Configure a Network

This chapter describes the various ways of configuring the network designed through Cisco ONP.

Configure an NCS 2000 network for contentionless functionality

Use this procedure to configure contentionless functionality in a network.

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP.

Step 2

Add contentionless sides to the required sites. See Add contentionless side to a site.

Step 3

Set the channel type for the demands:

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab.

  2. Click the service connecting the site and set the Src Channel Type property as Auto or Contentionless. Then, click the trail under the wave (for non-SSON) or Media Channel (for SSON) and set the Src Channel Type property to Auto or Contentionless.

    Note

     
    Contentionless is the default option when you select Auto.

  3. Click Update.

Step 4

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

Configure an NCS 2000 network for colorless functionality

This procedure guides you through the process of configuring colorless functionality in an NCS 2000 optical network.

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP .

Step 2

Set the channel type for the demands:

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab.

  2. Click the service connecting the site. Set the Src Channel Type property as Colorless. For non-SSON click the trail under the wave. For SSON, click the Media Channel (for SSON). Set the Src Channel Type property as Colorless.

  3. Under the Site > Side properties, choose the Line type side from which you want to create the colorless demand, and enter the number of Colorless Ports.

    From Release 24.3.1, you can select the colorless ports for the SMR-9 card.

    The number of colorless ports for MF-6AD-CFS depends on the Scalable Upto Degree property. See Colorless ports for SSON and Non-SSON networks.

  4. Click Update.

Step 3

Under the C-Band properties, choose MF-6AD-CFS or Direct SMR as the Colorless Add/Drop.

Step 4

Click Update..

Step 5

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

You can see the colorless Add/Drop unit getting added in the layout and BOM.

Colorless ports for SSON and Non-SSON networks

This table explains the maximum number of colorless ports that can be added based on the Scalable Upto Degree property for the MF-6AD-CFS card.

Table 1. Colorless ports for SSON and Non-SSON networks

Site type

Scalable upto degree

Maximum number of colorless ports for SSON

Maximum number of colorless ports for non-SSON

SMR-20

4

72

72

SMR-20

8

72

72

SMR-20

12

24

24

SMR-20

16

24

 24

SMR-20

Line

96

96

SMR-20

Terminal

120

96

Configure an NCS 2000 network for colorless functionality

Configure an NCS 2000 network for colored functionality

This procedure guides you through the process of configuring colored functionality in an NCS 2000 optical network.

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP .

Step 2

Set the channel type for the demands:

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab.

  2. Click the service connecting the site and set the Src Channel Type property as Colored. For non-SSON click the trail under the wave. For SSON, click the Media Channel (for SSON). Set the Src Channel Type property as Colored.

  3. Click Update.

Step 3

For an SSON network, complete these steps.

  1. Under the C-Band properties, choose MD-64-C as the Colored Add/Drop.

    Note

     

    MD-64-C is supported from NCS 2000 Release 12.x.

  2. Click Update..

By default, the system adds MD-48-ODD or MD-48-EVENas the Colored Add/Drop when Share SMR Port is not enabled.

Note

 

If you choose MD-48-EVEN or MD-48-ODD, select an even wavelength for the Wavelength property under Trail.

Step 4

When Share SMR Port port is enabled, you can select the Colored Add/Drop by using these steps:

  1. Under the C-Band properties, choose MD-48-ODD, MD-48-EVEN, or MD-48-ODD+MD-48-EVEN as the Colored Add/Drop.

    Note

     

    These Add/Drop units are supported from NCS 2000 Release 11.x.

  2. Click Update.

Step 5

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

The colored Add/Drop unit appears in the layout and BOM.

Configure a network with mixed Add/Drop multiplexers and demultiplexers

Use the following procedure to configure mixed wavelengths in a network:

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.
Table 2. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description
Support for Mixed Add/Drop Configuration

Cisco ONP Release 4.2

You can configure different functionalities in the network created in Cisco ONP. Mixed wavelengths such as colorless and contentionless, colored and contentionless, can be added/dropped on the same side or direction. The following mixed configurations are supported:

  • Colored (MD-48-ODD/MD-48-EVEN) and Contentionless (16-AD-CCOFS) without shared SMR port

  • Colored and Contentionless (MD-64-C and 16-AD-CCOFS)

  • Colored (MD-64-C) and Colorless (Direct SMR)

  • Colored (MD-48) and Contentionless (16-AD-CCOFS) with Shared SMR Port

  • Colorless and MD-48-ODD/MD-48-EVEN

  • Colorless and 16-AD-CCOFS

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP.

Step 2

Set the properties of the network under the Entity Editor for different combinations of the functionalities, as described in Supported and unsupported mixed configurations.

Note

 

You cannot mix the MF-6AD-CFS colorless configuration with any other configuration.

Supported and unsupported mixed configurations

This section describes the list of mixed configurations that are supported and unsupported by Cisco ONP.
Table 3. Supported mixed Configurations

Supported network type

Possible mixed configurations

Properties to be set

Non-SSON

Colored (MD-48-ODD/MD-48-EVEN) and Contentionless (16-AD-CCOFS) without shared SMR port

  • Add required number of contentionless sides.

  • Channel Type―Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colored for one wave. Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Contentionless for the second wave created on the same site. Both wavelengths must add/drop in the same side or direction.

  • By default, MD-48-ODD or MD_48-EVEN is added as the Colored Add/Drop in the BOM and layout when you set the Channel Type as Colored and when Shared SMR Port is disabled.

    By default, 16-AD-CCOFS is added in the BOM and layout when you set the Channel Type as Contentionless.

SSON

Colored and Contentionless (MD-64-C and 16-AD-CCOFS)

  • Add required number of contentionless sides.

  • Channel Type―Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colored for one media channel. Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Contentionless for the second media channel created on the same site. Both channels must add/drop in the same side or direction.

  • Colored Add/Drop―MD-64-C under the side.

SSON

Colored (MD-64-C) and Colorless (Direct SMR)

  • Channel Type―Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colored for one media channel. Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colorless for the second media channel created on the same site. Both channels must add/drop in the same side or direction.

  • Enter the number of Colorless Ports under the Line Side properties.

  • Colored Add/Drop―MD-64-C

    Colorless Add/Drop―Direct SMR

Non-SSON

Colored (MD-48) and Contentionless (16-AD-CCOFS) with Shared SMR Port

  • Add required number of contentionless sides.

  • Channel Type―Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colored for one wave. Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Contentionless for the second wave created on the same site. Both wavelengths must add/drop in the same side or direction.

  • Check the Shared SMR Port check box, under the Site properties.

  • Colored Add/Drop―MD-48-ODD, MD-48-EVEN, or MD-48-ODD and MD-48-EVEN

  • If you choose MD-48-EVEN, make sure to select an even wavelength for the Wavelength property under Trail.

Non-SSON

Colorless and MD-48-ODD/MD-48-EVEN

  • Channel Type―Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colorless for the wave.

  • Enter the number of Colorless Ports under the Line Side properties.

  • By default, MD-48-ODD/MD-48-EVEN is added as colored Add/Drop in the BOM and layout, when any colored demand is added in the non-SSON network.

SSON

Colorless and Contentionless (16-AD-CCOFS)

  • Add required number of contentionless sides.

  • Channel Type―Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to be Colorless for the wave or media channel.

  • Channel Type―Colorless for one wave and Contentionless for another wave created on the same site. Both wavelengths must add/drop in the same side or direction.

Table 4. Unsupported mixed configurations

Network type

Mixed configurations

SSON

Colored (MD-64-C) and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

SSON

Contentionless and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

SSON

Colored (MD-64-C), Contentionless, and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

SSON

Colored (MD-64-C) and Layer-2 Contentionless

Non-SSON

Contentionless and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

Non-SSON

Colored (MD-48) and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

Colorless (Direct SMR) and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

Non-SSON

Colored, Contentionless, and Colorless (MF-6AD-CFS)

Configure an NCS 1010 network for colorless functionality

Use this procedure to configure the colorless functionality in an NCS 1010 network.

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP .

Step 2

Set the channel type for the demands.

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab.

  2. Click the trail under the circuit, set the Src Channel Type property to Colorless.

  3. Click Update.

Step 3

Under the C-Band properties, choose BRK-8, BRK-16, or BRK-24 as the Colorless Add/Drop.

The Maximum number of colorless ports depends on the scalable upto degree. See Colorless ports for NCS 1010 networks.

Note

 

Colorless configuration is not supported for scalable upto degree 31.

Step 4

Click Update.

Step 5

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

The colorless Add/Drop unit is added in the layout and BOM.

Colorless ports for NCS 1010 networks

This section describes the maximum number of colorless ports based on the scalable up to degree.
Table 5. Colorless ports for NCS 1010 networks

Scalable upto degree

MPO port used for degree interconnect

Maximum number of colorless ports supported

BRK-24

BRK-16

BRK-8

7

4

72

48

24

9

1

66

44

22

15

3, 4

48

32

16

17

1, 2

42

28

14

23

2, 3, 4

24

16

8

25

1, 2, 3

18

12

6

31

1, 2, 3, 4

0

0

0

Terminal

NA

90

60

30

Line

4

72

48

24

Configure an NCS 1010 network for colored functionality

Use this procedure to configure the colored functionality in an NCS 1010 network.

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP.

Step 2

Set the channel type for the demands:

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab.

  2. Click the trail under the circuit and set the Src Channel Type property as Colored.

  3. Click Update.

Step 3

Under the C-Band properties, choose MD-32-EVEN, MD-32-ODD, or MD-32- ODD+MD-32-EVENas the Colored Add/Drop.

Step 4

Click Update.

Step 5

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

The colored Add/Drop unit appears in the layout and the BOM.

Configure an NCS 1010 network with mixed add/drop multiplexers and demultiplexers

Use this procedure to configure mixed wavelengths in an NCS 1010 network:

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP .

Step 2

Set the properties under the Entity Editor for different combinations of the functionalities.

For example, set the source Add/Drop Type and destination Add/Drop Type to Colored for one circuit. Set the Src Channel Type and Dst Channel Type to Colorless for the second circuit created on the same site. Both channels must add or drop in the same side or direction.

You can select any combination of colored or colorless add/drop channels.

Note

 

When the Scalable Upto Degree is 31, you cannot use the colorless configuration. Therefore, you cannot use mixed configuration when Scalable Upto Degree is set to 31.

Configure an NCS 1010 C+L-Band network with mixed Add/Drop multiplexers and demultiplexers

Use this procedure to configure mixed wavelengths in an NCS 1010 C+L-Band network:

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP.

Step 2

Set the properties under the Entity Editor for different combinations of the functionalities.

For example, set the source Add/Drop Type and destination Add/Drop Type to Colored or Colorless for the C-band circuit. Set Band Type to L-band for the second circuit that is created on the same site. Both channels must add/drop on the same side or in the same direction.

You can choose any combination of colored or colorless add/drop for C-band circuits. However, for L-band circuits, colorless add/drop is the default value.

Note

 

When Scalable Upto Degree is 31, only C-band colored configuration is supported. You cannot create colorless if all colorless ports are exhausted, so a mixed configuration is not supported for Scalable Upto Degree 31.

Configure an NCS 1014 Network for Colored Functionality

Use this procedure to configure colored and colorless omnidirectional functionalities in an NCS 1010 network:

Before you begin

Log in to Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Note

Deployment of more than two OLA nodes between two terminal sites is not supported.

Procedure

Step 1

Create a network design. See Design a network using Cisco ONP .

Step 2

Add Omnidirectional sides to the required sites. See Add omni-directional sides to a site. You can also use the Max Auto Omni Allowed property under the network properties. When you enter a number, Cisco ONP automatically generates the same number of Omni Edges and runs the analysis.

Step 3

Select the Omni variant and type of omnidirectional add/drop stage.

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Sites tab.

  2. Choose the omnidirectional side under the required site, and set these properties.

    Omni Variant: Select the type of omni variant as Dual OLT or 4x4 COFS. The available options are:

    Omni Directional Ports: Enter the number of omnidirectional ports.

Step 4

Select the type of omnidirectional add/drop stage.

  1. In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab.

  2. Choose the required service and set the Src Add/Drop Type and Dst Add/Drop Type as omni-colored or omni-colorless.

  3. Choose the trail under the service, and set the Add/Drop Type as omni-colored or omni-colorless.

Step 5

Click Update.

Step 6

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

You can see the Omni Add/Drop unit getting added in the layout and BOM.