Configure Controllers


Note


This software release has reached end-of-life status. For more information, see the End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices.


This chapter describes how to configure OTS and OTS OCH controllers.

Controllers

Controllers are represented in the Rack/Slot/Instance/Port format; for example, 0/1/0/1.

Rack

0

Slot

1 to 3. Slots for pluggable optical modules.

Instance

0

Port

Depends on the specific pluggable optical module.

Configure OTS Controller

The Optical Transport Section (OTS) controller holds all the optical parameters for the OTS optical interfaces. The optical interface has different capabilities depending on its hardware components such as photodiode, VOA, amplifier, and OCM. Hence, the parameters enabled or disabled on the OTS controller depend on the actual hardware capability on the specific optical interface. Each parameter might refer to RX or TX section. For example, if a photodiode is present, the OTS controller can read the total optical power. When the controller is created, each hardware capability is enabled or disabled.

You can configure parameters such as low power threshold, VOA attenuation setpoint, amplifier gain range, amplifier tilt, and amplifier gain set point for the OTS controller. The description on OTS interfaces cannot be added as they are on the optical amplifier module. To configure the OTS controller, use the following commands.

configure

controller controllertype Rack/Slot/Instance/Port

rx enable

rx-low-threshold value

tx enable

tx-low-threshold value

rx-voa-attenuation value

tx-voa-attenuation value

ampli-control-mode {automatic | manual}

ampli-gain-range {normal | extended}

ampli-gain value

ampli-tilt value

ampli-channel-power value

channel-power-max-delta value

osri {on | off}

safety-control-mode {auto | disabled}

commit

end

Example

The following is a sample in which the amplifier gain range is set to extended and amplifier gain set point is set to 29.0 dB.


configure 
    controller ots 0/3/0/0
    ampli-gain-range extended
			 ampli-gain 290
    commit
end

The following is a sample in which the safety control mode of the pre-amplifier is set to auto.


configure 
    controller ots 0/3/0/0
    safety-control-mode auto
    commit
end

The following is a sample in which the safety control mode of the booster amplifier is set to disabled.


configure 
    controller ots 0/3/0/1
    safety-control-mode disabled
    commit
end

OTS Controller Configuration Parameters

Table 1. OTS Controller Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Description

Hardware Capability

Range

Default

Notes

rx-low-threshold (0.1 dBm)

Low receive power threshold

Photodiode

-400 to +300

-40.0

tx-low-threshold (0.1 dBm)

Low transmit power threshold

Photodiode

-400 to +300

-20.0

rx-voa-attenuation (0.1 dBm)

RX VOA attenuation set point

VOA

0 to 200

0.0

tx-voa-attenuation (0.1 dBm)

TX VOA attenuation set point

VOA

0 to 200

0.0

ampli-control-mode

Amplifier control mode

Amplifier

automatic and manual

automatic

The Automatic value is compatible only when the grid is specified through the hw-module configuration.

ampli-gain-range

Amplifier gain range

Amplifier

normal and extended

normal

The amplifier gain range is configurable only when the controller is in shutdown state.

ampli-gain (0.1 dBm)

Amplifier gain set point

Amplifier

0 to 500

0.0

The actual range of amplifier gain set point depends on amplifier gain range.

ampli-tilt (0.1 dBm)

Amplifier tilt

Amplifier

-50 to +50

0.0

channel-power-max-delta (0.1 dBm)

Maximum difference among all measured channel powers

Amplifier

0 to 200

3.0

ampli-channel-power (0.1 dBm)

Amplifier per channel power set point

Amplifier

-400 to +300

0.0

osri

Optical safety remote interlock

Amplifier

on and off

off

When osri is on, the laser is off and vice versa.

safety-control-mode

Safety control mode

Amplifier

auto and disabled

auto

If the safety control mode is disabled, the amplifier optical power is less than 20dB for safety.

Display Parameters of OTS Controllers

Use this procedure to display the parameters of OTS controllers.

show controllers controllertype Rack/Slot/Instance/Port [summary]

  • The show controllers command displays all the configuration parameters, PM thresholds and alarms when keywords are not provided.

  • The show controllers command displays the rx/tx power value and minimal information to understand port status when summary keyword is provided.

  • A * wild card can be used to display all the controllers associated with a slot. For example, show controllers ots 0/1/0/* summary