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

Connection verification

Updated: October 14, 2026

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This section explains connection verification in Cisco Optical Site Manager. The connection verification process generates a specific probe signal from the Connection Verification Tunable Laser (CV-TL) located at COM-RX-2.

Cisco Optical Site Manager offers a connection verification process that checks the cabling between the OLT-C line card and passive modules in an NCS 1010 device, helping prevent miscabling during node installation.

The connection verification process generates a specific probe signal from the Connection Verification Tunable Laser (CV-TL) located at COM-RX-2. This probe signal is then detected on the following components:

  • The same OLT-C line card.

  • Passive modules (Mux/Demux panel or breakout panel) connected to the OLT-C line card.

  • A different OLT-C line card or passive module belonging to the same near-end (NE) node.

  • An optical interface (router ports or transponders) connected to the line card.

Figure 1. Connection Verification

Verify connections

Use this task to verify connections.

Verify physical connectivity between line cards and passive modules on an NCS 1010 device, ensuring correct cabling and preventing installation errors.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to verify connections.

Procedure

  1. Click Node Functional View in the left panel.

  2. Click the Expand shoulder icon to expand the right panel.

  3. Scroll to the Connection Verification section and click to expand it.

    A list of available connections is displayed.

  4. Select the check boxes corresponding to the connections you want to verify.

  5. Click Run Verification.

    Connection verification is initiated for the selected connections and an information message is displayed.

  6. Click OK.

The

Connection Check Result field displays the status of the connection verification.