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Configure an NCS 1010 C+L-Band network with mixed Add/Drop multiplexers and demultiplexers

Updated: March 9, 2026

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Overview

Configure mixed wavelengths in an NCS 1010 C+L-Band network using colored and colorless add/drop multiplexers and demultiplexers.

Use this procedure to configure mixed wavelengths in an NCS 1010 C+L-Band network:

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface as a user with the admin role.

Procedure

1.

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

Set the properties under the Entity Editor for different combinations of the functionalities.

For example, set the source Add/Drop Type and destination Add/Drop Type to Colored or Colorless for the C-band circuit. Set Band Type to L-band for the second circuit that is created on the same site. Both channels must add/drop on the same side or in the same direction.

You can choose any combination of colored or colorless add/drop for C-band circuits. However, for L-band circuits, colorless add/drop is the default value.

Note

When Scalable Upto Degree is 31, only C-band colored configuration is supported. You cannot create colorless if all colorless ports are exhausted, so a mixed configuration is not supported for Scalable Upto Degree 31.