• To save an existing project with the same filename, choose File > Save. You have completed this procedure.

• To save a new project, choose File > Save and go to Step2.

• To save an existing project with a different filename, choose File > Save As and go to Step2.

A message is displayed prompting you to continue with restart. Click Yes to restart CTP. A message is displayed prompting you to continue with cache deletion now or later.

• In the Colors area, to change the colors of Border Paint, Background Paint, Line Paint, Plot Background Paint, and Plot Outline Paint, click the relevant fields in the Colors list, and click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Then, click the desired color.

• In the Strokes area, to change the strokes of Border Stroke, Outline Stroke, and Default Line Stroke, click the relevant fields in the Strokes list, and click the drop-down arrow. Then click the desired stroke

• In the Font area, click the Font drop-down box to display a font popup window. Then select the desired Font, Size and Style.

• In the Alfa area, enter numeric values for Background Alfa and Foreground Alfa.

• In the Shapes area, click the Line Shape drop-down box. Then click the desired line shape.

• In the Gridlines area, check the Range Gridlines and Domain Gridlines check boxes to view the gridlines for the same.

• Overlapping—Check to reorder sites for a selected network.

• Alarm Mode—Choose Single for an alarm icon to report only the condition of that item or choose Cumulated for an alarm icon to summarize the most critical alarm of the item and its children.

• Bottom Right Icon—(Display only) Displays Locking to indicate that the lock icon appears at the bottom right of each locked item in the Project Explorer pane.

• Top Right Icon—(Display only) Displays Alarm to indicate that the alarm icon appears at the top right of each alarmed item in the Project Explorer pane. The alarm icon will be green, yellow, orange, or red to indicate the alarm severity.

• In the Site area, complete the following tasks:

  – Site Color—To set the default site color when no forcing is done, click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Click the desired color.

  –Site Selection Color, and Highlight Color—To change the site colors, click in the Color, Selection Color, and/or Highlight Color fields in the Site list. Click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Click the desired color.

  – Show Name—Check to display the site name on the NtView Name tab.

  – Pass Through, OSC, Add/Drop, Hub, Gain equalizer, R-OADM, Line Amplifier, OXC, OIC, Background Amplified Color, Background Raman Amplified Span Color—To change the colors, click in the relevant fields in the Site list. Click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Click the desired color.

  – Show Amplifiers—Check to display the amplifier icon for a site on the NtView Name tab.

  – Show Raman Amplified Span—Check to display the Raman amplified span on the NtView Name tab.

• In the Fiber area, complete the following tasks, as needed.

  – True wave Reach Color, Dispersion Shifted Color, Metro Core Color, true wave, True Wave Plus Color, True Wave Minus Color, True wave Classic Color, Free Light Color, LS Color, Tera Light Color, E LEAF Color, TRUE WAVE RS Color, G 652 SMF Color, and Selection Color—To change the fiber color, click in the relevant fields in the Fiber list and then click the drop-down arrow.

  – Show Name—Check to display the fiber name on the NtView Name tab.

  – Show Length—Check to display the fiber length on the NtView Name tab.

  – Show total SOL Loss—Check to display start of life (SOL) loss on the NtView Name tab.

  – Show total EOL Loss—Check to display end of life (EOL) loss on the NtView Name tab.

  – Show CD C-band—Check to display C-band chromatic dispersion (CD) on the NtView Name tab.

  – Show CD L-band—Check to display L-band chromatic dispersion (CD) on the NtView Name tab.

The duct details displayed in the NtView Name tab is shown in the following figure .

Figure 9. Duct Details Shown on the NtView Name Tab

The ducts in a network carry a predefined number of wavelengths (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or 80). Wavelength usage is the percentage of wavelength used by these ducts.

The percentage of wavelength used in individual ducts are displayed in various colors. Use the Wavelength Usage (%)option to assign any one of the four predefined colors to the different percentage of wavelength used. The custom values remain until the cache is deleted. After the cache is deleted, CTP populates the following default values:

– Green—25%

– Yellow—50%

– Orange—75%

– Red—100%

For example, the wavelength usage in an 80 wavelength duct that uses 40 wavelengths is 50%. This duct is displayed in yellow.

The valid values range from 1 to 100. If you enter a value greater than 100, it is considered as 100, negative value is considered as 1, while 0 is ignored.

The ducts that do not carry any wavelength are displayed in grey.

For more information on wavelength usage, see Table "Menu and Toolbar Option".

• In the Network area, click in the Color and Selection fields. Click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Click the desired color.

• In the Link area, complete the following tasks:

  – To change the link color, click the Color field in the Link list and then click the drop-down arrow. Choose the desired line width from the drop-down list.

  – To change the link appearance, click the Stroke field in the Link list and then click the drop-down arrow. Choose the desired line appearance from the drop-down list.

• In the General area, click in the Background and Selection Color fields. Click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Click the desired color.

• In the Any/Present View area, complete the following tasks:

  – To change the color for Foreground, Locked & Unlocked View, Locked Elements Background, and Locked Elements Foreground, click the relevant field and click the drop-down arrow to display a color swatch popup window. Click the desired color.

Choose the required settings:

• 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.

• 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.

  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• Dithering Upper Limit—Enter a value that is not lower than zero and not higher than 32.

• 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.

  Note	Optical insulator connections are displayed only in the Patchcord Installation tab in the Internal Connections report.

• 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.

• MSM External Switch—Choose the multi shelf external switch type, from the drop-down list.

• 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.

• Service Level—Choose the service level from the drop-down list.

• Service Level Num of Years—Choose the maintenance service level length (in years), from the drop-down list.

• Enable NCS—Check this check box to use NCS PIDs. For more information, see table "NCS PIDs".

• Redundant Power—This drop-down list enables you to choose whether the redundant power supply is to be added.

• 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.

• 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).

• Node Controller—Choose a chassis to act as the node controller, from the drop-down list.

• M6 Chassis in Use—Enter an integer value for the number of M6 chassis to be used.

• M12 Chassis in Use—Enter an integer value for the number of M12 chassis to be used.

• Redundant Controller Card—This drop-down list enables you to choose whether to use a redundant controller card.

• 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.

• 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.

• OSMINE Compliant—Check this check box to instruct CTP to ensure that all the sites placing transponder and line cards are compliant with OSMINE.

• 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.

• Max Num of Shelves—Specify the maximum number of shelves per rack. The maximum number of shelves you can specify is 4.

• Fan Tray—Select the type of fan tray to be placed within each node, from the drop-down list.

• 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.

• Fiber Storage—Choose Yes from the drop-down list to instruct CTP to put the fiber storage within the rack below the optical shelf.

• 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.

• TXP/MXP/XP in OTS—The options in the drop-down list enable you to choose whether to place client cards in OTS shelves.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• M15 Chassis in Use—Enter an integer value for the number of M15 chassis to be used.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

To change the setting back to unrestricted, uncheck the check box. To apply restricted list changes to an open project, complete the following:

1. Right-click the folder for the network that you want to update and choose Expand from the shortcut menu.

2. 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.

3. Click Update. The modified Restricted Equipment List is replaced with the global restricted equipment List.

4. Click OK to close the dialog box.

• Span Label Tag—Enter the desired span label; the default label is Duct.

• Span Length—Enter the span length. The displayed unit of measure is retrieved from the Span Measurements Units field.

• 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).

• 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.

• Connector loss [dB]—Enter the concentrated loss at the end of the span.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

  • 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.

  • PMD at Fiber—Enter the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) value. PMD is always entered in ps/nm/km.

  • 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.

• 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.

• 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.

  – 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.

• 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.

• 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.”

• 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.

• 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.”

• 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.

• 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.

• No DCU Design—Check this check box to avoid automatic placement of DCU units.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Max Sc Value—Enables you to enter the maximum slope compensation value.

• 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:

• Pass through Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for a pass-through site.

• OXC Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for an OXC site.

• ROADM Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for a ROADM site.

• OSC Connector Loss—Enter the connector loss value for an OSC site.

• 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.

• Customer—Enter the default customer name (128-character maximum).

• Created by—Enter the default user name (128-character maximum).

• Measurement Units—Choose the default span length unit of measure from the drop-down list, either Km or Miles.

• Price List—Choose the default price list.

• Restricted Analysis—Check to use Restricted Analysis in the project.

• ANSI/ETSI—Choose either ANSI (American National Standards Institute) or ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) from the drop-down list.

• MTTR (hours)—Enter the mean time to repair (MTTR) for all sites in the network. This value will apply to every site in the network. If you change the MTTR value after creating sites, the new value will only apply to sites you create after the change.

• Restocking Time (days)—Enter the number of days required (including transportation time) to restock the units into the maintenance center.

• Confidence Level (%)—Choose the confidence level for finding the spare units in the maintenance center (50, 75, 95, or 99 percent).

• Default CTP Software Release—Choose a release to be set as the default CTP software release. This release will be used as the default release when creating a project. See Creating a Project.

• Wavelength Display—Select your preference for wavelength display.

• Hide Network Details—Check this check box to hide network details.

• View FEC Mode Correction Messages—Check this check box to view FEC mode correction messages.

• View Copy Operation—Check this check box to view the copy operation details.

• View Upgrade Operation—Check this check box to view the upgrade operation details.

• View Release Upgrade Operation—Check this check box to view the release upgrade operation details.

• View Upgrade To Design Operation—Check this check box to view the upgrade to design operation details.

• View High Latency Messages—Check this check box to view the high latency details.

• Use Bundles—(Multishelf configuration only) Check this check box to use the Multishelf Management Integrated Kit bundle when generating the BoM instead of the single items. As a bundle, a common price is quoted, which is lesser than when the items are listed individually.

• Use Global Discount—Check this check box to allow you to edit the discount box (Global Discount).

• Global Discount—Enter the global discount to be applied to the whole BoM.

• Use Client Payg—Check this check box to include license for client cards. This option is applicable to AR-MXP, AR-XP, 100G-LC-C, 100G-CK-LC-C and 10X10G-LC cards. This check box is checked by default.

• Enable NCS—Check this check box to use NCS PIDs. For more information, see table "NCS PIDs".

• Include SW License(s)—This check box is checked by default. The software license for the release is shipped with the Cisco ONS 15454 chassis.

• Include Paper Documentation—Check this check box to ship paper documentation separately with the product and listed in BoM.

• Include CD Documentation—Check this check box to ship CD documentation separately with the product and listed in BoM.

• Hide BoM price/discount—Check this check box to hide the BoM discount and the individual unit price. Only the final price is displayed.

• WSON PID—Check this check box to display the WSON PIDs in the BoM report.

• Service Level—Choose the service level from the drop-down list.

• Service Level Num of Years—Choose the maintenance service level length (in years) from the drop-down list.

• Ansi PID—Enter the product identifier of the ANSI system, as needed. If you select BoM visible for this third-party interface with ANSI PID completed, the third-party interface is included in the BoM with the related product identifier.

• Etsi PID—Enter the product identifier of the ETSI system, as needed. If you select BoM visible for this third-party interface with ETSI PID completed, the third-party interface is included in the BoM with the related product identifier.

• TAG—(Display only) For internal use.

• SYS. NAME ANSI—Not applicable for third-party interfaces.

• SYS. NAME ETSI—Not applicable for third-party interfaces.

• WL START—Choose the wavelength starting range that the third-party interface supports from the drop-down list.

• WL END—Choose the wavelength ending range that the third-party interface supports from the drop-down list.

The CTC Ports and TL1 Ports tabs are not applicable for third-party interfaces.

• In the Rules area, choose the C-band or L-band design rule from the Design Rule drop-down list.

• In the Technology area, complete the following:

  – Modulation Format—Choose NRZ (Non Return to Zero) or Duo Binary.

  – Transmitter Type—Choose MZ (Mach Zehnder), DML (Direct Modulated Laser), or EML (Electro-absorption Modulated Laser).

  – Receiver Threshold—Choose Optimal (minimum BER) or Average (average received power).

  For DPSK—Choose the Receiver Threshold as Optimal.

  For QPSK—Choose the Receiver Threshold as Average.

  – Regeneration Type—Choose 3R or 2R regeneration mode.

  – FEC Mode—Choose FEC (Forward Error Correction), no FEC, or E-FEC (Enhanced FEC). For DPSK or QPSK, set the FEC Mode to E-FEC.

  – Transmitter Stability—Choose the maximum wavelength error allowed (pm). The values are 12.5, 25, 50, or 100 pm.

• Bit Rate—Choose the desired bit rate from the drop-down list. For DPSK or QPSK, choose the Bit Rate as 40 Gb/s.

• In the TX Power Range area, complete the following:

  – TX Max Power—Enter the maximum power output level (dBm).

  – TX Min Power—Enter the minimum power output level (dBm).

• In the Back to Back Receiver Sensitivity area, complete the following as needed to define the working interface area for Back to Back. Back to Back is a configuration where the receiver is placed in front of the transmitter and no other equipment exists between the two. Back to Back is used to measure characteristics of the TX and RX pair. See Figure "Interface Operative Area".

  – Overload Power [ps/nm]—Enter the overload power level.

  – OL_Power [dBm]—Enter the minimum power level in the OSNR-limited range.

  – OL_OSNR [dB] on 0.5 nm RBW—Enter the minimum OSNR level in the OSNR-limited range (measured in 0.5 increments).

  – PL_Power [dBm]—Enter the minimum power level in the power-limited range.

  – PL_OSNR [dB] on 0.5 nm RBW—Enter the minimum power level in the OSNR-limited range (measured on 0.5 nm bandwidth).

• In the Chromatic Dispersion area, complete the following as needed:

  – Customize CD Robustness—Check to enable the CD Robustness field, as needed. Chromatic dispersion (CD) refers to the broadening of a light pulse after traveling a distance in the fiber.

  – CD Robustness [ps/(nm*km)]—If Customize CD Robustness is checked, choose the maximum positive dispersion, Dmax_pos [ps/(nm*km)], tolerable by the interface: 0 dB, 1 dB, 1.5 dB, 2 dB, or 3 dB.

• Customize Penalties—Check to enable the Gaussian cross-talk Penalties, Single-Interfering Cross-Talk Penalties, and Scale Q factors fields as needed.

• If Customize Penalties is checked, enter the values to determine the Gaussian cross-talk Penalties in the A_GXt and B_GXt fields, as needed. Gaussian cross talk refers to random power that interferes with a signal. The A_GXt and B_GXt values are the coefficients for the exponential curves that estimate P-penalty (PL), P-penalty (OL), OSNR-penalty (PL), and OSNR-penalty (OL) for Gaussion cross-talk levels in the OL and PL regions of the interface model with dispersion margins added (see Figure "Interface Operative Area"). The formula is Penalty (GXt) = A_GXt * exp(B_GXt *GXt).

• If Customize Penalties is checked, enter the values to determine the Single-Interfering Cross-Talk Penalties in the A_SIXt and B_SIXt fields, as needed. Single-interfering cross talk refers to interference caused by a single signal. The A_SIXt and B_SIXt values are the coefficients for the exponential curves that estimate P-penalty (PL), P-penalty (OL), OSNR-penalty (PL), and OSNR-penalty (OL) for single-interfering cross-talk in the OL and PL regions of the interface model with dispersion margins added (see Figure "Interface Operative Area"). The formula is Penalty (IXt) = A_SIXt* exp(B_SIXt* IXt).

• If Customize Penalties is checked, enter Scale Q values in the F-P(PL), F-P(OL), F-OSNR(PL), and F-OSNR(OL) fields, as needed. The scale factors measure how efficient a card is in recovering the signal distortion. The slope of the Q-factor curve versus OSNR or RX power determines how a BER increase could be recovered with an increase of OSNR, power, or both (depending in which OSNR/power working point the card is). In general, the scale factors are two values (one in OSNR and one in power) for each working point OL and PL of the interface model (see Figure "Interface Operative Area"). The the F-P(PL), F-P(OL), F-OSNR(PL), and F-OSNR(OL) values translate a Q-penalty (that is, a BER increase) into power and OSNR penalties. The formulas follow:

  – P-penalty(PL) = Q-penalty * F-P(PL)

  – P-penalty(OL) = Q-penalty * F-P(OL)

  – OSNR-penalty(PL) = Q-penalty * F-OSNR(PL)

  – OSNR-penalty(OL) = Q-penalty * F-OSNR(OL)

  F-P(PL) and F-OSNR(PL) are evaluated in the PL working region, while F-P(OL) and F-OSNR(OL) are evaluated in the OL working region of the curve with the dispersion margins added.

Figure 10. Interface Operative Area

The following table lists the supported combinations for 40-Gbps third party interfaces.

The following table lists the supported combinations for 10-Gbps third party interfaces.

The following table lists the supported combinations for 2.5-Gbps third party interfaces.

• User Option—Check to export the user options set using the Tools > Options command.

• PartsDB—Check the desired platforms.

• PriceDB—Check All Price DB to export all price lists, or expand All Price DB and check the individual price lists that you want to export.

• User Option—Leave checked to import a file with the user options that were set with the Tools > Options command.

• PartsDB—Leave checked to import the parts database for the desired platform.

• PriceDB—Leave All Price DB checked to import all price lists, or uncheck and check the desired individual price lists.