About this Guide
This section explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of this publication and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.
This section provides the following information:
•
Obtaining Optical Networking Information
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Revision History
|
|
|
|---|---|
December 2010 |
Updated the "Editing Site Parameters" section in the "Designing Networks with Cisco MetroPlanner" chapter. |
Document Objectives
This user guide explains how to design networks using the Cisco MetroPlanner design tool for the Cisco ONS 15454 system. It contains information about how to design an optical network. Use this user guide in conjunction with the appropriate publications listed in the Related Documentation section.
Audience
This publication is intended for experienced network system engineers who are responsible for planning and ordering equipment for Cisco optical networking systems.
Document Organization
This Cisco MetroPlanner DWDM Operations Guide, Release 7.0 is organized into the following chapters:
•Chapter 1, "Overview" provides a list of features, an overview of the network design process, a description of the internal architecture, and the Cisco MetroPlanner procedural flow.
•Chapter 2, "Designing Networks with Cisco MetroPlanner" provides instructions for using the Cisco MetroPlanner tool to create a network design, adjust and optimize design components, and generate reports and bills of materials.
•Chapter 3, "Modeled Network Examples" provides examples of typical optical networks that you can model using Cisco MetroPlanner.
•Appendix A, "GUI Information and Shortcuts" provides Cisco MetroPlanner graphical user interface shortcuts.
•Appendix B, "Card Types" provides a list of card types that can be used to build a network, and the corresponding Cisco product identifier.
•Appendix C, "Troubleshooting" describes problems you may encounter using Cisco MetroPlanner, and their possible solutions.
Related Documentation
Use this Cisco MetroPlanner DWDM Operations Guide, Release 7.0 with the following referenced publications:
•Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure Guide, R7.0—Provides procedures to install, turn up, provision, and maintain a Cisco ONS 15454 node and network.
•Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R7.0—Provides reference material for Cisco ONS 15454 nodes and networks.
•Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide, R7.0—Provides general troubleshooting procedures, and alarm descriptions.
•Cisco SONET TL1 Command Guide, R7.0 and Cisco SDH TL1 Command Guide, R7.0—Provides test access TL1 commands, configurations, and parameter types.
•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454, R7.0 and Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, R7.0—Provides caveats, closed issues, and new feature and functionality information.
Document Conventions
This publication uses the following conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document.
Means
reader be careful. In this situation, the user might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Obtaining Optical Networking Information
This section contains information that is specific to optical networking products. For information that pertains to all of Cisco, refer to the Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request section.
Where to Find Safety and Warning Information
For safety and warning information, refer to the Cisco Optical Transport Products Safety and Compliance Information document that accompanied the product. This publication describes the international agency compliance and safety information for the Cisco ONS 15454 system. It also includes translations of the safety warnings that appear in the ONS 15454 system documentation.
Cisco Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM
Optical networking-related documentation, including Cisco ONS 15xxx product documentation, is available in a CD-ROM package that ships with your product. The Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM is updated periodically and may be more current than printed documentation.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
Subscribe to the What's New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS Version 2.0.
Feedback