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Configure an NCS 1014 network for colored functionality

Updated: March 10, 2026

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Overview

Configure colored functionality in an NCS 1014 optical network by specifying demand channels and adding NCS 1000 transponders.

Use this procedure to configure colored functionality in an NCS 1014optical network.

Before you begin

Log in to the 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

1.

Create a network design. See Manually design a network using Cisco ONP.
2.

Set the channel type for each demand.

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

  2. Click the trail under the circuit and set the Src Add/Drop Type property as Colored.

  3. Click Update.
3.

Under the C-Band properties, select MD-32-EVEN, MD-32-ODD, or MD-32- ODD+MD-32-EVEN as the Colored Add/Drop.
4.

Click Update.
5.

Analyze the network by choosing Network > Analyze.

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