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Network layout visualizations

Updated: March 9, 2026

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Overview

Describes the functionality of network layout visualizations. Explains the benefits of this feature and how it contributes to efficient and robust network planning.

A network layout visualization is a graphical feature that

  • displays the arrangement of racks, chassis, and cards in a network designed using Cisco ONP,

  • allows you to interact with and highlight specific hardware components, and

  • enables zooming in and out for detailed or broad views.

Table 1. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description

Layout Visualization and Edit

Cisco ONP Release 4.1

 This feature allows you to view and adjust the position of NCS 4016 and NCS 1004 chassis and cards in the layout. This feature is supported only on 4K-1K-2K and 1K-2K aggregated nodes and not supported on stand-alone NCS 2000 node.

When you click a particular rack, chassis, or card in theLayout panel, the corresponding hardware component is highlighted in the layout image. This feature enhances the ability to understand and manage complex network physical topologies.

View network layout

Use this procedure to view the network layout.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface.

Procedure

1.

Open the network for which you want to view the layout.
2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

The network must be successfully analyzed to proceed further.
3.

Click the Layout tab.
4.

In the Layout panel, click the site.

Note

The OLA sites are highlighted in green, ROADM sites are highlighted in blue, and Aggregated nodes are highlighted in purple.

Passthrough sites are not listed in the layout.

Aggregated nodes are not available for the NCS 1010 network.
5.

Click any rack under a site to view the rack view of the network under the Layout tab.
6.

Click any chassis under a rack to view the chassis view of the network.

Note

When you click the Aggregated node under Layout panel, NCS 1004, NCS 2000, and NCS 4000 series chassis are placed in separate racks.

You can click the screenshot icon to capture images of all rack layouts of the selected site.

Edit the layout manually

Use this procedure to position the NCS 4016, NCS 2000, and NCS 1004 chassis and cards by manually adjusting the layout.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface.

Procedure

1.

Open the network where you want to edit the layout.
2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

To proceed, make sure the network has been successfully analyzed.
3.

Click the Layout tab.
4.

Click Edit to enter the Edit mode.
5.

Select a chassis (4K-1K-2K and 1K-2K) or card from a rack.
6.

Drag and drop the selected chassis or card from a particular rack to an empty slot in the same chassis, a different chassis, or a different rack.
7.

Add pluggables to a card.

Note

Make sure to add the required cards.

  1. Select the Rack.

    The cards available in the rack are displayed.

  2. Select the card to which you want to add pluggables.

    The ports available in the card are displayed.

  3. Select the pluggable for each port.

    These pluggables are displayed:

    Card

    Supported Pluggables

    NCS4K-4H-OPW-QC2

    • ONS-QSFP8-LR4=

    • QSFP-110G-SR4-S=

    • ONS-QSFP-4*10-MLR=

    NCS4K-4H-OPW-LO

    • ONS-QSFP8-LR4=

    • QSFP-100G-SR4-S=

    • ONS-QSFP-4*10-MLR=

    NCS1K4-1.2T-K9=

    • ONS-QSFP8-LR4=

    • QSFP-100G-SR4=

    • ONS-QSFP28-LR4-S=

    • QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S=

    • QSFP-100G-SM-SR=

  4. Click the check mark.
8.

Click Done.

Your changes are saved in the layout. You can view any new chassis or card that has been added to the layout in the BOM tab.

After you manually edit the layout, you can view the regenerated BOM.

Manually edit the layout for NCS 1010 networks

Use this procedure to adjust the position of NCS 1010 chassis and patch panels within network layouts.

Table 2. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description

Layout Edit Support for NCS 1010 Networks

Cisco ONP Release 5.0

Cisco has introduced NCS 1010 as a new optical line system to meet the growing optical network needs. Using Cisco ONP you can visualize and edit layouts for NCS 1010 chassis and patch panels.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface.

Procedure

1.

Open an NCS 1010 network.

Note
You can also create a new NCS 1010 network. For more information, see Manually design a network using Cisco ONP.
2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

Ensure the network is successfully analyzed before proceeding.
3.

Click the Layout tab.
4.

Click Edit to enter the Edit mode.
5.

Select a site.
6.

Select a unit (NCS 1010 chassis or patch panel) :

Choose one of these methods:

  • Expand the rack under a site in the left panel and select a unit.

  • Or, in the Rack view, click a chassis or patch panel.
7.

Adjust the position of the selected units using one of these methods:

Note

If necessary, click the +New Rack button to create more racks.

  • In the Rack view, drag and drop the selected chassis or panel from one rack to the empty slot in the same or different rack.

  • Swap units in the Rack view:

    • Click a transponder or NCS1K14-CCMD-16 card; the Swap with button appears.

    • Click Swap with and select a slot to swap from the drop-down list.

    Note

    The Swap with button appears only for NCS 1014 and NCS 1020 chassis.

  • Cut and Paste unit in the left panel:

    • Click Cut above the Rack view.

    • Right-click on an empty slot in the same or different rack and click Paste.

      Cisco ONP disables the Paste option if you try to paste the unit in the prohibited slots.

      Cisco ONP disables the Cut option if an existing cut unit is not pasted.

  • Cut and Paste unit in the Rack view:

    • Right-click the selected chassis or panel and click Cut.

    • Right-click on an empty slot in the same or different rack and click Paste.

      Cisco ONP disables the Paste option if you try to paste the unit in the prohibited slots.

      Cisco ONP disables the Cut option if an existing cut unit is not pasted.

  • Move the unit in the left panel:

    • Go to Move to > Site-X > Rack-X above the Rack view to move the chassis to the same or different rack. Or go to Move to > Site-X > + New rack above the Rack view to move the chassis to a new rack.

  • Move the unit in the Rack view:

    • Right-click the selected chassis or panel and go to Move to > Site-X > Rack-X to move the chassis to the same or different rack. Or go to Move to > Site-X > + New rack to move the chassis to a new rack.

Note

The Move to option moves the unit automatically to the immediate empty slot. The Cut and Paste option moves the unit to the selected empty slot.
8.

Click Done to save the changes in the Layout.

A warning message appears when empty racks are present in the layout.
9.

Click OK to remove the empty racks.

View layout details using tooltip

Use this procedure when you need to quickly access hardware and port information in the Rack display.

Procedure

1.

Hover over a rack, chassis, or card in the Rack display to view summary details in a tooltip.
2.

Click See More Details in the tooltip to view information such as port number, type, pluggables, and rates.

Cisco ONP displays the detailed information for the selected rack, chassis, or card.

View internal node connections in the NCS 1010 network

Use this procedure to visualize the functional and detailed internal node connections for each site in an analyzed NCS 1010 network. These connections include port labeling and precise component interconnections.

Table 3. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description

View Internal Node Connections of NCS 1010 Network

Cisco ONP Release 5.0

The Node diagram tab displays a functional view that includes precise connections and port labeling of each component such as OLT or ILA, NCS1K-BRK-8/16/24, AAWG-32-O, and AAWG-32-E, for each site in an analyzed NCS 1010 network.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface.

Procedure

1.

Open an NCS 1010 network.
2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

Network must be successfully analyzed to proceed further.
3.

Click the Layout > Node Diagram tabs.
4.

For each site, click its name in the left panel and select a side to display the functional view.

The functional view displays both physical and logical connections, including:

  • degree interconnections between NCS1010 (OLT or ILA) and NCS1K-BRK-8

  • add/drop connections between NCS1010 and colorless add/drop units (NCS1K-BRK-8, NCS1K-BRK-16, or NCS1K-BRK-24), and colored add/drop units (AAWG-32-O or AAWG-32-E)
5.

To view port names and cable ID details, hover over any cable.
The functional view for each site displays all internal node connections, including port labeling, degree interconnections, and add/drop relationships between NCS 1010 components and related units. You can review port and cable details for precise analysis.

Copy configurations from one node to another

Use this procedure to copy the configurations of a specific node to a node at a different site.

You can copy the configuration only during a manual 4K-1K layout movement. It is not supported for NCS1010 layout movement.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface.

Procedure

1.

Open the network from which you want to copy the configuration.
2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

Network must be successfully analyzed to proceed further.
3.

Click the Layout tab.
4.

Select the rack, chassis, or card of a particular site.

5.

Select the site that will receive the configurations from the Copy To drop-down list.
6.

Click New Rack to add a new rack. Cisco ONP copies the configuration to the new rack
7.

Click Done to save the changes in the layout.

Note

You can also cut, copy, and delete racks, chassis, and cards in the layout.

Export the IPC report

Use this procedure to export the connections of a current site or all sites to an Excel sheet.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface

Procedure

1.

Open the network from which you want to export the connections of a current site or all sites to an Excel sheet.
2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

The network must be successfully analyzed to proceed further.
3.

Click the Layout > IPC tabs.

You can view the patches that are listed in the left pane. Click each patch to view the details such as position, card, and port of the source and destination sites.

The patches that you click are highlighted in the rack.
4.

Hover over the Export icon, and click Current site or All Sites option.

The Export IPC dialog box appears.
5.

Click Continue to export the connections of the current site or all sites.

The cable-type and Cable ID are included in the report only for the NCS 1010 network.

Export port usage of an LNI network

Use this procedure to export the port usage details of an LNI network.

Table 4. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description

Multi-Layer Connections Phase 1

Cisco ONP Release 4.1

This feature provides the connection trace of a service across various interfaces in a network. This feature allows you to export the following:

  • Consolidated port usage report based on network in addition to the internal port details which you can view by hovering the mouse pointer over the tooltip

  • Port usage report based on sites

  • Port usage report only for LNI imported networks

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface.

Procedure

1.

Open the LNI network whose port usage you want to export.

2.

Choose Network > Analyze.

Note

To proceed, make sure the network has been successfully analyzed.
3.

Click the Layout tab.
4.

Select the site for which you want to export port usage.
5.

Hover the mouse over the Export icon and select Port Usage for either Current site or All Sites.

The Export Port dialog box appears.
6.

Click Continue.

Cisco ONP exports the port usage details in Excel format.

Note

  • If you modify any services in the NCS 4000 node after upgrading the LNI network, the changes in the port usage details will not update.

  • The demand labels shown for the trunk ports of the NCS4K-DWDM line card in the port mapping report are not logically related to the NCS 4000 trunk ports. They are related to NCS 1004 client ports.

Define multilayer connections for an SSON network

Use this procedure to define the Multilayer Connections (MLC) such as cards and pluggables for 4K-1K-2K and 1K-2K aggregated nodes in an SSON network.

Table 5. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description
NCS4K-1K-2K Multilayer Connection Trace

Cisco ONP Release 4.2

You can define Multilayer Connections (MLC) such as cards and pluggables for NCS 4K-1K-2K and NCS 1K-2K aggregated nodes in an SSON network.

This new tab in the Layout page helps to view end-to-end MLC trace for OTN service starting from NCS4K IN until NCS2K Add/Drop for LNI network. Also, it helps to define new traces for the newly added service and maintain the network design and deployment.

Before you begin

Log in to the Cisco ONP web interface

Procedure

1.

Open the network where you want to define multilayer connections.
2.

Define the MLC:

  1. Click the Layout tab.

  2. Click the MLC tab.

    Alternatively, you can navigate to the MLC page by clicking the Ellipsis icon available in the right side of the service name in the network tree and clicking View in MLC

    You can view the service properties in a table. See MLC details.

  3. Click the service name to switch to the layout view.

    You will view the layout and the service details in the right pane.

  4. Select the rack, shelf, card, and ports from the drop-down lists for NCS4K In, NCS4K Out, NCS 1K In, and NCS 1K out, for both Source and Destination sites.

    The NCS 2000 chassis details appear automatically.

    Note

    For an LNI imported network, all details appear automatically. If you add a new service, you can update its details.

  5. Click the check icon to save your changes.

    Click the refresh icon to remove changes you made after saving.

    The updated details are included in the BOM.
3.

To export the MLC details, perform these steps:

  1. Click the table icon to switch to the table view.

  2. Choose Export > MLC Tracesto export all the details available in the MLC table.

  3. Choose Export > LMP/TTI Connections to export the details of Link Management Protocol (LMP) connections, which are between NCS 1004 and NCS 2000 cards, and Trail Trace Identifier (TTI) connections, which are between NCS 4000 and NCS 1004 cards.

    All these connections are included in the BOM.
4.

To filter the services displayed in the left pane, click the Filter icon and choose one of these options:

  • Source Site

  • Destination Site

  • Type of the traffic

  • Trace Origin

    • LNI: imported through Import Live Network option

    • User Created: created through Cisco ONP UI

  • Trace Status

    • Completed: User has defined all MLC details,

    • Partial: User has defined only partial MLC details, and

    • Empty: User has not defined any MLC details.
5.

Click the three vertical dots and choose the option you need.

  • Enable Multi Select: You can select up to the card level for different OTN.

  • Expand All: Expands the service tree.

  • Collapse All: Collapses the expanded service tree.

  • Show Trace Status: Shows the trace status icon next to the service name.
6.

Click the three horizontal dots next to the service trace and choose the option you need.

  • Delete Trace: Deletes the respective trace.

  • Locate in Map: Shows the service in the map view.

Note

You can enable the same port number on the primary and secondary NCS4K IN nodes for Client 1+1 and other protection scheme.

MLC details

This section describes the various fields available in the MLC tab in the Layout view of a network.

The MLC tab includes these fields.

Table 6. MLC details

Properties

Description

Name

Name of the service

Group Name

Name of the group to which the service belongs

Type

Traffic type

Src Site

Source site

Src NCS4K In

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the input side of the NCS 4000 chassis in the source site

Src NCS4K Out

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the output side of the NCS 4000 chassis in the source site

Src NCS1K In

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the output side of the NCS 1004 chassis in the source site

Src NCS1K Out

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the output side of the NCS 1004 chassis in the source site

Src NCS2K AddDrop

Add/Drop multiplexer and demultiplexer connected to the NCS 2000 chassis in the source site

Src NCS2K MPO

Media channel between the source and destination sites

Dst NCS4K In

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the input side of the NCS 4000 chassis in the destination site

Dst NCS4K Out

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the output side of the NCS 4000 chassis in the destination site

Dst NCS1K In

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the input side of the NCS 1004 chassis in the destination site

Dst NCS1K Out

Details of the rack, slot, card, port in the output side of the NCS 1004 chassis in the destination site

Dst NCS2K AddDrop

Add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer that is connected to the NCS 2000 chassis in the destination site

Dst NCS2K MPO

MPO cable connecting the NCS 2000 chassis in the destination site

Media Channel

Media channel between the source and destination sites

Notes

Additional notes, if applicable

Trace Origin

Indicates whether the service connections are user-created or imported through LNI.