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

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Cisco Optical Network Planner

Updated: March 31, 2026

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Overview

Introduces Cisco Optical Network Planner (Cisco ONP) software tool designed to model, test, and validate Optical Transport Network (OTN) and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical networks.

Cisco Optical Network Planner (Cisco ONP) is a software tool that

  • models and tests Optical Transport Network (OTN) and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical networks,

  • operates within a graphical environment, and

  • supports the design and validation of networks of NCS 1000, NCS 2000, and NCS 4000 series.

Cisco ONP capabilities

Cisco ONP capabilities include:

  • creation of multiple network instances,

  • modification of parameters for each instance, and

  • comparison between different network instances.

Hardware and software requirements

The hardware and software requirements for installing Cisco ONP are:

Hardware requirements

You need to have an Ubuntu server with version 22.04 or 24.04, or Red Hat server with version 8.8 or 8.10

Recommended Server Configuration for Cisco Optical Network Planner (ONP):

  • 8 CPU, 48 GB RAM, and 500GB server free space after installation, for 3 concurrent Parallel ONP analysis

  • 8 CPU, 64 GB RAM, and 500GB server free space after installation, for 6 concurrent Parallel ONP analysis

  • 8 CPU, 96 GB RAM, and 500GB server free space after installation, for 10 concurrent Parallel ONP analysis

Software requirements

  • Supported browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge

  • Recommended version of the Google Chrome browser:

    • For Windows: Version 145.0.7632.117

    • For Mac: Version 145.0.7632.110

    Recommended version of the Microsoft Edge browser:

    • For Windows: Version 145.0.3800.70

    • For Mac: Version 145.0.3800.70

    Recommended version of the Mozilla Firefox browser:

    • For Windows: Version 148.0

    • For Mac: Version 146.0.1

    Note

    It is recommended to use the Mozilla Firefox browser for large scale networks for better user experience.

    Note

    For an optimal Cisco ONP user experience, we recommend a minimum internet speed of 100 Mbps.