Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, Release 8.5

DLPs A300 to A399

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Note The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration. Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.

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DLP-A300 Clear a BLSR Span Lockout

Purpose	This task clears a bidirectional line switched ring (BLSR) span lockout.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 3 Choose the BLSR and click Edit.

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Tip To move an icon to a new location, for example, to see BLSR channel (port) information more clearly, you can drag and drop icons on the Edit BLSR network graphic.

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Step 4 Right-click the BLSR node channel (port) where the lockout will be cleared and choose Set West Protection Operation or Set East Protection Operation.

Step 5 In the dialog box, choose CLEAR from the drop-down list. Click OK.

Step 6 In the Confirm BLSR Operation dialog box, click Yes. The "L" that indicated the lockout disappears from the network view map.

Step 7 From the File menu, choose Close.

Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A301 Initiate a BLSR Manual Ring Switch

Purpose	This task performs a BLSR Manual ring switch. A Manual ring switch will switch traffic off a span if there is no higher priority switch (Force or lockout) and no signal degrade (SD) or signal failure (SF) conditions.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 3 Choose the BLSR and click Edit.

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Tip To move an icon to a new location, for example, to see BLSR channel (port) information more clearly, click an icon and drag and drop it in a new location.

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Step 4 Right-click any BLSR node channel (port) and choose Set West Protection Operation (if you chose a west channel) or Set East Protection Operation (if you chose an east channel).

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Note The squares on the node icons represent the BLSR working and protect channels. You can right-click either channel. For four-fiber BLSRs, the squares represent ports. Right-click either working port.

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Step 5 In the Set West Protection Operation dialog box or the Set East Protection Operation dialog box, choose MANUAL RING from the drop-down list. Click OK.

Step 6 Click Yes in the two Confirm BLSR Operation dialog boxes.

Step 7 Verify that the channel (port) displays the letter "M" for Manual ring. Also verify that the span lines between the nodes where the Manual switch was invoked turn purple, and that the span lines between all other nodes turn green on the network view map. This confirms the Manual switch.

Step 8 From the File menu, choose Close.

Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A303 Initiate a BLSR Force Ring Switch

Purpose	Use this task to perform a BLSR Force switch on a BLSR port. A Force ring switch will switch traffic off a span if there is no signal degrade (SD), signal failure (SF), or lockout switch present on the span.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Caution The Force Switch Away command overrides normal protective switching mechanisms. Applying this command incorrectly can cause traffic outages.

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Caution Traffic is not protected during a Force protection switch.

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 3 Click Edit.

Step 4 To apply a Force switch to the west line:

a. Right-click the west BLSR port where you want to switch the BLSR traffic and choose Set West Protection Operation.

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Note If node icons overlap, drag and drop the icons to a new location. You can also return to network view and change the positions of the network node icons, because BLSR node icons are based on the network view node icon positions.

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Note For two-fiber BLSRs, the squares on the node icons represent the BLSR working and protect channels. You can right-click either channel. For four-fiber BLSRs, the squares represent ports. Right-click either working port.

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b. In the Set West Protection Operation dialog box, choose FORCE RING from the drop-down list. Click OK.

c. Click Yes in the two Confirm BLSR Operation dialog boxes that appear.

On the network graphic, an F appears on the working BLSR channel where you invoked the protection switch. The span lines change color to reflect the forced traffic. Green span lines indicate the new BLSR path, and the lines between the protection switch are purple.

Performing a Force switch generates several conditions including FORCED-REQ-RING and WKSWPR.

Step 5 To apply a Force switch to the east line:

a. Right-click the east BLSR port and choose Set East Protection Operation.

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Note If node icons overlap, drag and drop the icons to a new location or return to network view and change the positions of the network node icons, since BLSR node icons are based on the network view node icon positions.

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Note For two-fiber BLSRs, the squares on the node icons represent the BLSR working and protect channels. You can right-click either channel. For four-fiber BLSRs, the squares represent ports. Right-click either working port.

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b. In the Set East Protection Operation dialog box, choose FORCE RING from the drop-down list. Click OK.

c. Click Yes in the two Confirm BLSR Operation dialog boxes that appear.

On the network graphic, an F appears on the working BLSR channel where you invoked the protection switch. The span lines change color to reflect the forced traffic. Green span lines indicate the new BLSR path, and the lines between the protection switch are purple.

Performing a Force switch generates several conditions including FORCED-REQ-RING and WKSWPR.

Step 6 From the File menu, choose Close.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A309 View the Ethernet MAC Address Table

Purpose	This task displays the Ethernet MAC address table for any node with one or more E-Series Ethernet cards installed.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Ether Bridge > MAC Table tabs.

Step 2 Select the appropriate E-Series Ethernet card in the Layer 2 Domain field.

Step 3 Click Retrieve.

The MAC address table information appears.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A310 View Ethernet Trunk Utilization

Purpose	This task displays the Ethernet Trunk bandwidth usage on any node with one or more E-Series Ethernet cards installed.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Ether Bridge > Trunk Utilization tabs.

Step 2 Select the desired time interval in the Interval field.

Step 3 Click Refresh.

The trunk utilization information for the current and previous time intervals appears.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A311 Provision a Half Circuit Source and Destination on a BLSR or 1+1 Configuration

Purpose	This task provisions a half circuit source and destination for BLSR and 1+1 configurations. A half circuit allows you to provision a partial path (one end of a circuit), for example, if you want to provision a circuit with the intent that the path will be completed at a later time or at a different location.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note After you have selected the circuit properties in the Circuit Source dialog box according to the specific circuit creation procedure, you are ready to provision the circuit source and destination.

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Step 1 From the Node drop-down list, choose the node that will contain the half circuit.

Step 2 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the card where the circuit will originate.

Step 3 From the Port drop-down list, choose the port where the circuit will originate. This field is not available if a DS-1 card is chosen in Step 2.

Step 4 If the circuit is a DS-1 circuit and you choose a DS-1 card as the source, choose the DS-1 where the traffic will originate from the DS1 drop-down list.

Step 5 Click Next.

Step 6 From the Node drop-down list, select the node that you chose in Step 1.

Step 7 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the OC-N card that you will use to map the DS-1 to a VT1.5 for OC-N transport or to map the DS-3 or OC-N synchronous transport signal (STS) circuit to an STS.

Step 8 Choose the destination STS or Virtual Tributary (VT) from the drop-down lists that appear.

Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A312 Provision a Half Circuit Source and Destination on a Path Protection Configuration

Purpose	This task provisions a half circuit source and destination on path protection configurations. A half circuit allows you to provision a partial path (one end of a circuit), for example, if you want to provision a circuit with the intent that the path will be completed at a later time or at a different location.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC The Circuit Creation wizard Circuit Source page must be open.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the Node drop-down list, choose the node that will contain the half circuit.

Step 2 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the card where the circuit will originate.

Step 3 From the Port drop-down list, choose the port where the circuit will originate. This field is not available if a DS-1 card is chosen in Step 2.

Step 4 If the circuit is a DS-1 circuit and you choose a DS-1 card as the source, choose the DS-1 where the traffic will originate from the DS1 drop-down list.

Step 5 Click Next.

Step 6 From the Node drop-down list, choose the node that you selected in Step 1.

Step 7 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the OC-N card that will be used to map the DS-1 to a VT1.5 for OC-N transport or to map the DS-3 or OC-N STS circuit to an STS.

Step 8 Choose the destination STS or VT from the drop-down lists that appear.

Step 9 Click Use Secondary Destination and repeat Steps 6 through 8.

Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A313 Create a DCC Tunnel

Purpose	This task creates a data communications channel (DCC) tunnel to transport traffic from third-party SONET equipment across ONS 15454 networks. Tunnels can be created on the Section DCC channel (D1-D3) (if not used by the ONS 15454 as a terminated DCC), or any Line DCC channel (D4-D6, D7-D9, or D10-D12).
Tools/Equipment	OC-N cards must be installed
Prerequisite Procedures	A35 Verify Node Turn-Up
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note Cisco recommends a maximum of 84 DCC tunnel connections. Terminated Section DCCs used by the ONS 15454 cannot be used as a DCC tunnel endpoint, and a Section DCC that is used as a DCC tunnel endpoint cannot be terminated. All DCC tunnel connections are bidirectional.

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Step 1 In network view, click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Overhead Circuit Creation dialog box, complete the following in the Circuit Attributes area:

•Name—Type the tunnel name.

•Circuit Type—Choose one:

–DCC Tunnel-D1-D3—Allows you to choose either the Section DCC (D1-D3) or a Line DCC (D4-D6, D7-D9, or D10-D12) as the source or destination endpoints.

–DCC Tunnel-D4-D12—Provisions the full Line DCC as a tunnel.

Step 4 Click Next.

Step 5 In the Circuit Source area, complete the following:

•Node—Choose the source node.

•Slot—Choose the source slot.

•Port—If displayed, choose the source port.

•Channel—These options appear if you chose DCC Tunnel-D1-D3 as the tunnel type. Choose one of the following:

–DCC1 (D1-D3)—This is the Section DCC.

–DCC2 (D4-D6)—This is Line DCC 1.

–DCC3 (D7-D9)—This is Line DCC 2.

–DCC4 (D10-D12)—This is Line DCC 3.

DCC options do not appear if they are used by the ONS 15454 (DCC1) or other tunnels.

Step 6 Click Next.

Step 7 In the Circuit Destination area, complete the following:

•Node—Choose the destination node.

•Slot—Choose the destination slot.

•Port—If displayed, choose the destination port.

•Channel—These options appear if you chose DCC Tunnel-D1-D3 as the tunnel type. Choose one of the following:

–DCC1 (D1-D3)—This is the Section DCC.

–DCC2 (D4-D6)—This is Line DCC 1.

–DCC3 (D7-D9)—This is Line DCC 2.

–DCC4 (D10-D12)—This is Line DCC 3.

DCC options do not appear if they are used by the ONS 15454 (DCC1) or other tunnels.

Step 8 Click Finish.

Step 9 Put the ports that are hosting the DCC tunnel in service. See the "DLP-A214 Change the Service State for a Port" task for instructions.

Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A314 Assign a Name to a Port

Purpose	This task assigns a name to a port on any ONS 15454 card.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A323 Verify Card Installation A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Double-click the card that has the port you want to provision.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 3 Click the Port Name column for the port number to which you are assigning a name.

Step 4 Type the port name.

The port name can be up to 32 alphanumeric/special characters. The field is blank by default.

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A315 Log Out a User on a Single Node

Purpose	This task logs out a user from a single node.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > Security > Active Logins tabs.

Step 2 Choose the user that you want to log out and click Logout.

Step 3 In the Logout User dialog box, check Lockout before Logout if you want to lock the user out. This prevents the user from logging in after logout based on parameters provided in the user lockouts in the Policy tab. A manual unlock by a Superuser is required, or the user is locked out for the amount of time specified in the Lockout Duration field. See the "DLP-A271 Change Security Policy on a Single Node" task for more information.

Step 4 Click OK.

Step 5 Click Yes to confirm the logout.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A316 Log Out a User on Multiple Nodes

Purpose	This task logs out a user from multiple nodes.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Step 1 From the View menu, chose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Security > Active Logins tabs.

Step 3 Choose the user you want to log out.

Step 4 Click Logout.

Step 5 In the Logout User dialog box, check the nodes where you want to log out the user.

Step 6 Check Lockout before Logout if you want to lock the user out prior to logout. This prevents the user from logging in after logout based on user lockout parameters provisioned in the Policy tab. A manual unlock by a Superuser is required, or the user is locked out for the amount of time specified in the Lockout Duration field. See the "DLP-A271 Change Security Policy on a Single Node" task for more information.

Step 7 In the Select Applicable Nodes area, uncheck any nodes where you do not want to change the user's settings (all network nodes are selected by default).

Step 8 Click OK.

Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A320 View ML-Series Ether Ports PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view any ML-Series Ethernet card's port PM counts at selected time intervals to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Note For ML-Series card provisioning, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide.

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the ML-Series Ethernet card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > Ether Ports tabs (Figure 20-1).

Figure 20-1 Ether Ports on the ML-Series Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Port # columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

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Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A321 View ML-Series POS Ports PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view packet-over-SONET (POS) port PM counts at selected time intervals on any ML-Series Ethernet card and port to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Note For ML-Series card provisioning, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide.

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the ML-Series Ethernet card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > POS Ports tabs (Figure 20-2).

Figure 20-2 POS Ports on the ML-Series Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Port # columns. For PM parameter definitions refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

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Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A322 Manual or Force Switch the Node Timing Reference

Purpose	This task commands the node to switch to the timing reference you have selected if the synchronization status message (SSM) quality of the requested reference is not less than the current reference.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Maintenance or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Timing > Source tabs.

Step 2 From the Reference drop-down list for the desired Clock, choose the desired reference.

Step 3 From the Operation drop-down list for the desired Clock, choose one of the following options:

•Manual—This operation commands the node to switch to the reference you have selected if the SSM quality of the reference is not lower than the current timing reference.

•Force—This operation commands the node to switch to the reference you have selected, regardless of the SSM quality (if the reference is valid).

For information about the Clear option, see the "DLP-A323 Clear a Manual or Force Switch on a Node Timing Reference" task.

Step 4 Click Apply next to the timing source.

Step 5 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. If the selected timing reference is an acceptable valid reference, the node switches to the selected timing reference.

Step 6 If the selected timing reference is invalid, a warning dialog box appears. Click OK; the node does not revert to the normal timing reference.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A323 Clear a Manual or Force Switch on a Node Timing Reference

Purpose	This task clears a Manual or Force switch on a node timing reference and reverts the timing reference to its provisioned reference.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Maintenance or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Timing > Source tabs.

Step 2 Find the Clock reference that is currently set to Manual or Force in the Operation menu.

Step 3 From the Operation drop-down list choose Clear.

Step 4 Click Apply.

Step 5 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. If the normal timing reference is an acceptable valid reference, the node switches back to the normal timing reference as defined by the system configuration.

Step 6 If the normal timing reference is invalid or has failed, a warning dialog box appears. Click OK; the timing reference does not revert.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A324 Provision a VCAT Circuit Source and Destination

Purpose	This task provisions a virtual concatenated (VCAT) circuit source and destination.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC The Circuit Creation wizard Circuit Source page must be open.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the Node drop-down list, choose the node where the circuit will originate.

Step 2 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the CE-Series, ML-Series, or FC_MR-4 card where the circuit originates. (If a card's capacity is fully utilized, it does not appear in the list.)

Step 3 Depending on the circuit origination card, choose the source port and/or STS and, if applicable, VT from the Port and STS drop-down lists. The Port drop-down list is only available if the card has multiple ports. STSs and VTs do not appear if they are already in use by other circuits. VTs do not appear for STS-V circuits.

Step 4 Click Next.

Step 5 From the Node drop-down list, choose the destination node.

Step 6 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the slot containing the CE-Series, ML-Series, or FC_MR-4 card where the circuit will terminate (destination card). (If a card's capacity is fully utilized, the card does not appear in the list.)

Step 7 Depending on the card selected in Step 2, choose the source port and/or STS and, if applicable, VT from the Port and STS drop-down lists. The Port drop-down list is only available if the card has multiple ports. STSs and VTs do not appear if they are already in use by other circuits. VTs do not appear for STS-V circuits.

Step 8 Click Next.

Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A325 Provision a VCAT Circuit Route

Purpose	This task provisions the circuit route for manually routed VCAT circuits.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC The Circuit Creation wizard Route Review and Edit page must be open.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In the Circuit Creation wizard in the Route Review and Edit area, choose the member number from the Route Member Number drop-down list.

Step 2 Click the source node icon if it is not already selected.

Step 3 Starting with a span on the source node, click the arrow of the span you want the circuit to travel. The arrow turns yellow. In the Selected Span area, the From and To fields provide span information. The source STS appears. Figure 20-3 shows an example.

Figure 20-3 Manually Routing a VCAT Circuit

Step 4 Click Add Span. The span is added to the Included Spans list and the span arrow turns blue.

Step 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until the circuit is provisioned from the source to the destination node through all intermediary nodes.

Step 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each member.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A326 Change a BLSR Node ID

Purpose	This task changes a BLSR node ID.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 On the network map, double-click the node with the node ID you want to change.

Step 3 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 4 Choose a Node ID number. Do not choose a number already assigned to another node in the same BLSR.

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A327 Configure the CTC Alerts Dialog Box for Automatic Popup

Purpose	This task sets up the CTC Alerts dialog box to open for all alerts, for circuit deletion errors only, or never. The CTC Alerts dialog box displays network disconnection, Send-PDIP inconsistency, circuit deletion status, condition retrieval errors, and software download failure.
Tools	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Click the CTC Alerts toolbar icon.

Step 2 In the CTC Alerts dialog box, choose one of the following:

•All alerts—Sets the CTC Alerts dialog box to open automatically for all notifications.

•Error alerts only—Sets the CTC Alerts dialog box to open automatically for circuit deletion errors only.

•Never—Sets the CTC Alerts dialog box to never open automatically.

Step 3 Click Close.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A328 Create a Two-Fiber BLSR Using the BLSR Wizard

Purpose	This task creates a two-fiber BLSR at each BLSR-provisioned node using the CTC BLSR wizard. The BLSR wizard checks to see that each node is ready for BLSR provisioning, then provisions all the nodes at one time.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A40 Provision BLSR Nodes A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 3 Click Create BLSR.

Step 4 In the BLSR Creation dialog box, set the BLSR properties:

•Ring Type—Choose two-fiber.

•Speed—Choose the BLSR ring speed: OC-12, OC-48, or OC-192. The speed must match the OC-N speed of the BLSR trunk (span) cards.

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Note If you are creating an OC-12 BLSR and will eventually upgrade it to OC-48 or OC-192, use the single-port OC-12 cards (OC12 IR/STM4 SH 1310, OC12 IR/STM4 SH 1310, or OC12 IR/STM4 SH 1310). You cannot upgrade a BLSR on a four-port OC-12 (OC12/STM4-4) because OC-48 and OC-192 cards are single-port.

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•Ring Name—Assign a ring name. The name can be from 1 to 6 characters in length. Any alphanumeric string is permissible, and upper and lower case letters can be combined. Do not use the character string "All" in either upper or lower case letters; this is a TL1 keyword and will be rejected. Do not choose a name that is already assigned to another BLSR.

•Reversion time—Set the amount of time that will pass before the traffic reverts to the original working path following a ring switch. The default is 5 minutes. Ring reversion can be set to Never.

Step 5 Click Next. If the network graphic appears, go to Step 6.

If CTC determines that a BLSR cannot be created, for example, not enough optical cards are installed or it finds circuits with path protection selectors, a "Cannot Create BLSR" message appears. If this occurs, complete the following steps:

a. Click OK.

b. In the Create BLSR window, click Excluded Nodes. Review the information explaining why the BLSR could not be created, then click OK.

c. Depending on the problem, click Back to start over or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

d. Complete the "NTP-A40 Provision BLSR Nodes" procedure, making sure all steps are completed accurately, then start this procedure again.

Step 6 In the network graphic, double-click a BLSR span line. If the span line is DCC connected to other BLSR cards that constitute a complete ring, the lines turn blue. If the lines do not form a complete ring, double-click span lines until a complete ring is formed. When the ring is DCC connected, go to Step 7.

Step 7 Click Finish. If the BLSR window appears with the BLSR you created, go to Step 8. If a "Cannot Create BLSR" or "Error While Creating BLSR" message appears:

a. Click OK.

b. In the Create BLSR window, click Excluded Nodes. Review the information explaining why the BLSR could not be created, then click OK.

c. Depending on the problem, click Back to start over or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

d. Complete the "NTP-A40 Provision BLSR Nodes" procedure, making sure all steps are completed accurately, then start this procedure again.

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Note Some or all of the following alarms might briefly appear during BLSR setup: E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC.

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Step 8 Verify the following:

•On the network view graphic, a green span line appears between all BLSR nodes.

•All E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC alarms are cleared. See the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide for alarm troubleshooting.

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Note The numbers in parentheses after the node name are the BLSR node IDs assigned by CTC. Every ONS 15454 in a BLSR is given a unique node ID, 0 through 31. To change it, complete the "DLP-A326 Change a BLSR Node ID" task.

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Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A329 Create a Two-Fiber BLSR Manually

Purpose	This tasks creates a BLSR at each BLSR-provisioned node without using the BLSR wizard.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A40 Provision BLSR Nodes A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Suggestion dialog box, click OK.

Step 4 In the Create BLSR dialog box, set the BLSR properties:

•Ring Type—Choose two-fiber.

•Ring Name—Assign a ring name. You must use the same ring name for each node in the BLSR. Any alphanumeric character string is permissible, and upper and lower case letters can be combined. Do not use the character string "All" in either upper or lower case letters; this is a TL1 keyword and will be rejected. Do not choose a name that is already assigned to another BLSR.

•Node ID—Choose a Node ID from the drop-down list (0 through 31). The Node ID identifies the node to the BLSR. Nodes in the same BLSR must have unique Node IDs.

•Reversion time—Set the amount of time that will pass before the traffic reverts to the original working path. The default is 5 minutes. All nodes in a BLSR must have the same reversion time setting.

•West Line—Assign the west BLSR port for the node from the drop-down list.

The east and west ports must match the fiber connections and DCC terminations set up in the "NTP-A40 Provision BLSR Nodes" procedure.

•East Line—Assign the east BLSR port for the node from the drop-down list.

Step 5 Click OK.

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Note Some or all of the following alarms will appear until all the BLSR nodes are provisioned: E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC. The alarms will clear after you configure all the nodes in the BLSR.

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Step 6 From the View menu, choose Go to Other Node.

Step 7 In the Select Node dialog box, choose the next node that you want to add to the BLSR.

Step 8 Repeat Steps 1 through 7 at each node that you want to add to the BLSR. When all nodes have been added, continue with Step 9.

Step 9 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View. After 10 to 15 seconds, verify the following:

•A green span line appears between all BLSR nodes.

•All E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC alarms are cleared.

Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A330 Preprovision a Card Slot

Purpose	This task preprovisions a card slot in CTC before you physically install the card in the ONS 15454.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In node view, right-click the empty slot where you will later install a card.

Step 2 From the Add Card shortcut menu, choose the card type that will be installed. Only cards that can be installed in the slot appear in the Add Card shortcut menu.

When you preprovision a slot, the card appears purple in the CTC shelf graphic, rather than white when a card is installed in the slot. NP (not present) on the card graphic indicates that the card is not physically installed.

Step 3 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A332 Change Tunnel Type

Purpose	This task converts a traditional DCC tunnel to an IP-encapsulated tunnel or an IP-encapsulated tunnel to a traditional SDCC tunnel.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A313 Create a DCC Tunnel A341 Create an IP-Encapsulated Tunnel
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.

Step 3 Click the circuit tunnel that you want to convert.

Step 4 Click Edit.

Step 5 In the Edit circuit window, click the Tunnel tab.

Step 6 In the Attributes area, complete the following:

•If you are converting a traditional DCC tunnel to an IP-encapsulated tunnel, check the Change to IP Tunnel check box and type the percentage of total SDCC bandwidth used in the IP tunnel (the minimum percentage is 10 percent).

•If you are converting an IP tunnel to a traditional DCC tunnel, check the Change to SDCC Tunnel check box.

Step 7 Click Apply.

Step 8 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to continue.

Step 9 In the Circuit Changed status box, click OK to acknowledge that the circuit change was successful.

Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A333 Delete Circuits

Purpose	This task deletes circuits.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Complete the "NTP-A108 Back Up the Database" procedure.

Step 2 Verify that traffic is no longer carried on the circuit and that the circuit can be safely deleted.

Step 3 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 4 Click the Alarms tab.

a. Verify that the alarm filter is not on. See the "DLP-A227 Disable Alarm Filtering" task as necessary.

b. Verify that no unexplained alarms appear on the network. If unexplained alarms appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide if necessary.

Step 5 Click the Circuits tab.

Step 6 Choose the circuits you want to delete, then click Delete.

Step 7 In the Delete Circuits confirmation dialog box, check one or both of the following, as needed:

•Change drop port admin state—Choose the administrative state for the drop ports:

–IS—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the In-Service and Normal (IS-NR) service state.

–OOS,DSBLD—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Management, Disabled (OOS-MA,DSBLD) service state. Traffic is not passed on the circuit. If the circuit is not the same size as the port or the only circuit using the port, CTC will not change the port service state.

–IS,AINS—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Autonomous, Automatic In-Service (OOS-AU,AINS) service state. When the connections receive a valid signal, the cross-connect service states automatically change to IS-NR.

–OOS,MT—Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Management, Maintenance (OOS-MA,MT) service state. This service state does not interrupt traffic flow and allows loopbacks to be performed on the circuit, but suppresses alarms and conditions. Use the OOS,MT administrative state for circuit testing or to suppress circuit alarms temporarily. Change the administrative state to IS; OOS; or IS,AINS when testing is complete.

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Note CTC will not allow you to change a drop port service state from IS-NR to OOS-MA,DSBLD. You must first change a port to the OOS-MA,MT service state before putting it in the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state.

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•Notify when completed—If checked, the CTC Alerts confirmation dialog box indicates when all circuit source/destination ports are out of service (OOS) and the circuit is deleted. During this time, you cannot perform other CTC functions. If you are deleting many circuits, you might need to wait a few minutes for confirmation. Circuits are deleted whether or not this check box is checked.

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Note The CTC Alerts dialog box will not automatically open to show a deletion error unless you checked All alerts or Error alerts only in the CTC Alerts check box. For more information, see the "DLP-A327 Configure the CTC Alerts Dialog Box for Automatic Popup" task. If the CTC Alerts dialog box is not set to open automatically with a notification, the red triangle inside the CTC Alerts toolbar icon indicates that a notification exists.

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Step 8 Complete one of the following:

•If you checked Notify when completed, the CTC Alerts dialog box appears. If you want to save the information, continue with Step 9. If you do not want to save the information, continue with Step 10.

•If you did not check Notify when completed, the Circuits window appears. Continue with Step 11.

Step 9 If you want to save the information in the CTC Alerts dialog box, complete the following steps. If you do not want to save, continue with the Step 10.

a. Click Save.

b. Click Browse and navigate to the directory where you want to save the file.

c. Type the file name using a .txt file extension, and click OK.

Step 10 Click Close to close the CTC Alerts dialog box.

Step 11 Complete the "NTP-A108 Back Up the Database" procedure.

Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A334 Delete Overhead Circuits

Purpose	This task deletes overhead circuits. Overhead circuits include DCC tunnels, IP-encapsulated tunnels, the AIC-I card orderwire, and the AIC-I card user data channel (UDC).
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Caution Deleting overhead circuits is service affecting if the circuits are in service (IS). To put circuits out of service (OOS), see the "DLP-A214 Change the Service State for a Port" task.

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.

Step 3 Click the overhead circuit that you want to delete: local or express orderwire, user data, IP-encapsulated tunnel, or DCC tunnel.

Step 4 Click Delete.

Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to continue.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A335 Delete VLANs

Purpose	This task removes VLANs from a domain.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	See Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" for circuit creation procedures.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note VLANs in use will not be deleted.

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 From the Tools menu, choose Manage VLANS.

Step 3 In the All VLANs dialog box, click the VLAN that you want to remove.

Step 4 Click Delete.

Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A336 Repair an IP Tunnel

Purpose	This task repairs circuits that have a OOS-PARTIAL status as a result of node IP address changes.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	See Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" for circuit creation procedures.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Obtain the original IP address of the node in question.

Step 2 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 3 From the Tools menu, choose Overhead Circuits > Repair IP Circuits.

Step 4 Review the text in the IP Repair wizard and click Next.

Step 5 In the Node IP address area, complete the following:

•Node—Choose the node that has an OOS-PARTIAL circuit.

•Current IP Address—Type the current IP address.

•Old IP Address—Type the node's original IP address.

Step 6 Click Next.

Step 7 Click Finish.

Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A337 Run the CTC Installation Wizard for Windows

Purpose	This task installs the CTC online user manuals, Acrobat Reader 6.0.1, JRE 5.0, and the CTC JAR files on a Windows computer. JRE 5.0 is required to run Release 8.5. Pre-installing the CTC JAR files saves time at initial login. If the JAR files are not installed, they are downloaded from the TCC2/TCC2P card the first time you log in.
Tools/Equipment	Cisco ONS 15454 Release 8.5 software or documentation CD
Prerequisite Procedures	None
Required/As Needed	This task is required if any one of the following is true: •JRE 1.4.2 or JRE 5.0 is not installed. •CTC online user manuals are not installed and are needed. •CTC JAR files are not installed and are needed.
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	None

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Note If you will log into nodes running CTC software earlier than Release 4.6, uninstall JRE 1.4.2 or 5.0 and reinstall JRE 1.3.1_2. To run Software R8.5, uninstall JRE 1.3.1_2 and reinstall JRE 1.4.2 or 5.0 or 6.0. Software R8.5 supports JRE 1.4.2 or JRE 5.0 or JRE 6.0 or higher; JRE 1.4.2 is provided on the software CD. JRE 1.4.2 requires Netscape 7.x or Internet Explorer 6.x.

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Step 1 Verify that your computer has the following:

•Processor—Pentium III, 700 Mhz or faster

•RAM—384 MB recommended, 512 MB optimum

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Note Processor and RAM requirements are guidelines. CTC performance is faster if your computer has a faster processor and more RAM.

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•Hard drive—20 GB hard drive recommended with at least 50 MB of space available

•Operating system—Windows 98 (1st and 2nd editions), Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6a), Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 3), Windows XP (with Service Pack 1) or Windows Vista. If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0 go to Step 2. If your operating system is Windows Vista go to Step 3. For all other case go to Step 4

Step 2 Verify that Service Pack 6a or later is installed. From Windows Start menu, choose Programs > Administrative Tools > Windows NT Diagnostics and check the service pack on the Version tab of the Windows NT Diagnostics dialog box. If Service Pack 6a or later is not installed, do not continue. Install Service Pack 6a following the computer upgrade procedures for your site. Go to Step 4.

Step 3 Complete A578 Configuring Windows Vista to Support CTC and go toStep 4.

Step 4 Insert the Cisco ONS 15454 Release 8.5 software CD into your computer CD drive. The installation program begins running automatically. If it does not start, navigate to the CD directory and double-click setup.exe.

The Cisco Transport Controller Installation Wizard displays the components that will be installed on your computer:

•Java Runtime Environment 5.0

•Acrobat Reader 6.0.1

•Online User Manuals

•CTC JAR files

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Note JRE 5.0 is required to run Release 8.5. Preinstalling the CTC JAR files saves time at initial login. If the JAR files are not installed, they are downloaded from the TCC2/TCC2P card the first time you log in.

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Step 5 Click Next.

Step 6 Complete one of the following:

•Click Typical to install all three components. If you already have JRE 1.4.2 or 5.0 installed on your computer, choose Custom.

•Click Custom if you want to install either the JRE or the online user manuals. By default, the JRE and Acrobat Reader are selected.

Step 7 Click Next.

Step 8 Complete the following, as applicable:

•If you selected Typical in Step 6, skip this step and continue with Step 9.

•If you selected Custom, check the CTC component that you want to install and click Next.

–If you selected Online User Manuals, continue with Step 9.

–If you did not select Online User Manuals, continue with Step 11.

Step 9 The directory where the installation wizard will install CTC online user manuals appears. The default is C:\Program Files\Cisco\CTC\Documentation.

•If you want to change the CTC online user manuals directory, type the new directory path in the Directory Name field, or click Browse to navigate to the directory.

•If you do not want to change the directory, skip this step.

Step 10 Click Next.

Step 11 Review the components that will be installed. If you want to change the components, complete one of the following:

•If you selected Typical in Step 6, click Back twice to return to the installation setup type page. Choose Custom and repeat Steps 7 through 10.

•If you selected Custom in Step 6, click Back once or twice (depending on the components selected) until the component selection page appears. Repeat Steps 8 through 10.

Step 12 Click Next. It might take a few minutes for the JRE installation wizard to appear. If you selected Custom in Step 6 and you need to install the JRE, continue with Step 14.

Step 13 To install the JRE, complete the following:

a. In the Java 2 Runtime Environment License Agreement dialog box, view the license agreement and choose one of the following:

•I accept the terms of the license agreement—Accepts the license agreement. Continue with Step b.

•I do not accept the terms of the license agreement—Disables the Next button on the Java 2 Runtime Environment License Agreement dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the CTC installation wizard. CTC will not install the JRE. Continue with Step 14.

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Note If JRE 1.4.2 is already installed on your computer, the License Agreement page does not appear. You must click Next and then choose Modify to change the JRE installation or Remove to uninstall the JRE. If you choose Modify and click Next, continue with Step e. If you choose Remove and click Next, continue with Step i.

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b. Click Next.

c. Choose one of the following:

•Click Typical to install all JRE features. If you select Typical, the JRE version installed will automatically become the default JRE version for your browsers.

•Click Custom if you want to select the components to install and select the browsers that will use the JRE version.

d. Click Next.

e. If you selected Typical, continue with Step i. If you selected Custom, click the drop-down list for each program feature that you want to install and choose the desired setting. The program features include:

•Java 2 Runtime Environment—(Default) Installs JRE 1.4.2 with support for European languages.

•Support for Additional Languages—Adds support for non-European languages.

•Additional Font and Media Support—Adds Lucida fonts, Java Sound, and color management capabilities.

The drop-down list options for each program feature include:

•This feature will be installed on the local hard drive—Installs the selected feature.

•This feature and all subfeatures will be installed on the local hard drive—Installs the selected feature and all subfeatures.

•Don't install this feature now—Does not install the feature (not an option for Java 2 Runtime Environment).

To modify the directory where the JRE version is installed, click Change, navigate to the desired directory, and click OK.

f. Click Next.

g. In the Browser Registration dialog box, check the browsers that you want to register with the Java Plug-In. The JRE version will be the default for the selected browsers. It is acceptable to leave both browser check boxes unchecked.

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Note Setting the JRE as the default for these browsers might cause problems with these browsers.

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h. Click Next.

i. Click Finish. If you are uninstalling the JRE, click Remove.

Step 14 In the Cisco Transport Controller Installation Wizard, click Next. The online user manuals install.

Step 15 Click Finish.

Step 16 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A338 Run the CTC Installation Wizard for UNIX

Purpose	This task installs the CTC online user manuals, Acrobat Reader 6.0.1, JRE 1.4.2, and the CTC JAR files on a Solaris workstation. JRE 1.4.2 or JRE 1.5 is required to run Release 8.5. Pre-installing the CTC JAR files saves time at initial login. If the JAR files are not installed, they are downloaded from the TCC2/TCC2P card the first time you login.
Tools/Equipment	Cisco ONS 15454 Release 8.5 software or documentation CD
Prerequisite Procedures	None
Required/As Needed	Required if any of the following are true: •JRE 1.4.2 or 5.0 is not installed. •CTC online user manuals are not installed and are needed. •CTC JAR files are not installed are needed.
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	None

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Note If you will log into nodes running CTC software earlier than Release 4.6, uninstall JRE 1.4.2 or 5.0 and reinstall JRE 1.3.1_2. To run Software R8.5, uninstall JRE 1.3.1_2 and reinstall JRE 5.0. Software R8.5 supports JRE 5.0; JRE 5.0 is provided on the software CD.

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Note JRE 5.0 requires Netscape 7.x or Internet Explorer 6.x

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Step 1 Verify that your computer has the following:

•RAM—384 MB recommended, 512 MB optimum

•Hard drive—20 GB hard drive recommended with at least 50 MB of space available

•Operating system—Solaris 8 or 9

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Note These requirements are guidelines. CTC performance is faster if your computer has a faster processor and more RAM.

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Step 2 Change the directory, type:

cd /cdrom/cdrom0/

Step 3 From the techdoc454 CD directory, type:

./setup.bat

The Cisco Transport Controller Installation Wizard displays the components that will be installed on your computer:

•Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2

•Acrobat Reader 6.0.1

•Online User Manuals

•CTC JAR files

Step 4 Click Next.

Step 5 Complete one of the following:

•Click Typical to install both the Java Runtime Environment and online user manuals. If you already have JRE 5.0 installed on your computer, choose Custom.

•Click Custom if you want to install either the JRE or the online user manuals.

Step 6 Click Next.

Step 7 Complete the following, as applicable:

•If you selected Typical in Step 5, continue with Step 8.

•If you selected Custom, check the CTC component that you want to install and click Next.

–If you selected Online User Manuals, continue with Step 8.

–If you did not select Online User Manuals, continue with Step 10.

Step 8 The directory where the installation wizard will install CTC online user manuals appears. The default is /usr/doc/ctc.

•If you want to change the CTC online user manuals directory, type the new directory path in the Directory Name field, or click Browse to navigate to the directory.

•If you do not want to change the CTC online user manuals directory, skip this step.

Step 9 Click Next.

Step 10 Review the components that will be installed.

•If you selected Typical in Step 5, click Back twice to return to the installation setup type page. Choose Custom and repeat Steps 6 through 9.

•If you selected Custom in Step 5, click Back once or twice (depending on the components selected) you reach the component selection page and check the desired components. Repeat Steps 7 through 9.

Step 11 Click Next. It might take a few minutes for the JRE installation wizard to appear. If you selected Custom in Step 6 and you need to install the JRE, continue with Step 13.

Step 12 To install the JRE, complete the following:

a. In the Java 2 Runtime Environment License Agreement dialog box, view the license agreement and choose one of the following:

•I accept the terms of the license agreement—Accepts the license agreement. Continue with Step b.

•I do not accept the terms of the license agreement—Disables the Next button on the Java 2 Runtime Environment License Agreement dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the CTC installation wizard. CTC will not install the JRE. Continue with Step 13.

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Note If JRE 5.0 is already installed on your computer, the License Agreement page does not appear. You must click Next and then choose Modify to change the JRE installation or Remove to uninstall the JRE. If you choose Modify and click Next, continue with Step e. If you choose Remove and click Next, continue with Step i.

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b. Click Next.

c. Choose one of the following:

•Click Typical to install all JRE features. If you select Typical, the JRE version installed will automatically become the default JRE version for your browsers.

•Click Custom if you want to select the components to install and select the browsers that will use the JRE version.

d. Click Next.

e. If you selected Typical, continue with Step i. If you selected Custom, click the drop-down list for each program feature that you want to install and choose the desired setting. The program features include:

•Java 2 Runtime Environment—(Default) Installs JRE 5.0 with support for European languages.

•Support for Additional Languages—Adds support for non-European languages.

•Additional Font and Media Support—Adds Lucida fonts, Java Sound, and color management capabilities.

The drop-down list options for each program feature include:

•This feature will be installed on the local hard drive—Installs the selected feature.

•This feature and all subfeatures will be installed on the local hard drive—Installs the selected feature and all subfeatures.

•Don't install this feature now—Does not install the feature (not an option for Java 2 Runtime Environment).

To modify the directory where the JRE version is installed, click Change, navigate to the desired directory, and click OK.

f. Click Next.

g. In the Browser Registration dialog box, check the browsers that you want to register with the Java Plug-In. The JRE version will be the default for the selected browsers. It is acceptable to leave both browser check boxes unchecked.

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Note Setting the JRE version as the default for these browsers might cause problems with these browsers.

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h. Click Next.

i. Click Finish. If you are uninstalling the JRE, click Remove.

Step 13 In the Cisco Transport Controller Installation Wizard, click Next. The online user manuals install.

Step 14 Click Finish.

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Note Be sure to record the names of the directories you choose for JRE and the online user manuals.

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Step 15 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A339 Delete a Node from the Current Session or Login Group

Purpose	This task removes a node from the current CTC session or login node group. To remove a node from a login node group that is not the current one, see the "DLP-A372 Delete a Node from a Specified Login Node Group" task.
Tools	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the node that you want to delete.

Step 3 From the CTC File menu, click Delete Selected Node.

After a few seconds, the node disappears from the network view map.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A340 View Port Status on the LCD

Purpose	This task allows you to view OC-N port status without using CTC. The LCD shows the working/protection provisioning status and the active/standby line status for ports in 1+1 and BLSR configurations. For unprotected and path protection ports, the LCD always displays "Working/Active."
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A16 Install Optical Cards and Connectors
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite
Security Level	None

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Step 1 Press the Slot button on the LCD panel until the desired slot appears on the LCD.

Step 2 Press the Port button until the desired port appears on the LCD. (Only Port 1 of single-port cards will display actual port status.)

Step 3 Press the Status button. The LCD will display alarm information for approximately 10 seconds, and then will indicate if the port is in working or protect mode and is active or standby.

Figure 20-4 shows an example of port status on the LCD panel.

Figure 20-4 Port Status on the LCD Panel

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Note A blank LCD results when the fuse on the AIP board has blown. If this occurs, contact Cisco Technical Assistance (TAC). See the "Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request" section for more information.

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Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A341 Create an IP-Encapsulated Tunnel

Purpose	This task creates a an IP-encapsulated tunnel to transport traffic from third-party SONET equipment across ONS 15454 networks. IP-encapsulated tunnels are created on the Section DCC channel (D1-D3) (if not used by the ONS 15454 as a terminated DCC).
Tools/Equipment	OC-N cards must be installed.
Prerequisite Procedures	A35 Verify Node Turn-Up
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note Each ONS 15454 can have up to ten IP-encapsulated tunnel connections. Terminated Section DCCs used by the ONS 15454 cannot be used as tunnel endpoints, and a Section DCC that is used as a tunnel endpoint cannot be terminated. All tunnel connections are bidirectional.

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Step 1 Verify that IP addresses are provisioned at both the source and destination nodes of the planned tunnel. For more information, see the "DLP-A249 Provision IP Settings" task.

Step 2 In network view, click the Provisioning > Overhead Circuits tabs.

Step 3 Click Create.

Step 4 In the Overhead Circuit Creation dialog box, complete the following in the Circuit Attributes area:

•Name—Type the tunnel name.

•Type—Choose IP Tunnel-D1-D3.

•Maximum Bandwidth—Type the percentage of total SDCC bandwidth used in the IP tunnel (the minimum percentage is 10 percent).

Step 5 Click Next.

Step 6 In the Circuit Source area, complete the following:

•Node—Choose the source node.

•Slot—Choose the source slot.

•Port—If displayed, choose the source port.

•Channel—Displays IPT (D1-D3).

Step 7 Click Next.

Step 8 In the Circuit Destination area, complete the following:

•Node—Choose the destination node.

•Slot—Choose the destination slot.

•Port—If displayed, choose the destination port.

•Channel—Displays IPT (D1-D3).

Step 9 Click Finish.

Step 10 Put the ports that are hosting the IP-encapsulated tunnel in service. See the "DLP-A214 Change the Service State for a Port" task for instructions.

Step 11 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A347 Refresh E-Series and G-Series Ethernet PM Counts

Purpose	This task changes the window view to display E-Series and G-Series Ethernet PM parameters intervals.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > History tabs.

Step 3 From the Interval drop-down list click one of the following:

•1 min

•15 min

•1 hour

•1 day

Step 4 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring appears in the interval selected synchronized with the time of day.

Step 5 View the Prev column to find PM counts for the latest selected interval.

Each monitored performance parameter has corresponding threshold values for the latest time period. If the value of the counter exceeds the threshold value for a particular selected interval, a threshold crossing alert (TCA) is raised. The number represents the counter value for each specific performance monitoring parameter.

Step 6 View the Prev-n columns to find PM counts for the previous intervals.

If a complete count over the selected interval is not possible, the value appears with a yellow background. For example, if you selected the 1-day interval, an incomplete or incorrect count can be caused by monitoring for less than 24 hours after the counter started, changing node timing settings, changing the time zone settings, replacing a card, resetting a card, or changing port service states. When the problem is corrected, the subsequent 1-day interval appears with a white background.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A348 Monitor PM Counts for a Selected Signal

Purpose	This task enables you to view near-end or far-end PM counts for a specific signal (STSn), path (VTn), and port (DSn) on a selected card.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance tab.

Different port and signal-type menus appear depending on the card type and the circuit type. The appropriate types (DS1, DS3, VT path, STS path) appear based on the card. For example, the DS3XM cards list DS3, DS1, VT path, and STS path PM parameters as signal types. This enables you to select both the DS-3 port and the DS-1 within the specified DS-3.

Step 3 In the signal type drop-down lists, click the following options as appropriate:

•DS: n or Port: n (card port number)

•VT: n (VT path number)

•STS: n (STS number within the VT path)

Figure 20-5 shows the port and signal type drop-down lists on the Performance window for a DS3XM-6 card.

Figure 20-5 Signal Type Drop-Down Lists for a DS3XM-6 Card

Step 4 Click Refresh. All PM counts recorded by the near-end or far-end node for the specified outgoing signal type on the selected card and port appear. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

Step 5 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Curr (current) and Prev-n (previous) columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A349 Clear Selected PM Counts

Purpose	This task uses the Clear button to clear specified PM counts depending on the option selected.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Caution Pressing the Clear button can mask problems if used incorrectly. This button is commonly used for testing purposes. After pressing this button the current bin is marked invalid. Also note that the UAS state is not cleared if you were counting UAS; therefore, this count could be unreliable when UAS is no longer counting.

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance tab.

Step 3 Click Clear.

Step 4 From the Clear Statistics drop-down list, choose one of these three options:

•Displayed statistics: Clearing displayed statistics erases from the card and the window all PM counts associated with the current combination of statistics on the selected port. This means the selected time interval, direction, and signal type counts are erased from the card and the window.

•All statistics for port x: Clearing all statistics for port x erases from the card and the window all PM counts associated with all combinations of the statistics on the selected port. This means all time intervals, directions, and signal type counts are erased from the card and the window.

•All statistics for card: Clearing all statistics for card erases from the card and the window all PM counts for all ports.

Step 5 From the Clear Statistics drop-down list, choose OK to clear the selected statistics.

Step 6 Verify that the selected PM counts have been cleared.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A350 View FC_MR-4 Statistics PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view current statistical PM counts on an FC_MR-4 card and port to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the FC_MR-4 card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > Statistics tabs (Figure 20-6).

Figure 20-6 FC_MR-4 Statistics on the Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the PM parameter names appear in the Param column. The current PM parameter values appear in the Port # columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A351 View FC_MR-4 Utilization PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view line utilization PM counts on an FC_MR-4 card and port to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the FC_MR-4 card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > Utilization tabs (Figure 20-7).

Figure 20-7 FC_MR-4 Utilization on the Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring utilization values for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the Port # column to find the port you want to monitor.

Step 5 The transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) bandwidth utilization values for the previous time intervals appear in the Prev-n columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A352 View FC_MR-4 History PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view historical PM counts at selected time intervals on an FC_MR-4 card and port to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the FC_MR-4 card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > History tabs (Figure 20-8).

Figure 20-8 FC_MR-4 History on the Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Prev-n columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A353 Refresh FC_MR-4 PM Counts at a Different Time Interval

Purpose	This task changes the window view to display specified PM counts in time intervals depending on the interval option selected.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the FC_MR-4 card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance tab.

Step 3 Click the Utilization or the History tab.

Step 4 From the Interval drop-down list, choose one of four options:

•1 min: This option appears the specified PM counts in one-minute time intervals.

•15 min: This option appears the specified PM counts in 15-minute time intervals.

•1 hour: This option appears the specified PM counts in one-hour time intervals.

•1 day: This option appears the specified PM counts in one-day (24 hours) time intervals.

Step 5 Click Refresh. The PM counts refresh with values based on the selected time interval.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A356 TCC2/TCC2P Card Active/Standby Switch Test

Purpose	This task verifies that the TCC2/TCC2P cards can effectively switch from one to another.
Tools/Equipment	The test set specified by the acceptance test procedure, connected and configured as specified in the acceptance test procedure.
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	Required
Onsite/Remote	Onsite
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Alarms tab.

a. Verify that the alarm filter is not on. See the "DLP-A227 Disable Alarm Filtering" task as necessary.

b. Verify that no unexplained alarms appear on the network. If unexplained alarms appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide if necessary.

Step 3 Click the Conditions tab. Verify that no unexplained conditions appear on the network. If unexplained conditions appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide if necessary.

Step 4 On the network map, double-click the node containing the TCC2/TCC2P cards you are testing to open it in node view.

Step 5 Make a note of which TCC2/TCC2P card is active and which is standby by examining the LEDs on the shelf graphic. TCC2/TCC2P cards are installed in Slot 7 and Slot 11. The active TCC2/TCC2P card has a green ACT LED, and the standby TCC2/TCC2P card has an amber SBY LED.

Step 6 On the shelf graphic, right-click the active TCC2/TCC2P card and choose Reset from the shortcut menu.

Step 7 In the Resetting Card dialog box, click Yes. After 20 to 40 seconds, a "lost node connection, changing to network view" message appears. On the network view map, the node where you reset the TCC2/TCC2P card will be gray.

Step 8 After the node icon becomes available (within 1 to 2 minutes), double-click it. On the shelf graphic, observe the following:

•The previous standby TCC2/TCC2P card has a green ACT LED.

•The previous active TCC2/TCC2P card LEDs go through the following LED sequence: NP (card not present), Ldg (software is loading), amber SBY LED (TCC2/TCC2P is in standby mode).

Step 9 Verify that traffic on the test set connected to the node is still running. If a traffic interruption occurs, do not continue, refer to your next level of support.

Step 10 Repeat Steps 2 through 9 to return the active/standby TCC2/TCC2P cards to their configuration at the start of the procedure.

Step 11 Verify that the TCC2/TCC2P cards appear as noted in Step 5.

Step 12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A357 Create FC_MR-4 RMON Alarm Thresholds

Purpose	This task sets up remote monitoring (RMON) to allow network management systems to monitor FC_MR-4 ports.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC at the node where you want to set up RMON
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note For the default values and domains of user-provisionable card settings, refer to the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the FC_MR-4 card where you want to create the RMON alarm thresholds.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > RMON Thresholds tabs.

Step 3 Click Create. The Create Threshold dialog box appears.

Step 4 From the Slot drop-down list, choose the appropriate FC_MR-4 card.

Step 5 From the Port drop-down list, choose the applicable port on the FC_MR-4 card you selected.

Step 6 From the Variable drop-down list, choose the variable. See Table 20-1 for a list of the FC_MR-4 threshold variables available in this field.

Table 20-1 FC_MR-4 Threshold Variables Fibre Channel/FICON Line Rate Mode
(MIBs) 

Variable	Definition
iflnOctets	Total number of octets received on the interface, including framing octets.
ifInDiscards	The number of inbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
iflnErrors	Number of inbound packets discarded because they contain errors.
ifOutOctets	Total number of transmitted octets, including framing packets.
ifOutDiscards	The number of outbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted.
txTotalPkts	Total number of transmit packets.
rxTotalPkts	Total number of receive packets.
fibreStatsInvalidOrderedSets	Received ordered sets that are not recognized as part of the defined Fibre Channel control words.
fibreStatsEncodingDispErrors	Received control words that cannot be decoded due to invalid disparity.
fibreStatsRxFramesTooLong	Received oversize Fibre Channel frames > 2148 including cyclic redundancy check (CRC).
fibreStatsRxFramesBadCRC	Received Fibre Channel frames with bad CRC.
fibreStatsRxFrames	Received total Fibre Channel frames.
fibreStatsRxOctets	Received total Fibre Channel data bytes within a frame.
fibreStatsTxFramesBadCRC	Transmitted Fibre Channel frames with bad CRC.
fibreStatsTxFrames	Transmitted total Fibre Channel frames.
fibreStatsTxOctets	Transmitted total Fibre Channel data bytes within a frame.
fibreStatsLinkResets	Total number of link resets initiated by an FCMR port when the link recovery port setting is enabled.
gfpStatsRxSBitErrors	Received generic framing protocol (GFP) frames with single bit errors in the core header (these errors are correctable).
gfpStatsRxMBitErrors	Received GFP frames with multiple bit errors in the core header (these errors are not correctable).
gfpStatsRxTypeInvalid	Received GFP frames with invalid type (these are discarded). For example, receiving GFP frames that contain Ethernet data when we expect Fibre Channel data.
gfpStatsRxSblkCRCErrors	Total number of superblock CRC errors with the receive transparent GFP frame. A transparent GFP frame has multiple superblocks which each contain Fibre Channel data.
gfpStatsCSFRaised	Number of Rx client management frames with Client Signal Fail indication.
mediaIndStatsTxFramesTooLong	Number of packets transmitted that are greater than 1548 bytes
mediaIndStatsRxFramesTruncated	Total number of frames received that are less than 5 bytes

Table 20-2 lists the enhanced mode MIBs available.

Table 20-2 FC_MR-4 Threshold Variables Fiber Channel/FICON Enhanced Mode
(MIBs) 

Variable	Definition
iflnOctets	Total number of octets received on the interface, including framing octets.
ifInDiscards	The number of inbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
iflnErrors	Number of inbound packets discarded because they contain errors.
ifOutOctets	Total number of transmitted octets, including framing packets.
ifOutDiscards	The number of outbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted.
fcIngressRxDistanceExtBuffers	The maximum number of GFP buffers that are available at the GFP receiver.
fcEgressTxDistanceExtBuffers	The number of GFP buffers that the GFP transmitter is allowed to transmit. Remote GFP receiver tells the GFP transmitter how many buffers it has available.
fcStatsLinkRecoveries	The number of times a link reset was initiated due to a GFP out of frame condition. This is only valid when link recovery is enabled and is not valid when distance extension is enabled.
fcStatsRxCredits	The maximum number of Fibre Channel credits that the Fibre Channel/fiber connectivity (FICON) link partner will allow the FCMR Fibre Channel/FICON transmitter to transmit. (The maximum number of frames the link partner can receive.)
fcStatsTxCredits	The number of Fibre Channel credits that the FCMR Fibre Channel/FICON transmitter is left with. This is the number of frames that the Fibre Channel/FICON transmitter has available to send. Note The Tx credits increment whenever a credit is received from the link partner, and decrement when a frame is sent.
fcStatsZeroTxCredits	This is a count that increments when the Fibre Channel/FICON Tx credits go from a non-zero value to zero.
fibreStatsInvalidOrderedSets	Received ordered sets that are not recognized as part of the defined Fibre Channel control words.
fibreStatsEncodingDispErrors	Received control words that cannot be decoded due to invalid disparity.
fibreStatsRxFramesTooLong	Received oversize Fibre Channel frames > 2148 including CRC.
fibreStatsRxFramesBadCRC	Received Fibre Channel frames with bad CRC.
fibreStatsRxFrames	Received total Fibre Channel frames.
fibreStatsRxOctets	Received total Fibre Channel data bytes within a frame.
fibreStatsTxFramesBadCRC	Transmitted Fibre Channel frames with bad CRC.
fibreStatsTxFrames	Transmitted total Fibre Channel frames.
fibreStatsTxOctets	Transmitted total Fibre Channel data bytes within a frame.
fibreStatsLinkResets	Total number of link resets initiated by FCMR port when link recovery port setting is enabled.
gfpStatsRxSBitErrors	Received GFP frames with single bit errors in the core header (these errors are correctable).
gfpStatsRxMBitErrors	Received GFP frames with multiple bit errors in the core header (these errors are not correctable).
gfpStatsRxTypeInvalid	Received GFP frames with invalid type (these are discarded). For example, receiving GFP frames that contain Ethernet data when we expect Fibre Channel data.
gfpStatsRxSblkCRCErrors	Total number of superblock CRC errors with the receive transparent GFP frame. A transparent GFP frame has multiple superblocks which each contain Fibre Channel data.
8b10bInvalidOrderedSets	Total number of ordered sets not complaint to GE/FC (Gigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel) standard
8b10bStatsEncodingDispErrors	Total number of code groups that violate GE/FC disparity errors

Step 7 From the Alarm Type drop-down list, indicate whether the event will be triggered by the rising threshold, falling threshold, or both the rising and falling thresholds.

Step 8 From the Sample Type drop-down list, choose either Relative or Absolute. Relative restricts the threshold to use the number of occurrences in the user-set sample period. Absolute sets the threshold to use the total number of occurrences, regardless of time period.

Step 9 Type in an appropriate number of seconds for the Sample Period field.

Step 10 Type in the appropriate number of occurrences for the Rising Threshold field.

For a rising type of alarm, the measured value must move from below the falling threshold to above the rising threshold. For example, if a network is running below a rising threshold of 1000 collisions every 15 minutes and a problem causes 1001 collisions in 15 minutes, the excess occurrences trigger an alarm.

Step 11 Enter the appropriate number of occurrences in the Falling Threshold field. In most cases a falling threshold is set lower than the rising threshold.

A falling threshold is the counterpart to a rising threshold. When the number of occurrences is above the rising threshold and then drops below a falling threshold, it resets the rising threshold. For example, when the network problem that caused 1001 collisions in 15 minutes subsides and creates only 799 collisions in 15 minutes, occurrences fall below a falling threshold of 800 collisions. This resets the rising threshold so that if network collisions again spike over a 1000 per 15-minute period, an event again triggers when the rising threshold is crossed. An event is triggered only the first time a rising threshold is exceeded (otherwise, a single network problem might cause a rising threshold to be exceeded multiple times and cause a flood of events).

Step 12 Click OK.

Step 13 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A358 Delete FC_MR-4 RMON Alarm Thresholds

Purpose	This task deletes RMON threshold crossing alarms for FC_MR-4 ports.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A357 Create FC_MR-4 RMON Alarm Thresholds A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the FC_MR-4 card where you want to delete the RMON alarm thresholds.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > RMON Thresholds tabs.

Step 3 Click the RMON alarm threshold that you want to delete.

Step 4 Click Delete. The Delete Threshold dialog box appears.

Step 5 Click Yes to delete the threshold.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A359 Delete a Line DCC Termination

Purpose	This task deletes a SONET LDCC termination on the ONS 15454.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Caution Deleting a DCC termination can cause you to lose visibility of nodes that do not have other DCCs or network connections to the CTC computer.

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Comm Channel > LDCC tabs.

Step 2 Click the LDCC termination to be deleted and click Delete. The Delete LDCC Termination dialog box appears.

Step 3 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. Confirm that the changes appear; if not, repeat the task.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A362 Create a Four-Fiber BLSR Using the BLSR Wizard

Purpose	This task creates a four-fiber BLSR at each BLSR-provisioned node using the CTC BLSR wizard. The BLSR wizard checks to see that each node is ready for BLSR provisioning, then provisions all the nodes at one time.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A40 Provision BLSR Nodes A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 3 Click Create BLSR.

Step 4 In the BLSR Creation dialog box, set the BLSR properties:

•Ring Type—Choose four-fiber.

•Speed—Choose the BLSR ring speed: OC-48 or OC-192. The speed must match the OC-N speed of the BLSR trunk (span) cards.

•Ring Name—Assign a ring name. The name can be from 1 to 6 characters in length. Any alphanumeric string is permissible, and upper and lower case letters can be combined. Do not use the character string "All" in either upper or lower case letters; this is a TL1 keyword and will be rejected. Do not choose a name that is already assigned to another BLSR.

•Reversion time—Set the amount of time that will pass before the traffic reverts to the original working path following a ring switch. The default is 5 minutes. Ring reversion can be set to Never.

•Span Reversion—Set the amount of time that will pass before the traffic reverts to the original working path following a span switch. The default is 5 minutes. Span reversion can be set to Never.

Step 5 Click Next. If the network graphic appears, go to Step 6.

If CTC determines that a BLSR cannot be created, for example, not enough optical cards are installed or it finds circuits with path protection selectors, a "Cannot Create BLSR" message appears. If this occurs, complete the following steps:

a. Click OK.

b. In the Create BLSR window, click Excluded Nodes. Review the information explaining why the BLSR could not be created, then click OK.

c. Depending on the problem, click Back to start over or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

d. Complete the "NTP-A40 Provision BLSR Nodes" procedure, making sure all steps are completed accurately, then start this procedure again.

Step 6 In the network graphic, double-click a BLSR span line. If the span line is DCC connected to other BLSR cards that constitute a complete ring, the lines turn blue. If the lines do not form a complete ring, double-click span lines until a complete ring is formed. When the ring is DCC connected, go to Step 7.

Step 7 Click Next. In the Protect Port Selection section, choose the protect ports from the West Protect and East Protect columns.

Step 8 Click Finish. If the BLSR window appears with the BLSR you created, go to Step 9. If a "Cannot Create BLSR" or "Error While Creating BLSR" message appears:

a. Click OK.

b. In the Create BLSR window, click Excluded Nodes. Review the information explaining why the BLSR could not be created, then click OK.

c. Depending on the problem, click Back to start over or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

d. Complete the "NTP-A40 Provision BLSR Nodes" procedure, making sure all steps are completed accurately, then start this procedure again.

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Note Some or all of the following alarms might briefly appear during BLSR setup: E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC.

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Step 9 Verify the following:

•On the network view graphic, a green span line appears between all BLSR nodes.

•All E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC alarms are cleared. See the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide for alarm troubleshooting.

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Note The numbers in parentheses after the node name are the BLSR node IDs assigned by CTC. Every ONS 15454 in a BLSR is given a unique node ID, 0 through 31. To change it, complete the "DLP-A326 Change a BLSR Node ID" task.

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Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A363 Create a Four-Fiber BLSR Manually

Purpose	This tasks creates a four-fiber BLSR at each BLSR-provisioned node without using the BLSR wizard.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Suggestion dialog box, click OK.

Step 4 In the Create BLSR dialog box, set the BLSR properties:

•Ring Type—Choose four-fiber.

•Ring Name—Assign a ring name. You must use the same ring name for each node in the BLSR. Any alphanumeric character string is permissible, and upper and lower case letters can be combined. Do not use the character string "All" in either upper or lower case letters; this is a TL1 keyword and will be rejected. Do not choose a name that is already assigned to another BLSR.

•Node ID—Choose a Node ID from the drop-down list (0 through 31). The Node ID identifies the node to the BLSR. Nodes in the same BLSR must have unique Node IDs.

•Reversion time—Set the amount of time that will pass before the traffic reverts to the original working path. The default is 5 minutes. All nodes in a BLSR must have the same reversion time setting.

•West Line—Assign the west BLSR port for the node from the drop-down list.

The east and west ports must match the fiber connections and DCC terminations set up in the "NTP-A40 Provision BLSR Nodes" procedure.

•East Line—Assign the east BLSR port for the node from the drop-down list.

•Span Reversion—Set the amount of time that will pass before the traffic reverts to the original working path following a span reversion. The default is 5 minutes. Span reversion can be set to Never. If you set a reversion time, the times must be the same for both ends of the span. That is, if Node A's west fiber is connected to Node B's east port, the Node A west span reversion time must be the same as the Node B east span reversion time. To avoid reversion time mismatches, Cisco recommends that you use the same span reversion time throughout the ring.

•West Protect—Assign the west BLSR port that will connect to the west protect fiber from the drop-down list.

•East Protect—Assign the east BLSR port that will connect to the east protect fiber from the drop-down list.

Step 5 Click OK.

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Note Some or all of the following alarms will appear until all the BLSR nodes are provisioned: E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC. The alarms will clear after you configure all the nodes in the BLSR.

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Step 6 From the View menu, choose Go to Other Node.

Step 7 In the Select Node dialog box, choose the next node that you want to add to the BLSR.

Step 8 Repeat Steps 1 through 7 at each node that you want to add to the BLSR. When all nodes have been added, continue with Step 9.

Step 9 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View. After 10 to 15 seconds, verify the following:

•A green span line appears between all BLSR nodes.

•All E-W-MISMATCH, RING-MISMATCH, APSCIMP, APSCDFLTK, and BLSROSYNC alarms are cleared.

Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A364 Reset the TCC2/TCC2P Card Using CTC

Purpose	This task resets the TCC2/TCC2P card and switches the node to the redundant card.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A36 Install the TCC2/TCC2P Cards
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

Warning Do not reach into a vacant slot or chassis while you install or remove a module or a fan. Exposed circuitry could constitute an energy hazard. Statement 206

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Note Before you reset the TCC2/TCC2P, you should wait at least 60 seconds after the last provisioning change you made to avoid losing any changes to the database.

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Note When a software reset is performed on an active TCC2/TCC2P, the AIC-I card goes through an initialization process and also resets. The AIC-I card reset is normal and happens each time an active TCC2/TCC2P card goes through a software-initiated reset.

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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-A60 Log into CTC" task at the node where you want to reset the TCC2/TCC2P card. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

Step 2 In node view, right-click the TCC2/TCC2P card to reveal a shortcut menu.

Step 3 Click Reset Card.

Step 4 Click Yes when the confirmation dialog box appears.

Step 5 Click OK when the "Lost connection to node, changing to Network View" dialog box appears.

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Note For LED behavior during a TCC2/TCC2P reboot, see Table 19-2.

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Step 6 Confirm that the TCC2/TCC2P card LED is amber (standby).

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A365 Initiate an Optical Protection Switch

Purpose	This procedure explains how to initiate a Manual or Force switch on an optical port.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Maintenance or higher

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Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Protection tabs.

Step 2 In the Protection Groups area, select the protection group you want to switch.

Step 3 In the Selected Group area, select the card and port you want to switch.

Step 4 Click Manual or Force.

If you choose a Manual switch, the command will switch traffic only if the path has an error rate less than the signal degrade bit error rate threshold. A Force switch will switch traffic even if the path has SD or SF conditions; however, a Force switch will not override an SF on a 1+1 protection channel A Force switch has a higher priority than a Manual switch.

Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A366 Initiate an Electrical Protection Switch

Purpose	This task explains how to initiate a traffic witch on an electrical card.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Maintenance or higher

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Note A user-initiated switch overrides the revertive delay, that is, when you clear a switch you clear the timer and traffic reverts immediately.

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Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Protection tabs.

Step 2 In the Protection Groups area, select the protection group you want to switch.

Step 3 In the Selected Group area, select the card you want to switch.

Step 4 Click Switch.

Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A367 Create a Provisionable Patchcord

Purpose	This task creates a provisionable patchcord, which is a user-provisioned link that is advertised by OSPF throughout the network.Provisionable patchcords appear as dashed lines in CTC network view. For the specific situations in which a patchcord is necessary, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.
Tools/Equipment	OC-N, transponder/muxponder, optical add/drop multiplexer, and multiplexer/demultiplexer cards. For the card combinations that support patchcords, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning and higher

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Note To set up a provisionable patchcord between an optical port and a transponder/muxponder, optical add/drop multiplexer, or multiplexer/demultiplexer port, the optical port must have an SDCC/LDCC termination provisioned. If the port is the protection port in a 1+1 group, the working port must have an SDCC/LDCC termination provisioned. As needed, complete the "DLP-A377 Provision Section DCC Terminations" task or the "DLP-A378 Provision Line DCC Terminations" task.

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Note An optical port requires two patchcords when the remote end is Y-cable protected or is an optical add/drop multiplexer or multiplexer/demultiplexer port.

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Note An optical patchcord must be provisioned between an OCH filter and an OCH trunk port.

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Note If a provisionable patchcord is created manually by CTC, it automatically tunes the TXP or MXP trunk as an OCH filter if the TXP or MXP is set to autoprovisioning at the first tunable wavelength. On the TL1 interface, this feature is supported for internal patchcords only (OPR-LNK).

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > Provisionable Patchcords tabs. If you are in network view, click the Provisioning > Provisionable Patchcords tabs.

Step 2 Click Create. The Provisionable Patchcord dialog box appears.

Step 3 In the Origination Node area, complete the following:

a. If you are in node view, the Origination Node defaults to the current node. If you are in network view, click the desired origination node from the drop-down list.

b. Type a patchcord identifier (0 through 32767) in the TX/RX ID field.

c. Click the desired origination slot/port from the list of available slots/ports.

Step 4 In the Termination Node area, complete the following:

a. Click the desired termination node from the drop-down list. If the remote node has not previously been discovered by CTC but is accessible by CTC, type the name of the remote node.

b. Type a patchcord identifier (0 through 32767) in the TX/RX ID field. The origination and termination IDs must be different if the patchcord is set up between two cards on the same node.

c. Click the desired termination slot/port from the list of available slots/ports. The origination port and the termination port must be different.

Step 5 If you need to provision Tx and Rx separately for multiplexer/demultiplexer cards, check the Separate Tx/Rx check box. If not, continue with Step 6. The origination and termination TX ports are already provisioned. Complete the following to provision the RX ports:

a. In the Origination Node area, type a patchcord identifier (0 through 32767) in the RX ID field. The origination Tx and Rx and termination Tx and Rx IDs must be different.

b. Click the desired origination slot/port from the list of available slots/ports.

c. In the Termination Node area, type a patchcord identifier (0 through 32767) in the RX ID field. The origination Tx and Rx and termination Tx and Rx IDs must be different.

d. Click the desired termination slot/port from the list of available slots/ports.

Step 6 Click OK.

Step 7 If you provisioned a patchcord on a port in a 1+1 protection group, a dialog box appears to ask if you would like to provision the peer patchcord. Click Yes. Repeat Steps 3 through 6.

Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A368 Delete a Provisionable Patchcord

Purpose	This task deletes a provisionable patchcord.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning and higher

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Note Deleting the last DCC termination on an optical port automatically deletes all provisionable patchcords provisioned on the port. If the port is in a 1+1 protection group, CTC automatically deletes the patchcord link on the protection port.

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > Provisionable Patchcords tabs. If you are in network view, click the Provisioning > Provisionable Patchcords tabs.

Step 2 Click the provisionable patchcord that you want to delete.

Step 3 Click Delete.

Step 4 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.

Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A369 Provision an OC-N Circuit Route

Purpose	This task provisions the circuit route for manually routed OC-N circuits.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC The Circuit Creation wizard, Route Review/Edit area, must be open.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In the Circuit Creation wizard in the Route Review/Edit area, click the source node icon if it is not already selected.

Step 2 Starting with a span on the source node, click the arrow of the span you want the circuit to travel. To reverse the direction of the arrow, click the arrow twice.

The arrow turns yellow. In the Selected Span area, the From and To fields provide span information. The source STS appears. Figure 20-9 shows an example of a manually routed circuit.

Figure 20-9 Manually Routing an OC-N Circuit

Step 3 If you want to change the source STS, adjust the Source STS field; otherwise, continue with Step 4.

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Note The VT option is disabled for OC-N circuits.

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Step 4 Click Add Span. The span is added to the Included Spans list and the span arrow turns blue.

Step 5 Repeat Steps 2 through 4 until the circuit is provisioned from the source to the destination node through all intermediary nodes. If Fully Protected Path is checked in the Circuit Routing Preferences page, you must:

•Add two spans for all path protection or unprotected portions of the circuit route from the source to the destination.

•Add one span for all BLSR or 1+1 portions of route from the source to the destination.

•Add primary spans for BLSR-DRI from the source to the destination through the primary nodes, and then add spans through the secondary nodes as an alternative route. Figure 20-10 shows an example of a manually routed BLSR DRI circuit. PCA spans can only be chosen as part of the secondary path.

Figure 20-10 Manually Routing a BLSR DRI Circuit Route

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A371 Remove Pass-through Connections

Purpose	This task removes pass-through connections from a node deleted from a ring.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Log into the deleted node.

Step 2 In the CTC Login dialog box, check the Disable Network Discovery check box.

Step 3 Choose None from the Additional Nodes drop-down list.

Step 4 Click the Login button.

Step 5 Click the Circuits tab. All internode circuits are shown as PARTIAL.

Step 6 Refer to the diagram or CTC print out you created in the "NTP-A240 Remove a BLSR Node" procedure or the "NTP-A294 Remove a Path Protection Node" procedure. Find the circuits on the line cards of the removed node.

Step 7 Click the Filter button.

Step 8 Type the slot and port of a trunk card on the removed node.

Step 9 Click OK.

Step 10 In the Circuits tab, select all PARTIAL circuits that pass the filter and click the Delete button.

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Note To select more than one circuit, press the Shift key and simultaneously click on all circuits to be deleted.

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Step 11 Repeat Steps 6 through 10 for the other trunk card.

Step 12 Log out of CTC.

Step 13 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A372 Delete a Node from a Specified Login Node Group

Purpose	This task removes a node from a specified login node group. To remove a node from the current login node group, see the "DLP-A339 Delete a Node from the Current Session or Login Group" task.
Tools	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 From the CTC Edit menu, choose Preferences.

Step 2 In the Preferences dialog box, click the Login Node Groups tab.

Step 3 Click the login node group tab containing the node you want to remove.

Step 4 Click the node you want to remove, then click Remove.

Step 5 Click OK.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A373 Install a MiniBNC EIA

Purpose	This task installs a MiniBNC EIA. You can use MiniBNC EIAs with DS-1, DS-3, or DS3XM cards.
Tools/Equipment	#2 Phillips screwdriver Small slot-head screwdriver 6 perimeter screws, 6-32 x 0.375-inch Phillips head (P/N 48-0422-01) MiniBNC, A side (15454-xxxx) EIA panel and/or MiniBNC, B side (15454-xxx) EIA panel
Prerequisite Procedures	None
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite
Security Level	None

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Caution Always use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wristband when working with a powered ONS 15454. Plug the wristband cable into the ESD jack located on the lower-right outside edge of the shelf assembly.

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Note MiniBNC EIAs can only be installed on shelf assembly 15454-SA-HD. 15454-SA-HD shelf assemblies are differentiated from other shelf assemblies by the blue hexagon symbol, which indicates the available high-density slots, found under Slots 1 through 3 and 15 through 17.

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Note MiniBNC or UBIC EIAs are required when using high-density (48-port DS-3 and DS3XM-12) electrical cards.

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Step 1 Locate the correct MiniBNC EIA for the side you want to install, and remove the MiniBNC EIA from the packaging.

Step 2 Verify that none of the pins on the MiniBNC EIA are bent.

Step 3 If present, remove the yellow connector protectors.

Step 4 Line up the connectors on the card with the mating connectors on the backplane, making sure the keys on the back of the card line up properly with the backplane. Push the card with consistent pressure until the connectors fit together firmly.

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Caution Do not force the MiniBNC EIA onto the backplane if you feel strong resistance. Make sure that the MinBNC EIA lines up properly on the backplane and that no backplane pins are bent.

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Step 5 Locate the three jack screws on the MiniBNC (Figure 20-11). Starting with any thumbscrew, tighten it a few turns and move to the next one, turning each thumbscrew a few turns at a time until all three screws are hand tight (Figure 20-12).

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Caution Tightening the jack screws unevenly could cause damage to the MiniBNC connectors.

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Figure 20-11 MiniBNC EIA Screw Locations

Figure 20-12 MiniBNC EIA Jack Screw

Step 6 Use a Phillips screwdriver to install the six perimeter screws and bracket screws (P/N 48-0422-01) at 8 to 10 lbf-inch (9.2 to 11.5 kgf-cm) to secure the cover panel to the backplane (Figure 20-11). Install the alarm and timing panel cover and then insert and tighten the last perimeter screw.

Figure 20-13 shows a MiniBNC EIA installation.

Figure 20-13 Installing the MiniBNC EIA

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A374 Change a Section DCC Termination

Purpose	This task modifies an SDCC. You can enable or disable Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and enable or disable the foreign node setting.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > SDCC tabs.

Step 2 Click the SDCC that you want to change.

Step 3 Click Edit.

Step 4 In the SDCC Termination Editor dialog box, complete the following as necessary:

•Disable OSPF on SDCC Link—If checked, OSPF is disabled on the link. OSPF should be disabled only when the slot and port connect to third-party equipment that does not support OSPF.

•Far End is Foreign—Check this box to specify that the SDCC termination is a non-ONS node.

•Far End IP—If you checked the Far End is Foreign check box, type the IP address of the far-end node or leave the 0.0.0.0 default. An IP address of 0.0.0.0 means that any address can be used by the far end.

Step 5 Click OK.

Step 6 Return to your origination procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A375 Change a Line DCC Termination

Purpose	This task modifies an LDCC. You can enable or disable OSPF and enable or disable the foreign node setting.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > LDCC tabs.

Step 2 Click the LDCC that you want to change.

Step 3 Click Edit.

Step 4 In the LDCC Termination Editor dialog box, complete the following as necessary:

•Disable OSPF on LDCC Link—If checked, OSPF is disabled on the link. OSPF should be disabled only when the slot and port connect to third-party equipment that does not support OSPF.

•Far End is Foreign—Check this box to specify that the LDCC termination is a non-ONS node.

•Far end IP—If you checked the Far End is Foreign check box, type the IP address of the far-end node or leave the 0.0.0.0 default. An IP address of 0.0.0.0 means that any address can be used by the far end.

Step 5 Click OK.

Step 6 Return to your origination procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A376 Change Line and Threshold Settings for the DS1/E1-56 Cards

Purpose	This task changes the line and threshold settings for the DS1/E1-56 cards.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note For the default values and domains of user-provisionable card settings, refer to the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Step 1 Double-click the DS1/E1-56 card where you want to change the line or threshold settings.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 3 Depending on the setting you need to modify, click the Line, Line Thresholds, Elect Path Thresholds, SONET Thresholds, or Cards tab.

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Note See Chapter 9 "Manage Alarms" for information about the Alarm Profiles tab.

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Note If you want to modify a threshold setting, it might be necessary to click on the available directional, type, and interval (15 Min, 1 Day) radio buttons and then click Refresh. This will display the desired threshold setting.

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Step 4 Modify the settings found under these subtabs by clicking in the field you want to modify. In some fields you can choose an option from a drop-down list; in others you can type a value.

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for each subtab that has parameters you want to provision.

For definitions of the line settings, see Table 20-3. For definitions of the line threshold settings, see Table 20-4. For definitions of the electrical path threshold settings, see Table 20-5. For definitions of the SONET threshold settings, see Table 20-6. For definitions of the card settings, see Table 20-7.

Table 20-3 describes the values on the Provisioning > Line tabs for the DS1/E1-56 cards.

Table 20-3 Line Options for the DS1/E1-56 Card 

Parameter	Description	Options
Port	(Display only) Port number.	1 to 56
Port Name	Sets the port name.	User-defined, up to 32 alphanumeric/ special characters. Blank by default. See the "DLP-A314 Assign a Name to a Port" task.
Admin State	Sets the port service state unless network conditions prevent the change.	•IS—Puts the port in-service. The port service state changes to IS-NR. •IS,AINS—Puts the port in automatic in-service. The port service state changes to OOS-AU,AINS. •OOS,DSBLD—Removes the port from service and disables it. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,DSBLD. •OOS,MT—Removes the port from service for maintenance. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,MT. Note CTC will not allow you to change a port service state from IS-NR to OOS-MA,DSBLD. You must first change a port to the OOS-MA,MT service state before putting it in the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state.
Service State	(Display only) Identifies the autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the port. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.	•IS-NR—The port is fully operational and performing as provisioned. •OOS-AU,AINS—The port is out-of-service, but traffic is carried. Alarm reporting is suppressed. The ONS node monitors the ports for an error-free signal. After an error-free signal is detected, the port stays in OOS-AU,AINS state for the duration of the soak period. After the soak period ends, the port service state changes to IS-NR. •OOS-MA,DSBLD—The port is out-of-service and unable to carry traffic. •OOS-MA,MT—The port is out-of-service for maintenance. Alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is carried and loopbacks are allowed.
SF BER	Sets the signal fail bit error rate.	•1E-3 •1E-4 •1E-5
SD BER	Sets the signal degrade bit error rate.	•1E-5 •1E-6 •1E-7 •1E-8 •1E-9
Line Type	Defines the line framing type.	For DS1 mode •Unframed - default •J_ESF •ESF •D4 •Auto Frame For E1 mode •Auto Frame •Unframed •E1_MF •E1_CRCMF
Line Coding	Defines the transmission coding type that is used.	For DS1 mode •B8ZS •AMI For E1 mode •HDB3
Line Length	Defines the distance (in feet) from backplane connection to the next termination point.	•0 - 131 (default) •132 - 262 •263 - 393 •394 - 524 •525 - 655
AINS Soak	Sets the automatic in-service soak period.	Duration of valid input signal, in hh.mm format, after which the card becomes in service (IS) automatically. Value ranges from 0 to 48 hours in 15-minute increments.
FDL Mode	Sets the mode for far-end loopbacks and far-end performance monitoring.	•T1.403 •Bidirectional fiber data link (BFDL)
Send AIS-V for Ds1 AIS	Sends an Alarm Indication Signal VT (AIS-V) instead of DS1 AIS (from line side towards backplane/system side) when a line side trigger occurs.	•Off (unchecked, default) •On (checked)
Raise AIS for LOF	Sends AIS when a Loss of Frame (LOF) occurs.	•Off (unchecked, default) •On (checked)
ProvidesSync	The port is provisioned as a near-end timing reference.	•Off (unchecked, default) •On (checked)
SyncMsgIn	Enables synchronization status messages (S1 byte), which allow the node to choose the best timing source.	•Off (unchecked, default) •On (checked)
SendDoNotUse	Sends a DUS (do not use) message on the S1 byte.	•Off (unchecked, default) •On (checked)
Enable Retiming	When checked, retimes the transmit clock to the clock reference of the NE, removing the asynchronous relationship between electrical line and SONET transport time domains for the electrical path. When not checked, leaves the port as "through-timed," which means that the transmit clock is extracted from the DS1/E1 data from the SONET payload coming from the backplane.	•Off (unchecked, default) •On (checked)
Ds1 Mapping	Sets the mapping mode.	•Asynchronous: DS1 transport over SONET uses asynchronous mapping into VT1.5 (within a VT-structured STS-1 synchronous payload envelope [SPE]). •Byte Synchronous: DS1 transport over SONET uses byte-synchronous mapping into VT1.5 (within a VT-structured STS-1 SPE). •Japan Byte Synchronous: E1 transport over SONET uses asynchronous mapping into VT2 (within a VT-structured STS-1 SPE).
Admin SSM	Overrides the synchronization status message (SSM) synchronization traceability unknown (STU) value. If the node does not receive an SSM signal, it defaults to STU.	•PRS—Primary Reference Source (Stratum 1) •ST2—Stratum 2 •TNC—Transit node clock •ST3E—Stratum 3E •ST3—Stratum 3 •SMC—SONET minimum clock •ST4—Stratum 4 •DUS—Do not use for timing synchronization •RES—Reserved; quality level set by user

Table 20-4 describes the values on the Provisioning > Line Thresholds tabs for the DS1/E1-56 card.

Table 20-4 Line Threshold Options for DS1/E1-56 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) Port number; 1 to 56.
CV	Coding violations. Available for Near End only.
ES	Errored seconds. Available for Near End only.
SES	Severely errored seconds. Available for Near End only.
LOSS	Loss of signal seconds; number of one-second intervals containing one or more LOS defects. Available for Near End only.
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-5 describes the values on the Provisioning > Elect Path Thresholds tabs for the DS1/E1-56 card.

Table 20-5 Electrical Path Threshold Options for the DS1/E1-56 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) Port number; 1 to 56.
CV	Coding violations. Available for Near End and Far End.
ES	Errored seconds. Available for Near End and Far End.
SES	Severely errored seconds. Available for Near End and Far End.
SAS	Severely errored frame/alarm indication signal. Available for Near End only.
AISS	Alarm indication signal seconds. Available for Near End only.
UAS	Unavailable seconds. Available for Near End and Far End.
FC	Failure Count. Available for Near End only.
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-6 describes the values on the Provisioning > SONET Thresholds tabs for the DS1/E1-56 card.

Table 20-6 SONET Threshold Options for the DS1/E1-56 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) DS-1 ports partitioned for STS Line 1, STS 1, Line 2, STS 1 Line 3, STS 1, Line 4 STS 1
CV	Coding violations. Available for Near End and Far End, STS termination only.
ES	Errored seconds. Available for Near End and Far End, STS termination only.
FC	Failure count. Available for Near End and Far End, STS termination only.
SES	Severely errored seconds. Available for Near End and Far End, STS termination only.
UAS	Unavailable seconds. Available for Near End and Far End, STS termination only.
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-7 describes the values on the Provisioning > Card tabs for the DS1/E1-56 card.

Table 20-7 Card Options for the DS1/E1-56 Card 

Parameter	Description	Options
Transport Mode	Sets the encapsulation mode.	•SONET: (Default for DS1) Transports DS1s in VT1.5s and E1s in VT2s. In AU4 mode, only one STS-3c circuit shall be allowed. •AU4: (Default for E1) Transports DS1s and E1s in a structured VC4 payload (STS-3c). Note Switching from one transport mode to another is not allowed if a port is in a circuit, in service, or selected as a timing reference for the NE.
Operating Mode	Sets the port usage. The restrictions on switching between these selections is based on existing circuits, ports being in service, and port usage as an NE reference source.	•All DS1: (Default) All 56 ports are used as DS1 ports. Ports 1 to 28 have retiming capability. Any of the 56 ports can be selected to provide timing reference to the NE. • All E1: All 56 ports are used as E1 ports. Ports 1 to 21 have retiming capability. Any of the 56 ports can be selected to provide a timing reference to the NE.
Retiming Enabled	When checked, retimes the transmit clock to the clock reference of the NE, removing the asynchronous relationship between electrical line and SONET transport time domains for the electrical path. If the Operating Mode is All DS1, Retiming Enabled is checked and cannot be changed. When not checked for E1 mode, leaves the port as "through-timed," which means that the transmit clock is extracted from the DS1/E1 data from the SONET payload coming from the backplane.	•On (checked, default) •Off (unchecked)
Port to VT Mapping	Selects the sequence in which DS1 ports are mapped into the VT1.5s within an STS-1. This setting applies to a group of DS1 ports associated with the same STS-1.	•GR 253 interleaves the DS1 ports into the VT1.5 (DS1-14 compatible). In this mapping, sequential DS1 port numbers are mapped to interleave the 7 VT groups of VT1.5s. Interleaving by VT group essentially means that the DS1 ports follow the order of transmission of the VT1.5s, as indicated in Telcordia GR-253. •INDUSTRY maps sequential DS1 port numbers to fill each VT group in order. In this mapping, ports in sequential progression are packed into VTs filling an entire VT group before moving on to the next VT group.

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Note The threshold value appears after the circuit is created.

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Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A377 Provision Section DCC Terminations

Purpose	This task creates the SONET data communications channel (DCC) terminations required for alarms, administration data, signal control information, and messages. In this task, you can also set up the node so that it has direct IP access to a far-end non-ONS node over the DCC network. In addition, this task can create an OSI subnetwork point of attachment on the DCC to allow the node to be networked with third-party NEs that are based on the OSI protocol stack.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Caution If the ONS 15454 is configured as an OSI IS Level 1 or IS Level 1/Level 2 node and you are provisioning an OSI-only (LAP-D) SDCC to a third party NE, verify that the maximum area routing parameter on the vender NE is set to 3 before you start this task.

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Note The SDCCs and LDCCs should not be provisioned between SONET (ANSI) and SDH (ETSI) nodes using CTC or TL1 because they cannot operate between SONET and SDH nodes. These communication channels should be provisioned on similar nodes, such as SONET-to-SONET or SDH-to-SDH. To establish communication channels between SONET and SDH nodes, create a DCC tunnel. See the "DLP-A313 Create a DCC Tunnel" task to create a DCC tunnel.

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Note When SDCC is provisioned, an LDCC termination is allowed on the same port, but is not recommended. Using SDCC and LDCC on the same port is only needed during a software upgrade if the software version does not support LDCC. You can provision SDCCs and LDCCs on different ports in the same node.

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > SDCC tabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Create SDCC Terminations dialog box, click the ports where you want to create the SDCC termination. To select more than one port, press the Shift key or the Ctrl key.

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Note SDCC refers to the Section DCC, which is used for ONS 15454 DCC terminations. The SONET Line DCCs and the Section DCC (when not used as a DCC termination by the ONS 15454) can be provisioned as DCC tunnels. See the "DLP-A313 Create a DCC Tunnel" task.

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Step 4 In the Port Admin State area, click Set to IS to put the port in service.

Step 5 Verify that the Disable OSPF on SDCC Link is unchecked.

Step 6 If the SDCC termination is to include a non-ONS node, check the Far End is Foreign check box. This automatically sets the far-end node IP address to 0.0.0.0, which means that any address can be specified by the far end. To change the default to a specific the IP address, see the "DLP-A374 Change a Section DCC Termination" task.

Step 7 In the Layer 3 box, perform one of the following:

•Check the IP box only—if the SDCC is between the ONS 15454 and another ONS node and only ONS nodes reside on the network. The SDCC will use PPP (point-to-point protocol).

•Check the IP and OSI boxes—if the SDCC is between the ONS 15454 and another ONS node and third party NEs that use the OSI protocol stack are on the same network. The SDCC will use PPP.

•Check OSI box only—if the SDCC is between an ONS node and a third party NE that uses the OSI protocol stack. The SDCC will use the LAP-D protocol.

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Note If OSI is checked and IP is not checked (LAP-D), no network connections will appear in network view.

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Step 8 If you checked OSI, complete the following steps. If you checked IP only, continue with Step 9.

a. Click Next.

b. Provision the following fields:

–Router—Choose the OSI router.

–ESH—Sets the End System Hello (ESH) propagation frequency. End system NEs transmit ESHs to inform other ESs and ISs about the NSAPs it serves. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 10 to 1000 seconds.

–ISH—Sets the Intermediate System Hello PDU propagation frequency. Intermediate system NEs send ISHs to other ESs and ISs to inform them about the IS NETs it serves. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 10 to 1000 seconds.

–IIH—Sets the Intermediate System to Intermediate System Hello PDU propagation frequency. The IS-IS Hello PDUs establish and maintain adjacencies between ISs. The default is 3 seconds. The range is 1 to 600 seconds.

–IS-IS Cost—Sets the cost for sending packets on the LAN subnet. The IS-IS protocol uses the cost to calculate the shortest routing path. The default metric cost for LAN subnets is 20. It normally should not be changed.

c. If the OSI and IP boxes are checked, continue with Step 9. If only the OSI is checked, click Next and provision the following fields:

–Mode

AITS—(Default) Acknowledged Information Transfer Service. Does not exchange data until a logical connection between two LAP-D users is established. This service provides reliable data transfer, flow control, and error control mechanisms.

UITS—Unacknowledged Information Transfer Service. Transfers frames containing user data with no acknowledgement. The service does not guarantee that the data presented by one user will be delivered to another user, nor does it inform the user if the delivery attempt fails. It does not provide any flow control or error control mechanisms.

–Role—Set to the opposite of the mode of the NE at the other end of the SDCC.

–MTU—Maximum transmission unit. Sets the maximum number of octets in a LAP-D information frame. The range is 512 to 1500 octets. The default is 512. You normally should not change it.

–T200—Sets the time between Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode (SABME) frame retransmissions. The default is 0.2 seconds. The range is 0.2 to 20 seconds.

–T203—Provisions the maximum time between frame exchanges, that is, the trigger for transmission of the LAP-D "keep-alive" Receive Ready (RR) frames. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 4 to 120 seconds.

Step 9 Click Finish.

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Note EOC (DCC Termination Failure) and LOS (Loss of Signal) alarms appear until you create all network DCC terminations and put the DCC termination OC-N ports in service.

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Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A378 Provision Line DCC Terminations

Purpose	This task creates the line data communications channel (LDCC) terminations required for alarms, administration data, signal control information, and messages. LDCCs are three-times larger than SDCCs. In this task, you can also set up the node so that it has direct IP access to a far-end non-ONS node over the DCC network. In addition, this task can create an OSI subnetwork point of attachment on the DCC to allow the node to be networked with third party NEs that are based on the OSI protocol stack.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note The SDCCs and LDCCs should not be provisioned between SONET (ANSI) and SDH (ETSI) nodes using CTC or TL1 because they cannot operate between SONET and SDH nodes. These communication channels should be provisioned on similar nodes, such as SONET-to-SONET or SDH-to-SDH. To establish communication channels between SONET and SDH nodes, create a DCC tunnel. See the "DLP-A313 Create a DCC Tunnel" task to create a DCC tunnel.

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Note When LDCC is provisioned, an SDCC termination is allowed on the same port, but is not recommended. Using SDCC and LDCC on the same port is only needed during a software upgrade if the software version does not support LDCC. You can provision SDCCs and LDCCs on different ports in the same node.

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Step 1 In node view, click the Provisioning > Comm Channels > LDCC tabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Create LDCC Terminations dialog box, click the ports where you want to create the LDCC termination. To select more than one port, press the Shift key or the Ctrl key.

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Note LDCC refers to the Line DCC, which is used for ONS 15454 DCC terminations. The SONET Line DCCs and the Section DCC (when not used as a DCC termination by the ONS 15454) can be provisioned as DCC tunnels. See the "DLP-A313 Create a DCC Tunnel" task.

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Step 4 In the Port Admin State area, click Set to IS to put the port in service.

Step 5 Verify that the Disable OSPF on DCC Link check box is unchecked.

Step 6 If the SDCC termination is to include a non-ONS node, check the Far End is Foreign check box. This automatically sets the far-end node IP address to 0.0.0.0, which means that any address can be specified by the far end. To change the default to a specific the IP address, see the "DLP-A375 Change a Line DCC Termination" task.

Step 7 In the Layer 3 box, perform one of the following:

•Check the IP box only—if the LDCC is between the ONS 15454 and another ONS node and only ONS nodes reside on the network. The LDCC will use PPP (point-to-point protocol).

•Check the IP and OSI boxes—if the LDCC is between the ONS 15454 and another ONS node and third party NEs that use the OSI protocol stack are on the same network. The LDCC will use PPP.

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Note OSI-only (LAP-D) is not available for LDCCs.

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Step 8 If you checked OSI, complete the following steps. If you checked IP only, continue with Step 9.

a. Click Next.

b. Provision the following fields:

–Router—Choose the OSI router

–ESH—Sets the End System Hello (ESH) propagation frequency. End system NEs transmit ESHs to inform other ESs and ISs about the NSAPs it serves. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 10 to 1000 seconds.

–ISH—Sets the Intermediate System Hello PDU propagation frequency. Intermediate system NEs send ISHs to other ESs and ISs to inform them about the IS NETs it serves. The default is 10 seconds. The range is 10 to 1000 seconds.

–IIH—Sets the Intermediate System to Intermediate System Hello PDU propagation frequency. The IS-IS Hello PDUs establish and maintain adjacencies between ISs. The default is 3 seconds. The range is 1 to 600 seconds.

–IS-IS Cost—Sets the cost for sending packets on the LAN subnet. The IS-IS protocol uses the cost to calculate the shortest routing path. The default metric cost for LAN subnets is 20. It normally should not be changed.

Step 9 Click Finish.

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Note EOC-L (Line DCC Termination Failure) and LOS (Loss of Signal) alarms appear until you create all network DCC terminations and put the DCC termination OC-N ports in service.

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Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A379 Change Line Transmission Settings for OC-N Cards

Purpose	This task changes the line transmission settings for OC-N cards.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note For the default values and domains of user-provisionable card settings, refer to the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the OC-N card where you want to change the line settings.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Line tabs.

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Note If you want to modify a threshold setting, it might be necessary to click on the available directional, type, and interval (15 Min, 1 Day) radio buttons and then click Refresh. This will display the desired threshold setting.

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Step 3 Modify the settings described in Table 20-8 by clicking in the field you want to modify. In some fields you can choose an option from a drop-down list; in others you can type a value or select or deselect a check box.

Step 4 Click Apply.

Table 20-8 OC-N Card Line Settings 

Parameter	Description	Options
Port	(Display only) Port number.	•1 (OC-12, OC-48, OC-192) •1 - 4 (OC-3, OC12-4) •1 - 8 (OC3-8 •1 - 12 (MRC_12)
Port Name	Provides the ability to assign the specified port a name.	User-defined. Name can be up to 32 alphanumeric/special characters. Blank by default. See the "DLP-A314 Assign a Name to a Port" task.
Port Rate	(Display only; MRC-12 and OC192-XFP cards only) Displays the port rate set for the pluggable port module (PPM).	•OC-3 •OC-12 •OC-48 •OC-192 (OC192-XFP only)
SF BER	Sets the signal fail bit error rate.	•1E-3 •1E-4 •1E-5
SD BER	Sets the signal degrade bit error rate.	•1E-5 •1E-6 •1E-7 •1E-8 •1E-9
BLSR Ext. Byte	Allows you to remap the extended byte that carries information governing BLSR protection switches. The K3 byte should not be changed unless specifically required to run an ONS BLSR through third-party equipment.	•N/A •K3
Provides Synch	(Display only) If checked, the card is provisioned as a network element timing reference.	—
SyncMsgIn	Enables synchronization status messages (S1 byte), which allow the node to choose the best timing source.	•Yes •No
Send Do Not Use	When checked, sends a DUS (do not use) message on the S1 byte.	•Yes •No
Send <FF> DoNotUse	When checked, sends a special DUS (0xff) message on the S1 byte.	•Yes •No
Admin SSM In	If the node does not receive a sync status message (SSM) signal, it defaults to STU. Admin SSM In allows you to override the STU value.	•PRS: Primary Reference Source (Stratum 1) •ST2: Stratum 2 •TNC: Transit node clock •ST3E: Stratum 3E •ST3: Stratum 3 •SMC: SONET minimum clock •ST4: Stratum 4
PJSTSMon #	Sets the STS that will be used for pointer justification. If set to 0, no STS is monitored. Only one STS can be monitored on each OC-N port.	•0 - 3 (OC-3, per port) •0 - 12 (OC-12) •0 - 48 (OC-48) •0 - 192 (OC-192)
Admin State	Sets the port administrative service state unless network conditions prevent the change.	•IS—Puts the port in-service. The port service state changes to IS-NR. •IS,AINS—Puts the port in automatic in-service. The port service state changes to OOS-AU,AINS. •OOS,DSBLD—Removes the port from service and disables it. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,DSBLD. •OOS,MT—Removes the port from service for maintenance. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,MT. Note CTC will not allow you to change a port service state from IS-NR to OOS-MA,DSBLD. You must first change a port to the OOS-MA,MT service state before putting it in the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state.
Service State	(Display only) Identifies the autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the port. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.	•IS-NR—The port is fully operational and performing as provisioned. •OOS-AU,AINS—The port is out-of-service, but traffic is carried. Alarm reporting is suppressed. The ONS node monitors the ports for an error-free signal. After an error-free signal is detected, the port stays in OOS-AU,AINS state for the duration of the soak period. After the soak period ends, the port service state changes to IS-NR. •OOS-MA,DSBLD—The port is out-of-service and unable to carry traffic. •OOS-MA,MT—The port is out-of-service for maintenance. Alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is carried and loopbacks are allowed.
AINS Soak	Sets the automatic in-service soak period.	•Duration of valid input signal, in hh.mm format, after which the card becomes in service (IS) automatically •0 to 48 hours, 15-minute increments
Type	Defines the port as SONET or SDH. The Enable Sync Msg field and the Send Do Not Use field must be disabled before the port can be set to SDH.	•Sonet •SDH
ALS Mode	Sets the automatic laser shutdown function.	•Disabled •Auto Restart •Manual Restart •Manual Restart for Test
Reach	(Does not apply to all cards) Allows you to provision the reach value. You can also choose Auto Provision, which allows the system to automatically provision the reach from the PPM reach value on the hardware.	The options that appear in the drop-down list depend on the card: •SR (short reach, up to 2 km distance) •SR-1 (up to 2 km distance) •IR-1 (intermediate reach, up to 15 km distance) •IR-2 (up to 40 km distance) •LR-1 (long reach, up to 40 km distance) •LR-2 (up to 80 km distance) •LR-3 (up to 80 km distance)
Wavelength	(Does not apply to all cards) Allows you to provision the wavelength frequency.	•First Tunable Wavelength •1310 nm •1550 nm •1470 nm •1490 nm •1510 nm •1530 nm •1570 nm •1590 nm •1610 nm

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A380 Provision a Proxy Tunnel

Purpose	This task sets up a proxy tunnel to communicate with a non-ONS far-end node. Proxy tunnels are only necessary when the proxy server is enabled and a foreign DCC termination exists, or if static routes exist so that the DCC network is used to access remote networks or devices. You can provision a maximum of 12 proxy server tunnels.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC A377 Provision Section DCC Terminations
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Note If the proxy server is disabled, you cannot set up a proxy tunnel.

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Network > Proxy subtabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Create Tunnel dialog box, complete the following:

•Source Address—Type the IP address of the source node (32 bit length) or source subnet (any other length).

•Length—Choose the length of the source subnet mask.

•Destination Address—Type the IP address of the destination node (32 bit length) or destination subnet (any other length).

•Length—Choose the length of the destination subnet mask.

Step 4 Click OK.

Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A381 Provision a Firewall Tunnel

Purpose	This task provisions destinations that will not be blocked by the firewall. Firewall tunnels are only necessary when the proxy server is enabled and a foreign DCC termination exists, or if static routes exist so that the DCC network is used to access remote networks or devices. You can provision a maximum of 12 firewall tunnels.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC A377 Provision Section DCC Terminations
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Note If the proxy server is configured as proxy-only or is disabled, you cannot set up a firewall tunnel.

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Network > Firewall subtabs.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 In the Create Tunnel dialog box, complete the following:

•Source Address—Type the IP address of the source node (32 bit length) or source subnet (any other length).

•Length—Choose the length of the source subnet mask.

•Destination Address—Type the IP address of the destination node (32 bit length) or destination subnet (any other length).

•Length—Choose the length of the destination subnet mask.

Step 4 Click OK.

Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A382 Delete a Proxy Tunnel

Purpose	This task removes a proxy tunnel.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Network > Proxy subtabs.

Step 2 Click the proxy tunnel that you want to delete.

Step 3 Click Delete.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A383 Delete a Firewall Tunnel

Purpose	This task removes a firewall tunnel.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Superuser only

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Step 1 Click the Provisioning > Network > Firewall subtabs.

Step 2 Click the firewall tunnel that you want to delete.

Step 3 Click Delete.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A384 Add a Member to a VCAT Circuit

Purpose	This task adds a member to one of the following VCAT circuits: •Software link capacity adjustment scheme (SW-LCAS) VCAT circuits on FC_MR-4 (enhanced mode) or CE-1000-4 cards •Non-LCAS and LCAS circuits on CE-100T-8 cards Adding a member to a VCAT circuit changes the size of the circuit. The new members use the VCAT member source, destination, and routing preference (common fiber or split routing) specified during the VCAT circuit creation procedure.
Tools/Equipment	FC_MR-4 card (enhanced mode) or CE-Series card.
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC VCAT circuits must exist on the network. See the "NTP-A264 Create an Automatically Routed VCAT Circuit" procedure or the "NTP-A265 Create a Manually Routed VCAT Circuit" procedure.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note This task optionally uses automatic routing. Automatic routing is not available if both the Automatic Circuit Routing NE default and the Network Circuit Automatic Routing Overridable NE default are set to FALSE. For a full description of these defaults see the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note Adding a member to a non-LCAS VCAT circuit can be service affecting.

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Note Adding a member to SW-LCAS or LCAS VCAT circuits in the IS-NR, OOS-AU,AINS, or OOS-MA,MT service state could be service affecting. Cisco recommends using the OOS-MA,OOG service state when adding new members. You can put the member in the desired state after adding the member.

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Note You cannot add members to VCAT circuits that have a source or destination on an ML-Series or FC_MR-4 (line rate mode) card.

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Step 1 In node or network view, click the Circuits tab.

Step 2 Click the VCAT circuit that you want to edit, then click Edit.

Step 3 Click the Members tab.

Step 4 If you want to add a member to a non-LCAS VCAT circuit, complete the following substeps. If you want to add a member to a SW-LCAS or LCAS VCAT circuit, skip this step and continue with Step 5.

a. Select a member with a VCAT State of In Group. The In Group state indicates that a member has cross-connects in the IS-NR; OOS-MA,AINS; or OOS-MA,MT service states.

b. Click Edit Member.

c. In the Edit Member Circuit window, click the State tab.

d. View the cross-connect service state in the CRS Service State column. You will need this information when choosing the new member state.

Cross-connects of all In Group non-LCAS members must be in the same service state. If all existing members are in the Out of Group VCAT state, which for non-LCAS members is the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state, you can choose any service state for the new member.

e. From the File menu, choose Close to return to the Edit Circuit window.

Step 5 Click Add Member. The Add Member button is enabled if the VCAT circuit has sufficient bandwidth for an added member.

Step 6 Define the number of members and member attributes:

•Number of members to add—Choose the number of members to add from the drop-down list. If the drop-down list does not show a number, the VCAT circuit has the maximum number of members allowed. The number of members allowed depends on the source and destination card and the existing size of the circuit. For more information on the number of members allowed for a card, refer to the "Circuits and Tunnels" chapter of the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

•New Circuit Size—(Display only) Automatically updates based on the number of added members.

•Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)—Check this box if you want to create one or more cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits. If this box is checked, you cannot assign a name to the circuit.

•State—To add a non-LCAS member to a VCAT with In Group members, choose the state you viewed in Step 4. To add a non-LCAS member to a VCAT with only Out of Group members, choose any of the following states. To add SW-LCAS or LCAS members, Cisco recommends the OOS,OOG state.

–IS—Puts the member cross-connects in the IS-NR service state.

–OOS,DSBLD—Puts the member cross-connects in the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state. Traffic is not passed on the circuit.

–IS,AINS—Puts the member cross-connects in the OOS-AU,AINS service state and suppresses alarms and conditions. When the connections receive a valid signal, the service state automatically changes to IS-NR.

–OOS,MT—Puts the member cross-connects in the OOS-MA,MT service state. The maintenance state does not interrupt traffic flow; it suppresses alarms and conditions and allows loopbacks to be performed on the circuit. Use OOS,MT for circuit testing or to suppress circuit alarms temporarily. Change the administrative state to IS; IS,AINS; or OOS,DSBLD when testing is complete. See the "DLP-A437 Change a VCAT Member Service State" task.

–OOS,OOG—(LCAS and SW-LCAS VCAT circuits only) Puts VCAT member cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Management, Out-of-Group (OOS-MA,OOG) service state. This administrative state is used to put a member circuit out of the group and to stop sending traffic.

For additional information about circuit service states, refer to the "Circuits and Tunnels" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

Step 7 Click Next.

Step 8 To route the member(s) automatically, check Route Automatically. To manually route the members, leave Route Automatically unchecked.

Step 9 If you want to set preferences for individual members, complete the following in the Member Preferences area. To set identical preferences for all added members, skip this step and continue with Step 10.

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Note Common fiber or split routing cannot be changed.

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•Number—Choose a number (between 1 and 256) from the drop-down list to identify the member.

•Name—Type a unique name to identify the member. The name can be alphanumeric and up to 48 characters (including spaces). If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the circuit.

•Protection—Choose the member protection type:

–Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.

–Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.

–PCA—Routes the member on a BLSR protection channel.

–DRI—(Split routing only) Routes the member on a dual-ring interconnect circuit.

•Node-Diverse Path—(Split routing only) Available for each member when Fully Protected is chosen.

Step 10 To set preferences for all members, complete the following in the Set Preferences for All Members area:

•Protection—Choose the member protection type:

–Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.

–Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.

–PCA—Routes the member on a BLSR protection channel.

–DRI—(Split routing only) Routes the member on a dual-ring interconnect circuit.

•Node-Diverse Path—(Split routing only) Available when Fully Protected is chosen.

Step 11 If you left Route Automatically unchecked in Step 8, click Next and complete the following substeps. If you checked Route Automatically in Step 8, continue with Step 12.

a. In the Route Review/Edit area of the Circuit Creation wizard, choose the member to route from the Route Member number drop-down list.

b. Click the source node icon if it is not already selected.

c. Starting with a span on the source node, click the arrow of the span you want the member to travel. The arrow turns white. In the Selected Span area, the From and To fields provide span information.

d. If you want to change the source, adjust the Source STS field; otherwise, continue with Step e.

e. Click Add Span. The span is added to the Included Spans list and the span arrow turns blue.

f. Repeat Steps c through e until the member is provisioned from the source to the destination node through all intermediary nodes. If you selected Fully Protect Path, you must:

•Add two spans for all path protection ring or unprotected portions of the member route from the source to the destination

•Add one span for all BLSR or 1+1 portions of route from the source to the destination

•For members routed on path protection dual-ring interconnect topologies, provision the working and protect paths as well as spans between the DRI nodes

g. Repeat Steps a through f for each member.

Step 12 If you checked Route Automatically in Step 8 and checked Review Route Before Creation, complete the following substeps. If not, continue with Step 13.

a. Click Next.

b. Review the circuit route. To add or delete a circuit span, choose a node on the circuit route. Blue arrows show the circuit route. Green arrows indicate spans that you can add. Click a span arrowhead, then click Include to include the span or Remove to remove the span.

c. If the provisioned circuit does not reflect the routing and configuration you want, click Back to verify and change circuit information.

Step 13 Click Finish.

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Note Adding members to a VCAT circuit may take several minutes depending on the complexity of the network and the number of members to be added.

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Step 14 If you added an LCAS member, complete the following substeps:

a. Click the Alarms tab and see if the VCAT Group Degraded (VCG-DEG) alarm appears. If it does appear, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide for the procedure to clear the alarm. If it does not, continue with Step b.

b. Complete the "DLP-A437 Change a VCAT Member Service State" task to put the member in the IS service state.

Step 15 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A385 Delete a Member from a VCAT Circuit

Purpose	This task removes a member from a VCAT circuit that was created with one of the following criteria: •SW-LCAS VCAT circuits on FC_MR-4 (enhanced mode) or CE-1000-4 cards •Non-LCAS and LCAS circuits on CE-100T-8 cards This task reduces the size of the VCAT circuit.
Tools/Equipment	FC_MR-4 card (enhanced mode) or CE-Series card.
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC VCAT circuits must exist on the network. See the "NTP-A264 Create an Automatically Routed VCAT Circuit" procedure or the "NTP-A265 Create a Manually Routed VCAT Circuit" procedure. As necessary, complete the "DLP-A437 Change a VCAT Member Service State" task to change a SW-LCAS or LCAS member state to OOS-MA,OOG.
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note Whenever circuits are deleted in a VCAT group, make sure that the TL1 parameter, txcount in a VCAT group is updated with the number of existing circuits. TL1 and CTC will now show the correct number of VCAT ciruits present.

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Note Deleting a member from a non-LCAS circuit can be service-affecting.

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Note Deleting SW-LCAS or LCAS members in the IS-NR or OOS-AU,AINS service state can be service affecting. Cisco recommends putting the member to be deleted in the OOS-MA,OOG service state before deleting. Non-LCAS members do not support the OOS-MA,OOG service state.

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Note You cannot delete members that have a source or destination on an ML-Series or FC_MR-4 (line rate mode) card.

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Step 1 In node or network view, click the Circuits tab.

Step 2 Click the VCAT circuit that you want to edit, then click Edit.

Step 3 Click the Members tab.

Step 4 Select the member that you want to delete. To select multiple members, press Ctrl and click the desired members.

Step 5 Click Delete Member.

Step 6 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A386 Install Electrical Cables on the UBIC-V EIAs

Purpose	This task installs DS-1 and DS-3/EC-1 cables on the UBIC-V EIAs.
Tools/Equipment	3/16-inch flat-head screwdriver DS-1 and DS-3/EC-1 cables, as needed: •DS-1 cable, 150 feet: 15454-CADS1-SD •DS-1 cable, 250 feet: 15454-CADS1-ID •DS-1 cable, 655 feet: 15454-CADS1-LD •DS-3/EC-1 cable, 75 feet: 15454-CADS3-SD •DS-3/EC-1 cable, 225 feet: 15454-CADS3-ID •DS-3/EC-1 cable, 450 feet: 15454-CADS3-LD
Prerequisite Procedures	A190 Install a UBIC-V EIA
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite
Security Level	None

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Note Cisco recommends that you plan for future slot utilization and fully cable all SCSI connectors you will use later.

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Step 1 Starting at the lowest row where you want to install cables on the UBIC-V place a cable connector over the desired connection point on the UBIC-V EIA.

Figure 20-14 shows the UBIC-V slot designations.

Figure 20-14 UBIC-V Slot Designations

Step 2 With the alignment slots of the cable connector aligned with the alignment standoffs of the UBIC connector, carefully install the cable.

Step 3 Use the flat-head screwdriver to tighten the screw at the top left of the cable connector to 8 to 10 lbf-inch (9.2 to 11.5kgf-cm). Repeat this for the screw at the bottom right of the connector. Alternate between the two screws until both are tight.

Step 4 Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for each cable you want to install, moving from the bottom row to the top row. If you are installing a cable near cables that are already installed, you might need to gently hold back the surrounding cables. Make sure you install cables in pairs, Tx and Rx, each time.

Figure 20-15 shows a UBIC-V with cables installed in all connectors.

Figure 20-15 Fully Cabled UBIC-V; Front- and Side-View

Figure 20-16 shows a partially populated UBIC-V.

Figure 20-16 Partially Cabled UBIC-V

Step 5 If available, tie wrap or lace the cables to the tie bar according to Telcordia standards (GR-1275-CORE) or local site practice.

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Note When routing the electrical cables, be sure to leave enough room in front of the alarm and timing panel so that it is accessible for maintenance activity.

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Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A387 Change Line and Threshold Settings for the DS3XM-12 Card

Purpose	This task changes the line and threshold settings for the DS3XM-12 card.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note The DS3XM-12 (transmux) card can accept up to 12 channelized DS-3 signals and convert each signal to 28 VT1.5 signals for a total of 336 VT1.5 conversions. Conversely, the card can take 28 VT1.5s and multiplex them into a channeled C-bit or M13 framed DS-3 signal for each of the 12 DS-3 ports.

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Note For the default values and domains of user-provisionable card settings, refer to the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the DS3XM-12 card where you want to change the line or threshold settings.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 3 Depending on the setting you need to modify, click the Line, DS1, Line Thresholds, Elect Path Thresholds, or SONET Thresholds tab.

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Note See Chapter 9 "Manage Alarms" for information about the Alarm Profiles tab.

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Note If you want to modify a threshold setting, it might be necessary to click on the available directional, type, and interval (15 Min, 1 Day) radio buttons and then click Refresh. This will display the desired threshold setting.

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Step 4 Modify the settings found under these subtabs by clicking in the field you want to modify. In some fields you can choose an option from a drop-down list; in others you can type a value.

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for each subtab that has parameters you want to provision.

Step 7 For definitions of the line settings, see Table 20-9. For definitions of the DS1 settings, see Table 20-10. For definitions of the line threshold settings, see Table 20-11. For definitions of the electrical path threshold settings, see Table 20-12. For definitions of the SONET threshold settings, see Table 20-13.

Table 20-9 describes the values on the Provisioning > Line tabs for the DS3XM-12 cards.

Table 20-9 Line Options for the DS3XM-12 Parameters 

Parameter	Description	Options
Port #	(Display only) Port number.	1 to 36
Port Name	Displays the port name.	User-defined, up to 32 alphanumeric/ special characters. Blank by default. See the "DLP-A314 Assign a Name to a Port" task.
SF BER	Sets the signal fail bit error rate.	•1E-3 •1E-4 •1E-5
Service State	(Display only) Identifies the autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the port. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.	•IS-NR—The port is fully operational and performing as provisioned. •OOS-AU,AINS—The port is out-of-service, but traffic is carried. Alarm reporting is suppressed. The ONS node monitors the ports for an error-free signal. After an error-free signal is detected, the port stays in OOS-AU,AINS state for the duration of the soak period. After the soak period ends, the port service state changes to IS-NR. •OOS-MA,DSBLD—The port is out-of-service and unable to carry traffic. •OOS-MA,MT—The port is out-of-service for maintenance. Alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is carried and loopbacks are allowed.
AINS Soak	Sets the automatic in-service soak period.	•Duration of valid input signal, in hh.mm format, after which the card becomes in service (IS) automatically •0 to 48 hours, 15-minute increments
SD BER	Sets the signal degrade bit error rate.	•1E-5 •1E-6 •1E-7 •1E-8 •1E-9
Line Type	Defines the line framing type.	•M13 - default •C BIT
Line Coding	Defines the DS-1 transmission coding type that is used.	B3ZS
Line Length	Defines the distance (in feet) from backplane connection to the next termination point.	•0 - 225 (default) •226 - 450
Admin State	Sets the port service state unless network conditions prevent the change.	•IS—Puts the port in-service. The port service state changes to IS-NR. •IS,AINS—Puts the port in automatic in-service. The port service state changes to OOS-AU,AINS. •OOS,DSBLD—Removes the port from service and disables it. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,DSBLD. •OOS,MT—Removes the port from service for maintenance. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,MT. Note CTC will not allow you to change a port service state from IS-NR to OOS-MA,DSBLD. You must first change a port to the OOS-MA,MT service state before putting it in the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state.

Table 20-10 describes the values on the Provisioning > DS1 tabs for the DS3XM-12 cards. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual for more information about "portless" protection on DS3XM-12 cards.

Table 20-10 DS1 Options for the DS3XM-12 Card 

Parameter	Description	Options
Port	(Display only) Displays the port number by DS-3 and corresponding DS-1.	DS-3: 1-35 DS-1: 1-28
Port Name	Displays the port name.	User-defined, up to 32 alphanumeric/special characters. Blank by default. See the "DLP-A314 Assign a Name to a Port" task.
Service State	(Display only) Identifies the autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the port. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.	•IS-NR—The port is fully operational and performing as provisioned. •OOS-AU,AINS—The port is out-of-service, but traffic is carried. Alarm reporting is suppressed. The ONS node monitors the ports for an error-free signal. After an error-free signal is detected, the port stays in OOS-AU,AINS state for the duration of the soak period. After the soak period ends, the port service state changes to IS-NR. •OOS-MA,DSBLD—The port is out-of-service and unable to carry traffic. •OOS-MA,MT—The port is out-of-service for maintenance. Alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is carried and loopbacks are allowed.
Line Type	Defines the line framing type.	•AUTO FRAME •ESF - Extended Super Frame •D4 •UNFRAMED
FDL Mode	Defines the fiber data link (FDL) mode for the port.	•T1.403 •BFDL - Bidirectional FDL

Table 20-11 lists the line thresholds options for DS3XM-12 cards.

Table 20-11 Line Thresholds Options for the DS3XM-12 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) Display the port number by DS-3 and corresponding DS-1. DS-3: 1 - 35 DS-1: 1 - 28
CV	Coding violations
ES	Errored seconds
SES	Severely errored seconds
LOSS	Loss of signal seconds
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-12 describes the values on the Provisioning > Elect Path Thresholds tabs for the DS3XM-12 cards.

Table 20-12 Electrical Path Threshold Options for the DS3XM-12 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) Port number; 1 to 36
CV	Coding violations
ES	Errored seconds
SES	Severely errored seconds
SAS	Severely errored frame/alarm indication signal
AISS	Alarm indication signal seconds
UAS	Unavailable seconds
FC	Failure Count (available for STS only)
CSS	Controlled Slip Seconds
ESA	Errored Seconds (Type A)
ESB	Errored Seconds (Type B)
SEFS	Severely Errored Frame Seconds
ESNE	Errored seconds (Near End)
ESFE	Errored seconds (Far End)
SESNE	Severely errored seconds (Near End)
SESFE	Severely errored seconds (Far End)
UASNE	Unavailable seconds (Near End)
UASFE	Unavailable seconds (Far End)
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-13 describes the values on the Provisioning > SONET Thresholds tabs for the DS3XM-12 cards.

Table 20-13 SONET Threshold Options for the DS3XM-12 Card 

Parameter	Description
CV	Coding violations
ES	Errored seconds
FC	Failure count
SES	Severely errored seconds
UAS	Unavailable seconds
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

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Note The threshold value appears after the circuit is created.

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Step 8 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A388 Change Line and Threshold Settings for the DS3/EC1-48 Cards

Purpose	This task changes the line and threshold settings for the DS3/EC1-48 cards.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note For the default values and domains of user-provisionable card settings, refer to the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Step 1 Double-click the DS3/EC1-48 card where you want to change the line or threshold settings.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning tab.

Step 3 Depending on the setting you need to modify, click the Line, Line Thresholds, Elect Path Thresholds, or SONET Thresholds tab.

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Note See Chapter 9 "Manage Alarms" for information about the Alarm Profiles tab.

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Note If you want to modify a threshold setting, it might be necessary to click on the available directional, type, and interval (15 Min, 1 Day) radio buttons and then click Refresh. This will display the desired threshold setting.

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Step 4 Modify the settings found under these subtabs by clicking in the field you want to modify. In some fields you can choose an option from a drop-down list; in others you can type a value.

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for each subtab that has parameters you want to provision.

For definitions of the line settings, see Table 20-14. For definitions of the line threshold settings, see Table 20-15. For definitions of the electrical path threshold settings, see Table 20-16. For definitions of the SONET threshold settings, see Table 20-17.

Table 20-14 Line Options for the DS3/EC1-48 Card 

Parameter	Description	Options
Port	(Display only) Port number.	1 to 48
Port Name	Sets the port name.	User-defined, up to 32 alphanumeric/special characters. Blank by default. See the "DLP-A314 Assign a Name to a Port" task.
Admin State	Sets the port service state unless network conditions prevent the change.	•IS—Puts the port in-service. The port service state changes to IS-NR. •IS,AINS—Puts the port in automatic in-service. The port service state changes to OOS-AU,AINS. •OOS,DSBLD—Removes the port from service and disables it. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,DSBLD. •OOS,MT—Removes the port from service for maintenance. The port service state changes to OOS-MA,MT. Note CTC will not allow you to change a port service state from IS-NR to OOS-MA,DSBLD. You must first change a port to the OOS-MA,MT service state before putting it in the OOS-MA,DSBLD service state.
Service State	(Display only) Identifies the autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the port. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.	•IS-NR—The port is fully operational and performing as provisioned. •OOS-AU,AINS—The port is out-of-service, but traffic is carried. Alarm reporting is suppressed. The ONS node monitors the ports for an error-free signal. After an error-free signal is detected, the port stays in OOS-AU,AINS state for the duration of the soak period. After the soak period ends, the port service state changes to IS-NR. •OOS-MA,DSBLD—The port is out-of-service and unable to carry traffic. •OOS-MA,MT—The port is out-of-service for maintenance. Alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is carried and loopbacks are allowed.
SF BER	Sets the signal fail bit error rate.	•1E-3 •1E-4 •1E-5
SD BER	Sets the signal degrade bit error rate.	•1E-5 •1E-6 •1E-7 •1E-8 •1E-9
Line Type	Defines the line framing type.	•Unframed - default •M13 •C BIT •Auto Provision Fmt
Detected Line Type	(Display only) Displays the detected line type.	•M13 •C Bit •Unframed •Unknown
Line Coding	Defines the DS-3 transmission coding type that is used.	B3ZS
Line Length	Defines the distance (in feet) from backplane connection to the next termination point.	•0 - 225 (default) •226 - 450
AINS Soak	Sets the automatic in-service soak period.	Duration of valid input signal, in hh.mm format, after which the card becomes in service (IS) automatically. Value is between 0 and 48 hours, in 15-minute increments.

Table 20-15 describes the values on the Provisioning > Line Thresholds tabs for the DS3/EC1-48 card.

Table 20-15 Line Threshold Options for DS3/EC1-48 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) Port number; 1 to 48.
CV	Coding violations.
ES	Errored seconds.
SES	Severely errored seconds.
LOSS	Loss of signal seconds; number of one-second intervals containing one or more LOS defects.
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-16 describes the values on the Provisioning > Elect Path Thresholds tabs for the DS3/EC1-48 card.

Table 20-16 Electrical Path Threshold Options for the DS3/EC1-48 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) Port number; 1 to 48.
CV	Coding violations
ES	Errored seconds
SES	Severely errored seconds
SAS	Severely errored frame/alarm indication signal
AISS	Alarm indication signal seconds
UAS	Unavailable seconds
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

Table 20-17 describes the values on the Provisioning > SONET Thresholds tabs for the DS3/EC1-48 card.

Table 20-17 SONET Threshold Options for the DS3/EC1-48 Card 

Parameter	Description
Port	(Display only) DS-3 ports partitioned for STS Line 1, STS 1, Line 2, STS 1 Line 3, STS 1, Line 4 STS 1
CV	Coding violations. Available for Near and Far End, STS termination only.
ES	Errored seconds. Available for Near and Far End, STS termination only.
FC	Failure count. Available for Near and Far End, STS termination only.
SES	Severely errored seconds. Available for Near and Far End, STS termination only.
UAS	Unavailable seconds. Available for Near and Far End, STS termination only.
15 Min radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 15-minute intervals.
1 Day radio button	Clicking this radio button and then clicking Refresh will cause the threshold values on this tab to display for 1-day intervals.

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Note The threshold value appears after the circuit is created.

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Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A390 View Alarms

Purpose	Use this task to view current alarms on a card, node, or network.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In the card, node, or network view, click the Alarms tab to view the alarms for that card, node, or network.

Table 20-18 Alarm Column Descriptions 

Column	Information Recorded
Num	Sequence number of the original alarm
Ref	Reference number of the original alarm
New	Indicates a new alarm; to change this status, click either the Synchronize button or the Delete Cleared Alarms button.
Date	Date and time of the alarm.
Node	The name of the node where the alarm is located. (In dense wavelength-division multiplexing [DWDM] configurations, one node can contain multiple shelves.) Visible in network view.
Object	TL1 access identifier (AID) for the alarmed object; for an STSmon or VTmon, this is the monitored STS or VT.
Eqpt Type	If an alarm is raised on a card, the card type in this slot.
Slot	If an alarm is raised on a card, the slot where the alarm occurred (appears only in network and node view).
Port	If an alarm is raised on a card, the port where the alarm is raised; for STSTerm and VTTerm, the port refers to the upstream card it is partnered with.
Path Width	Indicates how many STSs are contained in the alarmed path. This information complements the alarm object notation, which is described in the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide.
Sev	Severity level: CR (Critical), MJ (Major), MN (minor), NA (Not Alarmed), NR (Not Reported).
ST	Status: R (raised), C (clear), or T (transient).
SA	When checked, indicates a service-affecting alarm.
Cond	The error message/alarm name; these names are alphabetically defined in the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide.
Description	Description of the alarm.
Shelf	For DWDM configurations, the shelf where the alarmed object is located. Visible in network view.

Table 20-19 lists the color codes for alarm and condition severities.

Table 20-19 Color Codes for Alarms and Condition Severities 

Color	Description
Red	Raised Critical (CR) alarm
Orange	Raised Major (MJ) alarm
Yellow	Raised Minor (MN) alarm
Magenta (pink)	Raised Not Alarmed (NA) condition
Blue	Raised Not Reported (NR) condition
White	Cleared (C) alarm or condition

Step 2 If alarms are present, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide for information and troubleshooting procedures.

Step 3 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A391 View CE-Series Ether Ports and POS Ports Statistics PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view CE-Series Ethernet port Statistics PM counts at selected time intervals to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the CE-Series Ethernet card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > Ether Ports > Statistics (Figure 20-17) or Performance > POS Ports > Statistics tabs.

Figure 20-17 Ether Ports Statistics on the CE-Series Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Port # columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

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Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A392 View CE-Series Ether Ports and POS Ports Utilization PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view CE-Series Ethernet port Utilization PM counts at selected time intervals to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the CE-Series Ethernet card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > Ether Ports > Utilization (Figure 20-18) or Performance > POS Ports > Utilization tabs.

Figure 20-18 Ether Ports Utilization on the CE-Series Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the Port # column to find the port you want to monitor.

Step 5 The transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) bandwidth utilization values for the previous time intervals appear in the Prev-n columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

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Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A393 View CE-Series Ether Ports and POS Ports History PM Parameters

Purpose	This task enables you to view CE-Series Ethernet port History PM counts at selected time intervals to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the CE-Series Ethernet card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > Ether Ports > History tabs (Figure 20-19) Performance > POS Ports > History tabs.

Figure 20-19 Ether Ports History on the CE-Series Card View Performance Window

Step 3 Click Refresh. Performance monitoring statistics for each port on the card appear.

Step 4 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Prev-n columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

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Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A394 View DS-N/SONET PM Parameters for the DS3XM-12 Card

Purpose	This task enables you to view DS-N/SONET PM parameters for near-end or far-end performance during selected time intervals on an DS3XM-12 electrical card and port to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" and Chapter 10 "Change Card Settings."
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the DS3XM-12 electric card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > DSn/SONET PM tabs to view the DS-N/SONET Performance parameters (Figure 20-20).

Figure 20-20 Viewing DS3XM-12 Card DSn/SONET Performance Monitoring Information

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Note Different port and signal-type drop-down lists appear depending on the card type and the circuit type. The appropriate types (DS1, DS3, VT path, STS path) appear based on the card. For example, the DS3XM cards list DS3, DS1, VT path, and STS path PM parameters as signal types. This enables you to select both the DS-3 port and the DS-1 within the specified DS-3.

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Step 3 In the signal type drop-down lists, choose the DS-3 port and the DS-1 port within the specified DS-3.

Step 4 Click Refresh.

Step 5 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Curr (current) and Prev-n (previous) columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

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Step 6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A395 View BFDL PM Parameters for the DS3XM-12 Card

Purpose	This task enables you to view bidirectional fiber data link (BFDL) PM parameters for near-end or far-end performance during selected time intervals on an DS3XM-12 electrical card and port to detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" and Chapter 10 "Change Card Settings."
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Retrieve or higher

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Step 1 In node view, double-click the DS3XM-12 card where you want to view PM counts. The card view appears.

Step 2 Click the Performance > BFDL PM tabs to view the BFDL performance parameters (Figure 20-21).

Figure 20-21 Viewing DS3XM-12 Card BFDL Performance Monitoring Information

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Note Different port and signal-type drop-down lists appear depending on the card type and the circuit type. The appropriate types (DS1, DS3, VT path, STS path) appear based on the card. For example, the DS3XM cards list DS3, DS1, VT path, and STS path PM parameters as signal types. This enables you to select both the DS-3 port and the DS-1 within the specified DS-3.

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Step 3 From the Request drop-down list choose one of the following:

•Enhanced ES One Day

•Enhanced BES One day

•Enhanced SES One Day

•Enhanced UAS One Day

•Enhanced CSS/LOFC One day

Step 4 In the signal type drop-down lists, choose the DS-3 port and the DS-1 port within the specified DS-3.

Step 5 Click Refresh.

Step 6 View the PM parameter names that appear in the Param column. The PM parameter values appear in the Curr (current) and Prev-n (previous) columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the "Performance Monitoring" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-A253 Change the PM Display" procedure.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A397 Manually Route a Path Protection Circuit for a Topology Upgrade

Purpose	This task creates a manually routed USPR circuit during a conversion from an unprotected point-to-point or linear ADM system to a path protection configuration.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC A342 Convert a Point-to-Point or Linear ADM to a Path Protection Configuration Automatically
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Step 1 In the Circuit Routing Preferences area of the Unprotected to Path Protection page, uncheck Route Automatically.

Step 2 Click Next. In the Route Review and Edit area, node icons appear for you to route the circuit. The circuit source node is selected. Green arrows pointing from the source node to other network nodes indicate spans that are available for routing the circuit.

Step 3 Click Finish.

Step 4 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A398 Automatically Route a Path Protection Circuit for a Topology Upgrade

Purpose	This task creates an automatically routed USPR circuit during a conversion from an unprotected point-to-point or linear ADM system to a path protection configuration.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	A60 Log into CTC A342 Convert a Point-to-Point or Linear ADM to a Path Protection Configuration Automatically
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

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Note This task requires the use of automatic routing. Automatic routing is not available if both the Automatic Circuit Routing NE default and the Network Circuit Automatic Routing Overridable NE default are set to FALSE. For a full description of these defaults see the "Network Element Defaults" appendix in the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual.

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Step 1 In the Circuit Routing Preferences area of the Unprotected to Path Protection page, check Route Automatically.

Step 2 Two options are available; choose either, both, or none based on your preferences.

•Review Route Before Creation—Check this check box if you want to review and edit the circuit route before the circuit is created.

•VT-DS3 Mapped Conversion—(STS circuits only) Check this check box to create a circuit using the portless transmultiplexing interface of the DS3XM-12 card.

Step 3 Choose one of the following:

•Nodal Diversity Required—Ensures that the primary and alternate paths within path protection portions of the complete circuit path are nodally diverse.

•Nodal Diversity Desired—Specifies that node diversity is preferred, but if node diversity is not possible, CTC creates fiber-diverse paths for the path protection portion of the complete circuit path.

•Link Diversity Only—Specifies that only fiber-diverse primary and alternate paths for path protection portions of the complete circuit path are needed. The paths might be node-diverse, but CTC does not check for node diversity.

Step 4 If you selected VT-DS3 Mapped Conversion in Step 2, complete the following substeps; otherwise, continue with Step 5:

a. Click Next.

b. In the Conversion Circuit Route Constraints area, complete the following:

•Node—Choose a node with a DS3XM-12 card installed.

•Slot—Choose the slot where a DS3XM-12 card is installed.

•DS3 Mapped STS—If applicable, choose Circuit Dest to indicate that the STS is the circuit destination, or Circuit Source to indicate that the STS is the circuit source.

Step 5 If you selected Review Route Before Creation in Step 2, complete the following substeps. If not, continue with Step 6.

a. Click Next.

b. Review the circuit route. To add or delete a circuit span, choose a node on the circuit route. Blue arrows show the circuit route. Green arrows indicate spans that you can add. Click a span arrowhead, then click Include to include the span or Remove to remove the span.

c. If the provisioned circuit does not reflect the routing and configuration you want, click Back to verify and change circuit information. If the circuit needs to be routed to a different path, see the "NTP-A182 Create a Manually Routed DS-1 Circuit" procedure.

Step 6 Click Finish.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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DLP-A399 Install a UBIC-H EIA

Purpose	This task installs a Universal Backplane Interface Connector—Horizontal (UBIC-H) EIA.
Tools/Equipment	#2 Phillips screwdriver Small slot-head screwdriver 6 perimeter screws, 6-32 x 0.375-inch Phillips head (P/N 48-0422-01) UBIC-H, A side (15454-EIA-UBICH-A) EIA panel and/ or UBIC-H, B side (15454-EIA-UBICH-B) EIA panel
Prerequisite Procedures	None
Required/As Needed	As needed
Onsite/Remote	Onsite
Security Level	None

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Caution Always use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wristband when working with a powered ONS 15454. Plug the wristband cable into the ESD jack located on the lower-right outside edge of the shelf assembly.

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Note UBIC EIAs can only be installed on shelf assembly 15454-SA-HD. 15454-SA-HD shelf assemblies are differentiated from other shelf assemblies by the blue hexagon symbol, which indicates the available high-density slots, found under Slots 1 through 3 and 15 through 17.

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Note UBIC-V or UBIC-H EIAs are required when using high-density (48-port DS-3 and 12-port DS3XM) electrical cards.

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Step 1 Locate the correct UBIC-H EIA for the side you want to install and remove the UBIC-H EIA from the packaging.

Step 2 Verify that none of the pins on the UBIC-H EIA are bent.

Step 3 If present, remove the yellow connector protectors.

Step 4 If screws are present in the alignment standoff holes, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove them.

Step 5 Use a flathead screwdriver or 5/16-inch deep socket wrench to tighten the standoffs at 8 to 10 inch pound-force (lbf-in) (9.2 to 11.5 centimeter kilogram-force[kgf-cm]). Figure 20-22 shows the alignment standoffs installed on the shelf.

Figure 20-22 Installed Alignment Standoffs

Step 6 Line up the alignment pins on the UBIC-H EIA (Figure 20-23) with the alignment standoffs on the shelf and push the UBIC-H EIA with consistent pressure until the pins and standoffs fit together firmly.

Figure 20-23 UBIC-H Alignment Pins

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Caution Do not force the UBIC-H EIA onto the shelf if you feel strong resistance.

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Step 7 Locate the three jack screws on the UBIC-H (Figure 20-24). Starting with any jack screw, tighten the thumb screw a few turns and move to the next one, turning each thumb screw a few turns at a time until all three screws are hand tight (Figure 20-25).

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Caution Tightening the jack screws unevenly could cause damage to the UBIC-H connectors.

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Figure 20-24 UBIC-H EIA Screw Locations

Figure 20-25 UBIC-H EIA Jack Screw

Step 8 Use a Phillips screwdriver to install five of the six perimeter screws (Figure 20-26), leaving the lower perimeter screw out, and torque to 8 to 10 lbf-inch (9.2 to 11.5 kgf-cm) to secure the cover panel to the backplane.

Figure 20-26 Installing the UBIC-H EIA

Step 9 Reinstall the lower backplane cover using a Phillips screwdriver, inserting five screws and tightening until seated.

Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

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