This section introduces how Cisco Optical Site Manager and Cisco Optical Network Controller work together to manage NCS 2000 ROADM, OLA, and transponder nodes.
The Optical Automation Solution for NCS 2000 networks is based on the integration of Cisco Optical Site Manager and Cisco Optical Network Controller applications in a network having NCS 2000 ROADM/OLA and remote TXP nodes and optionally NCS 1000 TXP.
Cisco Optical Automation Solution architecture
Cisco Optical Network Controller is a centralized management platform for Cisco optical networks. It simplifies network operations, topology monitoring, and service provisioning.
Together, Cisco Optical Site Manager and Cisco Optical Network Controller form a hierarchical management architecture, where Cisco Optical Site Manager manages devices at site-level and Cisco Optical Network Controller provides network-level orchestration and visibility.
Cisco Optical Network Planner is also available for NCS 2000 for SVO card placement on network.
