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Modify Add/Drop multiplexer properties

Updated: March 9, 2026

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Overview

General Add/Drop multiplexer properties
MPO connector properties
LC connector properties

Overview

Teaches you how to modify Add/Drop multiplexer 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	Description
User-Defined Colorless Ports Distribution for CCMD Card in NCS 1010 Network	Cisco ONP Release 24.3.1	The new property, Colorless Port Distribution is introduced under the Add/Drop Multiplexer properties. This property allows you to select the number of CCMD cards to connect to the LC ports of the enhanced OLT and determine the number of channels for each chosen CCMD card. It provides the flexibility to choose the desired number of CCMD cards and distribute the colorless ports across them.

Table 2. Feature History
Feature Name	Release Information	Feature Description
Modify Properties of Add/Drop Multiplexer and Demultiplexer	Cisco ONP Release 4.2	You can create and validate network designs by choosing colored and colorless add/drop multiplexers and demultiplexers, and interlever under C-Band > Add/Drop. The following options are supported in this release:
		Type of Add/Drop	Options	Network Supported
		Colorless	Direct SMR MF-6AD-CFS	SSON Non-SSON
		Colored	MD-64-C MD-48-ODD MD-48-EVEN MD-48-ODD + MD-48-EVEN	SSON Non-SSON
		Interlever	MpoCable MD-48-CM	Non-SSON

Use this procedure to modify the properties of the add/drop multiplexer in a site.

Before you begin

Procedure

	1.	Open the network where you want to modify the Add/Drop multiplexer properties.
	2.	Choose Network > Entity Editor.
	3.	In the Entity Editor window, navigate to Sites > Site > Site domain > Side > C-Band
	4.	Click Add/Drop and modify the properties in the next pane. For the property descriptions, refer to: General Add/Drop multiplexer properties MPO connector properties LC connector properties
	5.	Click Update.

General Add/Drop multiplexer properties

This table describes the general properties of the Add/Drop multiplexers.

Table 3. General Add/Drop multiplexer properties
Options	Platform	Description	Available options	Default
Colored Add/Drop	NCS 2000	Choose the colored add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer. To mix 16-AD-CCOFS and MD-48-ODD/EVEN on the same MPO port of SMR-20 and connect MD-48-ODD/EVEN to SMR-20 via MPO-8LC and UPG-4, enable the Shared SMR port and select the required colored Add/Drop. The MD-32 and MD-48 add/drop configuration with MD-64-C are supported for all NCS 2000 network version in CONP 26.1.1. MD-32 configuration is MD-32-ODD refers to NCS1K-MD-32O-CE at 150 GHz spacing MD-32-EVEN refers to NCS1K-MD-32E-CE at 150 GHz spacing MD-32-ODD + EVEN refers to both ODD and EVEN at 75 GHz spacing MD-48 configuration is MD-48-ODD refers to 15216-MD-48-ODD at 100 GHz spacing MD-48-EVEN refers to 15216-MD-48-EVEN at 100 GHz spacing MD-48-ODD + EVEN refers to 15216-MD-48-ODD and 15216-MD-48-EVEN at 50 GHz spacing	MD-64-C: Passive optical multiplexer and demultiplexer module (for SSON network) None Auto Cisco ONP adds some options automatically based on the colored demands created and the wavelengths you configure in the non-SSON network. These options include: MD-48-ODD MD-48-EVEN MD-48-ODD + MD-48-EVEN MD-32-ODD MD-32-EVEN MD-32-ODD + MD-32-EVEN	Auto
	NCS 1010	Choose the colored add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer for NCS 1010.	Auto None MD-32-EVEN MD-32-ODD MD-32- ODD+MD-32-EVEN	Auto
	NCS 1001	Choose the colored add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer for NCS 1001. Note Choose an Add/Drop type with a Baud rate that matches the Optical Source Baud rates.	Auto MD-64 MD-32-EVEN Note In pre-R2511 networks, MD-32-EVEN refers to N1K-MD-32E-C patch panel. In R2511 networks, NCS1K-MD-32E-CE replaces N1K-MD-32E-C. For pre-R2511 networks with MD-32E-C add/drop option, you need to reset the add/drop option to Auto and then to MD-32-EVEN and reanalyze the network to add the new MD-32E-CE PID. MD-32-ODD MD-48-EVEN MD-48-ODD MD-48-ODD+MD-48-EVEN FLD-4 (10 variants)	Auto
	NCS 1014	Choose the colored add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer for NCS 1014.	Auto NCS1K-MD-32O-CE NCS1K-MD-32E-CE MD-32-ODD+MD-32-EVENÃ¢â‚¬â€ Combination of both MD-32-CE add/drop panels.	Auto
Colorless Add/Drop	NCS 2000	Choose the colorless add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer for NCS 2000.	Auto Direct SMR: SMR-20 and SMR-9 cards that are directly connected to the colorless channels through MF-MPO-16-LC and MF-MPO-8-LC respectively. MF-6AD-CFS: 6 Port Add/Drop Module (supported only for ROADM starting from NCS 2000 system release 11.0, and traffic site). Note If you choose MF-6AD-CFS for a side, choose the same for other sides of the site.	Auto
Colorless Add/Drop	NCS 1010	Choose the colored add/drop multiplexer and demultiplexer for NCS 1010. Note QDD optical sources are not supported (both as optical source and pluggable) with colorless BRK-8, BRK-16, or BRK-24 configurations.	Auto None BRK-8 BRK-16 BRK-24	Auto
Interlever Type	NCS 2000	Choose the interlever type from the drop-down list. Note Interlever Type property is visible and editable only for Line sides of Multi-Degree nodes having Site Type property as SMR-9 and Scalable Upto Degree property as 8 under the C-Band tab at the Site level.	Auto MpoCable MD-48-CM	Auto

MPO connector properties

This table describes the properties of MPO connectors that are used in Add/Drop multiplexers.

Table 4. MPO connector Add/Drop properties
Options	Platform	Description	Available options	Default
Colorless Add/Drop	NCS 1010	Note MPO Connector Add/Drop appears for networks from R7.10.1. Note You cannot use QDD optical sources (as either an optical source or pluggable) with colorless BRK-8, BRK-16, or BRK-24 configurations.	Auto None BRK-8 BRK-16 BRK-24	Auto
Colorless Ports	NCS 1010	Enter the number of colorless ports. Note For the R7.10.1 network, you can assign a maximum of 48 colorless ports. The assigned ports are applicable to the MPO ports. For the R7.11.1 network, you can assign a maximum of 128 colorless ports.	Ã¢â‚¬â€	0 If you keep the default value, Cisco ONP automatically calculates the number of colorless ports based on the number of circuits you added and colorless add/drop units you have configured.

LC connector properties

This table describes the properties of LC connectors that are used in Add/Drop multiplexers.

Table 5. LC connector Add/Drop properties
Options	Platform	Description	Available options	Default
Colorless Add/Drop	NCS 1010	Note LC Connector Add/Drop appears for networks from R7.11.1.	Auto None NCS1K14-CCMD-16C	Auto
Colorless Ports	NCS 1010	Enter the number of colorless ports. Note For the R7.10.1 network, you can assign a maximum of 48 colorless ports. The assigned ports are applicable for the LC ports. For the R7.11.1 network, you can assign a maximum of 128 colorless ports.	Ã¢â‚¬â€	0 If you keep the default value, Cisco ONP automatically calculates the number of colorless ports based on the number of circuits you added and colorless add/drop units you have configured.
Colorless Ports Distribution	NCS 1010	Click the field to open the Colorless Ports Distribution pop-up window. Choose the NCS1K14-CCMD-16C for each of the LC ports, A/D 4 to A/D 17. Select the number of ports for each CCMD card, ensuring the total does not exceed 128. Click Submit. When allocating LC ports, consider these priorities: Degree connection Direct LC ports You can allocate CCMD cards only to LC ports that remain after other allocations. If the Degree Priority under Site Properties is set to LC Ports, the number of CCMD cards that can be forced on the line side edges depends on the number of degrees (including omni and line degrees, depending on the scalable degree) and the Direct LC ports. This is explained in this formula: Maximum number of CCMDs Allowed = 14 - (scalableUptoDegree - 1) - Direct LC add/drops - Number of Omni Edges The number of ports that you have selected is displayed in the field. When the Enable Special Settings under the Network properties is enabled, and if the Colorless Ports Distribution has not been set previously, the property defaults to 16, 16, 0. In this case, three LC ports are already used for CCMD card. Note For omnidirectional sides, you can select the CCMD card for every LC port. After successful analysis of the network, you can view the port distribution under the Layout > Node Diagram tab. Currently, this property is supported only for the enhanced plate.	Ã¢â‚¬â€	Ã¢â‚¬â€

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