NTP-E151 Provision an Optical Line Rate

Chapter 11 Change Card Settings

Purpose	This procedure provisions the line rate on a multirate pluggable port
	module (PPM). Single-rate small-form factor pluggables (SFPs) or 4-port
	I/O modules (4PIOs) do not need line rate provisioning.
Tools/Equipment	None
Prerequisite Procedures	NTP-E148	Preprovision an SFP Slot, page 2-8or
	NTP-E157	Provision a Multirate PPM, page 11-2
Required/As Needed	Required
Onsite/Remote	Onsite or remote
Security Level	Provisioning or higher

Step 1 Complete the “DLP-E26 Log into CTC” task on page 16-39to log into an ONS 15600 on the network. Step 2 Click the Alarms tab:

a.Verify that the alarm filter is not turned on. See the “DLP-E157 Disable Alarm Filtering” task on page 17-50as necessary.

b.Verify that no unexplained conditions appear on the network. If unexplained conditions appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15600 SONET Troubleshooting Guide.

c.Complete the “DLP-E76 Export CTC Data” task on page 16-98to export alarm and condition information.

Step 3 In node view, double-click the ASAP card where you want to provision the line rate.

Step 4 Click the Provisioning > Pluggable Port Modules tabs.

Step 5 In the Pluggable Ports pane, click Create. The Create Port dialog box appears.

Step 6 In the Create Port dialog box, complete the following:

•Port—Click the PPM number and port number from the drop-down list. The first number indicates the PPM and the second number indicates the port number on the PPM. For example, the first PPM with one port displays as 1-1 and the second PPM with one port displays as 2-1. When a 4PIO is present on an ASAP card, the port is identified as 4PIO#-PPM#-Port# (for example 4-4-1). The 4PIO number can be 1 to 4, the PPM number can be 1 to 4, but the port number is always 1.

•Port Type—Click the type of port from the drop-down list. The port type menu displays the supported port rates on your PPM. See Table 11-1for definitions of the supported rates on the ASAP card.

Step 7	Click OK.
Step 8	Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to configure the port rates as needed.
	Table 11-1	PPM Port Types

Card

ASAP

Port Type

•OC-3—155 Mbps

•OC-12—622 Mbps

•OC-48—2.48 Gbps

•ETHER—10 Gbps Ethernet

	Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide, R5.0
	Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide, R5.0
February 2008		11-3
February 2008		11-3

ONS 15600 specifications

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