Step 1
| From the Tools
menu, choose
Options.
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Step 2
| In the Options
Explorer dialog box, right-click
Platform
and choose
Expand from the shortcut menu.
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Step 3
| Click the
desired
System
Release
folder and complete the following tasks as needed:
Note
| Default
changes apply only to the specified system release.
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Choose the
required settings:
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Shelf
Management—The options available are Auto, Multi Shelf Integrated Switch, Multi
Shelf External Switch, and Individual Shelf. These options allow you to specify
the type of management to be used for the sites on the network.
– Auto—Sets the default option of the Multi Shelf Switch for
all the nodes with more than one shelf. For M6/M15 chassis, the default option
is Multi Shelf Integrated Switch.
– Multi Shelf Integrated Switch—Configures all the
Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) optical units (OADMs and amplifiers) in
different shelves connected through a LAN. The LAN is implemented with switches
plugged into the MSTP shelves. These switches are used to connect to the
external chassis. For this option, Multi-Shelf Integrated Switch Cards (MS-ISC)
are used to support the multishelf configuration. M15 uses RJ 45 and optical
ports to connect to an external chassis.
– Multi Shelf External Switch—Configures all the MSTP optical
units (OADMs and amplifiers) in different shelves connected through a LAN. The
LAN is implemented with switches external to the MSTP shelves.
For this option, two external Ethernet switch units (Cisco
Catalyst 2950 and Cisco Catalyst 3650) are used to support the multishelf
configuration. Cisco Catalyst 2950 supports 12 subtending shelves and Cisco
Catalyst 3650 supports 24 subtending shelves.
CTP supports a maximum of 50 shelves, including the node
controller shelf, in a multishelf configuration when the TNC, TNCE, TSC, TSCE,
TNCS, TNCS-O, or TCC3 card is used as the node controller.
CTP supports a maximum of 5 shelves, including the node
controller shelf, in a multishelf configuration when TCC2P card is used as the
node controller.
– Individual Shelf—Configures all the MSTP optical units
(OADMs and amplifiers) in the same shelf.
Important Notes for Shelf
Management:
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When you
choose
Multi Shelf External Switch from the
Shelf Management drop-down list, the multi-shelf
external switch is placed in the layout irrespective of the node controller.
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Shelf
management is disabled for HYBRID 15454 ONS configuration from Release 9.1 and
later.
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The M6
chassis, when used as node controller with Integrated Switch, can support three
subtended shelves. The subtended M6 chassis can subtend two more shelves.
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The Cisco
NCS 2015 M15 chassis, controlled by two TNCS cards, can act as a node
controller that manages other subtended M15 shelves. Up to three M15 shelves
can be subtended directly to the Master shelf, and the number of subtended M15
shelves can be increased up to 10 in a daisy chain connection.
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In a mixed
Multi Shelf Management configuration, M15 shelves can be used as subtended
shelves with M6 as a node controller only when TNCE or TSCE control units are
used.
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Multi
Shelf Management mixed configurations can extend up to 25 shelves for M6 and
M15 chassis.
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Multi
Shelf Management configurations with M15 as node controller and M6 as subtended
shelf are not supported in CTP 10.5.
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Multi
Shelf Management configurations with M15 and M12 in any combination (node
controller or subtended shelf) are not supported in CTP 10.5.
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Cisco NCS
2015 as the node controller with NCS 2015 as subtended shelves.
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Cisco NCS
2015 as the node controller with a mix of NCS 2015, NCS 2006, and ONS 15454 as
subtended shelves.
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Cisco NCS
2006 as the node controller with a mix of NCS 2015, NCS 2006, and ONS 15454
shelves as subtended shelves.
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Cisco ONS
15454 as the node controller with a mix of NCS 2015, NCS 2006, and ONS 15454
shelves as subtended shelves.
Note
| The ONS
15454 shelves must have TCC3 cards installed for the configurations. Warning
message appear if the number of shelves exceed 10 for pure MSM and 15 for mix
MSM configuration that include NCS 2015.
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Node
Protection—The options available are Same Shelf, Separated Shelves, and Node
Split. Select Same Shelf to configure the optical units (amplifiers and OADM)
on side A (CW direction) and side B (CCW direction) in the same shelf.
Note
| Node protection is disabled for HYBRID 15454 ONS
configuration in Release 9.1 and later.
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Select Separated Shelves to configure the optical units
(amplifiers and OADM) on side A (CW direction) in one shelf and those on side B
(CCW direction) in a second shelf.
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C-band Rules—Select the options from the drop-down list. The
options appear in the following format: C 64 Chs 50 GHz (+2 dBm/Ch). The
channels available are 80, 72, 64, 40, 32, 20, 16, and 8; the reference per
channel power options available are -1 dBm, -2 dBm, 1 dBm, 2 dBm, 4 dBm, 5 dBm,
7 dBm and 8 dBm; and the spacing options available are 100 GHz and 50 GHz. You
can use even wavelengths for 80, 72, and 64 channel design.
For HYBRID 15454 ONS configuration, the available options are
8, 16, 20, 32, 40, 48, 64, 72, 80, and 96 channels.
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L-band Rules— Select the options from the drop-down list. The
options appear in the following format: 32 Ch. 100 Ghz +5 dBm. The options
available are: None, Expand, and channels available are 32; the reference per
channel power options available are 2 dBm and 5 dBm; and the only spacing
options available is 100 GHz.
Select
Expand
to indicate that the L-band rules are upgradable.
Note
| L-band is not applicable to HYBRID 15454 ONS configuration
in Release 9.1 and later.
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Installation w/o CTP—Check this check box to install the
network with default parameters. If you choose this option, CTP designs the
network according to a set of predefined conditions, so that the selected node
can be installed without the Cisco Transport Planner configuration files
(thresholds and setpoints).
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Dithering Lower Limit—Enter a value that satisfies the
following conditions:
– Not lower than zero
– Not higher than 32
– Not higher than the dithering upper-limit value
The dithering value is the site identifier that CTP uses to
adjust power on 80-WXC cards. Dithering value is provided only for sites with
40-WXC cards, that is, for sites with multidegree site structure and with the
functionality “OXC” or “Auto”. This parameter is not displayed for non-OXC
sites.
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Dithering Upper Limit—Enter a value that is not lower than
zero and not higher than 32.
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Insulators—Check this check box to
protect the Express Add/Drop (EAD) colorless ports of the 80-WXC-C cards
configured as demux units.
Note
| The Cisco ONS 15216-FLD-2-ISO optical insulator is not
supported in CTP Releases 9.3 and later releases.
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Note
| Optical insulator connections are displayed only in the
Patchcord Installation tab in the Internal Connections report.
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Structure—Choose the site structure from this drop-down list.
If the network topology does not support the selected site structure, then the
selection made in this drop-down list is ignored.
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MSM External Switch—Choose the multi shelf external switch
type, from the drop-down list.
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Use Payg—Check this check box to enable the Pay As You Grow
feature. For more information about the Pay As You Grow feature, see
Understanding the Pay As You Grow Feature.
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Service Level—Choose the service level from the drop-down
list.
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Service Level Num of Years—Choose the maintenance service
level length (in years), from the drop-down list.
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Enable NCS—Check this check box to use NCS PIDs. For more
information, see table
"NCS PIDs".
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Redundant Power—This drop-down list enables you to choose
whether the redundant power supply is to be added.
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UTS AC Power Cables—Choose the type of cables to be used for
the AC power supply, from the drop-down list. Cables are listed based on the
country type. M15 does not support AC power supply.
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Filler Card Type—Choose the type of card to be placed in the
empty slots of a chassis, from the drop-down list. The options available are:
– Blank—CTP places only blank cards.
– UTS Filler—CTP places blank cards in M12 chassis and
Universal Transport System (UTS) filler cards in the M2 and M6/M15 chassis. The
two type of UTS filler cards placed by CTP are 15454-M-T-FILLER (in TNC and TSC
card slots) and 15454-M-FILLER (in other slots).
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Node Controller—Choose a chassis to act as the node
controller, from the drop-down list.
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M6 Chassis in Use—Enter an integer value for the number of M6
chassis to be used.
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M12 Chassis in Use—Enter an integer value for the number of
M12 chassis to be used.
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Redundant Controller Card—This drop-down list enables you to
choose whether to use a redundant controller card.
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Side/Side cabling—Choose the loss value between the west and
east side of the site, from the drop-down list. It is useful in case of multi
shelf node protection when the racks are not located close to each other.
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Anti ASE— The options available in the drop-down list are:
– Auto—CTP decides if the site should be configured as
anti-amplified spontaneous emissions (anti-ASE).
– Yes—The site is configured such that all the express
channels on the site are optically dropped and reinserted. In addition, all the
patch cords between the West and East sections are removed.
– No—The site is not configured as anti-ASE.
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Step 4
| Click the
Layout folder and complete the following settings as
required:
Note
| OSMINE is
supported in R9.2.1 and R9.6.0.x only.
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Hybrid
Node—Check this check box to notify CTP to ensure that cross-connect, SDH, and
SONET cards are not placed within the optical transport section (OTS) shelf.
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Max Num of
Shelves—Specify the maximum number of shelves per rack. The maximum number of
shelves you can specify is 4.
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Fan
Tray—Select the type of fan tray to be placed within each node, from the
drop-down list.
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AIC—Choose
Yes from the drop-down list to instruct CTP to put the AIC card in slot 9 of
the first shelf in each site.
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Fiber
Storage—Choose Yes from the drop-down list to instruct CTP to put the fiber
storage within the rack below the optical shelf.
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Y-Cable—The the Y-cable options from the drop-down list. The
options available are:
– Auto—Instructs CTP to set the default value for the Y-Cable
option.
– 1RU FlexLayer Shelf Assembly—Instructs CTP to use the ONS
15216 Splitter/Combiner FlexLayer modules to implement the required Y-cable
protections.
– 2RU Y-Cable Panel—Instructs CTP to use the new ADC
Splitter/Combiner modules to implement the required Y-cable protections.
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TXP/MXP/XP in OTS—The options in the drop-down list enable you
to choose whether to place client cards in OTS shelves.
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Etsi Rack Width—Choose the ETSI rack width from the drop-down
list. The 19 inches option adds 15454E-19IEC-KIT for each ETSI shelf.
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Rack Height in RU—Enter an integer value for the rack height.
The default option is Auto, which assigns 44 rack units (RU) for ANSI and 40
RUs for ETSI.
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Alien Shelf Height—Enter the height of the alien shelves in
RU. If the alien shelf height is greater than the rack height, alien shelves
will not be added to the site, and an error message will be displayed in the
summary report.
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Number of Alien Shelves—Enter the number of alien shelves that
are to be added to the site.
Number of alien shelves can vary based on the alien shelf
height. Maximum number of alien shelves that can be added is 600, if the alien
shelf height is 1 Rack Unit (RU) and there are no other shelves in the layout.
The maximum number of racks supported for a site is 15. If the
addition of alien shelves require more than 15 racks, an error message will be
displayed in the summary report and the layout is not built for the site.
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Alien Shelf Name—Enter the name of the alien shelves that are
added to the site. This name will be displayed in the Layout reports.
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Populate Shelves From Bottom—Check this check box to notify
CTP to place the shelves in the rack starting from the bottom. This is useful
in installing shelves in tall racks. For more information about the order in
which CTP fills the rack, see theGeneral Placement Rules.
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Chassis Type—Choose the type of chassis from the drop-down
list. The options available are Auto, M12 Chassis, M6 Chassis, M15 Chassis, and
M2 Chassis. The default option is Auto, which selects combinations of the
chassis in an optimized manner.
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Power Supply—Choose the type of power supply from the
drop-down list. The options available are Auto, AC Power, AC2 Power, DC Power,
DC20 Power, and DC40 Power. From Release 10.1, the default option is Auto
(DC40). M2 does not support AC2 Power.
Note
| The AC2 power cables are present in the BoM only when AC2
Power and Auto or AC2 Power and Data Center options are selected in the Power
Supply and UTS AC Power Cables sections respectively.
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TCC Type (Release 9.4 and later releases)—Choose the type of
TCC card from the drop-down list. The options available are Auto, TCC2P, and
TCC3. The default option is Auto, which selects the TCC3 card.
Note
| When used as the node controller, the M12 chassis with
TCC2P cards cannot subtend the M6 chassis.
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M6/M2 Controller Type—Choose the type of controller card from
the drop-down list. The options available are Auto, TNC/TSC, TNCS-O, TNCS, and
TNC-E/TSC-E. The default option is Auto, which selects the TNC-E/TSC-E card.
When you choose TNCS-O, it is configured for the node controller and not the
subtended shelf.
Note
| You can select a different M2/M6 controller type for a
network in the release upgrade or upgrade state by unlocking the TSCE/TSC or
TNCE/TNC card in the site layout.
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M15 Controller Type—Choose the type of M15 controller from the
drop-down list. The options available are Auto, TNCS-O, and TNC-S. When you
choose TNCS-O, it is configured for the node controller and not the subtended
shelf. The default option is Auto, which selects the TNC-S card.
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M15 Chassis in Use—Enter an integer value for the number of
M15 chassis to be used.
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Redundant power scheme—Choose the redundant power scheme from
the drop-down list. The options available are 1+1, 2+1, 3+1, 2+2. You can
choose the redundant power scheme to configure the number of working and
protected power units for the chassis. 3+1 is the default redundancy power
scheme for M15 DC chassis and 2+2 is the default redundancy power scheme for
M15 AC chassis.
For example, if you choose 3+1 redundant power scheme, there
will be 3 working power units and 1 protected power unit.
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SFPs for multi-chassis—Specify the number of small
form-factor pluggables (SFPs) that you want to use for Multi Shelf Management
configuration. The number of SFPs you specify here will appear in the BOM.
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DCC Shelves Management—Check this check box to notify CTP to
reserve Slot 12 for equipping 15454-MR-L1 units to implement data communication
channel (DCC) shelf management.
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Door—Choose the type of door from the drop-down list. The
default option is Auto, which does not add any door type. Door and deep doors
are two types of front doors that act as protective panels in the ONS 15454 M2,
ONS 15454 M6, and NCS 2015 M15 chassis. The deep door provides additional space
in front of the shelf to accommodate cables that do not fit inside the standard
door.
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M12 Shelves—Enter an integer value for the number of empty M12
shelves to be added to the node layout. CTP supports a maximum of 29 extra M12
shelves. The default option is Auto, which does not add any shelves.
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M6 Shelves—Enter an integer value for the number of empty M6
shelves to be added to the node layout. CTP supports a maximum of 29 extra M6
shelves. The default option is Auto, which does not add any shelves.
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M2 Shelves—Enter an integer value for the number of empty M2
shelves to be added to the node layout. The default option is Auto, which does
not add any shelves.
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M15 Shelves—(Release 10.5 and later releases) Enter an integer
value for the number of empty shelves to be added to the node layout. The Auto
option does not add any shelves.
The above values are applied to all the sites in the newly
created network. The values can be modified for individual sites after the
network creation.
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Step 5
| Click the
Restricted Equipment folder. To restrict a unit,
check the corresponding check box in the Restricted column for that unit.
To change the
setting back to unrestricted, uncheck the check box. To apply restricted list
changes to an open project, complete the following:
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Right-click the folder for the network that you want to update
and choose
Expand from the shortcut menu.
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Right-click the desired platform and release folder under
RestrictedEqptListFolder in the Project Explorer pane and choose
Edit List
from the shortcut menu. The Restricted Equipment
list for MSTP 454 DWDM [Release Number ] dialog box appears.
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Click
Update. The modified Restricted Equipment List is
replaced with the global restricted equipment List.
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Click
OK to close the dialog box.
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Step 6
| Click theFiber Options folder
and specify the fiber parameters as required:
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Span Label
Tag—Enter the desired span label; the default label is Duct.
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Span
Length—Enter the span length. The displayed unit of measure is retrieved from
the Span Measurements Units field.
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EOL Ageing
loss [dB]—Enter the EOL aging loss value. The EOL loss-per-span value is added
at the end of life to each discrete fiber in the network (for example, to add
an EOL margin for splicing).
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EOL Ageing
Factor—Enter the number to use when factoring fiber aging. This factor is
multiplied by the SOL total span loss without connectors.
Note
| Enter
a value in either EOL Ageing Factor or EOL Ageing loss; you do not need to
enter a value in both fields.
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Connector
loss [dB]—Enter the concentrated loss at the end of the span.
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Length
Based Loss—If checked, the fiber loss is determined by multiplying the Span
Length by the Loss Factor. If this check box is unchecked, you must enter the
total loss of the span.
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Tot SOL
loss w/o conn [dB]—Enter the total start of life (SOL) link fiber loss value
for each span, excluding the connector concentrated loss. This value is
applicable only if the Length Based Loss check box is unchecked.
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DCN
Extension (With Software R8.0 and later releases)—Check this check box to
enable the default use of data connection network (DCN) extension on each span
in the project. This setting implies that the OSC channel is not used to
connect the two nodes. This default can be overridden on the network wizard
pane.
Note
| Use one of the following formulas to calculate the fiber
loss at SOL:
SOL = km * dB/km + (2 * connector loss)
SOL = user entered loss + (2 * connector loss)
Use one of the following formulas to calculate the fiber
loss at EOL:
EOL = km * dB/km * EOL Aging Factor + (2 * connector loss)
+ EOL Aging Loss, or
EOL = user entered loss * EOL Aging Factor + (2 *
connector loss) + EOL Aging Loss
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Select the Fiber Type of each span of the network. You can
specify a fiber type even if the fiber type is not supported for the design.
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PMD at Fiber—Enter the polarization mode dispersion (PMD)
value. PMD is always entered in ps/nm/km.
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Loss—Enter the value of the SOL fiber loss per kilometer
used to calculate the loss of each span in the network. The fiber loss factor
is always entered in dB/km.
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Step 7
| Click the
Traffic Mapping
folder and complete the following tasks as needed.
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In the
Fixed traffic area, choose the unprotected routing strategy from the drop-down
list:
– Auto— CTP automatically selects the minimum number of
channels that can be deployed among the nodes of the traffic group.
– Unprotected optimum optical path—Each node pair is
connected using one connection. The unprotected optimum optical path minimizes
the number of required optical amplifiers.
– Unprotected minimum hop count—Each node pair in the traffic
group is connected by one connection. The unprotected minimum hop count
minimizes the number of channels (for unprotected traffic types only) that can
be deployed among the nodes of the traffic group.
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In the General area, complete the following tasks as needed.
– Force Mesh Algorithm—For CTP Software Release 8.5, check
this check box to force the mesh algorithm.
– Allow Different Wavelengths—Check this check box to allow
different wavelengths to be used for regeneration.
– Coloring Priority Option—Check this check box to assign the
wavelength from the left side of the available band, that is, from 1528.7 nm.
If this option is unchecked, the wavelength is assigned from the right side of
the available band, that is, from 1566.7 nm.
– Flat Grid Filling Option—Check this check box to assign the
wavelength in a flat grid, allocating each free wavelength without any guard
band. If this option is unchecked, the wavelength is assigned according to the
actual assignment rules.
Note
| Guard band is an unused part of the wavelength spectrum,
for the purpose of preventing interference between the wavelength channels.
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– Maximum Separation Option—Check this check box to assign
the wavelengths for 40 G and 100 G CP-DQPSK service types from the first
wavelength in the C-band (1528.7 nm) and for other service types from the last
wavelength of the C-band (1566.7 nm) to overcome interference in demands where
the wavelength selection is set to Auto.
– Activate AR-XPE—Check this check box to use the AR-XPE card
in the network. When this option is checked, the AR-XP card is replaced by the
AR-XPE card in the exported BoM report. The AR-XPE card does not support the
client PAYG license. When the
Activate AR-XPE check box is checked,
uncheck the
Use Client Payg check box in the
Properties pane to avoid error during network analysis.
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Step 8
| Click the
DWDM
Design Rules folder and complete the following tasks as needed:
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OSNR Alarm
For Regeneration—Check this check box to define the optical signal-to-noise
ratio (OSNR) alarm severity. When this limit is reached, CTP suggests a channel
at an appropriate site on the network. After the network is designed and
analyzed, in the Tasks pane (under Reports), click Optical Results to see if
any site requires regeneration. The regeneration column will suggest the site
where Regeneration is required.
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Run Quick
Analysis—Check this check box to use a quick but less accurate algorithm to
analyze the network in a short time. After the analysis, Cisco Transport
Planner displays the following warning message: “Dcu design not optimized due
to Run Quick Analysis option.”
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No-Tilt-Network-Design—Check this check box to force Cisco
Transport Planner to operate the amplifiers inside the gain range where no tilt
is generated and to determine the type and number of amplifiers in each site of
the network accordingly. This option sets all the intermediary points of the
network so that channels are always at the reference power level. The default
value is Disabled.
Note
| Long
spans (with insertion loss greater than 25 dB) might not be supportable.
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No In-line
Bulk Attenuator Design—Check this check box to design the network without using
any inline bulk attenuators. If the network cannot be designed without using
external in-line attenuators, Cisco Transport Planner displays the following
error message: “Unfeasible Network design. Site X should require usage of
in-line attenuator. Leave unchecked to allow inline bulk attenuators.”
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No
TXT/Line-Card Bulk Attenuator Design—Check this check box to design the network
without using any external receive (Rx) bulk attenuators on transponder or line
cards. If any of the clients require Rx bulk attenuators, then the related
channel is shown with the working condition (flagged red, orange, or yellow).
No Rx bulk attenuator will be shown in any of the reports (such as Optical
Channel Results, Internal Connections, or BoM). Leave unchecked to allow bulk
attenuators.
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Prevent
Use of E-LEAF Dispersion Compensation Unit on E-LEAF Dispersion spans—Check
this check box to prevent Cisco Transport Planner from using Extended -Large
Effective area fiber (E-LEAF) dispersion compensation units (DCUs) on E-LEAF
spans for the overall network. Leave unchecked if you want the algorithm to
automatically optimize the usage of the E-LEAF DCUs.
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No DCU
Design—Check this check box to avoid automatic placement of DCU units.
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Max
Scalability Placement —Check this check box to scale up or expand the network
made in your network design. You can add new sites and demands depending on
your requirements, thus, CTC automatically creates the flexibility of the
possible expansion of your network. It also checks to force the CTP to choose
an EDFA/DCU placement that is best suited for future expansion of the designed
network without any hardware changes.
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TDCU—From
the drop-down list, select one of options to place the TDCU units (TDCU Coarse
and TDCU Fine) in the network are:
–
Auto—Places the fixed DCU units in the network.
– All
Positions—Places the TDCU units wherever the fixed DCU units can be placed.
– Never
Place—Does not place the TDCU units in the network.
–
Selected Positions—Places the TDCU units in ROADM, WXC, and Dynamic Gain
Equalizer (DGE) nodes.
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FDCU—From
the drop-down list, select one of the options to place the FDCU units in the
network.
–
Auto—Places standard DCUs in the network, automatically. The FDCU option can be
set to “Always” at the network level for a specific network. FDCU units can
also be forced on specific nodes in the network.
–
Always—Places the FDCU units in the network. The FDCU option for new networks
is set to “Always”. Standard DCUs are placed if FDCU units are not available.
Standard DCU units can also be forced on specific nodes in the network.
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Turbo
Simplex—Check to achieve faster results by optimizing a subset of the total
channels based on type and path rather than optimizing every channel.
Unchecking this option can result in longer analysis times for large networks,
especially with any-to-any ROADM traffic.
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Max Sc
Value—Enables you to enter the maximum slope compensation value.
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Enable
Connector Loss—Check this check box to apply the default connector loss values
to the fiber. The applied value depends on the type of site where the fiber is
connected:
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Pass through Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value
for a pass-through site.
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OXC Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for an OXC
site.
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ROADM Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for a
ROADM site.
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OSC Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for an OSC
site.
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Line Amplifier Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value
for a line amplifier site.
Note
| The Pass through Connector Loss, OXC Connector Loss,
ROADM Connector Loss, OSC Connector Loss, and Line Amplifier Connector Loss
properties are enabled only if the Enable Connector Loss check box is checked.
The values of these properties can also be specified in
the Properties pane for the Options>DWDM Design Rules>System Release
option in the Project Explorer pane and are applicable to the current network.
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Step 9
| Click
OK.
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