Overview
This guide provides instructions for modeling, designing, and validating optical transport and DWDM networks across various Cisco NCS platforms. It details procedures for network configuration, performance analysis, bill of materials generation, and system administration. Users can leverage these tools to plan, configure, and maintain resilient optical network architectures.
Get Started with Cisco Optical Network Planner
Provides instructions for modeling and testing optical transport and DWDM networks using the Cisco Optical Network Planner. It details supported hardware platforms, network topologies, and security compliance features to help users design, validate, and generate comprehensive reports for their network infrastructure.
Manage Users and Roles
Provides administrators with procedures for managing user access, defining roles and groups, and enforcing security policies within the Cisco ONP platform. It also details the steps for monitoring system and component activities through log retrieval and analysis to ensure secure and efficient operations.
Design and Analyze Networks
Explains how to design, analyze, and upgrade optical network configurations using Cisco ONP. It enables users to create network models manually or through imports, perform what-if simulations, and generate device configuration files to streamline deployment and optimize network performance.
Modify Network Properties
Provides comprehensive instructions for updating network configuration properties, including site, fiber, service, and hardware parameters. It enables users to customize deployment settings, manage licensing models, and optimize optical performance to ensure accurate network planning and bill of materials generation.
Configure a Network
Provides step-by-step procedures for configuring various network functionalities, including colorless, colored, and contentionless options, across Cisco NCS 1000 and 2000 platforms using the Cisco ONP web interface. Users can effectively design and analyze optical networks, manage transponder aggregation, and integrate specific hardware components for optimized performance.
View Network Reports
Explains how to access and interpret network reports within Cisco ONP, including dashboard summaries, bills of materials, optical results, and cabling configurations. Users can leverage these tools to analyze network performance, evaluate sustainability metrics, and generate detailed documentation for deployment and debugging.
Backup and Restore Cisco ONP Database
Provides instructions for system administrators to perform, schedule, and restore database backups for Cisco ONP. It also details how to manage database performance by configuring overload notifications and manually deleting unused network data to maintain system efficiency.
Cisco ONP UI Reference
Describes the various interface options available in the Cisco ONP application, including the menu bar, network tree, design palette, and entity editor. It provides a comprehensive guide to navigating and managing network design elements within the graphical environment.
Supported ROADMs, Add/Drop Cards, and Modules
Provides a comprehensive list of supported ROADMs, Add/Drop cards, and optical modules for Cisco ONP. Engineers can use this reference to identify specific hardware components, including chassis, controllers, and passive modules, to effectively design and maintain their optical network infrastructure.
Supported Cards and Pluggables
Outlines compatible transponder and muxponder hardware, pluggables, and configuration settings for Cisco NCS 2000 and NCS 1010 networks. It enables users to verify hardware support and identify appropriate FEC, encryption, and trunk mode parameters to ensure successful network implementation and validation.
Supported Optical Sources
Provides a comprehensive list of supported optical sources and pluggable interfaces for Cisco ONP, enabling users to accurately simulate optical network feasibility. It details specific configurations for various hardware platforms to ensure compatibility and performance across different system releases.
Supported Amplifiers
Provides a comprehensive list of amplifiers compatible with Cisco ONP across the NCS2000, NCS1010, NCS1001, and NCS1014 product series. Users can reference these technical specifications to determine appropriate hardware selections and gain parameters for their optical network configurations.
Troubleshoot Tasks for Cisco ONP
Assists administrators in resolving configuration errors within Cisco ONP by detailing common warning messages and their underlying causes. Users can utilize the provided workarounds to address network analysis issues, connectivity problems, and spectral allocation failures effectively.