Provision Line Cards

This chapter describes the tasks related to provisioning the Cisco NCS 1000 line cards in Cisco Optical Site Manager.

Figure 1. Provision Line Cards

Supported NCS 1000 line cards

Cisco Optical Site Manager supports configuration and management of line cards for these NCS 1000 devices.

  • Cisco NCS 1014

  • Cisco NCS 1010

  • Cisco NCS 1004

  • Cisco NCS 1001

For detailed information about the supported cards, refer to these topics:

Open the card view

Access detailed information and manage specific line cards within a rack or chassis.

Opening a card in Cisco Optical Site Manager allows you to:

  • View detailed information about the card, including its status, type, alarms, and ports.

  • Access various tabs for managing the card such as Alarms, Conditions, History, Circuits, Provisioning, Maintenance, Performance, and Inventory.

  • Perform card-specific maintenance and provisioning tasks, including configuring ports, circuits, thresholds, and optical parameters.

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to open a card:

Procedure

Step 1

Click Topology.

The Topology View page appears.

Step 2

Right-click the card from the rack view and select Open Card.

Alternatively, you can double-click the card to open the card view.

The card opens and displays its details in the right panel.

The right panel displays these tabs, which provide access to various management functions.

Tab Description
Alarms Lists current alarms (Critical, Major, Minor) for the card or node and updates them in real time.
Conditions Displays a list of standing conditions on the card or node.
History Provides a history of alarms including date, type, severity, and object.
Provisioning Provides configuration options for the card or node, depending on the card type (for example, line thresholds or optics).
Maintenance Performs maintenance tasks specific to the card or node.

NCS 1000 line card modes

These tables summarizes the card mode feature additions for NCS 1000 and related cards across recent releases.
Table 1. Features introduced in R25.3.1

Feature Name

Release Information

Description
Table 2. Features introduced in R25.1.1

Feature Name

Release Information

Description
Table 3. Features introduced in R24.3.1

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Additional Card Mode and Trunk Rates for the NCS1K4-OTN-XP Card

Cisco IOS XR Release 24.3.1

The Select Card Mode page of the Card Configuration Wizard is updated to include the 1.2T Splitted configuration on the Trunk 0 port.

You can also use the wizard to configure these trunk rates in the muxponder mode:

  • 100-GE client traffic for 600-G and 1000-G

  • 500-G and 900-G

Support for NCS 1004 Card and Card Modes

Cisco IOS XR Release 24.3.1

The Card Configuration Wizard now supports configuring these card modes for NCS1K4-OTN-XP cards:

  • 10G-GREY-MXP

  • 40x10G-4x100G-MXP

You can also use the wizard to configure card mode for the NCS1K4-2-QDD-C-K9 card.
Table 4. Features introduced in R24.1.1

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Card Configuration Wizard Enhancements

Cisco IOS XR Release 24.1.1

The Card Configuration Wizard is updated to select the MXP-1K muxponder mode supported by the new NCS1K14-2.4T-X-K9 card.

You can use the add card mode feature in Cisco Optical Site Manager to configure NCS 1000 line cards. The configuration performed through the Card Configuration Wizard in Cisco Optical Site Manager allows you to:

  • Select the card mode for NCS 1000 line cards

  • Set trunk and client data rates tailored to your network requirements.

  • Add internal patch cords by specifying ports and chassis details to establish virtual links.

  • Configure trunk details including administrative state, frequency, baud rate, bits per symbol, and rate.

  • Verify all configuration details in a recap window before applying the settings to ensure accuracy.

Configuring card modes

You can configure NCS 1000 line cards in various operational modes, such as Muxponder and Slice configurations. These modes determine how the line card processes data and manages traffic, enabling efficient client-to-trunk mapping.

Summary

The process is performed using the Card Configuration Wizard within Cisco Optical Site Manager. Card Configuration Wizard guides you through selecting the card mode, setting trunk and client data rates, adding internal patch cords, configuring trunk details, and verifying the configuration.

Workflow

Perform these tasks to add a card mode using the Card Configuration Wizard in Cisco Optical Site Manager:

  1. Select a card mode
  2. Select trunk and client data rate
  3. Add Internal Patch Cords The Internal PC page is available only when the optical type is configured as ROADM.
  4. Add trunk details
  5. Verify configuration details

Select a card mode

The Select Card Mode in the Cisco Optical Site Manager Card Configuration Wizard allows you to choose from various card modes available for a line card.

Figure 2. Select card mode

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to enter into the Card Configuration Wizard and select a card mode.

Procedure

Step 1

Open the Card Configuration Wizard in any of these ways.

From rack or card view

From the tabbed view

  1. Right-click a line card.

  2. Click Card Mode.

  3. Select Install.

  1. Click the Provisioning tab.

  2. Click the Card Modes section to expand it.

  3. Click the Add Card mode button.

Step 2

Select the card mode from the drop-down list and click Add.

Table 5. Supported card modes

For details on card modes for

refer to

NCS 1014

 Configuring the Card Mode on NCS 1014 Line Cards

NCS 1004

 Configuring the Card Mode on NCS 1004 Line Cards

Step 3

Click Next.

The card mode is added

What to do next

Select the Trunk and Client Data Rates.

Select trunk and client data rate

Use this task to select the trunk and client data rates for a card mode configured on an NCS 1000 line card. This step defines how the line card processes data and manages traffic efficiently.

This configuration helps you map client traffic to trunk ports and supports various card modes, including Muxponder and Slice configurations.

Figure 3. Select Trunk and Client Data Rate

Before you begin

Select a card mode

Follow these steps to select the trunk and client port data rates in the Card Configuration Wizard.

Procedure

Step 1

Select the trunk data rate from the Trunk drop-down list.

The Client drop-down lists are displayed.

Step 2

Select the client data rates using one of these ways:

Table 6. Client data rate options

For mixed client data rate for client ports

For same client data rate for all client ports

From the Client drop-down lists, select the same data rate for each client port.

  1. From the Client drop-down lists, select Mixed Rate.

    Mixed rate configuration information message is displayed.

  2. Close the message box.

  3. Right-click the lane in the line card image and select the data rate from the available drop-down lists.

Step 3

Click Next.

The system configures the trunk and client data rates for the selected card mode and maps client traffic as specified.

What to do next

If optical type is

then

txp

Add trunk details

roadm

Add Internal Patch Cords

Add Internal Patch Cords

You add Internal Patch Cords to establish internal connections that optimize data flow to enable efficient client-to-trunk mapping. IPC links trunk and client ports across line cards. They are necessary when the optical type is set to ROADM.

This task involves creating IPC that are virtual links between network termination points, such as OSC ports, transponder or muxponder trunk ports, line ports, and passive device ports within the node.

Figure 4. Add IPC

Before you begin

Select trunk and client data rate

Follow these steps to add IPC in the Card Configuration Wizard.


Note

Add IPC page is only available if optical type is configured as roadm.

Procedure

Step 1

Select the port from the Port drop-down list in the From section.

Step 2

In the To section, perform these steps:

Use this table to choose the correct option based on your need:

Table 7. IPC drop-down lists displayed based on device type

To create an IPC for a

Select an option from these drop-down lists

  • Chassis

  • Passive Chassis

  • UID

  • Slot

  • Port

Passive Unit

  • UID

  • Port

Step 3

Click the Add button.

Step 4

(Optional) Remove the internal patch cord using one of these methods:

  • To remove a single internal patch cord, click the cross (x) icon next to the internal patch cord under the Adding section.

  • To remove all added internal patch cords, click the Reset button.

Step 5

Click Next.

The IPC are added and displayed.

What to do next

Add the Trunk Details to configure the interfaces.

Add trunk details

Add trunk details to specify trunk interface parameters. These parameters help establish trunk connections, enabling efficient data transport and client-to-trunk mapping.

You can configure trunk port details using the Card Configuration Wizard for line cards by selecting parameters such as admin state, frequency, baud rate, bits per symbol, and rate.

Figure 5. Add Trunk Details

Before you begin

If optical type is configured as

then ensure

roadm

Add Internal Patch Cords

txp

Select trunk and client data rate

Follow these steps to add the trunk details in the Card Configuration Wizard to configure the interfaces.

Procedure

Step 1

Select the trunk port from the Select trunk for configure the interfaces drop-down list.

Step 2

Select these parameters from their corresponding drop-down lists in the Optical Channel section:

  • Admin State

  • Frequency

  • Baud Rate

  • Bits Per Symbol

  • Rate

Step 3

Click Next.

The trunk details are configured.

What to do next

Verify configuration details

Verify configuration details

After you add a card mode, verify configuration details to ensure that all selected settings, such as trunk and client configurations, are correct and consistent before adding the card mode.

In the Card Configuration Wizard, verify the configuration in the Configuration Recap window for the Trunk and Client sections.

Figure 6. Verify Configuration Details

Before you begin

Add trunk details

Follow these steps to verify the card mode configuration details.

Procedure

Step 1

Click to expand the Trunk and Client sections to verify the configured details.

Step 2

Click Finish to add the card mode.

Verifying the configuration details ensures that the card mode is added with the correct parameters.

Edit card mode for NCS 1000 cards

Edit the card mode for NCS 1000 line cards to update the line card configuration to reflect the new trunk and client data rates.

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to edit the trunk and client port data rates for a card mode configured on a for a NCS 1000 line card.

Procedure

Step 1

Open the Card Configuration Wizard in any of these ways.

From rack or card view

From the tabbed view

  1. Right-click a line card.

  2. Click Card Mode.

  3. Select Install.

  1. Click the Provisioning tab.

  2. Click the Card Modes section to expand it.

  3. Click the Add Card mode button.

Step 2

Select the trunk and client data rates.

For more details about selecting trunk and client data rates, see Select trunk and client data rate.

The updated trunk and client details are displayed in the Card Modes section of the Provisioning tab.

Provision Trail Trace Monitoring

This task allows you to configure the parameters for trail trace monitoring.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the Trail Trace Monitoring section to expand it.

Step 3

From the Level drop-down list, choose Section to list all the OTU interfaces and Path to list all the ODU interfaces.

Step 4

Modify required settings as described in the following table.

Table 8. Trail Trace Identifier Settings

Parameter

Description

Options

Port

Displays the port number.

—

Legacy Tx-TTI

Displays the current transmit string of the TTI or sets a new transmit string.

0-64 bytes

Legacy Expected-TTI

Displays the current expected string or sets a new expected string.

0-64 bytes

Legacy Rx-TTI

(Display only) Displays the current received string.

—

Alarm Propagation

If a discrepancy is detected between the expected and received trace, it raises an alarm. If set to True, the alarm is propagated downstream to the other nodes.

  • True

  • False

Detect Mode

Sets the mode for detecting the discrepancy between the expected and received trace.

  • Disabled

  • Enabled

  • SAPI

  • DAPI

  • SAPI-and-DAPI

Step 5

Click Apply.

Provision ODU Interfaces

Use this task to modify the ODU settings of the card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the ODU Interfaces section to expand it.

Step 3

Modify required settings described in the following table.

Table 9. ODU Interface Settings

Parameter

Description

Options

Port

(Display only) Displays the port name.

—

Description

Displays the description of the port.

—

SF BER

Sets the signal fail (SF) bit error rate (BER).

Only 1E-5 is allowed.

SD BER

Sets the signal degrade (SD) bit error rate (BER).

  • 1E-5

  • 1E-6

  • 1E-7

  • 1E-8

  • 1E-9

Squelch Mode

When a LOS is detected on the near-end client input, the far-end client laser is turned off. It is said to be squelched.

Alternatively, an AIS can be invoked.

The OTU2-XP card supports Squelch Mode parameter when the card mode is set as Regenerator. The valid values are Squelch and AIS. When the card mode is set to Transponder or Mixed, the Squelch Mode cannot be changed and the parameter defaults to the Squelch value.

  • Squelch

  • AIS

SquelchHold Off Time

Sets the period in milliseconds that the client interface waits for resolution of issues on the trunk side. The client squelching starts after this period.

  • Disable

  • 50 ms

  • 100 ms

  • 250 ms

  • 500 ms

Service State

Displays the service state.

—

Rate

Displays the rate.

—

Step 4

Click Apply.

Provision OTU Interfaces

Use this task to modify the OTU settings of the card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the OTU Interfaces section to expand it.

Step 3

Modify required settings described in the following table.

Table 10. OTU Interface Settings

Parameter

Description

Options

Port

(Display only) Displays the port name.

—

Description

Displays the description of the port.

—

HD FEC

Sets the OTN lines to forward error correction (FEC).

  • DISABLE_FEC

  • EFEC

  • EFEC_14

  • EFEC_17

  • HG_FEC_20

  • HG_FEC_7

  • STANDARD_FEC

Interop Mode

Enables interoperability between line cards and other vendor interfaces.

  • InteropNone

  • InteropEnable

Supports Sync

(Display only) Displays the SupportsSync card parameter. If the value is true, the card is provisioned as a NE timing reference.

  • true

  • false

Sync Msg In

Sets the EnableSync card parameter. Enables synchronization status messages (S1 byte), which allow the node to choose the best timing source.

  • true

  • false

Admin SSM In

Overrides the synchronization status message (SSM) and the synchronization traceability unknown (STU) value. If the node does not receive an SSM signal, it defaults to STU.

  • G811

  • STU

  • G812T

  • G812L

  • SETS

  • DUS

  • PRS

  • ST2

  • ST3E

  • ST3

  • SMC

  • ST4

  • RES

  • STU_SDH

  • DUS_SDH

  • SSM_FAILED

  • RES_SDH

  • TNC

Rate

Displays the rate.

—

Service State

Displays the service state.

—

Step 4

Click Apply.

Provision Ethernet Interfaces

Use this task to provision the parameters for the Ethernet interfaces of the card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the Ethernet Interfaces section to expand it.

Step 3

Click the Edit button.

Step 4

Modify any of the Ethernet settings as described in the following table. These parameters appear depends on the card mode.

Step 5

Click Apply.

Table 11. Card Ethernet Settings

Parameter

Description

Options

Port

(Display only) Displays the port number

—

Description

Description of the port.

—

Speed

Sets the expected port speed.

—

MTU

Sets the maximum size of the Ethernet frames that are accepted by the port. The port must be in OOS/locked state.

Numeric. Default: 1548

Range 64–9700

FEC

Sets the FEC mode. When set to On, FEC is enabled.

  • NA

  • Auto (default)

  • On

  • Off

Duplex

Sets the expected duplex capability of ports.

  • Full

  • Half

Mapping

Sets the mapping mode.

  • CBR

  • GFP

Auto Negotiation

Enables or disables autonegotiation on the port.

  • Disabled

  • Enabled

Squelch Mode

Sets the squelch mode.

  • Disable

  • Squelch

  • LF

Squelch Hold Off Time

Sets the period in milliseconds that the client interface waits for resolution of issues on the trunk side. The client squelching starts after this period or local fault is sent.

  • Disable

  • 50 ms

  • 100 ms

  • 250 ms

  • 500 ms

Service State

Displays the service status of the port.

Provision Optical Channels

Use this task to configure the parameters for the optical channels on the card.

Before you begin

Table 12. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Optical Channel Section Enhancements

Cisco IOS XR Release 24.3.1

The Optical Channel section is now updated to allow the configuration of the Target Power and Fixed Ratio parameter values.

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the Optical Channel section to expand it.

Step 3

Click the Edit button and modify required parameters in the table.

Step 4

Click Apply.

This table describes the parameters displayed in the Optical Channel section.

Table 13. Optical Channel Settings

Parameter

Description

Options

Port

(Display only) Displays the port name.

—

Reach

Indicates the distance from one node to another node.

  • Auto Provision

  • List of reach values

SD FEC

Indicates the standard FEC.

  • SD_FEC_15_DE_OFF

  • SD_FEC_15_DE_ON

  • SD_FEC_20

  • SD_FEC_25_DE_OFF

  • SD_FEC_25_DE_ON

  • SD_FEC_7

Tx Power (dBm)

Sets the Tx power on the trunk port.

The range is –10.0 to 0.25 dBm.

PSM Info

When enabled on a TXP or MXP trunk port that is connected to a PSM card, it allows fast switching on the cards.

  • NA

  • Enable

  • Disable

Frequency (THz)

Sets the frequency in THz

-

Wavelength (nm)

Displays the wavelength is set based on the Frequency.

-

Tx Shutdown

(Display only)

  • true

  • false

Width (GHz)

(Display only)

-

CD (Working Range) High (ps/nm)

Sets the threshold for maximum chromatic dispersion.

-

CD (Working Range) Low (ps/nm)

Sets the threshold for minimum chromatic dispersion.

-

Admin State

Sets the port service state unless network conditions prevent the change.

  • Unlocked (ETSI)/ IS (ANSI)

  • Locked, disabled (ETSI)/ OOS, DSBLD (ANSI)

  • Locked, maintenance (ETSI)/ OOS, MT (ANSI)

  • Unlocked, automaticInService (ETSI)/ IS, AINS (ANSI)

Service State

Displays the service state.

—

Target Power

Sets the Rx VOA target power.

Note

 

You cannot configure this parameter if Fixed Ratio is already configured.

  • Valid range: -19 dBm to +3 dBm

  • Default value: -2.0 dBm

Fixed Ratio

Sets the Rx VOA fixed ratio.

Note

 

You cannot configure this parameter if Target Power is already configured.

  • Valid value: 0.0 dBm

Rate

Displays the rate.

—

Change Trunk Port Parameters

You can directly change the trunk port parameters from the Rack, Chassis, or Card view. These parameter values can then be viewed in the Optical Channel section of the Provisioning tab.

Use this task to configure the trunk port parameters, such as admin state, frequency, baud rate, and bits per symbol.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Right-click the trunk ports in the Rack, Chassis, or Card view and click Change Trunk Details.

The Change Configuration dialog box is displayed.

Step 2

Select the Admin State to change the admin status of the trunk port to Out of Service or Automatic in Service.

Step 3

Enter or select the frequency in the Frequency field.

The Wavelength of the trunk port is automatically selected based on the frequency configured.

Step 4

Enter or select the Baud Rate or Bits Per Symbol.

For more details about these fields, see the table Table 2

Step 5

Click Apply.

The parameter values are saved and displayed in the Optical Channel section of the Provisioning tab.

Provision Optical Threshold Settings

Use this task to set the threshold crossing alert values on the card.


Note

This feature is not supported for the FX-MXP card mode of the OTN-XP card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the Optics Thresholds section to expand it.

Step 3

Choose the type of threshold that you want to change, 15 Min or 24 Hour.

Step 4

Click Add Optical Threshold button.

New Optical Threshold dialog box is displayed.

Step 5

In the New Optical Threshold dialog box, add these details:

  1. Select the Interface from the drop-down list.

  2. Select Granularity from the drop-down list to set the threshold crossing alert for 15-minute or 24-hour interval.

  3. Select Location from the drop-down list.

  4. Select Direction from the drop-down list.

  5. Select the performance monitoring type from the PM Type from the drop-down.

  6. Select the parameter for which you want to set the threshold value from the PM Type Extension drop-down list.

    Table 14. Performance Monitoring Parameters

    Use this parameter

    to

    amplifierTilt

    configure the thresholds for ingress or egress amplifier tilt.

    amplifierGain

    configure the thresholds for ingress or egress amplifier gain.

    opticalPower

    configure the thresholds for total Rx or Tx power.

    opticalPowerOSC

    configure the thresholds for total Rx or Tx OSC power.

    opticalPowerBackReflection

    configure thresholds for optical power back reflection.

    opticalPowerBackReflectionRatio

    Raman - 1

  7. Enter the minimum threshold value in the Low field and the maximum threshold value in the High field.

Step 6

Click Apply.

Provision G.709 Thresholds

Use this task to provision the G.709 PM thresholds for the OTN ports.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the G.709 Thresholds section to expand it.

Step 3

Choose the value for the G.709 PM thresholds, and click Apply.

You can set the thresholds for Near End or Far End, for 15 minutes or 1 day intervals, or for SM (OTUk) or PM (ODUk).

Table 15. G.709 PM Thresholds

Parameter

Description

ES

Errored Seconds shows the number of errored seconds recorded during the PM time interval.

SES

Severely Errored Seconds shows the severely errored seconds recorded during the PM time interval.

UAS

Unavailable Seconds shows the unavailable seconds recorded during the PM time interval.

BBE

Background block error shows the number of background block errors that are recorded during the PM time interval.

FC

Failure Counter shows the number of failure counts recorded during the PM time interval.

Provision FEC Thresholds

Use this task to provision the FEC thresholds for the card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the FEC Thresholds section to expand it.

Step 3

Choose the value for the FEC PMs and click Apply.

You can set the FEC thresholds for 15 minutes or one-day intervals.

The possible PM types are:

  • BIT-EC—Sets the value for bit errors corrected.

  • UNC-WORDS—Sets the value for uncorrectable words.

Provision RMON Thresholds

Use this task to provision the RMON thresholds on the control card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning > RMON Thresholds tabs.

Step 2

Click the + button.

The Create RMON Threshold dialog box appears.

Step 3

From the Port ID drop-down list, choose the port number.

Step 4

From the Variable drop-down list, choose a variable.

Step 5

From the Alarm Type drop-down list, indicate whether the event is triggered by the rising threshold, falling threshold, or both thresholds.

The available options are Rising Threshold, Falling Threshold, and Rising and Falling Threshold.

Step 6

From the Sampling Type drop-down list, choose either Relative or Absolute.

Relative restricts the threshold to use the number of occurrences within the user-set sample period.

Absolute sets the threshold to use the total number of occurrences, regardless of the time period.

Step 7

Enter the appropriate number of seconds in the Sampling Period field.

Step 8

Enter the appropriate number of occurrences in the Rising Threshold field.

For a rising type of alarm, the measured value must move from below the falling threshold to above the rising threshold. For example, if a network is running below a rising threshold of 1000 collisions every 15 seconds and a problem causes 1001 collisions in 15 seconds, the excess occurrences trigger an alarm.

Step 9

Enter the appropriate number of occurrences in the Falling Threshold field.

In most cases, a falling threshold is set lower than the rising threshold.

Step 10

Click Apply.

Provision Loopback

Use this task to provision loopback on the card.


Caution

This task is traffic-affecting.

Note

This feature is not supported for the FX-MXP card mode of the OTN-XP card.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Maintenance tab.

Step 2

Click the Loopback section to expand it.

Step 3

From the Loopback Type drop-down list, choose Terminal, Facility, Terminal-Drop, or Facility-Drop for each port required.

Step 4

Select the admin state from the Admin State drop-down list.

Step 5

Click Apply.

Provision Optical Safety

Use this task to provision the optical safety parameters for cards.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Maintenance tab.

Step 2

Click the Live Data section to expand it.

Step 3

Modify required settings described in the following table:

Table 16. Optical Safety Parameters for Cards

Parameter

Description

Options

Interface

(Display only) Displays the port name, port type, and direction.

—

Supported Safety

(Display only) Displays the supported safety mechanism.

  • ALS for line cards and control cards.

  • ALS-OSRI for amplifier cards.

ALS Mode

Automatic laser shutdown mode. The ALS mode is disabled for RX ALS interfaces.

From the drop-down list, choose one of the following:

  • ALS-Disabled—Deactivates ALS.

  • Automatic Restart—(Default) ALS is active. The power is automatically shut down when needed, and it automatically tries to restart using a probe pulse until the cause of the failure is repaired.

  • Manual Restart

OSRI

Optical safety remote interlock. The default value is OSRI-OFF. When set to OSRI-ON, the TX output power is shut down.

Note

 

OSRI configuration is not supported on the transponder and muxponder cards.

From the drop-down list, choose one of the following:

  • OSRI-OFF

  • OSRI-ON

ALS Status

(Display only) ALS status of the device.

  • Working

  • Shutdown

Recovery Pulse Interval (Sec.)

Displays the interval between two optical power pulses.

60 to 300 seconds.

Recovery Pulse Duration (Sec.)

Displays the duration of the optical power pulse that begins when an amplifier restarts.

2 to 100 seconds

Manual Restart

Triggers manual restart action for the ALS interface. However, manual restart does not happen if Mode is set to Automatic Restart or Disabled.

—

Step 4

Click Apply to save the changes.

Enable Attention LED

Table 17. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Enable Attention LED on Demand

Cisco IOS XR Release 24.1.1

You can now turn on the Attention LED by selecting true from the Attention Led for drop-down list in the Provisioning tab. The Attention LED is available for specific ports, chassis, line cards, and controller cards. Once turned on, it will help field engineers quickly identify the relevant device at the installation location for maintenance or troubleshooting.

The Attention LED can be enabled on specific ports, chassis, line cards, or controller cards. This is particularly helpful for troubleshooting and maintenance by locating the device in its installed location.

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 2

Click the Attention Led section to expand it.

Step 3

Perform any one of the following steps:

  1. To turn on the Attention LED of a chassis provisioned on the rack, perform these steps:

    1. Select true from the Attention Led for drop-down list and click Apply.

  2. To turn on the Attention LED of all the ports of a line card, perform these steps:

    1. Select true from the Attention Led for drop-down list and click Apply.

  3. To turn on the Attention LED of a specific port of a line card, perform these steps:

    1. Click Edit.

    2. Select true corresponding to the port you want to blink the Attention LED and click Apply.

Step 4

To turn off the Attention LED for a chassis or port, select false from the drop down list and click Apply.

PSM card protection switching

Feature Name Release Information Description
Protection Switching on PSM Card Cisco IOS XR Release 24.3.1

Protection switching provides protection mechanism against optical fiber faults or signal failure. In case a failure is detected, live traffic is automatically moved from the working path to the protection path to prevent any data loss.

You can enable this feature from the Protection section of the Maintenance tab.

Cisco Optical Site Manager enables the configuration of protection switching on the PSM card, ensuring uninterrupted traffic flow by automatically switching traffic from a failed path to a working path.

Protection switching provides a mechanism to safeguard traffic in the event of a signal failure:

  • The working path is the active path that typically carries traffic.

  • In the event of a signal failure on the working path, traffic is immediately switched to the protection path to maintain service continuity.

Types of Protection Switching

The PSM card supports the following types of protection switching:

  • Revertive Protection Switching: Traffic automatically returns to the working path from the protection path once the fiber issue is resolved and the Loss of Signal (LOS) alarm is cleared on the working path.

  • Non-Revertive Protection Switching: Once traffic is switched to the protection path due to a signal failure, it remains on the protection path even after the failure on the working path is resolved.

Enable revertive protection switching

Protection switching offers a safeguard against optical fiber faults. When a failure is detected, live traffic is automatically switched from the working path to the protection path, ensuring uninterrupted data transmission.

Follow these steps to enable protection switching on the PSM card:

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Maintenance tab.

Step 2

Click the Protection section to expand it.

Step 3

Click the Edit button.

The fields in the table become editable.

Step 4

Select true from the drop-down list under the Revertive column.

Step 5

Specify the time in seconds under the Wait to Restore column.

Wait to Restore (WTR) is the time delay (in seconds) applied after a Loss of Signal (LOS) alarm on the working path is cleared. Once the WTR timer expires, traffic is switched back to the working path.

Step 6

Click Apply.

Revertive protection switching is enabled on the card.

Enable or disable non-revertive protection switching

Non-revertive protection switching ensures that, once traffic is switched to the protection path due to a signal failure, it remains there even after the failure on the working path is cleared.

Follow these steps to enable or disable non-revertive protection switching on a PSM card interface:

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Maintenance tab.

Step 2

Click the Protection section to expand it.

Step 3

Click the check-box corresponding to the PSM switch and then click Protection Switch button.

The New Switch Command dialog box is displayed.

Step 4

Perform these steps to enable non-revertive switching:

  1. Select the interface you want to lockout from the Target Interface drop-down list.

  2. Select Lock-Out from the Switch Command drop-down list.

  3. Click Apply.

Step 5

Perform these steps to disable non-revertive switching:

  1. Select Release from the Switch Command drop-down list.

  2. Click Apply.

Perform a manual switch

If changes are required during a scheduled maintenance window on the working or protection path, you can manually switch traffic between the two paths.

Follow these steps to perform a manual switch:

Before you begin

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Maintenance tab.

Step 2

Click the Protection section to expand it.

Step 3

Click the check-box corresponding to the PSM switch and then click Protection Switch button.

The New Switch Command dialog box is displayed.

Step 4

Select the interface you want to manually switch to from the Target Interface drop-down list.

Step 5

Select Manual-Switch from the Switch Command drop-down list.

Step 6

Click Apply.

The selected interface becomes active and is displayed under the Active Interfaces column.