Left pane filter

Includes check boxes to filter the network elements displayed under each tab:

• For the SITE tab, you can choose whether to display OTN (only traffic node), DWDM (ROADM, OLA, or pass-through) node, or both.

• For the FIBER tab, you can choose the fiber connecting a particular source and destination sites.

• For the SERVICE tab, you can choose to display either services, waves, or both.

Right pane properties

Displays all properties of the selected network element. You can modify the properties as required.

Search

Searches for a particular network element.

Refresh

Refreshes the list of network elements displayed under each tab.

Expand/Collapse

Expands or collapses the network elements available in the network tree under each tab.

Select Similar

Selects similar network elements available in the network tree.

For example, select a ROADM site, and click the Select Similar icon. All ROADM sites are selected.

You can change a property in all the selected sites at the same time.

This option allows you to identify and compare the property difference. For example, if a property is different among the selected sites, that property is dimmed. You can select an option that is applied to all the selections.

Un-Select All

Deselects all selections that you make under the network tree.

Delete

Deletes the selected network elements.

Add Contentionless Sides (available only under the Site tab for the NCS 2000 network)

Adds contentionless sides to NCS 2000 networks.

Contentionless functionality on a site refers to the contentionless add/drop ability of an N-degree ROADM node to accommodate N wavelengths of the same frequency from a single add/drop device. For a ROADM to be contentionless, the number of drop units have to be equal to ROADM degrees.

• Click the ROADM site to add contentionless sides.

• Click the Add Contentionless Side icon.

• Enter an appropriate value in the Enter number of contentionless sides field.

• Click OK.

After adding the contentionless side, you can edit the contentionless port property of the side at the right pane. You can select any of the values ranging from 1 to16. The default value is 16.

Add L-Band (available only under the Site tab for NCS 1010 site)

Adds L-Band sides to an NCS 1010 R7.9.1 site. To add L-Band sides,

• Click the site or side to which you want to add L-band sides.

• Click the Add L-Band icon.

Add Omni-Directional (available only under the Site tab for the NCS 1010 network)

Adds omnidirectional functionality on a site.

Omnidirectional functionality on a site refers to the ability to route channels through any of the optical degrees in a multidegree topology during fiber cut without the need for physical fiber reconnections. To add omnidirectional functionality,

• Click the ROADM site to which you want to add omnidirectional sides.

• Click the Omni-Directional icon.

• Enter the appropriate value in the Enter number of Omni Directional sides field.

• Click OK.

Copy (available only under the Service tab)

Clones a service or wave that is connected between two sites. To clone a service,

• Select a wave and click Copy.

• Enter the quantity in the Clone Service/DWDM Channel dialog box, and click OK.

–1 is added at the end of the label of the cloned wave. An example label of a cloned wave is Site-2-Site3-1-1. The original wave is Site-2-Site3-1. You can rename the label.

You can also clone a service in a similar way.

Unlock

Unlocks the required entities in an analysed network for editing.