Modify wave properties

Updated: March 10, 2026

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Teaches you how to modify wave properties. Follow these detailed step-by-step instructions carefully to ensure the specific configuration is applied correctly and securely within your network.

Table 1. Feature History
Feature Name	Release Information	Feature Description
PSM Support on Non-SSON Network	Cisco ONP Release 24.3.1	The PSM-channel option is now available as a Protection Type under the Wave properties for NCS 2000 non-SSON networks. This option allows you to use PSM channel trunk protection with the PSM card during network design, in addition to existing client protection. You can verify the optical feasibility for both working and protection paths, providing all necessary parameters and connections for deployment.

Follow these steps to modify the properties of the wave.

Before you begin

Procedure

Open the network where you want to modify the wave properties.
Choose Network > Entity Editor.
In the Entity Editor window, click the Services tab, and click a wave.
Modify the wave properties as required.

See Wave properties.
Click Update.

Wave properties

This table describes various wave properties.

Table 2. Wave properties
Property	Platform	Description	Available options	Default option
General
Label	NCS 2000	Displays the name of the wave.	—	By default, the wave is named based on the source and destination sites and the number of waves between them. For example, if there are two waves defined between site 1 and site 2, the waves are named as Site-1-Site-2-1 and Site-1-Site-2-2, respectively. Edit the name if needed.
Source Site	NCS 2000	Displays the source site name.	—	—
Destination Site	NCS 2000	Displays the destination site name.	—	—
Traffic Type	NCS 2000	Select the traffic type.	Optical Source 100GE 10GE LAN PHY 40GE LAN PHY Fiber Channel 10G Fiber Channel 16G Fiber Channel 8G OC-192/STM-64 OTU2 OTU2e OTU4 Pluggable Card	Optical Source
Protection Type	NCS 2000	Select the protection type.	Unprotected Client 1+1 PSM-Channel The PSM-channel option is available only for non-SSON networks. PSM-channel is not supported with the colorless Add/Drop MF-6AD-COFS. When you select the PSM-Channel option, the Protection Switch Module (PSM) for the Cisco ONS15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) (15454-PSM card) is placed in the network to provide protection at the trunk level. The PSM card splits the traffic originated by transponder trunk across the working and protected TX ports.	Unprotected
Forecast	NCS 2000	Check this check box to change a present wave to a forecast wave.	—	—
Encryption	NCS 2000	Check this check box to enable encryption.	—	—

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