Configuration Guide for Cisco Optical Site Manager, IOS XR Release 26.x.x

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Configuration Guide for Cisco Optical Site Manager, IOS XR Release 26.x.x

Provisioning optical amplifier cards

Updated: October 14, 2026

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This section provides details about provisioning Optical Amplifier Cards in Cisco Optical Site Manager. Use it to find related fields, values, capabilities, or requirements for the workflow.

Provisioning Optical Amplifier Cards information includes the key fields, values, and usage details for this workflow.

RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-cop cards

In this chapter, "RAMAN-CTP" refers to the 15454-M-RAMAN-CTP card and "RAMAN-COP" refers to the 15454-M-RAMAN-COP card.

The single-slot RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards support counter and co-propagating Raman amplification on long unregenerated spans.

The cards manage up to 96 ITU-T 50 GHz spaced channels over the C-band of the optical spectrum (wavelengths from 1528.77 to 1566.72 nm). The counter-propagating RAMAN-CTP card is the primary unit. The co-propagating RAMAN-COP card is the secondary unit and can be used only when the counter-propagating unit is present. The OSC pluggable used with the cards is ONS-SC-OSC-18.0=.

The RAMAN-CTP card can be calibrated either manually or automatically from the Maintenance tab in the Cisco Optical Site Manager web interface. When the RAMAN-COP card is used, the RAMAN-CTP card can be calibrated only using the manual option.

The features of the RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards include:

  • Raman section: 1000-mW total pump power for four pumps and two wavelengths.

  • Embedded distributed feedback (DFB) laser at 1568.77 nm to be used for optical safety and link continuity (in RAMAN-CTP card only).

  • Photodiodes to enable monitoring of Raman pump power.

  • Photodiodes to enable monitoring of the DFB laser and signal power (in RAMAN-CTP card only).

  • Automatic laser shutdown (ALS) for optical laser safety.

  • Hardware output signals for loss of signal (LOS) monitoring at input photodiodes.

  • Raman pump back reflection detector to check for excessive back reflection.

When the node has either RAMAN-CTP or RAMAN-COP card, you can install the card in the following slots.

  • Slots 2-7 in NCS 2006

  • Slots 2-16 in NCS 2015

When the node has both RAMAN-CTP or RAMAN-COP cards, you can install the cards in the following slots.

  • If the RAMAN-CTP card is installed in an even slot, the RAMAN-COP card must be installed in the next odd slot.

  • If the RAMAN-COP is installed in an even slot, the RAMAN-CTP card must be installed in the next odd slot.

RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-cop cards power monitoring

Physical photodiodes P1 through P10 monitor the power for the RAMAN-CTP card.

Physical photodiodes P3 through P6 monitor the power for the RAMAN-COP card.

For more information about the RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards, see the data sheet.

Additional information

Table 1. RAMAN-CTP Port Calibration

Photodiode

Type Name

Calibrated to Port

P1

DFB in-fiber Output Power

LINE-TX

P2

DWDM RX Input Power

LINE-RX

P3

Pump 1 in-fiber Output Power

LINE-RX

P4

Pump 2 in-fiber Output Power

LINE-RX

P5

Total Pump in-fiber Output Power

LINE-RX

P6

Back-Reflected Pump Power

LINE-RX

P7

DWDM TX Input Power

COM-RX

P8

Total Co-Pump in-fiber Output Power

LINE-TX

P9

DFB Input Power

LINE-RX

P10

ASE Input Power

LINE-RX
Table 2. RAMAN-CTP Port Calibration

Photodiode

Type Name

Calibrated to Port

P3

Pump 1 in-fiber Output Power

RAMAN-TX

P4

Pump 2 in-fiber Output Power

RAMAN-TX

P5

Total Pump in-fiber Output Power

RAMAN-TX

P6

Back-Reflected Pump Power

RAMAN-TX

Clear the Raman laser shutdown condition

Use this task to clear the Raman laser shutdown condition.

The Raman Laser Shutdown (RLS) condition is raised during the Raman link turn-up phase on the RAMAN-TX port of the RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards when excessive back reflection is detected. When the RLS condition is raised, the Raman pump laser inside the card is automatically shut down and the optical link turn-up procedure is terminated. The RLS condition must be cleared before proceeding with further provisioning.

Use this task to clear the RLS condition for RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to clear the Raman laser shutdown condition.

Procedure

  1. Click the Maintenance > Safety tabs.

  2. Click Manual Safety Restart to clear the RLS condition.

    A confirmation dialog box appears and is service-affecting.

  3. Click Yes to proceed.

The clear the Raman laser shutdown condition task is complete.

Collect failure logs

Use this task to collect failure logs.

Use this task to collect the failure log information for the cards. This task can be used to debug the cards before RMA.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to collect failure logs.

Procedure

Right-click the card and choose OBFL to collect the On Board Failure Logs (OBFL).

The failure log information is displayed in the Maintenance > OBFL Status tabs.

The collect failure logs task is complete.

Perform automatic calibration

Use this task to perform automatic calibration.

Use this task to perform automatic calibration for the RAMAN-CTP, EDRA1-xx, and EDRA2-xx cards.

The automatic calibration automatically runs on the cards upon fiber restoration, power cycle, and so on.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to perform automatic calibration.

Procedure

  1. Click the Maintenance > Automatic Calibration tabs.

    All the values in this pane are read-only and reflects the status of last automatic calibration.

    Table 3. Parameters of Automatic Calibration

    Parameter

    Description

    Port

    Displays the port number, port type, and direction (TX or RX).

    Timestamp

    Displays the date and time of calibration.

    Calibration Gain (dB)

    Displays the Raman gain that is obtained with calibration of total pump power.

    Calibration Total Pumps (mW)

    Displays the reference power level used throughout calibration. The default value is 700 mW. If Raman gain is too low, the power value is automatically increased to 850 mW.

    Target Gain (dB)

    Displays the target spectrum gain.

    Obtained Gain (dB)

    Displays the obtained spectrum gain.

    Target Tilt (dB)

    Displays the target spectrum tilt.

    Obtained Tilt (dB)

    Displays the obtained spectrum tilt.

    Raman Noise Floor (dBm)

    Displays the optical power measured at the LINE-RX port when Raman pumps are at calibration total pumps power level and incoming signal is not received from the neighboring node. It is noise generated by the Raman amplification process.

    Incoming Power Pumps Off (dBm)

    Displays the power level of probe signal with Raman pumps off.

    Incoming Power Pumps On (dBm)

    Displays the power level of probe signal with Raman pumps on (combined with Raman noise floor).

    Power Source

    Displays the type of power source that is used for calibration. The possible values of Power Source are as follows:

    • Broadband Optical Power-Raman automatic calibration used broadband optical power, typically, Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) generated by an optical amplifier.

    • Active Optical Services-Raman automatic calibration used active services.

    • Active Optical Services (Unbalanced)-Raman automatic calibration used active services;however, they do not properly cover the whole C-Band spectrum.

    Result

    Displays the result of automatic Raman calibration. The possible values of Result are as follows:

    • No Target Gain-Raman target gain is not configured.

    • Not Enough Gain-Raman gain obtained from calibration is too low.

    • Lower Than Target Gain (Need Accept)-Raman gain obtained from calibration is below the target but might be acceptable. The user must accept the Raman gain.

    • Lower Than Target Gain ( Accepted)-Raman gain obtained from calibration is below the target and the user has accepted the Raman gain.

    • Target Gain Reached-Raman target gain is reached.

    • User Override-User has overridden the calibration result and uses configured setpoint of Raman pumps manually.

    Status

    Displays the status of automatic Raman calibration. The possible values of Status are as follows:

    • Not Scheduled-Raman automatic calibration is not scheduled.

    • Invalid-Raman automatic calibration reports invalid data.

    • Pending-Raman automatic calibration is scheduled and pending.

    • Running On User Request-Raman automatic calibration is running on user request.

    • Running-Raman automatic calibration is automatically running.

    • Failed-Raman automatic calibration has failed.

    • Aborted-Raman automatic calibration has been terminated and will be re-scheduled soon.

    • Completed-Raman automatic calibration is completed.

  2. Click Run Calibration to start the automatic calibration.

    A confirmation message appears.

  3. Click Yes.

    When you start the automatic calibration, the Status column in the Automatic Calibration tab changes to "Running on User Request."

    The calibration result can be success, failure, or lower than target gain.

    • If the calibration result is success, the obtained target gain value is applied to the node.

    • If the calibration result is failure, the old target gain value is restored.

    • If the calibration result is lower than target gain, it implies that the obtained gain is + or -2 dB from the target gain. The gain is degraded. The RAMAN-GAIN-NOT-REACHED alarm is raised on the node to inform the user of a lower target gain. The user can accept this lower target gain by clicking the Accept Degraded Gain button. This clears the RAMAN-GAIN-NOT-REACHED alarm and the lower target gain value is applied to the node.

  4. (Optional) (Not applicable for RMN-CTP-CL card) Click Get All Calibration Reports to display the last 10 calibration reports with the timestamp and result in a table.

  5. (Optional) Click Get Last Calibration Error to identify the reason for the last calibration failure.

    The automatic calibration typically completes without user intervention. However, the automatic calibration fails upon certain conditions such as loss of communication between two nodes and OSC failure. You can identify the reason for the last calibration failure by clicking the Get Last Calibration Error button. The reason is displayed only when the Status column in the Automatic Calibration tab is Failure.

The perform automatic calibration task is complete.

Perform manual calibration

Use this task to perform manual calibration.

Use this task to perform manual calibration for the RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards.

The RAMAN-COP card supports only manual calibration. The RAMAN-CTP card supports both automatic and manual calibration. However, if a node has both RAMAN-CTP and RAMAN-COP cards, the RAMAN-CTP card supports only manual calibration.

For complete information on the specific setup that is required for manual calibration, see DLP-G690 Configure the Raman Pump Using Manual Day-0 Installation.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to perform manual calibration.

Procedure

  1. Click the Maintenance > Manual Calibration tabs.

    All the values in this pane are read-only and reflects the status of last manual calibration.

    Table 4. Parameters of Manual Calibration

    Parameter

    Description

    Port

    Displays the port number, port type, and direction (TX or RX).

    Time Stamp

    Displays the date and time of calibration.

    Pump 1 Low Power (dBm)

    Displays the measured incoming power with only pump 1 on at low power level.

    Pump 2 Low Power (dBm)

    Displays the measured incoming power with only pump 2 on at low power level.

    Pump 1 High Power (dBm)

    Displays the measured incoming power with only pump 1 on at high power level.

    Pump 2 High Power (dBm)

    Displays the measured incoming power with only pump 2 on at high power level.

    Target Gain (dB)

    Displays the target spectrum gain.

    Obtained Gain (dB)

    Displays the obtained spectrum gain.

    Target Tilt (dB)

    Displays the target spectrum tilt.

    Obtained Tilt (dB)

    Displays the obtained spectrum tilt.

    Result

    Displays the result of manual Raman calibration. The possible values of Result are as follows:

    • No Target Gain-Raman target gain is not configured.

    • Not Enough Gain-Raman gain obtained from calibration is too low.

    • Lower Than Target Gain-Raman gain obtained from calibration is below the target but is acceptable.

    • Target Gain Reached-Raman target gain is reached.

    • User Override-User has overridden the calibration result and uses the configured setpoint of Raman pumps manually.

    Status

    Displays the status of manual Raman calibration. The possible values of Status are as follows:

    • Not Calibrated-Raman calibration was not run.

    • In Progress-Raman calibration is being run by the user.

    • Completed-Raman calibration is completed.

    • Using pumps-power-setpoint-Raman pumps are regulated according to the user configuration.

  2. Click Run Calibration.

    A confirmation message appears.

  3. Click Yes.

  4. Click Run Pump Test for each individual pump.

    The pump test cannot be run if active circuits are present in the node. When you run the pump test, the Status column in the Manual Calibration tab changes to "In Progress."

  5. Enter the optimum power value of individual pump in the Power Value (dBm) field.

  6. Click Calibrate Pump to start the manual calibration.

    The calibration progress appears in the Calibration Result area. The calibration result can be a success, failure, or lower than target gain.

    • If the calibration result is success, the obtained target gain value is applied to the node.

    • If the calibration result is a failure, the old target gain value is restored.

    • If the calibration result is lower than the target gain, it implies that the obtained gain is + or -2 dB from the target gain. The gain is degraded. However, the calibration is still accepted and the obtained target gain value is applied to the node.

The perform manual calibration task is complete.

Provision FPD upgrade

Use this task to provision FPD upgrade.

Whenever the firmware version on the card is earlier than the FPGA firmware version, an alarm "FPD-UPG-REQUIRED" is raised on the card in the Alarms tab.

You can view the running firmware version and the NCS 2000 FPGA firmware version under the Maintenance > FPD upgrade tabs.

Use this task to upgrade the RMN-CTP-CL card with the latest firmware released as part of the NCS 2000 software release.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to provision FPD upgrade.

Procedure

  1. Click the Maintenance > FPD Upgrade tabs.

  2. Click FPD upgrade to perform firmware upgrade for the card.

    After the firmware upgrade is completed successfully, the "FPD-UPG-REQUIRED" alarm gets cleared in Alarms tab and you can view the updated running firmware version in the FPD Upgrade table.