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Configure an NCS 2000 network for colorless functionality

Updated: March 10, 2026

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Colorless ports for SSON and Non-SSON networks

Configure an NCS 2000 network for colorless functionality

Overview

Configure your NCS 2000 optical network to enable colorless functionality and support flexible service assignment.

This procedure guides you through the process of enabling colorless functionality in the NCS 2000 optical network, allowing flexible channel assignment and efficient resource utilization.

Before you begin

Procedure

	1.	Create a network design. See Manually design a network using Cisco ONP.
	2.	Set the channel type for the demands: In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab. 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. 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. Click Update.
	3.	Under the C-Band properties, choose MF-6AD-CFS or Direct SMR as the Colorless Add/Drop.
	4.	Click Update..
	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

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