertive—If checked, traffic reverts to the working card after failure conditions remain corrected for the amount of time entered in the Reversion Time field.
– Reversion Time—Sets the reversion time when Revertive is checked. The range is 0.5 to 12.0 minutes. The default is 5.0 minutes. Reversion time is the amount of time that will elapse before the traffic reverts to the working card after conditions causing the switch are cleared.
Step 2 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G438 Set OCH Routing Preferences
Purpose |
This task provisions OCH routing preferences. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC The OCH Circuit Routing Preferences page must be open. |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 In the OCH Circuit Routing Preferences page, view the circuit route. The new OCH appears with blue span arrows. Moving your cursor over the arrow displays span information including source, destination, and span loss. Complete the following steps to manually provision the routing constraints.
a. In the circuit map area, click a node that you want to include or exclude from the circuit route.
b. Click Include or Exclude . The node name will appear under the Included nodes or Excluded nodes list. Include and Exclude cannot be applied to source or destination nodes.
c. Repeat Steps a and b until the circuit routing constraints are complete. To remove a node from the Included nodes or Excluded nodes list, click the node in the list and click Remove . To move a node up or down in the routing sequence, click the node in the list and click Up or Down .
Note Use the Reset button as needed to clear the constraints and set the default routing.
d. To force the circuit route through specific links, click Advanced. Select the sides where the circuit must cross this node and click OK:
– No Side Constraints—Uncheck.
– Side In—Choose the first side from the drop-down list.
– Side Out—Choose the second side from the drop-down list.
Note All forced links appear in yellow.
e. Click Apply . CTC verifies the circuit route. If the route is valid, a “Routing evaluation succeeded.” message appears. If this message appears, click OK . If the route is not valid, a Route Error dialog box appears with an error message. If an error message appears, evaluate the error, click Close to close the error dialog box and repeat Steps a through e until the circuit route is successfully validated.
f. If the OCHCC is protected, repeat Steps a through e for the protect trunk ports.
Step 2 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G706 Perform Optical Validation of GMPLS Circuits
Purpose |
This task performs revalidation of a GMPLS circuit. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 Select the GMPLS circuit to be re-validated and click Opt Val. The optical validation is performed and its result is displayed in a pop-up window.
Step 3 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G707 Upgrade a Non-GMPLS Circuit to a GMPLS Circuit
Purpose |
This task upgrades a non-GMPLS circuit to a GMPLS circuit. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 If the non-GMPLS circuit was provisioned in a release older than R9.40, ensure that fiber attributes are available in the Provisioning > WDM-ANS -> GMPLS/WSON -> Fiber Attributes tab. For more information about the Fiber Attributes tab, see the “Fiber Attributes and Alien Wavelength Provisioning” section.
If the Fiber Attributes tab is empty, import the latest Cisco Transport Planner NE Update configuration file as described in the G143 Import the Cisco Transport Planner NE Update Configuration File.
Step 2 Define the Alien Wavelength parameters in the Provisioning > WDM-ANS -> GMPLS/WSON -> Alien Wavelength tab if one of the following conditions exist. If not, continue with Step 3.
- In the non-GMPLS circuit, the TXP or MXP or ITU-T line cards are connected to the add/drop DWDM ports with provisionable patchcords (PPCs).
- No internal patchcords exist between the TXP/MXP and the add/drop DWDM ports (for example, in the case of a CRS connected to the add/drop DWDM ports).
For more information about the Alien Wavelength tab, see the “Fiber Attributes and Alien Wavelength Provisioning” section.
Step 3 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 4 Select the circuit to be upgraded and click WSON Upgrade.
Note The WSON Upgrade option is available only when a non-GMPLS circuit is selected.
Step 5 Click Yes in the Upgrade Circuits confirmation dialog box. The WSON/GMPLS Circuit Promotion dialog box is displayed.
Step 6 From the Validation drop-down list, choose the validation mode. For more information about the validation modes, see the “Validation Modes” section.
Step 7 From the Promotion Validation degree drop-down list, choose the optical validation value. For more information about the acceptance threshold value, see the “Acceptance Thresholds” section.
Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G178 Create, Delete, and Manage Optical Channel Trails
Purpose |
This procedure creates and deletes DWDM OCH trail circuits and changes their administrative states. The OCH trail circuits can be created using the Circuit Creation wizard or the GMPLS view. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to manage OCHNCs. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 If you want to assign a name to the OCHNC source and destination ports before you create the circuit, complete the G104 Assign a Name to a Port. If not, continue with the next step.
Step 3 Complete either of the following procedures as needed, between ADM-10G cards or GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards that are provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode:
Step 4 Complete the G706 Perform Optical Validation of GMPLS Circuits, as needed.
Step 5 Complete the G707 Upgrade a Non-GMPLS Circuit to a GMPLS Circuit, as needed.
Step 6 Complete the G710 Reroute Wavelength of GMPLS Circuits, as needed.
Step 7 Complete the G425 Edit an OCH Trail Circuit Name, as needed.
Step 8 Complete the G419 Change an OCH Trail Administrative State, as needed.
Step 9 Complete the G418 Delete an Optical Channel Trail, as needed.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G395 Create an Optical Channel Trail
Purpose |
This task creates an OCH trail circuit between ADM-10G cards, CRS-1 routers, or GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards when provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode. For OCH trails connecting ADM-10G cards, the OCH trail provides the low-layer path to route STS or VC circuits over ADM-10G cards. For OCH trails connecting GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards in L2-over-DWDM mode, the OCH trail provides the links associated to the SVLAN entities. For OCH trails connecting CRS-1 or Cisco 7600 routers, the OCH trail provides end-to-end circuit connectivity between the CRS-1 or Cisco 7600 routers passing through an MSTP network. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note OCH trail circuits are created automatically when you provision OCHCC circuits between TXP and MXP cards.
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create . The Circuit Creation wizard is displayed.
Step 3 In the Circuit Creation wizard, choose OCHTRAIL from the Circuit Type list.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 In the Circuit area of the Circuit Attributes page, provision the OCH trail circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the OCH trail. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 44 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Type—(Display only) Displays the OCH trail type—OCHTRAIL.
- Size—(Display only) Equipped non specific is the default.
- OCHNC Wavelength—Choose a band (either C Band or L Band ) in the lower drop-down list. Then, choose the OCHNC wavelength that you want to assign to the OCH trail circuit in the upper drop-down list. See Table 16-6 and Table 16-7 for C-band and L-band wavelengths.
- Bidirectional—This parameter does not apply to OCH trail circuits.
- State—Provision the OCH trail circuit state. The state can be IS,AINS (ANSI)/ Unlocked automatic inservice (ETSI) or OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/ Locked,Disabled (ETSI).
- Apply to trunk ports—Check this box if you want to provision the administrative state of the OCH trail trunk ports. If checked, choose the state in the next field, either IS (ANSI)/ Unlocked (ETSI) or OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/ Locked,Disabled (ETSI).
Step 6 Click Next .
Step 7 In the Circuit Source area, choose the source node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the source shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the source slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the source port from the Port drop-down list. For most cards, the port will be automatically chosen.
If you are creating an OCH trail circuit between CRS-1 or Cisco 7600 routers, choose the source CRS-1 or Cisco 7600 router from the Node drop-down list. The Shelf, Slot, and Port fields are not available. CTC automatically selects the PLIM port depending on the OCHNC Wavelength value specified in Step 5.
The source In and Out shelf (multishelf nodes only), slot, and port appear under the OTS Lines area.
Step 8 Click Next .
Step 9 In the Circuit Destination area, choose the destination node from the Node drop-down list (only the source node will be available because the source and destination nodes are the same), then choose the destination shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the destination slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the destination port from Port drop-down list.
If you are creating an OCH trail circuit between CRS-1 or Cisco 7600 routers, choose the destination CRS-1 or Cisco 7600 router from the Node drop-down list. The Shelf, Slot, and Port fields are not available. CTC automatically selects the PLIM port depending on the OCHNC Wavelength value specified in Step 5.
The destination In and Out shelf (multishelf only), slot, and port appear under the OTS Lines area to show the destination in and out shelf, slots, and ports.
Step 10 Click Next.
Step 11 Complete the G437 Set OCH Circuit Attributes.
Step 12 Click Next.
Step 13 Complete the G438 Set OCH Routing Preferences. Skip this step and continue with Step 14 if no constraints are needed. If the trunk ports are already connected by an existing OCH Trail (MXP case) or by a direct PPC link, the OCH Circuit Routing Preferences page appears in read-only mode; all buttons are disabled. Continue with Step 14.
Step 14 Click Finish . The Create Circuit wizard closes and the OCH trail circuit appears in the Circuits table with a DISCOVERED status in the Status column. (The circuit might take a few minutes to come up, depending on the size of the network.)
Step 15 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G708 Create a GMPLS Optical Channel Trail
Purpose |
This task creates a GMPLS OCH trail circuit between ADM-10G cards, CRS-1 routers, or GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards when provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode. For OCH trails connecting ADM-10G cards, the OCH trail provides the low-layer path to route STS or VC circuits over ADM-10G cards. For OCH trails connecting GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards in L2-over-DWDM mode, the OCH trail provides the links associated to the SVLAN entities. For OCH trails connecting CRS-1 routers, the OCH trail provides end-to-end circuit connectivity between the CRS-1 routers passing through an MSTP network. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note OCH trail circuits are created automatically when you provision OCHCC circuits between TXP and MXP cards.
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View and click the FV icon in the toolbar. The NFV View opens.
Step 2 From the Change Perspective drop-down list in the toolbar, choose GMPLS . The GMPLS view opens.
Step 3 In the Circuit Parameters pane, provision the OCH Trail circuit attributes:
a. Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces).
b. Type—Choose OCHTrail .
c. Bidirectional—This parameter does not apply to OCH trail circuits.
d. Protected—This parameter does not apply to OCH trail circuits.
e. IS—Check to place the trunk ports of the TXP /MXP card in service.
f. OCHNC Wavelength—Provides three fields to define the wavelength for the OCHCC circuit. Choose a wavelength from the first field. In the second field, change the wavelength band by choosing C Band . In the third field, indicate whether odd or even C-band wavelengths appear. Table 16-6 lists the C-band wavelengths.
g. Validation—Set the validation mode. For more information about the validation modes, see the “Validation Modes” section.
h. Acceptance threshold—Set the optical validation threshold value for the GMPLS circuit. The circuit is created if the actual optical validation result is greater than or equal to the value set in this field. For more information about the acceptance threshold value, see the “Acceptance Thresholds” section.
Step 4 Configure the source and destination ports at the circuit endpoints in the map. For more information about configuring the source and destination ports, see the “Source and Destination Port Configuration” section.
Step 5 Define the working or protect port parameters. For more information, see the “Working and Protect Port Parameters” section. Click Apply in the Working Port Parameters pane and Protected Port Parameters pane, to apply the settings.
Step 6 Click Apply in the Circuit Parameters pane.
Step 7 Click Yes in the Create Circuits confirmation dialog box.
The OCH trail appear in the Circuits tab in the Network Data pane. After the circuit status has been verified, the DISCOVERED status appears in the Status column. The circuit might take a few minutes to come up, depending on the size of the network.
Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G418 Delete an Optical Channel Trail
Purpose |
This task deletes DWDM OCH trail circuits. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note If you are deleting more than half of all the active OCH trails, it is recommended that you delete them two at a time to allow for proper power compensation. You do not need to delete the active OCH trails two at a time if you are deleting all of them.
Step 1 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database to preserve existing settings and, if you want to recreate the circuits, record the circuit information.
Step 2 Consult your network operations center (NOC) or other appropriate personnel to verify that the OCH trail can be safely deleted.
Step 3 Investigate all network alarms and resolve any problems that might be affected by the OCH trail deletion.
Step 4 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 5 Under the Type column, choose one or more OCH trails that you want to delete, then click Delete .
Step 6 In the Delete Circuits confirmation dialog box, complete the following:
- Change drop port admin state—Check this box if you want to change the administrative state for the circuit source and destination ports. After checking the box, choose one of the following administrative states:
– IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI)—Puts the ports in service.
– IS,AINS (ANSI) or UnlockedAutomaticInService (ETSI)—Puts the ports in automatic in service.
– OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,disabled (ETSI)—Removes the ports from service and disables them.
– OOS,MT (ANSI) or Locked,maintenance (ETSI)—Removes the ports from service for maintenance.
- Notify when completed—Check this box if you want the CTC Alerts confirmation dialog box to notify you when the OCH trail is deleted. During this time, you cannot perform other CTC functions. If you are deleting many OCH trails, waiting for confirmation might take a few minutes. Circuits are deleted whether or not this check box is checked.
Note The CTC Alerts dialog box will not automatically open to show a deletion error unless you checked All alerts or Error alerts only in the CTC Alerts dialog box. For more information, see the DLP-G53 Configure the CTC Alerts Dialog Box for Automatic Popup. If the CTC Alerts dialog box is not set to open automatically with a notification, the red triangle inside the CTC Alerts toolbar icon indicates that a notification exists.
Step 7 Complete either of the following:
- If you checked Notify when completed, the CTC Alerts dialog box appears. If you want to save the information, continue with Step 8. If you do not want to save the information, continue with Step 9.
- If you did not check Notify when completed, the Circuits page appears. Continue with Step 10.
Step 8 If you want to save the information in the CTC Alerts dialog box, complete the following steps. If you do not want to save it, continue with Step 10.
a. Click Save .
b. Click Browse and navigate to the directory where you want to save the file.
c. Type the file name using a TXT file extension, and click OK .
Step 9 Click Close to close the CTC Alerts dialog box.
Step 10 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database if you require a backup of your changes.
Step 11 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G425 Edit an OCH Trail Circuit Name
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 To rename the OCH trail circuit, do either of the following.
- Network view—Select the OCHCC circuit in the Circuits tab and click Edit.
- NFV view or GMPLS view—Double-click the circuit in the Circuits tab.
Step 3 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the General tab.
Step 4 In the Name field, enter the new OCH trail circuit name.
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G419 Change an OCH Trail Administrative State
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 To change the administrative state of the OCH trail circuit, do either of the following.
- Network view—Select the OCHCC circuit in the Circuits tab and click Edit.
- NFV view or GMPLS view—Double-click the circuit in the Circuits tab.
Step 3 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the State tab.
Step 4 Click the cell in the Admin State column for the card you want to change, and choose an administrative state from the drop-down list:
- IS,AINS (ANSI) or Unlocked,AutomaticInService (ETSI)
- OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked (ETSI)
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 If you are changing the OCH trail state to OOS/Locked, click OK in the confirmation dialog box. (No confirmation dialog box appears when you place OCH trails in service.)
For information about the OCH circuit state transitions, see the Administrative and Service States document.
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G59 Create, Delete, and Manage Optical Channel Network Connections
Purpose |
This procedure creates and deletes DWDM OCHNC channels and changes their administrative states. The OCHNC circuits can be created using the Circuit Creation wizard or the GMPLS view. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to manage OCHNCs. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 To provision an OCHNC circuit, use either of the following procedures as needed:
Step 3 Complete the G493 Provision Protected Optical Channel Network Connections, as needed.
Step 4 Complete the G706 Perform Optical Validation of GMPLS Circuits, as needed.
Step 5 Complete the G707 Upgrade a Non-GMPLS Circuit to a GMPLS Circuit, as needed.
Step 6 Complete the G710 Reroute Wavelength of GMPLS Circuits, as needed.
Step 7 Complete the G426 Edit an OCHNC Circuit Name, as needed.
Step 8 Complete the G420 Change an OCHNC Administrative State, as needed.
Step 9 Complete the G106 Delete Optical Channel Network Connections, as needed.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G105 Provision Optical Channel Network Connections
Purpose |
This task creates an OCHNC between two optical nodes upon a specified C-band or L-band wavelength through the ports residing on the 32WSS, 32WSS-L, 40-WSS-C, 40-WSS-CE, 32DMX-O, 32DMX, 32DMX-L, 40-DMX-C, 40-DMX-CE, 4MD-xx.x, AD-1C-xx.x, AD-4C-xx.x, 40-SMR1-C, 40-SMR2-C, 80-WXC-C, 15216-FLD-4, 15216-MD-40-EVEN, 15216-EF-40-EVEN, or 15216-MD-48-EVEN, and 15216-MD-40-ODD, 15216-EF-40-ODD, or 15216-MD-48-ODD wavelength selective switches, multiplexers, demultiplexers, and add/drop cards: OCH trails, which carry OCHCC circuits, are associated to the OCHNCs. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
- DLP-G46 Log into CTC
- An OCHNC add port on the source node and an OCHNC drop port on destination node of the same wavelength
- Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report
|
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note In a node using OTU2_XP cards configured in the regen mode, you must create two OCHNC circuits, one on either side of the card.
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create .
Step 3 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, choose OCHNC from the Circuit Type list.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 In the Circuit area of the Circuit Attributes page, provision the OCHNC circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the OCHNC. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 44 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Type—(Display only) OCHNC.
- Size—(Display only) Equipped non specific is the default.
- OCHNC Wavelength—Choose a band (either C Band or L Band ) and wavelength number type ( Odd or Even ) in the lower drop-down list. Then, choose the wavelength that you want to provision in the upper drop-down list. See Table 16-6 for C-band and Table 16-7 for L-band wavelengths.
- Bidirectional—Check this box to create a bidirectional OCHNC; uncheck it to create a unidirectional OCHNC.
- OCHNC DCN—Check this box to create an OCHNC DCN. The OCHNC DCN establishes preliminary connectivity between nodes that lack LAN or optical service channel (OSC) connections. After the OCHNC is created, you create a GCC termination to provide permanent communications channel between the nodes. See the G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations.
- Protection—Check to create a protected OCHNC. For more details, see the G493 Provision Protected Optical Channel Network Connections.
- State—Provisions the OCHNC circuit state. The state can be IS,AINS (ANSI)/ Unlocked, automatic in-service (ETSI) or OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/ Locked,Disabled (ETSI).
Step 6 Click Next .
Step 7 In the Circuit Source area, choose the source node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the source shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the source slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the source or ADD/DROP port from the Port drop-down list.
The source In and Out shelf (multishelf nodes only), slot, and port appear under the OTS Lines area.
Step 8 Click Next .
Step 9 In the Circuit Destination area, choose the destination node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the destination shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the destination slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the destination port from the Port drop-down list.
The destination In and Out shelf (multishelf nodes only), slot, and port appear under the OTS Lines area.
Step 10 Click Next .
Step 11 Skip this step and continue with Step 12 if no constraints are needed. If the trunk ports are already connected by an existing OCH Trail (MXP case) or by a direct PPC link, the OCH Circuit Routing Preferences page appears in read-only mode; all buttons are disabled. Continue with Step 12. If not, complete the G438 Set OCH Routing Preferences.
Step 12 Click Finish . The Circuit Creation wizard closes and the new OCHNC appears in the Circuits table with a DISCOVERED status in the Status column. (The circuit might take a few minutes to come up, depending on the size of the network.)
Step 13 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G709 Provision GMPLS Optical Channel Network Connections
Purpose |
This task provisions an OCHNC between two optical nodes upon a specified C-band wavelength through the ports residing on the 32WSS, 40-WSS-C, 40-WSS-CE, 32DMX, 40-DMX-C, 40-DMX-CE, 40-SMR1-C, 40-SMR2-C, 80-WXC-C, 15216-MD-40-EVEN, 15216-EF-40-EVEN, or 15216-MD-48-EVEN, and 15216-MD-40-ODD, 15216-EF-40-ODD, or 15216-MD-48-ODD wavelength selective switches, multiplexers, demultiplexers, and add/drop cards: |
Tools/Equipment |
Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report |
Prerequisite Procedures |
|
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Parent View . The Network view opens.
Step 2 Open the source node in the Network view either by double-clicking the node or right-clicking the node and choosing the Open Node option.
Step 3 Select the Provisioning > WDM-ANS > GMPLS/WSON tabs.
Step 4 Define the fiber attributes and alien wavelength parameters for the node in the Fiber Attributes and Alien Wavelength tabs, as needed. For more information about alien wavelength parameters, see the “Fiber Attributes and Alien Wavelength Provisioning” section.
Step 5 Repeat the Step 1 through Step 3 for the destination node.
Step 6 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View and click the FV icon in the toolbar. The NFV view opens.
Step 7 From the Change Perspective drop-down list in the toolbar, choose GMPLS . The GMPLS view opens.
Step 8 In the circuit parameters pane, provision the OCHNC circuit attributes:
a. Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces).
b. Type—Choose OCHNC .
c. Protected—Check to route the circuit on a protected path. Select the protection type from the drop-down list. The available option is:
– PSM—When a PSM card is connected to a TXP card.
d. OCHNC Wavelength—Provides three fields to define the wavelength for the OCHCC circuit. Choose a wavelength from the first field. In the second field, change the wavelength band by choosing C Band . In the third field, indicate whether odd or even C-band wavelengths appear. Table 16-6 lists the C-band wavelengths.
e. Protected OCHNC Wavelength—Define the wavelength of the protected OCHCC circuit. This field is visible only when the Protected check box is checked in Step c. The options available are similar to that of OCHNC Wavelength.
f. Validation—Set the validation mode. For more information about the validation modes, see the “Validation Modes” section.
g. Acceptance threshold—Set the optical validation threshold value for the GMPLS circuit. The circuit is created if the actual optical validation result is greater than or equal to the value set in this field. For more information about the acceptance threshold value, see the “Acceptance Thresholds” section.
h. Protection Acceptance Threshold—Set the optical validation threshold value for the protected GMPLS circuit.
Step 9 Configure the source and destination ports in the map. For more information about configuring the source and destination ports, see the “Source and Destination Port Configuration” section.
Note The OCHNC circuit endpoints must be selected on channel ports, express add/drop ports, or add/drop ports. If other ports are selected, a warning dialog box is displayed prompting you to change the circuit type.
After the ports are selected, the Alien Wavelength Selection pane is displayed. This pane displays options for the RX and TX channels at the endpoints of the circuit.
Step 10 For both RX and TX channels, choose the alien class and the forward error correction (FEC) mode from the corresponding drop-down lists. For more information about FEC, see “FEC and E-FEC Modes” section. Click Apply in the Alien Wavelength Selection pane.
Step 11 Click Apply in the Circuit Parameters pane.
Step 12 Click Yes in the Create Circuits confirmation dialog box.
The OCHNC circuit appears in the Circuits tab in the Network Data pane. After the circuit status has been verified, the DISCOVERED status appears in the Status column. The circuit might take a few minutes to come up, depending on the size of the network.
Step 13 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G493 Provision Protected Optical Channel Network Connections
Purpose |
This task creates a protected OCHNC circuit when a PSM card is provisioned at the endpoint nodes of a DWDM network. OCH trails, which carry OCHCC circuits, are associated to the OCHNCs. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC An OCHNC add port on the source node and an OCHNC drop port on destination node of the same wavelength Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create .
Step 3 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, choose OCHNC from the Circuit Type list.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 In the Circuit area of the Circuit Attributes page, provision the OCHNC circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the OCHNC. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 44 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Type—(Display only) OCHNC.
- Size—(Display only) Equipped non specific is the default.
- OCHNC Wavelength—Choose a band (either C Band or L Band ) and wavelength number type ( Odd or Even ) in the lower drop-down list. Then, choose the wavelength that you want to provision in the upper drop-down list. See Table 16-6 and Table 16-7 for C-band and L-band wavelengths.
- Bidirectional—Check this box to create a bidirectional OCHNC; uncheck it to create a unidirectional OCHNC. This field is not available if you check the Protection option.
- OCHNC DCN—Check this box to create an OCHNC DCN. The OCHNC DCN establishes preliminary connectivity between nodes that lack LAN or optical service channel (OSC) connections. After the OCHNC is created, you create a GCC termination to provide permanent communications channel between the nodes. See the G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations.
- Protection—Check to create a protected OCHNC (only endpoint nodes equipped with PSM cards will be selectable as circuit endpoints).
- State—Provisions the OCHNC circuit state. The state can be IS,AINS (ANSI)/ Unlocked, automatic in-service (ETSI) or OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/ Locked,Disabled (ETSI).
Step 6 Click Next .
Step 7 In the Circuit Source area, choose the source node from the Node drop-down list. Only endpoint nodes equipped with PSM cards are available for selection in the Node drop-down list. The slot, port, and the source In and Out OTS lines are automatically chosen by CTC.
Step 8 Click Next .
Step 9 In the Circuit Destination area, choose the destination node from the Node drop-down list. Only endpoint nodes equipped with PSM cards are available for selection in the Node drop-down list. The slot, port, and the source In and Out OTS lines are automatically chosen by CTC.
Step 10 Click Next . CTC completes the circuit creation by routing two distinct paths (a working path and a protected path) from the source node to the destination node. The working path is the one exiting the In/Out working source OTS lines and entering the In/Out working destination OTS lines. The protected path is the one exiting the In/Out protected source OTS lines and entering the In/Out protected destination OTS lines.
Step 11 Complete the G438 Set OCH Routing Preferences. Skip this step and continue with Step 12 if no constraints are needed. If the trunk ports are already connected by an existing OCH Trail (MXP case) or by a direct PPC link, the OCH Circuit Routing Preferences page appears in read-only mode; all buttons are disabled. Continue with Step 12.
Step 12 Click Finish . The Circuit Creation wizard closes and the new OCHNC appears in the Circuits table with a DISCOVERED status in the Status column. (The circuit might take a few minutes to appear, depending on the size of the network.)
Step 13 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G106 Delete Optical Channel Network Connections
Purpose |
This task deletes DWDM OCHNC circuits. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note If you are deleting more than half of all the active OCHNCs, it is recommended that you delete them two at a time to allow for proper power compensation. You do not need to delete the active OCHNCs two at a time if you are deleting all the them.
Step 1 To preserve existing settings you must back up the database of every node on the path of the circuit. Complete the G103 Back Up the Database to back up the databases for all nodes on the circuit path. Record the circuit information if you plan to recreate the circuit.
Step 2 Consult your NOC or other appropriate personnel to verify that the OCHNC can be safely deleted.
Step 3 Investigate all network alarms and resolve any problems that might be affected by the OCHNC deletion.
Step 4 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 5 In the Circuits table, under the Type column, choose one or more OCHNCs that you want to delete. (To choose more than one OCHNC, press the Shift or Control keys as you click the circuits.)
Step 6 Click Delete .
Step 7 In the Delete Circuits confirmation dialog box, check Notify when completed , as needed.
If checked, the CTC Alerts confirmation dialog box will alert you when the OCHNC is deleted. During this time, you cannot perform other CTC functions. If you are deleting many OCHNCs, waiting for confirmation might take a few minutes. Circuits are deleted whether or not this check box is checked.
Note The CTC Alerts dialog box will not automatically open to show a deletion error unless you checked All alerts or Error alerts only in the CTC Alerts dialog box. For more information, see the DLP-G53 Configure the CTC Alerts Dialog Box for Automatic Popup. If the CTC Alerts dialog box is not set to open automatically with a notification, the red triangle inside the CTC Alerts toolbar icon indicates that a notification exists.
Step 8 Complete either of the following:
- If you checked Notify when completed, the CTC Alerts dialog box appears. If you want to save the information, continue with Step 9. If you do not want to save the information, continue with Step 10.
- If you did not check Notify when completed, the Circuits page appears. Continue with Step 11.
Step 9 If you want to save the information in the CTC Alerts dialog box, complete the following steps.
a. Click Save .
b. Click Browse and navigate to the directory where you want to save the file.
c. Type the file name using a.txt file extension, and click OK .
Step 10 Click Close to close the CTC Alerts dialog box.
Step 11 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database for every node on the path of the circuit if you require a backup of your changes.
Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G426 Edit an OCHNC Circuit Name
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 To rename the OCHCC circuit, do either of the following.
- Network view—Select the OCHCC circuit in the Circuits tab and click Edit.
- NFV view or GMPLS view—Double-click the circuit in the Circuits tab.
Step 3 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the General tab.
Step 4 In the Name field, enter the new OCHNC circuit name.
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G420 Change an OCHNC Administrative State
Step 1 Go to the network view, NFV view, or GMPLS view, and click the Circuits tab.
Step 2 To change the administrative state of the OCHCC circuit, do either of the following.
- Network view—Select the OCHCC circuit in the Circuits tab and click Edit.
- NFV view or GMPLS view—Double-click the circuit in the Circuits tab.
Step 3 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the State tab.
Step 4 Choose an administrative state from the drop-down list:
- IS,AINS (ANSI) or Unlocked,AutomaticInService (ETSI)
- OOS (ANSI) or Locked (ETSI)
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 If you are changing the OCHNC state to OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,Disabled (ETSI), click OK in the confirmation dialog box. (No confirmation dialog box appears when you place OCH trails in service.)
For information about the OCH circuit state transitions, see the Administrative and Service States document.
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G710 Reroute Wavelength of GMPLS Circuits
Purpose |
This task reroutes an existing GMPLS circuit through an alternate path based on the specified path constraints. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note GMPLS OCHCC circuits cannot be rerouted. Only the OCH Trail associated with the OCHCC circuit can be rerouted.
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View and click the FV icon in the toolbar. The NFV view opens.
Step 2 From the Change Perspective drop-down list in the toolbar, choose GMPLS . The GMPLS view opens.
Step 3 Click the Wavelength re-routing button.
Step 4 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to enter the wavelength re-routing view. The Wavelength re-routing pane is displayed.
Step 5 In the Circuits tab, select the GMPLS circuit to be rerouted.
Step 6 From the Constraint Config drop-down list, select the required constraint type. For more information about the various constraint types, see the Table 12-18 .
Step 7 In the map, select the node or link to which the constraint is to be applied.
Step 8 Repeat Step 5 and Step 6 to apply more constraints, as needed.
Note While applying constraint to include a node or link on the alternate path, the selection of the nodes or links must be done sequentially, starting form the source to the destination of the circuit.
Step 9 Click Apply. The circuit is rerouted if a feasible path is found that complies with the specified constraints. After a successful reroute, a confirmation message is displayed. Otherwise, a failure notification is displayed.
Step 10 Repeat the reroute process in case the reroute fails in Step 9 . Click Clear in the Wavelength re-routing pane to clear the previous selections. Repeat the Step 6 through Step 9.
Step 11 Click the Wavelength re-routing button on the toolbar to close the Wavelength re-routing pane. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G200 Create, Delete, and Manage STS or VC Circuits for the ADM-10G Card
Purpose |
This procedure creates and deletes STS and VC circuits for the ADM-10G card. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to manage the STS or VC circuits. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 If you want to assign a name to the STS or VC source and destination ports before you create the circuit, complete the G104 Assign a Name to a Port. If not, continue with the next step.
Step 3 If you are creating STS or VC circuits on ADM-10G cards across two nodes, you must complete the G395 Create an Optical Channel Trail. If not, continue with the next step.
Step 4 Complete the G463 Create an Automatically Routed STS or VC Circuit, as needed.
Step 5 Complete the G464 Create a Manually Routed STS or VC Circuit, as needed.
Step 6 Complete the G467 Edit an STS or VC Circuit Name, as needed.
Step 7 Complete the G466 Delete an STS or VC Circuit, as needed.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G463 Create an Automatically Routed STS or VC Circuit
Purpose |
This procedure creates an automatically routed STS or VC circuit for the ADM-10G card. CTC chooses the circuit route based on the parameters you specify and on the software version. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note This procedure requires the use of automatic routing. Automatic routing is not available if both the Automatic Circuit Routing NE default and the Network Circuit Automatic Routing Overridable NE default are set to FALSE. For a full description of these defaults see the Network Element Defaults.
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create .
Step 3 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, complete the following fields:
- Circuit Type—Choose STS or VC from the Circuit Type list.
- Number of Circuits—Enter the number of STS or VC circuits that you want to create. The default is 1. If you are creating multiple circuits with the same slot and sequential port numbers, you can use Auto-ranged to create the circuits automatically.
- Auto-ranged—This check box is automatically selected if you enter more than 1 in the Number of Circuits field. Auto-ranging creates identical (same source and destination) sequential circuits automatically. Uncheck the box if you do not want CTC to create sequential circuits automatically.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 Define the circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters, (including spaces). Circuit names should be 43 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Size—Choose the circuit size.
– Available SONET circuits are STS-1, STS-3c, STS-6c, STS-9c, STS-12c, STS-18c, STS-24c, STS-36c, STS-48c , and STS-192c .
– Available SDH circuits are VC4, VC4-2c, VC4-3c, VC4-4c, VC4-6c, VC4-8c, VC4-12c, VC4-16c , and VC4-64c .
Note For creating a circuit using a Gigabit Ethernet port, choose the circuit size as STS-24c for a SONET circuit or VC4-8c for a SDH circuit.
Note An equivalent SDH circuit size for STS-1 SONET circuit does not exist.
- Bidirectional—Leave checked for this circuit (default).
- Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)—Check this box if you want to create one or more cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits.
- Diagnostic—Leave unchecked.
- State—Choose the administrative state to apply to all of the cross-connects in a circuit:
– IS (ANSI)/Unlocked (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the IS-NR (ANSI) or unlocked-enabled (ETSI) service state.
– OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/Locked,Disabled (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the OOS-MA,DSBLD (ANSI) or locked-enabled,disabled (ETSI) service state. Traffic is not passed on the circuit.
– IS,AINS (ANSI)/Unlocked,AutomaticInService (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the OOS-AU,AINS (ANSI) or unlocked-disabled,automaticInService (ETSI) service state and suppresses alarms and conditions. When the connections receive a valid signal, the service state automatically changes to IS-NR (ANSI) or unlocked-enabled (ETSI).
– OOS,MT (ANSI)/Locked,maintenance (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the OOS-MA,MT (ANSI) or locked-enabled,maintenance (ETSI) service state. The maintenance state does not interrupt traffic flow; it suppresses alarms and conditions and allows loopbacks to be performed on the circuit. Use OOS,MT (ANSI) or locked,maintenance (ETSI) for circuit testing or to suppress circuit alarms temporarily.
- Apply to drop ports—Check this check box if you want to apply the administrative state chosen in the State field to the circuit source and destination ports. CTC applies the administrative state to the ports only if the circuit bandwidth is the same as the port bandwidth or, if the port bandwidth is larger than the circuit, the circuit must be the first circuit to use the port. If not, a Warning dialog box displays the ports where the administrative state could not be applied. If the check box is unchecked, CTC does not apply the administrative state to the source and destination ports.
Note If ports managed into the IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI) administrative state are not receiving signals, loss of signal alarms are generated and the port service state transitions to OOS-AU,FLT (ANSI) or Unlocked-disabled,failed (ETSI).
- Protected Drops—Check this box if you want the circuit routed on protected drops only, that is, to ONS 15454 cards that are in 1:1, 1:N, 1+1, or optimized 1+1 protection. If you check this box, CTC displays only protected cards and ports as source and destination choices.
Step 6 If the circuit will be routed on a path protection configuration, complete the G465 Provision Path Protection Selectors. Otherwise, continue with Step 7.
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 In the Circuit Source area, choose the source node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the source shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the source slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the source port from the Port drop-down list. For most cards, the port will be automatically chosen.
Step 9 If you need to create a secondary source, for example, a path protection bridge/selector circuit entry point in a multivendor path protection configuration, click Use Secondary Source and repeat Step 8 to define the secondary source. If you do not need to create a secondary source, continue with Step 10.
Step 10 Click Next .
Step 11 In the Circuit Destination area, choose the destination node from the Node drop-down list (only the source node will be available because the source and destination nodes are the same), then choose the destination shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the destination slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the destination port from Port drop-down list.
Step 12 Click Next.
Step 13 In the Circuit Routing Preferences area, choose Route Automatically . Two options are available; choose either, both, or none based on your preferences.
- Using Required Nodes/Spans—Check this check box if you want to specify nodes and spans to include or exclude in the CTC-generated circuit route.
Including nodes and spans for a circuit ensures that those nodes and spans are in the working path of the circuit (but not the protect path). Excluding nodes and spans ensures that the nodes and spans are not in the working or protect path of the circuit.
- Review Route Before Creation—Check this check box if you want to review and edit the circuit route before the circuit is created.
Step 14 To set the circuit path protection, complete one of the following:
- To route the circuit on a protected path, leave Fully Protected Path checked and continue with Step 15. CTC creates a fully protected circuit route based on the path diversity option you choose. Fully protected paths might or might not have path protection path segments (with primary and alternate paths), and the path diversity options apply only to path protection path segments, if any exist.
- To create an unprotected circuit, uncheck Fully Protected Path and continue with Step 16.
Step 15 If you selected Fully Protected Path in Step 14 and the circuit will be routed on a path protection configuration, choose one of the following:
- Nodal Diversity Required—Ensures that the primary and alternate paths within path protection portions of the complete circuit path are nodally diverse.
- Nodal Diversity Desired—Specifies that node diversity is preferred, but if node diversity is not possible, CTC creates fiber-diverse paths for the path protection portion of the complete circuit path.
- Link Diversity Only—Specifies that only fiber-diverse primary and alternate paths for path protection portions of the complete circuit path are needed. The paths might be node-diverse, but CTC does not check for node diversity.
Step 16 If you checked Using Required Nodes/Spans in Step 13, complete the following substeps. Otherwise, continue with Step 17.
a. In the Circuit Constraints for Automatic Routing area, click a node or span on the circuit map.
b. Click Include to include the node or span in the circuit. Click Exclude to exclude the node or span from the circuit. The order in which you choose included nodes and spans is the order in which the circuit is routed. Click spans twice to change the circuit direction.
c. Repeat Step b for each node or span you wish to include or exclude.
d. Review the circuit route. To change the circuit routing order, choose a node in the Required Nodes/Lines or Excluded Nodes Links lists and click the Up or Down buttons to change the circuit routing order. Click Remove to remove a node or span.
Step 17 Click Next .
Step 18 If you selected Review Route Before Creation in Step 13, complete the following substeps. If not, continue with Step 19.
a. Click Next .
b. Review the circuit route. To add or delete a circuit span, choose a node on the circuit route. Blue arrows show the circuit route. Green arrows indicate spans that you can add. Click a span arrowhead, then click Include to include the span or Remove to remove the span.
c. If the provisioned circuit does not reflect the routing and configuration you want, click Back to verify and change circuit information. If the circuit needs to be routed to a different path, see the G464 Create a Manually Routed STS or VC Circuit .
Step 19 Click Finish . One of the following results occurs if you entered more than one circuit in the Number of Circuits field on the Circuit Creation dialog box.
- If you chose Auto-ranged, CTC automatically creates the number of circuits entered in the Number of Circuits field. If auto-ranging cannot complete all the circuits, for example, because sequential ports are unavailable at the source or destination, a dialog box appears. Set the new source or destination for the remaining circuits, then click Finish to continue auto-ranging. After completing the circuits, the Circuits window appears.
- If you did not choose Auto-ranged, the Circuit Creation dialog box appears so you can create the remaining circuits. Repeat Steps 3 through 18 for each additional circuit. After completing the circuits, the Circuits window appears.
Step 20 In the Circuits window, verify that the new circuits appear in the circuits list.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G464 Create a Manually Routed STS or VC Circuit
Purpose |
This procedure creates an STS or VC circuit and allows you to provision the circuit route for the ADM-10G card. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create .
Step 3 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, complete the following fields:
- Circuit Type—Choose STS or VC from the Circuit Type list.
- Number of Circuits—Enter the number of STS or VC circuits that you want to create. The default is 1.
- Auto-ranged—(Automatically routed circuits only) If you entered more than 1 in the Number of Circuits field on the Circuit Creation dialog box, uncheck this box. (The box is unavailable if only one circuit is entered in the Number of Circuits field.)
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 Define the circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 43 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Size—Choose the circuit size.
– Available SONET are STS-1, STS-3c, STS-6c, STS-9c, STS-12c, STS-18c, STS-24c, STS-36c, STS-48c , and STS-192c .
– Available SDH circuits are VC4, VC4-2c, VC4-3c, VC4-4c, VC4-6c, VC4-8c, VC4-12c, VC4-16c , and VC4-64c .
Note For creating a circuit using a Gigabit Ethernet port, choose the circuit size as STS-24c for a SONET circuit or VC4-8c for a SDH circuit.
- Bidirectional—Leave checked for this circuit (default).
- Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)—Check this box if you want to create one or more cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits.
- State—Choose the administrative state to apply to all of the cross-connects in a circuit:
– IS (ANSI)/Unlocked (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the IS-NR (ANSI) or unlocked-enabled (ETSI) service state.
– OOS,DSBLD (ANSI)/Locked,Disabled (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the OOS-MA,DSBLD (ANSI) or locked-enabled,disabled (ETSI) service state. Traffic is not passed on the circuit.
– IS,AINS (ANSI)/Unlocked,AutomaticInService (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the OOS-AU,AINS (ANSI) or unlocked-disabled,automaticInService (ETSI) service state and suppresses alarms and conditions. When the connections receive a valid signal, the service state automatically changes to IS-NR (ANSI) or unlocked-enabled (ETSI).
– OOS,MT (ANSI)/Locked,maintenance (ETSI)—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the OOS-MA,MT (ANSI) or locked-enabled,maintenance (ETSI) service state. The maintenance state does not interrupt traffic flow; it suppresses alarms and conditions and allows loopbacks to be performed on the circuit. Use OOS,MT (ANSI) or locked,maintenance (ETSI) for circuit testing or to suppress circuit alarms temporarily.
- Apply to drop ports—Check this check box if you want to apply the administrative state chosen in the State field to the circuit source and destination ports. CTC applies the administrative state to the ports only if the circuit bandwidth is the same as the port bandwidth or, if the port bandwidth is larger than the circuit, the circuit must be the first circuit to use the port. If not, a Warning dialog box displays the ports where the administrative state could not be applied. If the check box is unchecked, CTC does not apply the administrative state to the source and destination ports.
Note If ports managed into the IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI) administrative state are not receiving signals, loss of signal alarms are generated and the port service state transitions to OOS-AU,FLT (ANSI) or Unlocked-disabled,failed (ETSI).
- Protected Drops—Check this box if you want the circuit routed on protected drops only, that is, to ONS 15454 cards that are in 1:1, 1:N, 1+1, or optimized 1+1 protection. If you check this box, CTC shows only protected cards and ports as source and destination choices.
Step 6 If the circuit will be routed on a path protection configuration, complete the G465 Provision Path Protection Selectors. Otherwise, continue with Step 7.
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 In the Circuit Source area, choose the source node from the Node drop-down list, then choose the source shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the source slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the source port from the Port drop-down list. For most cards, the port will be automatically chosen.
Step 9 If you need to create a secondary source, for example, a path protection bridge/selector circuit entry point in a multivendor path protection configuration, click Use Secondary Source and repeat Step 8 to define the secondary source. If you do not need to create a secondary source, continue with Step 10.
Step 10 Click Next .
Step 11 In the Circuit Destination area, choose the destination node from the Node drop-down list (only the source node will be available because the source and destination nodes are the same), then choose the destination shelf (multishelf nodes only) from the Shelf drop-down list, the destination slot from the Slot drop-down list, and, if needed, the destination port from Port drop-down list.
Step 12 Click Next.
Step 13 In the Circuit Routing Preferences area, uncheck Route Automatically .
Step 14 To set the circuit path protection, complete one of the following:
- To route the circuit on a protected path, leave Fully Protected Path checked and continue with Step 15. Fully protected paths might or might not have path protection path segments (with primary and alternate paths), and the path diversity options apply only to path protection path segments, if any exist.
- To create an unprotected circuit, uncheck Fully Protected Path and continue with Step 17.
Step 15 If you selected Fully Protected Path in Step 14 and the circuit will be routed on a path protection configuration, choose a Node-Diverse Path option:
- Nodal Diversity Required—Ensures that the primary and alternate paths within the path protection portions of the complete circuit path are nodally diverse.
- Nodal Diversity Desired—Specifies that node diversity is preferred, but if node diversity is not possible, CTC creates fiber-diverse paths for the path protection portion of the complete circuit path.
- Link Diversity Only—Specifies that only fiber-diverse primary and alternate paths for path protection portions of the complete circuit path are needed. The paths might be node-diverse, but CTC does not check for node diversity.
Step 16 Click Next .
Step 17 In the Route Review/Edit area, node icons appear for you to route the circuit manually. Click the source node icon if it is not already selected.
Step 18 Starting with a span on the source node, click the arrow of the span you want the circuit to travel. The arrow turns yellow. In the Selected Span area, the From and To fields provide span information. The source STS or VC appears.
Step 19 If you want to change the source STS or VC, adjust the Source STS or VC field; otherwise, continue with Step 20.
Step 20 Click Add Span. The span is added to the Included Spans list and the span arrow turns blue.
Step 21 If the Fully Protect Path check box is checked in the Circuit Routing Preferences panel, you must add two spans for all path protection or unprotected portions of the circuit route from the source to the destination.
Step 22 Repeat Steps 18 through 21 until the circuit is provisioned from the source to the destination node through all intermediary nodes.
Step 23 Click Finish . CTC compares your manually provisioned circuit route with the specified path diversity option you chose in Step 15. If the path does not meet the specified path diversity requirement, CTC displays an error message and allows you to change the circuit path.
Step 24 If you entered more than 1 in the Number of Circuits field on the Circuit Creation dialog box, the Circuit Creation dialog box appears so you can create the remaining circuits. Repeat Steps 3 through 23 for each additional circuit.
Step 25 When all the circuits are created, the main Circuits window appears. Verify that the circuits you created are correct.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G465 Provision Path Protection Selectors
Purpose |
This task provisions path protection selectors during circuit creation or during a topology upgrade conversion. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC The Circuit Attributes page of the Circuit Creation wizard must be open. |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note Provisioning path signal degrade (SD-P) or path signal fail (SF-P) thresholds in the Circuit Attributes page of the Circuit Creation wizard sets the values only for path protection-protected spans. The circuit source and destination use the node default values of 10E-4 for SD-P and 10E-6 for SF-P for unprotected circuits and for the source and drop of path protection circuits.
Step 1 In the path protection area of the Circuit Attributes page of the Circuit Creation wizard, set the path protection selectors:
- Provision working go and return on primary path—Check this box to route the working path on one fiber pair and the protect path on a separate fiber pair. This feature only applies to bidirectional path protection circuits.
- Revertive—Check this box if you want traffic to revert to the working path when the conditions that diverted it to the protect path are repaired. If you do not choose Revertive, traffic remains on the protect path after the switch.
- Reversion time—If Revertive is checked, click the Reversion time field and choose a reversion time from the drop-down list. The range is 0.5 to 12.0 minutes. The default is 5.0 minutes. This is the amount of time that will elapse before the traffic reverts to the working path. Traffic can revert when conditions causing the switch are cleared.
- SF threshold—Set the path protection path-level signal failure bit error rate (BER) thresholds.
- SD threshold—Set the path protection path-level signal degrade BER thresholds.
- Switch on PDI-P—Check this box if you want traffic to switch when an STS or VC payload defect indicator is received.
Step 2 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G466 Delete an STS or VC Circuit
Purpose |
This task deletes STS or VC circuits. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database to preserve existing settings and, if you will recreate the circuits, record the circuit information.
Step 2 Verify that traffic is no longer carried on the circuit and that the circuit can be safely deleted.
Step 3 Investigate all network alarms and resolve any problems that might be affected by the circuit deletion.
Step 4 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 5 Click the Circuits tab.
Step 6 Choose one or more STS or VC circuits from the Type column that you want to delete, then click Delete .
Step 7 In the Delete Circuits confirmation dialog box, complete the following:
- Change drop port admin state—Check this box if you want to change the administrative state for the circuit source and destination ports. After checking the box, choose one of the following administrative states:
– IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI)—Puts the ports in service.
– IS,AINS (ANSI) or UnlockedAutomaticInService (ETSI)—Puts the ports in automatic in service.
– OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,disabled (ETSI)—Removes the ports from service and disables them.
– OOS,MT (ANSI) or Locked,maintenance (ETSI)—Removes the ports from service for maintenance.
- Notify when completed—If checked, the CTC Alerts confirmation dialog box indicates when the circuit is deleted. During this time, you cannot perform other CTC functions. If you are deleting many circuits, waiting for confirmation might take a few minutes. Circuits are deleted whether or not this check box is checked.
Note The CTC Alerts dialog box will not automatically open to show a deletion error unless you checked All alerts or Error alerts only in the CTC Alerts dialog box. For more information, see the DLP-G53 Configure the CTC Alerts Dialog Box for Automatic Popup. If the CTC Alerts dialog box is not set to open automatically with a notification, the red triangle inside the CTC Alerts toolbar icon indicates that a notification exists.
Step 8 Complete one of the following:
- If you checked Notify when completed, the CTC Alerts dialog box appears. If you want to save the information, continue with Step 8. If you do not want to save the information, continue with Step 9.
- If you did not check Notify when completed, the Circuits page appears. Continue with Step 10.
Step 9 If you want to save the information in the CTC Alerts dialog box, complete the following steps. If you do not want to save it, continue with Step 10.
a. Click Save .
b. Click Browse and navigate to the directory where you want to save the file.
c. Type the file name using a TXT file extension, and click OK .
Step 10 Click Close to close the CTC Alerts dialog box.
Step 11 Complete the G103 Back Up the Database if you require a backup of your changes.
Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G467 Edit an STS or VC Circuit Name
Purpose |
This task changes the name of an STS or VC circuit. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab.
Step 3 Click the STS or VC circuit whose name you want to edit, then click Edit . The Edit Circuit dialog box appears with the General tab displayed.
Step 4 In the Name field, enter the new STS or VC circuit name.
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G150 Upgrade Optical Channel Network Connections to Optical Channel Client Connections
Purpose |
This procedure upgrades OCHNCs created in earlier software releases to OCHCCs. It also upgrades an OCHNC circuit to an OCH trail circuit (without the OCHCC circuit) in case the PPCs or internal patchcords connect to an ADM_10G or GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE (only in L2-over-DWDM mode) cards. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
G105 Provision Optical Channel Network Connections |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note During this procedure, the OCHNC is replaced with two circuit types, the OCHCC, which establishes a connection between the client card client ports, and the OCH trail, which establishes a connection between the client card trunk ports. The OCH trail is given the same name as the OCHNC. The OCHCC is given a system-generated name in the format: circuit-type_NE-name::unique sequence number. To edit the OCHCC circuit name, complete the G424 Edit an OCHCC Circuit Name. To edit the OCH trail circuit name, complete the G424 Edit an OCHCC Circuit Name.
Note Multiple OCHCCs might use the same OCH trail. The OCH Wlen (wavelength) parameter on the Circuits page can be used to determine the OCHCC and OCH trail associations.
Step 1 As needed, identify the OCHCC to be provisioned using the G350 Use the Cisco Transport Planner Traffic Matrix Report.
Step 2 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to upgrade the OCHNCs. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 3.
Step 3 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 4 Click the Circuits tab and find the OCH you want to upgrade.
Step 5 Record the following information:
- OCHNC Wlen (OCHNC wavelength)
- Source node/shelf (if applicable)/slot/port/side (include both Side A and Side B nodes, if present)
- Destination node/shelf (if applicable)/slot/port/side (include both Side A and Side B nodes, if present)
Step 6 Use the information recorded in Step 5 to complete one of the following
- G344 Verify Provisionable and Internal Patchcords—Complete this task if provisionable patchcords (PPCs) and internal patchcords exist on the network but you are not sure whether one was created for the OCHNC that you want to upgrade.
- G184 Create a Provisionable Patchcord—Complete this procedure if you know that PPCs were not created between the OCHNC node and the client node. If you recently upgraded from a previous release, you must create PPCs between the source client and OCHNC node and between the destination client and OCHNC node.
Step 7 In network view, click the OCHNC that you want to upgrade.
Step 8 From the Tools menu, choose Circuits > Upgrade OCHNC . If the Upgrade OCHNC Initialization “Completed” status appears (Figure 16-4), continue with Step 9. If the “Failed” status appears (Figure 16-5), complete the following substeps:
a. Click each failure reason to view the failure details. A common cause of initialization failures is the absence or incorrect completion of PPCs or internal patchcords between the client nodes and the optical channel (OCH) nodes.
b. Repeat Steps 3 through 8 , verifying that the OCHNC ports and provisionable patchcord (PPC) path match on both sides. If the upgrade “Failed” status appears again, click Save to save the results to a local or network computer. (The file can be opened with any text editor.) Then, contact your next level of support.
Figure 16-4 Upgrade OCHNC Initialization—Completed
Figure 16-5 Upgrade OCHNC Initialization—Failed
Step 9 Click each result to review the details. If you want to save the results, click Save and save the results to a file on a local or network computer. Click Continue .
Step 10 Review the information in the Upgrade OCHNC dialog box, then click OK .
Step 11 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box, then click OK on the Completed Upgrade OCHNC wizard page.
Tip To see all of the information in the Source and Destination table cells, increase the column widths by clicking and dragging the column heading borders to the right or left.
Step 12 View the OCHCC and its OCH trail in the Circuits page. For information and procedures for viewing and editing OCHCC and OCH trails, see the G58 Locate and View Optical Channel Circuits.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G344 Verify Provisionable and Internal Patchcords
Purpose |
This task verifies the PPCs that are required between client TXP, MXP, ADM-10G, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, AR_XP or ITU-T line cards and OCH DWDM nodes for OCHCCs. This task is not required for OCHNCs. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Provisionable Patchcords (PPC) tabs.
Step 3 Use one of the following methods to verify that PPCs exist from the client TXP, MXP, ADM-10G, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, AR_XP or ITU-T line card node, slot, and port to the DWDM OCH node, slot, port, and wavelength:
- Review the Patchcord Terminations table. PPCs should exist from the client TXP, MXP, ADM-10G, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, AR_XP or ITU-T line card node to the OCH node, slot, and port recorded in the referring procedure.
- Review the network graphic (see Figure 16-6). PPCs are represented by a small hand holding a lambda symbol. Clicking the PPC line on the graphic displays the PPC source and destination nodes, slots, and ports in the CTC information area. This information should match the node, slot, and port recorded in the referring procedure.
Figure 16-6 Viewing the Provisionable Patchcords Table
Step 4 Display the OCHCC source node in node view.
Step 5 Click the Provisioning > WDM-ANS > Internal Patchcords tab.
Step 6 Verify that internal patchcords exist from the source TXP, MXP, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, or AR_XP OCH trunk port to the OCH filter port. If so, continue with Step 7. If not, complete the G242 Create an Internal Patchcord Manually.
Step 7 Display the OCHCC destination node in node view.
Step 8 Click the Provisioning > WDM-ANS > Internal Patchcords tab.
Step 9 Verify that internal patchcords exist from the destination TXP, MXP, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, OTU2_XP, AR_MXP, or AR_XP trunk port to the OCH filter port. If so, you are completed with this task. If not, complete the G242 Create an Internal Patchcord Manually.
Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G183 Diagnose and Fix OCHNC and OCH Trail Circuits
Purpose |
This procedure checks nodes that are traversed by an OCHNC or OCH trail circuit to verify that all conditions required for bringing the circuit in service are in place. If not, the procedure identifies the invalid condition and provides links to the location in CTC where it can be fixed. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
G105 Provision Optical Channel Network Connections, or G395 Create an Optical Channel Trail |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note This procedure cannot be used for OCHCC circuits.
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to diagnose and fix the OCHNC or OCH trail circuit. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Note Do not check Disable Circuit Management in the Login dialog box. No circuits appear if this option is checked.
Step 2 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 3 Click the Circuits tab.
Step 4 Click the OCHNC or OCH trail that you want to diagnose.
Step 5 Click Edit .
Step 6 In the Edit Circuit dialog box, click the Diagnostic and Fix tab.
Step 7 Click Start . The diagnostic checks all OCHNC or OCH trail node connections and displays the results in an expandable tree view under the OCH diagnostic heading.
Step 8 Double-click OCH diagnostic to display the diagnostic messages.
- No problems are found—A “ node : No issues found” message appears, where node is the node name or IP address of an ONS 15454 containing the OCHNC or OCH trail source, destination, or pass-through connection. If this message appears for all nodes, continue with Step 9.
- Problems are found—double-click on the nodes with problems and the error messages appear with a hyperlink labeled Fix or Check. If error messages appear, complete the fixes using the tasks and procedures listed in Table 16-9 .
Note Only one error per node is displayed. If multiple errors exist, you must fix the first error, then rerun the diagnostic to display the next error(s).
Table 16-9 Diagnostic and Fix Errors
|
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Invalid connection state for “ circuit name ”: administrative state |
The circuit state is not valid. Click Fix to display the State tab of the Edit Circuit dialog box where you can change the circuit state using the G419 Change an OCH Trail Administrative State or the G420 Change an OCHNC Administrative State. |
Invalid admin state: administrative state |
The state of a port traversed by the circuit is not valid, for example, the port is in service. Click Fix to display the card view Provisioning tab, where you can change the port administrative state using the appropriate task for changing the optical line settings in Chapter20, “Change DWDM Card Settings” |
ANS couldn’t regulate the port |
ANS could not be regulated for the port. Click Fix to display the node view Provisioning > WDM-ANS > Port Status tab where you can launch ANS using the G37 Run Automatic Node Setup. |
APC couldn’t regulate the port |
APC could not be regulated for the port. Click Fix to display the network view Maintenance > APC tab. Double-click the domain to expand the view. Right-click the node/side and choose the end you want to view. APC information is displayed on the right side. Read any message that might explain the failure, or restart APC by completing the DLP-G158 Enable Automatic Power Control . |
APC regulation is running |
Indicates that APC regulation is running and must be allowed to finish. Click Check to display the node view Maintenance > DWDM > APC tab where you can monitor the APC regulation. |
APC is not enabled for this side. |
APC is not enabled on an ONS 15454 side. Click Fix to display the network view Maintenance > APC tab where you can enable APC using the DLP-G158 Enable Automatic Power Control . |
Step 9 If you want to save the diagnostic results to a text file, complete the following steps. If not, continue with Step 10.
a. Click Save.
b. In the Save Diagnostic and Fix to File dialog box, enter the local directory and file name, or click Browse to navigate to a directory where you want to save the file.
c. Click OK .
Step 10 Repeat Steps 7 through 9 until “No issues found” appears for all nodes traversed by the OCHNC or OCH trail circuit.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-G58 Locate and View Optical Channel Circuits
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you want to view the circuits. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Note Do not check Disable Circuit Management in the Login dialog box. No circuits appear if this option is checked.
Step 2 As needed, complete the G100 Search for Optical Channel Circuits.
Step 3 As needed, complete the G101 View Optical Channel Circuit Information.
Step 4 As needed, complete the G102 Filter the Display of Optical Channel Circuits.
Step 5 As needed, complete the G103 View Optical Channel Circuits on a Span.
Step 6 As needed, complete the DLP-G114 Export CTC Data .
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G100 Search for Optical Channel Circuits
Purpose |
This task searches for OCHNC, OCHCC, OCH trail, and ONS 15454 circuits at the network, node, or card level. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Retrieve or higher |
Step 1 Navigate to the appropriate CTC view:
- To search the entire network, from the View menu choose Go to Network View .
- To search for circuits that originate, terminate, or pass through a specific node, from the View menu choose Go to Other Node , then choose the node you want to search and click OK .
- To search for circuits that originate, terminate, or pass through a specific card, double-click the card on the shelf graphic in node view (single-shelf mode) or shelf view (multishelf mode) to open the card in card view.
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab.
Step 3 If you are in node or card view, choose the scope for the search, Node or Network (All) , in the Scope drop-down list located at the bottom right side of the screen. Choose Node to see all of the circuits on that node, or choose Network (All) to see all circuits in the network.
Step 4 Click Search if you need to search through the list of circuits.
Step 5 In the Circuit Name Search dialog box, complete the following:
- Find What—Enter the text of the circuit name you want to find. This field is not case-sensitive.
- Match whole word only—Check this check box to instruct CTC to select circuits only if the entire word matches the text in the Find What field.
- Match case—Check this check box to instruct CTC to select circuits only when the capitalization matches the capitalization entered in the Find What field.
- Direction—Choose the direction for the search. Searches are conducted up or down from the currently selected circuit.
Step 6 Click Find Next . If a match is found the circuit will be highlighted in the Circuits page. To continue the search, click Find Next again to find the next circuit.
Step 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until you are finished, then click Cancel .
Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G101 View Optical Channel Circuit Information
Purpose |
This task provides information about OCHNC, OCHCC, OCH trail, and ONS 15454 circuits. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Retrieve or higher |
Step 1 Navigate to the appropriate CTC view:
- To view circuits for an entire network, from the View menu choose Go to Network View .
- To view circuits that originate, terminate, or pass through a specific node, from the View menu choose Go to Other Node , then choose the node you want to search and click OK .
- To view circuits that originate, terminate, or pass through a specific card, in node view (single-shelf mode) or shelf view (multishelf mode), double-click the card containing the circuits you want to view.
Note In node or card view, you can change the scope of the circuits that appear by choosing Card (in card view), Node, or Network from the Scope drop-down list in the bottom right corner of the Circuits page.
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab. The Circuits tab shows the following information:
Note The following order is the default column sequence, the order might be different on your screen, depending on your individual CTC setup.
- Circuit Name—Name of the circuit. The circuit name can be manually assigned or automatically generated.
- Type—OCHNC, OCHCC, or OCH-Trail.
Note The following circuit types are not applicable to DWDM nodes: STS, VT, VTT (VT tunnel), VAP (VT aggregation point), STS-v (STS VCAT circuit), VT-v (VT VCAT circuit), HOP (high-order circuit), LOP (low-order circuit), VCT (VC low-order tunnel), and VCA (low-order VCAT circuit).
- Size—Circuit size. OCHNC, OCHCC, and OCH-Trail sizes are Equipped not specific, Multi-rate, 2.5 Gbps No FEC, 2.5 Gbps FEC, 10 Gbps No FEC, and 10 Gbps FEC.
Note The following circuit types under the circuit size column are not applicable to DWDM nodes: STS, VT, VCAT, VC12, VC11, VC3, and VC4.
- OCHNC Wlen—The wavelength provisioned for the OCHNC, OCHCC, or OCH trail. See Table 16-6 for a list of channels and wavelengths.
- Dir—The circuit direction, either two-way or one-way.
- Protection—The type of circuit protection. See Table 16-10 for a list of protection types.
- Status—The circuit status. See Table 16-11 for a list of circuit statuses.
- Source—The circuit source in the format: node/slot/port “port name”. The port name will appear in quotes only if a name was assigned to it. (To assign names to ports, see the G104 Assign a Name to a Port.)
- Destination—The circuit destination in the format: node/slot/port “port name”. The port name will appear in quotes only if a name was assigned to it. (To assign names to ports, see the G104 Assign a Name to a Port.)
- # of VLANS—The number of VLANs used by an Ethernet circuit. VLANs are not applicable to DWDM nodes.
- # of Spans—The number of internode links that constitute the circuit. Right-clicking the column title shows a shortcut menu from which you can choose Span Details to show or hide circuit span detail.
- State—The circuit service state, which is an aggregate of the service states of its cross-connects. For ANSI shelves, the service state is IS, OOS, or OOS-PARTIAL. For ETSI shelves, the service state is Unlocked, Locked, or Locked-partial. For more information about ANSI and ETSI service states, see the Administrative and Service States document.
– IS/Unlocked—All cross-connects are in service and operational.
– OOS/Locked—For ANSI, all cross-connects are OOS-MA,MT and/or OOS-MA,DSBLD. For ETSI, all cross-connects are Locked-enabled,maintenance and/or Locked-enabled,disabled.
– OOS-PARTIAL/Locked-partial—At least one cross-connect is IS-NR (ANSI) or Unlocked-enabled (ETSI) and others are out-of-service.
Note Right-clicking a column title (Circuit name, Type, etc.) opens a shortcut menu that allows you to show or hide circuit details.
- Acpt Threshold—The optical validation acceptance threshold value set for the GMPLS circuit. For more information on the threshold values, see the “Acceptance Thresholds” section.
- Opt Val—The optical validation result for the GMPLS circuit. For more information on the optical validation values, see the “Validation Modes” section.
Table 16-10 Circuit Protection Types
|
|
Y-cable |
(OCHNC and OCH-Trail circuit types only) The circuit is protected by a transponder or muxponder card Y-cable protection group. |
Splitter |
The circuit is protected by the protect transponder splitter protection. |
Unprot |
A circuit with a source and destination on different nodes is not protected. |
N/A |
A circuit with connections on the same node is not protected. |
Unknown |
A circuit has a source and destination on different nodes and communication is down between the nodes. This protection type appears if not all circuit components are known. |
Table 16-11 Cisco ONS 15454 Circuit Status
|
|
CREATING |
CTC is creating a circuit. |
DISCOVERED |
CTC created a circuit. All components are in place and a complete path exists from the circuit source to the circuit destination. |
DELETING |
CTC is deleting a circuit. |
PARTIAL |
A CTC-created circuit is missing a cross-connect or network span, a complete path from source to destination(s) does not exist, or an alarm interface panel (AIP) change occurred on one of the circuit nodes and the circuit is in need of repair. (AIPs store the node MAC address.) In CTC, circuits are represented using cross-connects and network spans. If a network span is missing from a circuit, the circuit status is PARTIAL. However, a PARTIAL status does not necessarily mean that a circuit traffic failure has occurred, because traffic might flow on a protect path. Network spans are in one of two states: up or down. On CTC circuit and network maps, up spans are shown as green lines, and down spans are shown as gray lines. If a failure occurs on a network span during a CTC session, the span remains on the network map but its color changes to gray to indicate the span is down. If you restart your CTC session while the failure is active, the new CTC session cannot discover the span and its span line will not appear on the network map. Subsequently, circuits routed on a network span that goes down will appear as DISCOVERED during the current CTC session, but they will appear as PARTIAL to users who log in after the span failure. This status does not appear for OCHNC circuit types. |
DISCOVERED_TL1 |
A TL1-created circuit or a TL1-like CTC-created circuit is complete. A complete path from source to destination(s) exists. This status does not appear for OCHNC circuit types. |
PARTIAL_TL1 |
A TL1-created circuit or a TL1-like CTC-created circuit is missing a cross-connect, and a complete path from source to destination(s) does not exist. This status does not appear for OCHNC circuit types. |
Step 3 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G102 Filter the Display of Optical Channel Circuits
Purpose |
This task filters the display of OCHNCs, OCHCCs, OCH trails and SONET or SDH circuits in the Circuits page. You can filter the circuits in network, node, or card view based on circuit or OCHNC name, size, type, direction, and other attributes. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Retrieve or higher |
Step 1 Navigate to the appropriate CTC view:
- To filter network circuits, from the View menu choose Go to Network View .
- To filter circuits that originate, terminate, or pass through a specific node, from the View menu choose Go to Other Node , then choose the node you want to search and click OK .
- To filter circuits that originate, terminate, or pass through a specific card, double-click the card on the shelf graphic in node view (single-shelf mode) or shelf view (multishelf mode) to open the card in card view.
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab.
Step 3 Set the attributes for filtering the circuit display:
a. Click the Filter button.
b. In the General tab of the Circuit Filter dialog box, set the following filter attributes, as necessary:
- Name—Enter a complete or partial circuit name to filter circuits based on the circuit name.
- Direction—Choose one: Any (direction not used to filter circuits), 1-way (display only one-way circuits), or 2-way (display only two-way circuits).
- OCHNC Wlen—(DWDM OCHNCs only) Choose an OCHNC wavelength to filter the circuits. For example, choosing 1530.33 will display channels provisioned on the 1530.33-nm wavelength.
- Status—Choose one: Any (status not used to filter circuits) or Discovered (display only discovered circuits). Other statuses do not apply to OCHNCs.
- State—Choose one: OOS (ANSI) or Locked (ETSI) to display only out-of-service circuits, IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI) to display only in-service circuits (OCHNCs have IS/Unlocked states only), or OOS-PARTIAL (ANSI) or Locked-partial (ETSI) to display only circuits with cross-connects in mixed service states.
- Protection—Enter the circuit protection type to filter circuits based on their protection.
- Shelf—(multishelf nodes only) Enter the shelf name to filter circuits based on that shelf.
- Slot—Enter a slot number to filter circuits based on the source or destination slot.
- Port—Enter a port number to filter circuits based on the source or destination port.
- Type—Choose one: Any (type not used to filter circuits), OCHNC (displays only OCHNCs), OCHCC (displays only OCHCCs), or OCH-Trail (displays only OCH trail circuits).
Note The following circuit types are not applicable to DWDM nodes: STS, VT, VT Tunnel, STS-V, VT-V, and VT Aggregation Point, VC_HO_PATH_CIRCUIT, VC_LO_PATH_CIRCUIT, VC_LO_PATH_TUNNEL, VC_LO_PATH_AGGREGATION, VC_HO_PATH_VCAT_CIRCUIT, and VC_LO_PATH_VCAT_CIRCUIT.
- Size—Click the appropriate check boxes to filter circuits based on size. The following sizes are available, depending on the circuit type: Multi-rate , Equipment non specific , 2.5 Gbps FEC , 2.5 Gbps No FEC , 10 Gbps FEC , and 10 Gbps No FEC .
Note VT1.5, STS-1, STS3c, STS-6c, STS-9c, STS-12c, STS-24c, STS-48c, and STS-192c are not applicable to ANSI DWDM nodes. VC12, VC3, VC4, VC4-2c, VC4-3c, VC4-4c, VC4-6c, VC4-8c, VC4-9c, VC4-16c, and VC4-64 are not applicable to ETSI DWDM nodes.
The check boxes shown depend on the Type field selection. If you chose Any, all sizes are available. If you chose OCHNC as the circuit type, only Multi-rate, Equipment non specific, 2.5 Gbps FEC, 2.5 Gbps No FEC, 10 Gbps FEC, and 10 Gbps No FEC appear. If you choose OCHCC, only OCHCC is available. If you choose OCH Trail, only Equipment non specific is available.
Step 4 To set the filter for the ring, node, link, and source and drop types, click the Advanced tab and complete the following substeps. If you do not want to make advanced filter selections, continue with Step 5.
a. If you made selections on the General tab, click Yes in the confirmation box to apply the settings.
b. In the Advanced tab of the Circuit Filter dialog box, set the following filter attributes as necessary:
- Ring—Choose the ring from the drop-down list.
- Node—Click the check boxes by each node in the network to filter circuits based on node.
- Link—Choose a link in the network.
- Source/Drop—Choose one of the following to filter circuits based on whether they have single or multiple sources and drops: One Source and One Drop Only or Multiple Sources or Multiple Drops .
Step 5 Click OK . Circuits matching the attributes in the Filter Circuits dialog box appear in the Circuits page.
Step 6 To turn filtering off, click the Filter icon in the lower right corner of the Circuits page. Click the icon again to turn filtering on, and click the Filter button to change the filter attributes.
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G103 View Optical Channel Circuits on a Span
Purpose |
This task allows you to view OCHNCs, OCHCCs, and OCH trails on an ONS 15454 span. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Retrieve or higher |
Step 1 In node view (single-shelf mode) or multishelf view (multishelf mode), from the View menu choose
Go to Network View . If you are already in network view, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Right-click the green line between the nodes containing the circuits that you want to view and choose Circuits to view OCHNCs, OCHCCs, or unprotected circuits on the span.
Step 3 In the Circuits on Span dialog box, view information about the circuits that traverse the span. The information that appears depends on the circuit type. For OCHNCs, the following information appears:
- Type—The type of circuit: OCHNC, OCHCC, or OCH-Trail.
- Size—The circuit size.
- OCHNC Wavelength—The wavelength provisioned for the OCHNC.
- DIR—2-way or 1-way.
- Circuit—The OCHNC circuit name.
- OCHNC Dir—The direction provisioned for the OCHNC, either Side B to Side A or Side A to Side B.
Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G184 Create a Provisionable Patchcord
Purpose |
This procedure creates a provisionable patchcord (PPC), also called a virtual link. Four types of PPCs can be created:
- Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk (L2)
- Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk
- Side to Side (OTS)
- OCH-Trunk to OCH-Filter
PPCs create a virtual connection between the OCH and the client nodes. (PPCs are not required for OCHNCs.) |
Tools/Equipment |
OC-N, TXP, MXP, OADM, ROADM, multiplexer (MUX), and demultiplexer (DMX) cards |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note If a Side-to-Side PPC is created between nodes, it will no longer function if the node Security Mode mode is enabled (see G264 Enable Node Security Mode). If the Secure mode is enabled, the DCN extension feature is unable to use the LAN interface to extend the internal network (due to the network isolation in this configuration mode). The result is that the topology discovery on the Side-to-Side PPC no longer operates.
Note This task requires data communications channel (DCC) or generic communications channel (GCC) connectivity between the OCH node and the subtended TXP, MXP, or ITU-T line card client shelves.
Note An optical port requires two patchcords when the remote end is Y-cable protected, or is an add/drop multiplexer, or multiplexer/demultiplexer port.
Note This procedure automatically turns on any OPT-RAMP-C or OPT-RAMP-CE cards installed.
Step 1 Complete the following tasks, as needed, to verify the cabling between the TXP/MXP/line cards in the client node and the OCH cards in the DWDM node:
Step 2 In the node view (single-shelf mode) or multishelf view (multishelf mode), click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > PPC tabs. Alternatively, in network view, click the Provisioning > Provisionable Patchcord (PPC) tabs.
PPCs can be created in either node or network view. However, if you create the PPC in node view, the PPC origination ports will be restricted to the cards installed on the node. Therefore, choose node view only if you know that the PPC origination port resides on a card installed in the node.
Note You can create OTS-to-OTS PPC only in the network view.
Step 3 Click Create . The PPC Attributes page of the PPC Creation wizard appears.
Step 4 Choose one of the following PPC link types. Table 16-2 provides a list of ports that serve as PPC endpoints for each option. However, if Cisco 7600 node is used as the client node, then choose only the OCH-Trunk to OCH-Filter link type.
- Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk (L2)—Creates a PPC between two NNI client or trunk ports on GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE cards provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode.
- Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk—Creates a PPC between two optical channel trunk ports on TXP, MXP, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, ADM-10G, OTU2_XP, or ITU-T line cards.
- Side to Side (OTS)—Creates a PPC between two OTS (optical transport section) ports that belong to a Side. This option establishes DCN connectivity between nodes that do not have OSCM or OSC-CSM cards installed or TNC OSC provisioned and therefore do not have OSC connectivity. CTC selects the OTS ports after you choose the origination and termination sides.
- OCH-Trunk to OCH-Filter—Creates a PPC between an optical channel trunk port on a TXP, MXP, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, ADM-10G, OTU2_XP, or ITU-T line card, or Cisco 7600 series node and an optical channel filter port on a MUX, DMX, or WSS card; or ADD/DROP port of a 15216-FLD-4, or 15216-MD-40-EVEN, 15216-EF-40-EVEN, 15216-MD-48-EVEN , 15216-MD-40-ODD, 15216-EF-40-ODD, or 15216-MD-48-ODD passive module.
Table 16-12 Provisionable Patchcord Ports
|
|
|
|
|
GE_XP 10GE_XP GE_XPE 10GE_XPE |
Client or trunk port in NNI mode |
Any trunk port |
— |
— |
TXP MXP ADM-10G OTU2_XP ITU-T |
— |
Any trunk port |
— |
— |
OPT-BST OPT-BST-E OPT-BST-L |
— |
— |
LINE RX LINE TX |
— |
OPT-AMP-17-C OPT-AMP-C OPT-AMP-L |
— |
— |
COM RX COM TX 1 LINE RX LINE TX2 |
— |
OPT-PRE |
— |
— |
COM RX COM TX 3 |
— |
OPT-RAMP-C OPT-RAMP-CE 15454-M-RAMAN-CTP 15454-M-RAMAN-COP |
— |
— |
LINE RX LINE TX |
— |
40-SMR1-C 40-SMR2-C |
— |
— |
LINE RX LINE TX |
— |
32MUX 32MUX-O 40-MUX-C |
— |
— |
— |
Any CHAN RX port |
32DMX 32DMX-L 32DMX-O 40-DMX-C 40-DMX-CE |
— |
— |
— |
Any CHAN TX port |
32WSS 32WSS-L 40-WSS-C 40-WSS-CE |
— |
— |
— |
Any ADD port |
40-WXC-C |
— |
— |
COM RX COM TX |
— |
80-WXC-C |
— |
— |
EAD(i), i=1 to 8 COM AD COM RX DROP TX EXP TX |
— |
MMU |
— |
— |
EXP A RX EXP A TX |
— |
40-SMR2-C |
— |
— |
— |
ADD-RX DROP-RX EXP-TX EXPi-RX |
40-SMR1-C |
— |
— |
— |
ADD-RX DROP-RX EXP-TX EXP-RX LINE-RX LINE-TX |
TDC-CC TDC-FC |
— |
— |
— |
DC-RX DC-TX |
XT-40G XM-40G XM-40G-CE XT-40G-CE |
— |
Any trunk port |
— |
— |
15216-MD-40-ODD 15216-MD-40-EVEN |
— |
— |
— |
Any CHAN RX/TX port |
15216-EF-40-ODD 15216-EF-40-EVEN |
— |
— |
— |
Any CHAN RX/TX port |
15216-MD-48-ODD 15216-MD-48-EVEN |
— |
— |
— |
Any CHAN RX/TX port |
15216-FLD-4 |
— |
— |
— |
Any CHAN RX/TX port |
Step 5 If you chose Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk or OCH-Trunk to OCH-Filter in Step 4, complete the following fields. If you chose Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk (L2) or Side to Side (OTS) (in Step 4, continue with Step 6.
- OCHNC Wavelength—(OCH Trunk to OCH Filter only) From the drop-down lists, choose the wavelength band (C or L), wavelength number type (Odd or Even), and then the wavelength.
Note Same wavelengths must be set at both the ends of a virtual link (Cisco 7600 node and the DWDM node). This wavelength must be set on the Cisco 7600 series router port on which the PPC or virtual link is configured.
- Protected—Check this box if you want only protected cards and ports to appear as options in the OCHNC origination and termination pages.
Step 6 Click Next .
Step 7 In the PPC Origination page, complete the fields shown in Table 16-13 . The table columns indicate whether the field is provisionable based on the option chosen in Step 4.
Table 16-13 PPC Origination Fields
|
|
Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk(L2)
|
Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk
|
|
|
Node |
Choose the node where the PPC will originate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(IPoDWDM using Cisco 7600) Choose the DWDM node as the PPC termination node. |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Side |
Choose the side where the PPC will originate. |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Shelf |
(Multishelf only) Choose the shelf where the PPC will originate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Slot |
Choose the slot where the PPC will originate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Port |
Choose the port where the PPC will originate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Tx Port |
(Display only) The OTS TX port where the PPC will originate. |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Rx Port |
Choose the RX port where the PPC will originate. |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Protection |
(Display only) Displays the protection option chosen in Step 5, if applicable. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
ID |
Displays the ID automatically assigned to the PPC. |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Tx ID |
Displays the transmit ID automatically assigned to the PPC. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Rx ID |
Displays the receive ID automatically assigned to the PPC. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Step 8 Click Next . If you chose Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk or OCH Trunk to OCH Filter with the Protected option in Step 4, continue with Step 9. If not, continue with Step 11.
Step 9 In the PPC Protect Termination page, provision the ID fields. If you chose OCH Trunk to OCH Trunk in Step 4, one ID field is available. If you chose OCH Trunk to OCH Filter in Step 4, two ID fields are available, Rx ID and Tx ID.
Step 10 Click Next .
Step 11 In the PPC Termination page, complete the fields shown in Table 16-14 . The OCH Trunk to OCH Trunk, OCH Trunk to OCH Filter, and Side to Side (OTS) columns indicate whether the field is provisionable.
Table 16-14 PPC Termination Fields
|
|
Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk (L2)
|
Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk
|
|
|
Node |
Choose the node where the PPC will terminate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(IPoDWDM using Cisco 7600) Choose the DWDM node as the PPC termination node. |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Side |
Choose the side where the PPC will terminate. |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Shelf |
(Multishelf only) Choose the shelf where the PPC will terminate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Slot |
Choose the slot where the PPC will terminate. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Port |
Choose the port where the PPC will terminate. |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Tx Port |
Choose the TX port where the PPC will terminate. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Rx Port |
Choose the RX port where the PPC will terminate. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Protection |
(Display only) Displays the protection option chosen in Step 5, if applicable. |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
ID |
Displays the ID automatically assigned to the PPC. |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Rx ID |
Displays the receive ID automatically assigned to the PPC. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Tx ID |
Displays the transmit ID automatically assigned to the PPC. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Step 12 Click Next . If you chose Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk or OCH Trunk to OCH Filter with the Protected option in Step 4, continue with Step 13. If not, continue with Step 14.
Step 13 In the PPC Protect Termination page, provision the ID fields. If you chose Client/Trunk to Client/Trunk in Step 4, one ID field is available. If you chose OCH Trunk to OCH Filter in Step 4, two ID fields are available, Rx ID and Tx ID.
Step 14 In the PPCs ID page, review the PPC information. If the PPC information is correct, click Finish . If you need to make corrections, click Back and return to the wizard page where you want to change the information.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-G181 Manage GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE Card SVLAN Databases
Purpose |
This procedure creates a service provider VLAN (SVLAN) database for GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode. The procedure stores newly created SVLANs in the card (each card has its own SVLAN DB). It also loads and merges SVLAN databases into the VLAN DB tab where they can be edited. |
Tools/Equipment |
OC-N, TXP, MXP, OADM, ROADM, multiplexer (MUX), and demultiplexer (DMX) cards |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at the node on the network where you will manage the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE SVLAN databases.
Step 2 As needed, complete the following tasks:
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G421 Create and Store an SVLAN Database
Purpose |
This task creates an SVLAN for a network of GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards provisioned in L2-over-DWDM mode. It then stores the SVLAN database on the card and not on the node. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > SVLAN > SVLAN DB tabs.
Step 3 In the box next to the Add row(s) button, enter the number of SVLANs you want to create.
Step 4 Click Add row(s) .
Step 5 For each SVLAN row, enter the following:
- SVLAN ID—Enter the SVLAN ID. The range is 1 to 4093 with the following restrictions:
– 0 indicates an untagged frame.
– The database can contain a maximum of 4092 unprotected SVLANS. However, it can contain a maximum of 1024 protected SVLANs.
- SVLAN Name—Enter the SVLAN name. It can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
- Protection—If this is a protected SVLAN, check the Protection check box. A maximum of 1024 SVLANs can be protected.
- MAC Learning—Enables or disables MAC learning for the port. MAC learning is used by Layer 2 switches to learn the MAC addresses of network nodes so they know where to send traffic. Layer 2 switches including the GE_XP and 10GE_XP cards in L2-over-DWDM mode maintain a MAC learning table that associates the MAC addresses and VLANs with a given port.
Note MAC address table aging is 300 seconds. It cannot be changed. To set this option, the card mode must be L2-over-DWDM.
- IGMP—Enables or disables the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP). By default, IGMP is disabled.
- IGMP Fast Leave—Enables or disables the IGMP fast leave. By default, IGMP fast leave is disabled.
- IGMP Suppression—Enables or disables the IGMP report suppression. By default, IGMP Suppression is disabled.
Step 6 Click Store .
Step 7 In the Store SVLAN DB dialog box, choose one of the following:
- To Node(s)—Stores the SVLAN database in one or more network nodes. Choose the network nodes where you want to store the SVLAN database.
- Shelf—Appears only when the node is provisioned as a multishelf. Choose the shelf where you want to store the SVLAN database.
- Slot—Choose the slot containing the card where the SVLAN database is stored. To choose more than one slot, press the Shift key, or click Select All .
- To File—Stores the SVLAN database in a file. Enter a file name, then click Browse to navigate to a local or network drive where you want to store the file.
Step 8 Click OK.
Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G422 Load or Merge an SVLAN Database
Purpose |
This task loads or merges an SVLAN database stored on the card or local file into the VLAN DB tab on the CTC network view. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > SVLAN > SVLAN DB tabs.
Step 3 Click one of the following:
- Load —Loads an SVLAN database from the card or local file and replaces any SVLANs that are in the network view VLAN DB table.
- Merge —Loads a SVLAN database from the card or local file, but does not replace any SVLANs that are in the network view VLAN DB table. The loaded database is merged with any SVLANs that might be in the table.
Step 4 In the Load SVLAN DB dialog box, choose one of the following:
- From Node—Loads the SVLAN database from the card. Choose the card where you want to load the SVLAN database.
- Shelf—Appears only when the node is provisioned as a multishelf. Choose the shelf where you want to load the SVLAN database.
- Slot—Choose the slot containing the card where you want to load the SVLAN database from.
- From File—Loads the SVLAN database from a file. Enter the file path in the blank field, or click Browse to navigate to a local or network directory containing the database file.
Step 5 Click OK.
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G60 Create and Delete Overhead Circuits
Purpose |
This procedure creates overhead circuits on an ONS 15454 network. Overhead circuits include ITU-T GCCs, the AIC-I card orderwire, and the AIC-I card UDC. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note The DCCs, GCCs, and OSCs should not be provisioned between SONET (ANSI) and SDH (ETSI) nodes using CTC or TL1 because they cannot operate between SONET and SDH nodes. These communication channels should be provisioned on similar nodes, such as SONET-to-SONET or SDH-to-SDH.
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at the node where you will create the overhead circuit. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 As needed, complete the G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations.
Step 3 As needed, complete the G97 Provision a Proxy Tunnel.
Step 4 As needed, complete the G98 Provision a Firewall Tunnel.
Step 5 As needed, complete the G109 Provision Orderwire.
Step 6 As needed, complete the G110 Create a User Data Channel Circuit.
Step 7 As needed, complete the G112 Delete Overhead Circuits.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations
Purpose |
This task creates the DWDM DCC/GCC terminations required for network setup when using the TXP, MXP, and XP cards. Perform this task before you create OCHCC or OCHNC circuits for these cards. In this task, you can also set up the node so that it has direct IP access to a far-end non-ONS node over the DCC/GCC network. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note For the OTU2_XP card, you can provision the GCC on any ITU-T G.709-enabled port in Transponder card configuration and on any port in Standard Regen or Enhanced FEC card configuration. The OTU2_XP card supports a maximum of three GCC terminations (on port 3, port 4, and either port 1 or 2) at a time.
Note The DCCs, GCCs, and OSCs should not be provisioned between SONET (ANSI) and SDH (ETSI) nodes using CTC or TL1 because they cannot operate between SONET and SDH nodes. These communication channels should be provisioned on similar nodes, such as SONET-to-SONET or SDH-to-SDH.
Step 1 If you are provisioning DCC termination on the TXP and MXP card, set the termination mode of the card as appropriate. See the “Termination Modes” section for details.
Step 2 If you are provisioning DCC termination, ensure that the OTN is disabled on OTN interfaces (usually trunk ports). If OTN is enabled, provision GCC instead of DCC termination. For more information about managing OTN setting on the card, see the “Procedures for Transponder and Muxponder Cards” section.
Step 3 In node view (single-shelf mode) or multishelf view (multishelf mode), click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > GCC tabs.
Step 4 Select the DCC or GCC tabs as necessary. Available tabs are:
Note For AR_MXP and AR_XPE cards, GCC goes down after changing the trunk state to IS,AINS (ANSI) or Unlocked,automaticInService (ETSI). The GCC comes up when the trunk state changes to IS,AINS (ANSI) or Unlocked,automaticInService (ETSI) after the specified soak time.
– SDCC and LDCC (for ANSI)
– RS-DCC and MS-DCC (for ETSI)
Step 5 Click the Create button. The Create Terminations dialog box appears.
Step 6 Select the ports where you want to create the DCC/GCC termination. To select more than one port, press the Shift key or the Ctrl key.
Step 7 Under Port Admin State area, select one of the following:
- Leave unchanged—Does not change the DCC/GCC termination port administrative state.
- Set to IS or Set to Unlocked —Puts the DCC/GCC termination port in service.
- Set OOS,DSLBD to IS,AINS (for ANSI) or Set Locked,disabled to Unlocked,automaticInService (for ETSI)—Changes a port that is currently out of service or locked to automatic in service.
- Set OOS,DSLBD to OOS,MT (for ANSI) or Set Locked,disabled to Locked,maintenance (for ETSI)—Changes a port that is currently out of service or locked to out of service for maintenance.
Step 8 For GCC termination, the GCC Rate is set as 192 kbps by default. For AR_MXP and AR_XP cards provisioned on 15454 ONS M6 and 15454 ONS M2 shelves, the GCC rate can be set to 400 kbps and 1200 kbps for OTU1 and OTU2 ports respectively.
Note Ensure that the same GCC rate is configured at both ends of a GCC channel.
Step 9 Verify that the Disable OSPF on Link is unchecked. If this check box is checked, node discovery through the link termination will not happen.
Step 10 If the DCC/GCC termination includes a non-ONS node, check the Far End is Foreign check box. This automatically sets the far-end node IP address to 0.0.0.0, which means that any address can be specified by the far end. To change the default to a specific IP address, see the DLP-G184 Change a GCC Termination .
Step 11 In the Layer 3 area, perform one of the following options:
- Check the IP box only if the DCC/GCC is between the ONS 15454 and another ONS node and only ONS nodes reside on the network. The DCC/GCC will use Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
- Check both the IP box and the OSI box if the DCC/GCC is between the ONS 15454 and another ONS node, and third-party NEs that use the OSI protocol stack are on the same network. The DCC/GCC will use PPP.
Step 12 If you checked OSI, complete the following substeps. If you checked IP only, continue with Step 13.
a. Click Next .
b. Provision the following fields:
– Router—Choose the OSI router.
– ESH—Sets the End System Hello (ESH) propagation frequency. End system (ES) NEs transmit ESHs to inform other ESs and intermediate systems (ISs) about the Network Service Access Points (NSAPs) that the ES NEs serve. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 10 to 1000 seconds.
– ISH—Sets the Intermediate System Hello (ISH) protocol data unit (PDU) propagation frequency. IS NEs send ISHs to other ESs and ISs to inform them about the IS NEs that the IS NEs serve. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 10 to 1000 seconds.
– IIH—Sets the Intermediate System to Intermediate System Hello (IIH) PDU propagation frequency. The IS-IS Hello PDUs establish and maintain adjacencies between ISs. The default is 3 seconds. The range is 1 to 600 seconds.
– IS-IS Cost—Sets the cost for sending packets on the LAN subnet. The IS-IS protocol uses the cost to calculate the shortest routing path. The default metric cost for LAN subnets is 60. The cost normally should not be changed.
Step 13 Click Finish . The following alarms appear until all the network DCC/GCC terminations are created and the ports are in service:
- GCC-EOC for GCC termination
- EOC for SDCC termination
- EOC-L for LDCC termination
Step 14 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G97 Provision a Proxy Tunnel
Purpose |
This task sets up a proxy tunnel to communicate with a non-ONS far-end node. Proxy tunnels are only necessary when the proxy server is enabled and a foreign GCC termination exists, or if static routes exist so that the GCC network is used to access remote networks or devices. You can provision a maximum of 12 proxy server tunnels. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Superuser only |
Note If the proxy server is disabled, you cannot set up a proxy tunnel.
Step 1 In node view (single-shelf mode) or multishelf view (multishelf mode), click the Provisioning > Network > Proxy tabs.
Step 2 Click Create .
Step 3 In the Create Tunnel dialog box, complete the following fields:
- Source Address—Type the IP address of the source node (32-bit length) or source subnet (any other length).
- Length—Choose the length of the source subnet mask.
- Destination Address—Type the IP address of the destination node (32-bit length) or destination subnet (any other length).
- Length—Choose the length of the destination subnet mask.
Step 4 Click OK .
Step 5 Continue with your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G98 Provision a Firewall Tunnel
Purpose |
This task provisions destinations that will not be blocked by the firewall. Firewall tunnels are only necessary when the proxy server is enabled and a foreign GCC termination exists, or if static routes cause the GCC network to access remote networks or devices. You can provision a maximum of 12 firewall tunnels. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Superuser only |
Note If the proxy server is configured as proxy-only or is disabled, you cannot set up a firewall tunnel.
Step 1 In node view (single-shelf mode) or multishelf view (multishelf mode), click the Provisioning > Network > Firewall tabs.
Step 2 Click Create .
Step 3 In the Create Tunnel dialog box, complete the following fields:
- Source Address—Type the IP address of the source node (32-bit length) or source subnet (any other length).
- Length—Choose the length of the source subnet mask.
- Destination Address—Type the IP address of the destination node (32-bit length) or destination subnet (any other length).
- Length—Choose the length of the destination subnet mask.
Step 4 Click OK .
Step 5 Continue with your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G108 Change the Service State for a Port
Purpose |
This task puts a port in service or removes a port from service. After creating an IP-encapsulated tunnel, put the ports that are hosting the IP-encapsulated tunnel in service. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note For more information about service states, see the Administrative and Service States document.
Step 1 In node view (single-shelf mode) or shelf view (multishelf mode) on the shelf graphic, double-click the card with the ports you want to put in or out of service. The card view appears.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Line tabs.
Step 3 In the Admin State column for the target port, choose one of the following from the drop-down list:
- IS (ANSI) or Unlocked (ETSI)—Puts the port in the IS-NR (ANSI) or Unlocked-enabled (ETSI) service state.
- OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,disabled (ETSI)—Puts the port in the OOS-MA,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked-enabled,disabled (ETSI) service state.
For ANSI nodes, traffic is not passed on the port until the service state is changed to IS-NR; OOS-MA,MT; or Out-of-Service and Autonomous, Automatic In-Service (OOS-AU,AINS). For ETSI nodes, traffic is not passed on the port until the service state is changed to Unlocked-enabled; Locked-enabled,maintenance; or Unlocked-disabled,automaticInService.
- OOS,MT (ANSI) or Locked,maintenance (ETSI)—Puts the port in the OOS-MA,MT/Locked-enabled,maintenance service state. This state does not interrupt traffic flow, but alarm reporting is suppressed and loopbacks are allowed. Raised fault conditions, whether or not their alarms are reported, can be retrieved from the CTC Conditions tab or by using the TL1 RTRV-COND command. Use the OOS-MA,MT/Locked-enabled,maintenance administrative state for testing or to suppress alarms temporarily. Change to the IS-NR/Unlocked-enabled or OOS-AU,AINS/Unlocked-disabled,automaticInService administrative states when testing is complete.
- IS,AINS (ANSI) or Unlocked,automaticInService (ETSI) —Puts the port in the OOS-AU,AINS/Unlocked-enabled,automaticInService service state. In this state, alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is carried and loopbacks are allowed. After the soak period passes, the port changes to IS-NR/Unlocked-enabled. Raised fault conditions, whether their alarms are reported or not, can be retrieved from the CTC Conditions tab or by using the TL1 RTRV-COND command.
Step 4 If you set the Admin State field to IS-AINS or Unlocked,automaticInService, set the soak period time in the AINS Soak field. This is the amount of time that the port will stay in the OOS-AU,AINS or Unlocked-enabled,automaticInService state after a signal is continuously received. When the soak period elapses, the port changes to the IS-NR or Unlocked-enabled state.
Step 5 Click Apply . The new port service state appears in the Service State column.
Step 6 As needed, repeat this task for each port.
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G109 Provision Orderwire
Purpose |
This task provisions orderwire on the AIC-I card. |
Tools/Equipment |
An AIC-I card must be installed in Slot 9. An OSCM, OSC-CSM, MXP_2.5_10E, MXP_2.5_10G, MXPP_MR_2.5G, or MXP_MR_2.5G card must be installed. |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.
Step 3 Click Create.
Step 4 In the Overhead Circuit Creation dialog box, complete the following fields in the Circuit Attributes area:
- Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces).
- Circuit Type—Choose either Local Orderwire or Express Orderwire depending on the orderwire path that you want to create. If regenerators are not used between ONS 15454 nodes, you can use either local or express orderwire channels. If regenerators exist, use the express orderwire channel. You can provision up to four ONS 15454 OC-N/STM-N ports for each orderwire path.
- PCM—Choose the Pulse Code Modulation voice coding and companding standard, either Mu_Law (North America, Japan) or A_Law (Europe). The provisioning procedures are the same for both types of orderwire.
Caution When provisioning orderwire for ONS 15454 nodes residing in a ring, do not provision a complete orderwire loop. For example, a four-node ring typically has Side B and Side A ports provisioned at all four nodes. However, to prevent orderwire loops, provision two orderwire ports (Side B and Side A) at all but one of the ring nodes.
Step 5 Click Next .
Step 6 In the Circuit Source area, complete the following information:
- Node—Choose the source node.
- Shelf—(Multishelf mode only) Choose the source shelf.
- Slot—Choose the source slot.
- Port—If applicable, choose the source port.
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 In the Circuit Destination area, complete the following information:
- Node—Choose the destination node.
- Shelf—(Multishelf mode only) Choose the destination shelf.
- Slot—Choose the destination slot.
- Port—If applicable, choose the destination port.
Step 9 Click Finish.
Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G110 Create a User Data Channel Circuit
Purpose |
This task creates a UDC circuit on the ONS 15454. A UDC circuit allows you to create a dedicated data channel between nodes. |
Tools/Equipment |
An OSCM, OSC-CSM, MXPP_MR_2.5G, or MXP_MR_2.5G card must be installed. |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.
Step 3 Click Create.
Step 4 In the Overhead Circuit Creation dialog box, complete the following fields in the Circuit Attributes area:
- Name—Assign a name to the circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces).
- Type—Choose either User Data-F1 or User Data D-4-D-12 from the drop-down list. (User Data D-4-D-12 is not available if the ONS 15454 is provisioned for DWDM.)
Step 5 Click Next .
Step 6 In the Circuit Source area, complete the following information:
- Node—Choose the source node.
- Shelf—(Multishelf mode only) Choose the source shelf.
- Slot—Choose the source slot.
- Port—If applicable, choose the source port.
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 In the Circuit Destination area, complete the following information:
- Node—Choose the destination node.
- Shelf—(Multishelf mode only) Choose the destination shelf.
- Slot—Choose the destination slot.
- Port—If applicable, choose the destination port.
Step 9 Click Finish.
Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G112 Delete Overhead Circuits
Purpose |
This task deletes overhead circuits. Overhead circuits include IP-encapsulated tunnels, AIC-I card orderwire, and UDCs. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.
Step 3 Click the overhead circuit that you want to delete: local or express orderwire, user data, IP-encapsulated tunnel, or DCC tunnel.
Step 4 Click Delete .
Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to continue.
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G62 Create a J0 Section Trace
Purpose |
This procedure creates a repeated, fixed-length string of characters used to monitor interruptions or changes to traffic between nodes. |
Tools/Equipment |
One TXP or MXP card must be installed. |
Prerequisite Procedures |
G179 Install the TXP, MXP, AR_MXP, AR_XP, GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, 10GE_XPE, ADM-10G, and OTU2_XP Cards G223 Change the 4x2.5G Muxponder Line Settings (if necessary) G224 Change the 4x2.5G Muxponder Section Trace Settings |
Required/As Needed |
As needed (optional if path trace is set) |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network where you will create the section trace. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 In node view (single-shelf mode) or shelf view (multishelf mode), double-click the TXP or MXP card.
Step 3 Click the Provisioning > Line > Section Trace tabs.
Step 4 From the Port drop-down list, choose the port for the section trace.
Step 5 From the Received Trace Mode drop-down list, enable the section trace expected string by choosing Manual .
Step 6 In the Transmit Section Trace String Size area, click 1 byte or 16 byte . The 1 byte option allows you to enter one character and the 16 byte option allows a 15 character string.
Step 7 In the New Transmit String field, enter the string that you want to transmit. Enter a string that makes the destination port easy to identify, such as the node IP address, node name, or another string. If the New Transmit String field is left blank, the J0 transmits a string of null characters.
Step 8 If you set the Section Trace Mode field to Manual, enter the string that the destination port should receive from the source port in the New Expected String field.
Step 9 If the card's Termination mode is set to Line, click the Disable AIS and RDI if TIM-P is detected check box if you want to suppress the alarm indication signal (AIS) and remote defect indication (RDI) when the STS Section Trace Identifier Mismatch Path (TIM-P) alarm appears. If the card's Termination mode is set to Section, the Disable AIS and RDI if TIM-P is detected check box will be grayed out and you will not be able to select it. Continue on to Step 10. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide for descriptions of alarms and conditions.
Step 10 Click Apply .
Step 11 After you set up the section trace, the received string appears in the Received field. The following options are available:
- Click Hex Mode to display section trace in hexadecimal format. The button name changes to ASCII Mode. Click ASCII Mode to return the section trace to ASCII format.
- Click the Reset button to reread values from the port.
- Click Default to return to the section trace default settings (Section Trace Mode is set to Off and the New Transmit and New Expected Strings are null).
Caution Clicking Default will generate alarms if the port on the other end is provisioned with a different string.
The expect and receive strings are updated every few seconds.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-G203 Create End-to-End SVLAN Circuits
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits > SVLAN tabs.
Step 3 Click Create .
Step 4 Define the circuit attributes:
- Name—Assign a name to the source SVLAN circuit. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the source cross-connect.
- Type—(Display only) SVLAN.
- SVLAN ID—Displays the SVLAN identifier. Enter a SVLAN ID between 1 and 4093.
Note Do not duplicate SVLAN IDs.
- Protection—Before enabling SVLAN protection be sure to define the master node in the OCH Ring that contains the circuit. Protection must be enabled in order to have a SVLAN protected circuit provisioned.
Check/uncheck to enable/disable SVLAN protection. A maximum of 1024 SVLANs can be protected.
Step 5 Click Next .
Step 6 Provision the circuit source (UNI or NNI client interfaces):
a. From the Node drop-down list, choose the circuit source node.
b. From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot where the card exists.
c. From the Port drop-down list, choose the port where the circuit must originate (UNI or NNI client ports).
Step 7 Click QinQ Settings . Provision the IEEE 802.1QinQ VLAN tags on the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, or 10GE_XPE cards. See the G384 Provision the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE QinQ Settings.
Step 8 Click Next .
Step 9 Provision the circuit destination (UNI or NNI client interfaces):
a. From the Node drop-down list, choose the circuit destination node.
b. From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot where the card exists.
c. From the Port drop-down list, choose the port where the circuit must terminate (UNI or NNI client ports).
Step 10 Click QinQ Settings . Provision the IEEE 802.1QinQ VLAN tags on the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards. See G384 Provision the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE QinQ Settings.
Step 11 Click Next .
Step 12 The SVLAN Circuit Routing Preview pane provides the following information:
- SVLAN Circuit Path—Nodes and spans. Click a node to select it. Blue arrows show the new SVLAN route. Move your cursor over the arrow to view span information including source, destination, and span loss information.
- Selected Node—Node that is currently chosen in the graphic. All actions that are invoked will apply to this node.
- Included Nodes—Nodes that are included in the circuit path.
- Excluded Nodes—Nodes that are excluded from the circuit path.
- Include—Includes the node displayed in the Selected Node field in the circuit path. Click Apply to update the circuit with the new constraints. This option is not applicable for protected SVLAN circuits.
- Exclude—Excludes the node displayed in the Selected Node field from the circuit path. Click Apply to update the circuit with the new constraints. This option is not applicable for protected SVLAN circuits.
Step 13 Click Finish to complete the circuit creation.
Step 14 To edit the SVLAN circuit, see instructions described in the “G472 Edit the End-to-End SVLAN Circuit” section.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G472 Edit the End-to-End SVLAN Circuit
Purpose |
This task edits an end-to-end SVLAN circuit. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits > SVLAN tabs.
Step 3 Select the SVLAN circuit that you want to edit and click Edit .
The Edit Circuit pane appears.
- Use the General tab to view circuit information (circuit type, size, protection type, and routing preference), and to modify the circuit name.
- Use the End Points tab to view and define new circuit drops for the SVLAN circuit.
Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G229 Provision DCN Extension for a Network Using GCC/DCC
Purpose |
This procedure provisions a DCN extension for a network using GCC/DCC as the communication channel |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at a node on the network (for example, Node A) where you want to provision the DCN extension. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the G105 Provision Optical Channel Network Connections, to create an OCHNC DCN circuit for the wavelength of the transponder (TXP) to be used for the GCC channel.
Step 3 Complete the G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations, to create a GCC service channel on the transponder in Node A.
Step 4 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at another node on the network (for example, Node B) where you want to provision the DCN extension.
Step 5 Complete the G105 Provision Optical Channel Network Connections, to create an OCHNC DCN circuit for the wavelength of the transponder to be used for the GCC channel.
Step 6 Complete the G76 Provision DCC/GCC Terminations, to create a GCC service channel on the transponder in Node B.
Step 7 Turn up the circuit by forcing an ALS manual restart on the line-facing amplifier:
a. Double-click the line-facing amplifier card
b. Click the Maintenance > ALS tabs.
c. From the ALS Mode drop-down list, choose Manual Restart.
d. Click Apply . Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
Step 8 When the circuit is up, CTC discovers the GCC topology and shows the two nodes (Node A and B) connected by the GCC link.
Step 9 Complete the G184 Create a Provisionable Patchcord, to create an OTS-to-OTS PPC between the two nodes.
Step 10 Complete the G472 Merge two OCHNC DCN Circuits, to merge the two OCHNC DCN circuits into a single OCHNC circuit.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G472 Merge two OCHNC DCN Circuits
Purpose |
This task merges two OCHNC DCN circuits into a single OCHNC circuit |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 2 Click the Circuits tab.
Step 3 Select one of the OCHNC DCN circuits that you want to merge and click Edit . The Edit Circuit pane appears.
Step 4 Click Merge tab.
Step 5 Select the other OCHNC DCN circuit that you want to merge and click Merge .
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
NTP-G245 Create an Automatically Routed VCAT Circuit
Purpose |
This procedure creates an automatically routed VCAT circuit. |
Tools/Equipment |
ADM-10G card. |
Prerequisite Procedures |
ADM-10G card must be installed at the nodes used in the VCAT circuit. Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note This procedure requires the use of automatic routing. Automatic routing is not available if both the Automatic Circuit Routing NE default and the Network Circuit Automatic Routing Overridable NE default are set to FALSE. To view the NE default values, go to Shelf View and click the Provisioning->NE Defaults tab. For a full description of these defaults, see the Network Element Defaults section.
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at the node where you would create the VCAT circuit. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 You must provision Ethernet or POS ports first before creating a VCAT circuit. Complete the following as necessary:
Step 3 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 4 Click the Circuits tab, then click Create .
Step 5 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, choose STS-V or VC_HO_PATH_VCAT_CIRCUIT from the Circuit Type drop-down list. Click Next .
Step 6 Define the circuit attributes as follows:
- Name—Type the circuit name. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 43 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit. Monitor circuits are secondary circuits that monitor traffic on primary bidirectional circuits.
- Type—Displays the circuit type you chose in Step 5.
- Bidirectional—Checked by default and creates a bidirectional circuit.
- Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)—Check this check box if you want to create one or more cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits.
- Apply to drop ports—Check this check box to apply the IS administrative state to the circuit source and destination ports. The IS state is applied to the ports only if the circuit bandwidth is the same as the port bandwidth, or if the port bandwidth is larger than the circuit, the circuit must be the first circuit to use the port. If not, a Warning dialog box shows the ports where the administrative state could not be applied. If the check box is unchecked, CTC does not change the service state of the source and destination ports.
Note If the ports in the IS-state do not receive signals, then the loss of signal alarms are generated. This transitions the ports from the IS state to OOS-AU,FLT state.
- Symmetric—Checked by default. A bi-directional symmetrical VCAT circuit consists of only one VCAT member group. All member circuits are bi-directional circuits.
- Open VCAT—Check this check box to create open-ended VCAT circuits.
- Member size—Choose the member size. Choose the size of each member circuit in the VCG. STS1/STS3c for ANSI and VC4 for ETSI. For information about the member size that ADM-10G card supports, see Chapter 11, “Provision Transponder and Muxponder Cards”.
- Num. of members—Choose the number of members. The number of members defines how much bandwidth is required at the trunk. Thus depending on bandwidth requirements of the ethernet traffic on the GE ports, choose appropriate number of members. For information about the number of members that ADM-10G card supports, see Chapter 11, “Provision Transponder and Muxponder Cards”.
Note In ADM-10G cards, the Gigabit Ethernet port does not support flow control. When less than seven VC-4s are configured for the port, with the client traffic expected to be below the line rate, a burst in traffic beyond the supposed bandwidth leads to packet loss. It is, therefore, recommended to use an external flow control mechanism with less than seven VC-4s configured. Connecting a GE-XP or GE-XPE card between the client traffic and the ADM-10G Gigabit Ethernet interface enables such flow control.
- Mode—Select “None”. The ADM-10G card supports only pure VCAT and does not support SW-LCAS or HW-LCAS.
Note A failure on one member causes the entire VCAT circuit to fail. For ADM-10G card, you can add or delete members after creating a VCAT circuit with no protection. But while adding or deleting the members, the entire VCAT circuit does not carry traffic.
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 Complete the G555 Provision a VCAT Circuit Source and Destination for the VCAT circuit you are creating. If you are creating an open-ended VCAT circuit, complete the G556 Provision an Open VCAT Circuit Source and Destination.
Step 9 In the VCAT Circuit Routing Preferences area, choose Route Automatically . The following options are available (choose either, both, or none based on your preferences).
- Using Required Nodes/Spans—Check this check box to specify nodes and spans to include or exclude in the CTC-generated circuit route.
Including nodes and spans for a circuit ensures that those nodes and spans are in the working path of the circuit (but not the protect path). Excluding nodes and spans ensures that the nodes and spans are not in the working or protect path of the circuit.
- Review Route Before Creation—Check this check box to review and edit the circuit route before the circuit is created (you can see all the spans the circuit is traversing before the circuit creation is completed).
Step 10 If the VCAT circuit has a source or destination on a ADM-10G card, choose one of the following routing types.
- Common Routing—Routes the members on the same fiber.
- Split Routing—Allows the individual members to be routed on different fibers or each member to have different routing constraints. Split routing is required when creating circuits over a path protection configuration.
If the VCAT circuit does not have a source or destination on a ADM-10G card, common routing is automatically selected and you cannot change it.
Step 11 If you want to set preferences for individual members, complete the following in the Member Preferences area. Repeat for each member. To set identical preferences for all members, skip this step and continue with Step 12:
- Number—Choose a number (between 1 and 256) from the drop-down list to identify the member.
- Name—Type a unique name to identify the member. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Protection—Choose the member protection type:
– Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.
– Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.
– PCA—Routes the circuit on a BLSR protection channel.
– DRI—(Split routing only) Routes the member on a dual-ring interconnect circuit.
- Node-Diverse Path—(Split routing only) Available for each member when Fully Protected is chosen.
Step 12 To set preferences for all members, complete the following in the Set Preferences for All Members area:
- Protection—Choose the member protection type:
– Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.
– Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.
– PCA—Routes the member on a BLSR protection channel.
– DRI—(Split routing only) Routes the member on a dual-ring interconnect circuit.
- Node-Diverse Path—(Split routing only) Available when Fully Protected is chosen.
Step 13 Click Next . If you chose Fully Protected or PCA, click OK to continue. If not, continue with the next step.
Step 14 If you selected Using Required Nodes/Spans in Step 9, complete the following substeps. If not, continue with Step 15:
a. In the Circuit Constraints area, choose the member that you want to route from the Route member number drop-down list.
b. Click a node or span on the circuit map.
c. Click Include to include the node or span in the circuit, or click Exclude to exclude the node or span from the circuit. The order in which you choose included nodes and spans is the order in which the circuit is routed. Click spans twice to change the circuit direction.
d. Repeat Steps b and c for each node or span you wish to include or exclude.
e. Review the circuit route. To change the circuit routing order, choose a node in the Required Nodes/Lines or Excluded Nodes Links lists, then click the Up or Down buttons to change the circuit routing order. Click Remove to remove a node or span.
f. Repeat Steps a through e for each member.
Step 15 If you selected Review Route Before Creation in Step 9, complete the following substeps. If not continue with Step 16:
a. In the Route Review/Edit area, choose the member that you want to route from the Route Member Number drop-down list.
b. Click a node or span on the circuit map.
c. Review the circuit route. To add or delete a circuit span, choose a node on the circuit route. Blue arrows indicate the circuit route. Green arrows indicate spans that you can add. Click a span arrowhead, then click Include to include the span or Remove to remove the span.
d. If the provisioned circuit does not reflect the routing and configuration you want, click Back to verify and change circuit information. If the circuit needs to be routed to a different path, see the G246 Create a Manually Routed VCAT Circuit to assign the circuit route yourself.
e. Repeat Steps a through d for each member.
Step 16 Click Finish . The Circuits window appears.
Note Depending on the complexity of the network and number of members, the VCAT circuit creation process can take several minutes.
Step 17 In the Circuits window, verify that the circuit you created appears in the circuits list.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-G246 Create a Manually Routed VCAT Circuit
Purpose |
This procedure creates a manually routed VCAT circuit. |
Tools/Equipment |
ADM-10G card. |
Prerequisite Procedures |
ADM-10G card must be installed at the nodes used in the VCAT circuit. Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at the node where you would create the circuit. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 If you want to assign a name to the tunnel source and destination ports before you create the circuit, complete the G104 Assign a Name to a Port. If not, continue with Step 3.
Step 3 You must provision Ethernet or POS ports first before creating a VCAT circuit. Complete the following as necessary:
Step 4 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 5 In the Circuit Creation dialog box, choose STS-V or VC_HO_PATH_VCAT_CIRCUIT from the Circuit Type drop-down list. Click Next .
Step 6 Define the circuit attributes as follows:
- Name—Type the circuit name. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). Circuit names should be 43 characters or less if you want the ability to create monitor circuits. If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Type—Displays the circuit type you chose in Step 5.
- Bidirectional—Checked by default and creates a bidirectional circuit.
- Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)—Check this check box if you want to create one or more cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits.
- Apply to drop ports—Check this check box to apply the IS administrative state to the circuit source and destination ports. The IS state is applied to the ports only if the circuit bandwidth is the same as the port bandwidth, or if the port bandwidth is larger than the circuit, the circuit must be the first circuit to use the port. If not, a Warning dialog box shows the ports where the administrative state could not be applied. If the check box is unchecked, CTC does not change the service state of the source and destination ports.
- Symmetric—Checked is the default. A bi-directional symmetrical VCAT circuit consists of only one VCAT member group. All member circuits are bi-directional circuits.
- Open VCAT—Check this check box to create open-ended VCAT circuits.
- Member size—Choose the member size. Choose the size of each member circuit in the VCG. STS1/STS3c for ANSI and VC4 for ETSI. For information about the member size that ADM-10G card supports, see Chapter 11, “Provision Transponder and Muxponder Cards”.
- Num. of members—Choose the number of members. The number of members defines how much bandwidth is required at the trunk. Thus depending on bandwidth requirements of the ethernet traffic on the GE ports, choose appropriate number of members. For information about the number of members that ADM-10G card supports, see Chapter 11, “Provision Transponder and Muxponder Cards”
Note In ADM-10G cards, the Gigabit Ethernet port does not support flow control. When less than seven VC-4s are configured for the port, with the client traffic expected to be below the line rate, a burst in traffic beyond the supposed bandwidth leads to packet loss. It is, therefore, recommended to use an external flow control mechanism with less than seven VC-4s configured. Connecting a GE-XP or GE-XPE card between the client traffic and the ADM-10G Gigabit Ethernet interface enables such flow control.
- Mode—ADM-10G card supports only pure VCAT and does not support SW-LCAS or HW-LCAS.
Note A failure on one member causes the entire VCAT circuit to fail. For ADM-10G card, you can add or delete members after creating a VCAT circuit with no protection. But while adding or deleting the members, the entire VCAT circuit does not carry traffic.
Step 7 Click Next .
Step 8 Complete the G555 Provision a VCAT Circuit Source and Destination for the VCAT circuit you are creating. If you are creating an open-ended VCAT circuit, complete the G556 Provision an Open VCAT Circuit Source and Destination.
Step 9 In the Circuit Routing Preferences area, uncheck Route Automatically .
Step 10 If the VCAT circuit has a source or destination on a ADM-10G card, choose one of the following routing types.
- Common Routing—Routes the members on the same fiber.
- Split Routing—Allows the individual members to be routed on different fibers or each member to have different routing constraints. Split routing is required when creating circuits over a path protection configuration.
If the VCAT circuit does not have a source or destination on a ADM-10G card, common routing is automatically selected and you cannot change it.
Step 11 If you want to set preferences for individual members, complete the following in the Member Preferences area. Repeat for each member. To set identical preferences for all members, skip this step and continue with Step 12.
- Number—Choose a number (between 1 and 256) from the drop-down list to identify the member.
- Name—Type a unique name to identify the member. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.
- Protection—Choose the member protection type:
– Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.
– Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.
– PCA—Routes the member on a BLSR protection channel.
– DRI—(Split routing only) Routes the member on a dual-ring interconnect circuit.
- Node-Diverse Path—(Split routing only) Available for each member when Fully Protected is chosen.
Step 12 To set preferences for all members, complete the following in the Set Preferences for All Members area:
- Protection—Choose the member protection type:
– Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.
– Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.
– PCA—Routes the member on a BLSR protection channel.
– DRI—(Split routing only) Routes the member on a dual-ring interconnect circuit.
- Node-Diverse Path—(Split routing only) Available when Fully Protected is chosen.
Step 13 Click Next . If you chose Fully Protected or PCA, click OK . If not, continue with the next step.
Step 14 In the Route Review and Edit area, node icons appear so you can route the circuit manually.
Step 15 Complete the G557 Provision a VCAT Circuit Route.
Step 16 Click Finish . If the path does not meet the specified path diversity requirement, CTC displays an error message and allows you to change the circuit path.
Note Depending on the complexity of the network and number of members, the VCAT circuit creation process can take several minutes.
Step 17 When all the circuits are created, the main Circuits window appears. Verify that the circuit you created appears in the window.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-G247 Enable or disable Path Performance Monitoring on Intermediate Nodes
Purpose |
This task enables or disables path performance monitoring on STS circuits of intermediate nodes carrying high volume traffic. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note For PM parameter definitions, see the Performance Monitoring Parameter Definitions section.
Step 1 In node view, double-click the ADM-10G card to display the card view.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Line > SONET STS tabs
Step 3 In the Provisioning->Line->SONET STS pane, check the Enable IPPM check box to enable path performance monitoring on the STS circuit. Uncheck (default option) the Enable IPPM to disable path performance monitoring on the STS circuit.
Step 4 Click Apply .
Step 5 Click the Performance tab to view PM parameters.
Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G551 Provision ADM-10G Ethernet Ports
Purpose |
This task provisions ADM-10G Ethernet ports to carry traffic. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 Complete G411 Provision an ADM-10G PPM and Port to provision the PPM.
Step 2 In node view (single-shelf view) or shelf view (multishelf view), double-click the ADM-10G card to display the card view.
Step 3 Click the Provisioning > Line > Ethernet tabs.
Step 4 For each ADM-10G port, provision the following parameters:
- Port Name—Enter a logical name that defines the port.
- Admin State—Select the service state from the drop-down list. See the G108 Change the Service State for a Port for more information.
- MTU—The maximum size of the Ethernet frames accepted by the port. For jumbo size Ethernet frames, choose jumbo (the valid range is 64-9216) or select 1548 (default).
- Framing Type—Choose GPF-F POS framing (the default) or HDLC POS framing. The framing type needs to match the framing type of the POS device at the end of the circuit.
- CRC Encap—With GFP-F framing, you can configure a 32-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC) or none (no CRC) (the default). HDLC framing provides a set 16-bit or 32-bit CRC. The encap and CRC should be set to match the encap and CRC of the POS device on the end of the circuit.
Step 5 Click Apply .
Step 6 Refresh the statistics to get the current RMON counts:
a. Click the Performance > Statistics tabs.
b. Click Refresh .
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G553 Create a Server Trail
Purpose |
This procedure creates a server trail, which provides a connection between ONS nodes through a third-party network. You can create server trails between any two optical ports. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
Chapter 14, “Turn Up a Node” |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note You cannot create server trails on ports with DCC links.
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at the node where you would create the circuit. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 3 Click the Provisioning > Server Trails tabs.
Step 4 Click Create .
Step 5 In the Server Trail Creation dialog box, complete the following fields:
- Type—Choose STS or VC .
- Size—Depending on the type selected, choose the server trail size. For STSs, choose STS-1, STS-3c, STS-6c, STS-9c, STS-12c, or STS-24c; for VCs, choose VC-4, VC-4-2c, VC-4-3c, VC-4-4c, or VC4-8c
- Protection Type—Choose one of the following protection types: Preemptible, Unprotected, or Fully Protected. The server trail protection sets the protection type for any circuit that traverses it.
– Preemptible— PCA circuits will use server trails with the Preemptible attribute.
– Unprotected—In Unprotected Server Trail, CTC assumes that the circuits going out from that specific port will not be protected by provider network and will look for a secondary path from source to destination if you are creating a protected circuit.
– Fully Protected—In Fully Protected Server Trail, CTC assumes that the circuits going out from that specific port will be protected by provider network and will not look for a secondary path from source to destination.
- Number of Trails—Enter the number of server trails. Number of trails determine the number of circuits that can be created on server trail. You can create a maximum of 3744 server trails on a node. You can create multiple server trails from the same port. This is determined by how many circuits of a particular server trail size can be supported on the port.
- SRLG—Enter a value for the Shared Resource Link Group (SRLG). SRLG is used by Cisco Transport Manager (CTM) to specify link diversity. The SRLG field has no restrictions. If you create multiple server trails from one port, you can assign the same SRLG value to all the links to indicate that they originate from the same port.
Step 6 Click Next .
Step 7 In the Source area, complete the following:
- From the Node drop-down list, choose the node where the server trail originates.
- From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the card where the server trail originates. (If a card’s capacity is fully utilized, the card does not appear in the list.)
- Depending on the origination card, choose the source port and/or STS or VC from the Port and STS or VC lists. The Port list is only available if the card contains multiple ports. STSs and VCs do not appear if they are already in use by other circuits.
Step 8 Click Next .
Step 9 In the Destination area, complete the following:
- From the Node drop-down list, choose the destination node.
- From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the card where the server trail will terminate (destination card). (If a card’s capacity is fully utilized, the card does not appear in the list.)
- Depending on the card selected, choose the destination port and/or STS or VC from the Port and STS or VC drop-down lists. The Port drop-down list is available only if the card has multiple ports. The STSs that appear depend on the card, circuit size, and protection scheme.
Step 10 Click Finish .
Note When Server Trails are created on an IPv4 or IPv6 node and the IP address of the node changes, complete the G554 Repair Server Trails to repair the Server Trails.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G554 Repair Server Trails
Purpose |
This procedure repairs server trail terminations in cases where the IP address changes for a node connected by a Server Trail link. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note The Server Trail Repair wizard can only fix the IP address changes and cannot fix Server Trail terminations when you migrate from IPv4 to IPv6 addresses.
Note The Server Trail Repair wizard cannot repair the server trails when IP address of nodes on both ends of the Server Trail are changed.
Note When server trails are created on an IPv4 or IPv6 node and the IP address of the node changes, make sure that the Server Trail Repair wizard is launched on the IP address of the node that changed. For example, if the IP address of server trails created on an IPv4 node changes, run the Server Trail Repair wizard on the IPv4 node and not on the IPv6 node.
Step 1 Complete the DLP-G46 Log into CTC at the node where you would repair server trails. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Note The Server Trail Repair wizard works only when nodes at both ends of the server trail are added in the CTC. If CTC is launched after the IP address is changed or if the node on any of the sides is not discovered automatically, then the node has to be added manually into the CTC.
Step 2 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View .
Step 3 Choose the Tools > Links > Repair Server Trails option from the tool bar.
The Server Trail Repair wizard appears.
Step 4 Specify the changed IP address.
The Server Trail Repair window provides the following options:
- Try to discover IP address changes —The wizard searches and displays the list of changed IP addresses.
Note The wizard can discover multiple IP address changes. However, the wizard can repair only one IP address change at a time. To repair multiple IP address changes, run the Server Trail Repair wizard multiple times.
- Apply the following IP change —Allows you to specify the changed IP address.
Select the node with the changed IP address and specify old IP address as Original IP Address. The wizard automatically displays the current IP address.
Step 5 Click Next .
If you selected the “Try to discover IP address changes” option in Step 4, then the wizard displays all the IP address changes that will be fixed. Click Next .
If you selected the “Apply the following IP change” option in Step 4, continue with Step 6.
Step 6 The Server Trail Terminations to Repair window appears. Click Finish to repair the server trails.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
DLP-G555 Provision a VCAT Circuit Source and Destination
Purpose |
This task provisions a virtual concatenated (VCAT) circuit source and destination. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note After you have selected the circuit properties in the Circuit Source dialog box according to the specific circuit creation procedure, you are ready to provision the circuit source.
Step 1 From the Node drop-down list (in the Source/Destination selection pane), choose the node where the circuit originates.
Step 2 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the ADM-10G card where the circuit originates. (If a card’s capacity (bandwidth) is fully utilized, it does not appear in the list.)
Step 3 Depending on the circuit origination card, choose the source port.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 From the Node drop-down list, choose the destination node.
Step 6 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the ADM10-G card where the circuit will terminate (destination card). (If a card’s capacity (bandwidth) is fully utilized, the card does not appear in the list.)
Step 7 Choose the destination port.
Step 8 Click Next .
Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G556 Provision an Open VCAT Circuit Source and Destination
Purpose |
This task provisions an open virtual concatenated (VCAT) circuit source and destination. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Note After you have selected the circuit properties in the Circuit Source dialog box according to the specific circuit creation procedure, you are ready to provision the circuit source.
Step 1 From the Node drop-down list (in the Source/Destination selection pane), choose the node where the circuit originates.
Step 2 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the ADM-10G card where the circuit originates. (If a card’s capacity (bandwidth) is fully utilized, it does not appear in the list.)
Step 3 Depending on the circuit origination card, choose the source port.
Step 4 Click Next .
Step 5 Click the Auto-ranged Destinations check box to select the endpoints (CCAT/VCAT) automatically. Only the first endpoint needs to be selected; all the other endpoints are automatically created.
If you have not chosen auto-ranged destinations from the card selected in Step 2, then choose the source port and/or STS. If applicable, choose VC from the Port and STS drop down-lists. The Port drop-down list is available only if the card has multiple ports. STSs and VCs do not appear if they are already in use by other circuits.
Step 6 From the Select Destinations For drop-down list, choose the member number.
Step 7 From the Node drop-down list, choose the destination node.
Step 8 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the card where the circuit will terminate (destination card). (If a card’s capacity (bandwidth) is fully utilized, the card does not appear in the list.) Non-data cards may be used for open VCAT circuits. The cards that do not have ethernet ports are non-data cards.
Step 9 Click Add Destinations.
Step 10 Click Next .
Step 11 Verify that the open VCAT circuit source and destination appears.
Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-G557 Provision a VCAT Circuit Route
Purpose |
This task provisions the circuit route for manually routed VCAT circuits. |
Tools/Equipment |
None |
Prerequisite Procedures |
DLP-G46 Log into CTC |
Required/As Needed |
As needed |
Onsite/Remote |
Onsite or remote |
Security Level |
Provisioning or higher |
Step 1 In the Circuit Creation wizard in the Route Review and Edit area, choose the member number from the Route Member Number drop-down list.
Step 2 Click the source node icon if it is not already selected.
Step 3 Starting with a span on the source node, click the arrow of the span you want the circuit to travel. The arrow turns yellow. In the Selected Span area, the From and To fields provide span information. The source STS or VC appears.
Step 4 Click Add Span. The span is added to the Included Spans list and the span arrow turns blue.
Step 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until the circuit is provisioned from the source to the destination node through all intermediary nodes.
Step 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each member.
Step 7 Verify that a VCAT circuit route is provisioned.
Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).