Cisco Optical Network Planner Configuration Guide, Releases 26.x.x

View the results of analyzed network

Updated: March 10, 2026

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Compare installation parameters of two networks
Compare the optical reports of two networks
Optical Report
Installation parameters
Traffic reports
Cabling report

Overview

Teaches you how to view the results of an analyzed network. Instructs you on referring to optical results to correct non-feasible channels and optimize configurations.

Note

You can refer to the optical results data to check and correct the optically not feasible channels. You can modify the network properties in the Upgrade and Release Upgrade modes. After making the necessary corrections, analyze again to update the optical results based on the new modifications.

Follow these steps to view the details of optical reports, installation parameters, traffic reports, and cabling reports.

Before you begin

Procedure

	1.	Open the analyzed network for which you want to view the optical results.
	2.	Click the Results tab on the Cisco ONP home page. By default, the Optical Report tab appears. Each row in the tab shows the performance of one optical path. See Optical Report. Note From Release 24.1.1, you can view the multicarrier sites highlighted in the Optical Report tab, and organized in the Installation Report tab. To view the optical report for any particular optical path: In the network tree, expand Circuits/Waves/Media Channels and click the Ellipsis icon available in the right side of the required optical path. Click Open Results. The Cisco ONP opens the Optical Report tab and provides the details of the selected optical path. Expand the optical path to view the wave and aggregated wave information for a selected circuit.
	3.	From the OSNR RBW drop-down list, select the OSNR Resolution bandwidth between 0.5 nm and 0.1 nm. The default value is 0.5 nm. You can change it in Design mode, Analyzed mode, Upgrade mode, and Release upgrade mode. When set to 0.1 nm, the SOL G-OSNR and EOL G-OSNR values increase to 7 dB.
	4.	Click the Installation Parameters tab. The Installation Parameters report specifies the values to be provisioned at installation for each site in the network. To view the installation parameters for Automatic Node Setup (ANS) and Automatic Node Provisioning (ANP), click the respective tabs. See Installation parameters
	5.	Click the Traffic Report tab. You can view the aggregated demand channel data in the form of the traffic reports. See Traffic reports. In Release 5.1, you can view the traffic report for all imported networks except the imported .mpz networks. To view the traffic report for individual optical path in imported .mpz networks, you must manually search in the Search box. To view the traffic report for any particular optical path: In the network tree, expand Circuit and click the Ellipsis icon available in the right side of the required optical path. Click Open Results. The Cisco ONP displays the traffic report for the selected optical path. Note By default, Optical Result appears under the Results tab. Click Traffic Report to view traffic reports. Expand the optical path to view the wave information.
	6.	Click the Cabling Report tab. See Cabling report You can view the patch cord connections related to internal patch connections and multishelf management. This report is available for the networks starting from NCS 2000 system Release 12.1.0. To view the internal patch connections for any particular site: In the network tree, expand Site and click the Ellipsis icon available in the right side of the required site. Click Open Cabling Report. The Cisco ONP opens the Cabling Report tab. By default, the IPC tab appears and provides the IPC details of the selected site. To view the internal patch connections, expand the Site.
	7.	Use the Search box on top of the reports to search for any specific site or wave in the reports Enter the name of the specific site or wave in the Search box. Choose equals or contains from the drop-down list. Click the Search icon to search for the required site or wave.
	8.	Click Export Report to export the optical reports details in an Excel sheet. We recommend exporting the optical report only in analyze mode. Exporting reports in upgrade and release upgrade modes may be inaccurate.

Compare installation parameters of two networks

Table 1. Feature History
Feature Name	Release Information	Feature Description
UI Revamp of Optical Reports	Cisco ONP Release 4.1	This feature improves the user experience while comparing the installation parameters and optical reports of two networks.

Use this task to compare the installation parameters of two networks.

Before you begin

Procedure

	1.	Click the Results tab on the Cisco ONP home page.
	2.	Click Installation Parameters.
	3.	Click Other Networks.
	4.	From the list of networks, select the network with which to compare. FInd a new parameter called diffBy.
	5.	To stop comparing the two networks, click Clear.
	6.	Click Export Report to export the comparison report.

Compare the optical reports of two networks

Follow these steps to compare the optical reports of two networks.

Before you begin

Procedure

	1.	Click the Results tab on the Cisco ONP home page.
	2.	Click Optical Report.
	3.	Click Other Networks.
	4.	From the list of networks, select the network with which to compare. The optical parameters display two values.
	5.	To stop comparing the two networks, click Clear.
	6.	Click Export Report to export the comparison report.

Optical Report

From Release 24.3.1, you can filter the results by any column available in the report for more precise data analysis. For reports represented as colored icons, you can use the first letter of the color (e.g., "g" for green) to filter the results.

Table 2. Optical Report
Optical Parameter
Name	Displays the ID number of the wave and aggregated waves. ID is automatically generated based on the site name.
Protection	Displays the protection type of the wave.
Protection Type	Displays whether the path type is Protected or Working path for NCS 1001.
SOL	Displays an icon indicating the results summary of the analysis that is run with Start of Life (SOL) fiber loss values: Green indicates success. Yellow indicates success with a marginal failure risk. Orange indicates that the channel has a higher risk of failure. Red indicates failure.
EOL	Displays an icon indicating the results summary of the analysis that is run with End of Life (EOL) fiber loss values. The indicator shows the optical performance for the path at the end of the fiber life: Green indicates success. Yellow indicates success with a marginal failure risk. Orange indicates that the channel has a higher risk of failure. Red indicates failure.
SE	Indicates a system-related error that may impact the analysis of the design. If the indicator is red, review the messages that are reported at the end of the analysis or determine which units or sites have a problem.
P/F	Displays the present or forecast services indication.
Source	Displays the name of the source site and side; for example, Site 1-E.
Src Colorless	Displays whether the colorless functionality is enabled on source ports.
Src Contentionless	Displays whether the contentionless functionality is enabled on source ports.
Destination	Displays the name of the destination site and side; for example, Site 1-E.
Dst Colorless	Displays whether the colorless functionality is enabled on destination ports.
Dst Contentionless	Displays whether the contentionless functionality is enabled on destination ports.
Wavelength	Displays the wavelength of the optical channel.
Band Type	Displays the band type of the optical path.
Src Tx Type	Displays the type of DWDM unit or pluggable port module that is used at the source of the specific Optical Channel (OCH) trail. The class of the DWDM unit is also displayed.
Dst Tx type	Displays the type of DWDM unit or pluggable port module that is used at the destination of the specific OCH Trail. The class of the DWDM unit is also displayed.
Span	Displays the total span length (source to destination) for this path in kilometers.
Suggested Regen Locations	Displays the regeneration locations.
BER Target	Displays the bit error rate (BER) target for this channel, based on the capability of the channel’s optical interface. It is 1.0E-15 for the interfaces using forward error correction (FEC) and 1.0E-12 for interfaces without FEC.
SOL OSNR	Displays the start of life average Optical Signal to Noise Ratio (OSNR) value at the receiver.
EOL OSNR	Displays the end of life average OSNR value at the receiver.
SOL OSNR margin	Displays the SOL OSNR margin calculation. It is the difference between the OSNR value at certain power of the working point of the receiver client and the working area boundary.
EOL OSNR margin	Displays the EOL OSNR margin calculation, which is the difference between the OSNR value at a certain power of the working point of the receiver client and the working area boundary.
SOL RX	Displays the SOL average power that is received at the destination site in dBm.
EOL RX	Displays the EOL average power that is received at the destination site in dBm.
SOL Power Margin	Displays the SOL power budget margin at the receiver in decibels. It is defined as the offset between the receiver working point and the BER curve with margin. A positive value indicates that there are no power problems.
EOL Power Margin	Displays the EOL power budget margin at the receiver in decibels. It is defined as the offset between the receiver working point and the BER curve with margin. A positive value indicates that there are no power problems.
SOL Overload	Displays the SOL overload margin at the receiver in decibels. A positive value indicates that there are no overload problems.
EOL Overload	Displays the EOL overload margin at the receiver in decibels. A positive value indicates that there are no overload problems.
Residual CD	Displays the chromatic dispersion (CD) margin of the demand.
CD robustness	Displays the robustness to chromatic dispersion of the receiver.
Single-Channel NLE Status	Displays the status of alarms if any nonlinear effect (NLE) is present in the demand.
Multi-Channel NLE Status	Provides the status of the nonlinear effect (NLE) on a particular channel or demand due to other channels or demands.
Min GB	Displays the minimum Guard Band (GB) requirement between channels on the 40G CP-DQPSK MXP and 40G CP-DQPSK ME MXP cards, and other transponders in a mixed any-to-any connectivity.
Filtering Penalty	Displays the value of the penalties that are caused by different filter types (OADM, ROADM, and arrayed waveguide grating (AWG)).
PMD	Displays the calculated total Polarization Mode dispersion (PMD) for each circuit. If the overall PMD for the link overcomes the maximum that is allowed, the PMD value is displayed in a red-colored font. The maximum allowed value depends on the client interface. For these special cases, the network must be manually resolved by contacting a Cisco TAC team.
RX Atten	Displays the attenuation at the input of the receiver.
TX Atten	Displays the attenuation at the output of the receiver.
Encryption	Displays the encryption type of the channel. Possible values are N/A, Yes, No.

Installation parameters

This table outlines the installation parameters for the ANS component.

Table 3. ANS Parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Displays the name of the site
Side	Displays the line side
Position	Displays the rack number, shelf number, and slot position of the card where the patch cord originates.
Unit	Displays the name of the card.
Port	Displays the port number where the patch cord originates.
Port ID	Displays the port ID.
Port Label	Displays the name of the port.
Parameter	Displays the name of the parameter to be set, such as RX Power Low, PSDShape, PSD, Gain, AmpliGainRange, AddAttenuation, DropAttenuation, Control Mode, MinExpSpanLoss, MaxExpSpanLoss, and so on. For the CCMD-16 LC card connected to the ports of the OLT-E-C, the PSD is set using a specific formula and the VOA drop attenuation is set to 0dB to have optimal RX power for the circuits.
Value	Displays the name of the value to be set for the parameter.
Measurement Unit	Displays the measurement unit for the related installation parameter value, such as dBm.
Manual Set	Indicates with a Yes or No which parameters must be manually set using the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) interface.

This table outlines the installation parameters for the ANP component.

Table 4. ANP Parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Displays the name of the site.
Unit ID	Displays the unit (slot number) of the passive units in the shelf.
Shelf ID	Displays the shelf identifier.
Rack Number	Displays the rack number.
Rack Position	Displays the rack position in the shelf.
Slot Position	Displays the slot position in the shelf for the card.
Equipment Type	Displays the card type.
Description	Displays the details of the card type.

Traffic reports

This table displays the aggregated data of demand channel in the traffic report for the analyzed network.

Table 5. Traffic Reports
Traffic report	Description
Demand	Categorizes each demand type. Each demand is further categorized into service, trails, and sections.
Section	Displays the sections under every service.
Src Site	Displays the site name for the optical channel source.
Band Type	Displays the band type for the optical path.
Src Position	Displays the rack, shelf ID, and slot identifiers for the source of the optical channel.
Src Card	Displays the unit name for the optical channel source.
Dst Site	Displays the site name for the optical channel destination.
Dst Position	Displays the rack, shelf ID, and slot identifiers for the destination of the optical channel.
Dst Card	Displays the unit name for the optical channel destination.
Client Service Type	Displays the client service type of the demand; for example, OC-48.
Protection Type	Displays the protection type of the demand
Encryption	Displays whether the demand is encrypted with values: NA, Yes, or No.
Wavelength	Displays the wavelength value of the optical channel, and the serial number of the wavelength in the wavelength band.
Max Latency (for NCS 2000 network) For Circuits with Optical source, Max latency is Fiber Latency.	Displays the latency time for the current circuit. This value includes all the latency components for the circuit, including fiber and DWDM units on the path. Max latency calculation formulas for optical source: For both colorless and colored demands, the delay is calculated as: (Total Length of all Fiber used in the demand) × 5 μs For contentionless demands, the formula is: (Total Length of all Fiber used in the demand + 0.001) × 5 μs In this instance, an extra 0.001 is added to the overall fiber length. This adjustment is necessary because, during simulation, virtual fibers are internally generated when contentionless or omni sides are involved. The span length for these virtual fibers is designated as 0.001, a minimal value, since the span length cannot be configured to 0. Max latency for transponder cards: The maximum latency for transponder cards includes latency caused by client rate, trunk rate, client and trunk pluggables, and the FEC type configured on the transponder card, in addition to the maximum latency calculated for the optical source.

Cabling report

he IPC Cabling and Patch reports are consolidated into a single view with additional columns. This streamlines connection details and eliminates the need to access multiple sources.

This table shows patch cord connections related to internal patch connections and multishelf management.

Table 6. IPC
Parameter	Description
Name	Displays the name of the site.
Src Unit Type	Displays the source unit.
Src Position	Displays the rack, shelf, and slot position of the card from which the patch cord originates.
Src Port Label	Displays the name of the port.
SrcFicBay	Displays the assigned rack number.
SrcShelfName	Displays the type of shelf or the shelf name.
SrcShelfNumber	Displays the type of shelf or the shelf name.
SrcShelfUniqueId	Displays the unique ID assigned to the shelf. The unique ID will be used in COSM XML to push the configuration to the device.
SrcRUPosition	Displays the rack unit position in layout.
SrcCardNumber	Displays the card slot number within the shelf .
Cable	Displays the type of cable.
Dst Unit Type	Displays the source unit.
Dst Position	Displays the rack, shelf, and slot position of the card from which the patch cord terminated.
Dst Port Label	Displays the name of the port.
DstFicBay	Displays the assigned rack number.
DstShelfName	Displays the type of shelf or the shelf name.
DstShelfNumber	Displays the assigned shelf number.
DstShelfUniqueId	Displays the unique ID assigned to the shelf, which is used in COSM XML to push the configuration to the device.
DstRUPosition	Displays the rack unit position in layout.
DstCardNumber	Displays the card slot number within the shelf .
ManuallySet/AutomaticallySet	Indicates whether a cable connection will be automatically generated or requires manual configuration for NCS 2000 networks.

Table 7. MSM
Parameter	Description
Name	Displays the name of the site.
Src Unit Type	Displays the source unit.
Src Position	Displays the rack, shelf, and slot position of the card from which the patch cord originates.
Src ID	Displays the source unit ID.
Src Port Label	Displays the name of the port.
Cable Type	Displays the type of cable.
Dst Unit Type	Displays the source unit.
Dst Position	Displays the rack, shelf, and slot position of the card from which the patch cord terminated.
Dst ID	Displays the destination unit ID.
Dst Port Label	Displays the name of the port.
W/P	Indicates whether the connection relates to a present or forecast circuit.

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