Cisco Optical Network Planner Configuration Guide, Releases 26.x.x

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Configure a Network

Updated: March 9, 2026

Overview

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.

Table 1. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description

MOLS 2.0 Support

Cisco ONP Release 25.1.1

CONP now supports the latest Metro DCI Open Line System, MOLS 2.0, which is hosted on the NCS 1014 chassis. This includes support for:

  • new EDFA amplifier that hosts

    • a new OTDR pluggable (ONS-QSFP-OTDR),

    • a new coherent probe pluggable (DP01QSDD-ZT5-A1), and

    • an existing OSC pluggable (ONS-SC-PTP-1510), and

  • a pair of new 32-channel colored add/drop passive modules

    • NCS1K-MD-32O-CE

    • NCS1K-MD-32E-CE

Select the NCS 1014 platform during network creation to create MOLS 2.0 networks. You can design the new MOLS 2.0 networks through the properties.

  • Probe Channel and OTDR Pluggable at the nework level,

  • OSC Pluggable property at the edge level,

  • the MOLS 2.0 colored add/drop modules (default option is odd + even cards) at add/drop level, and

  • noneditable Pre Amp, Pre PSD, Second Booster, Second Booster PSD at the C-band amplifier level.
Transponder Aggregation Service

Cisco ONP Release 25.1.1

This release introduces the transponder aggregation service, which provides comprehensive support for transponder service aggregation across NCS 1000 line cards on all L0 platforms. Key features include:

  • Support for transponder service creation and network-wide analysis, considering transponder services in both greenfield and brownfield deployments.

  • Compatibility with NCS 2000, NCS 1001, NCS 1010, and NCS 1014 platforms, with specific add/drop support for each platform.

  • Force update the transponder properties, with support for service control, property override, and UI configurations.

  • Update Optical, Traffic, BOM, Installation Parameters, and Cabling Reports to include transponder parameters.

  • Placement of transponder cards in NCS1004 and NCS1014 chassis, with NFV view including Transponder connections.

  • Draw services between ROADM/Terminal/Traffic sites, force transponder properties, and view updated BOM and reports after network analysis.

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