ADC Release 3.1 user manual Ring Upgrade

ADCP-70-220 • Issue 1 • November 2000 • Section 2 Operation and Maintenance

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RING UPGRADE

When changing an existing ring network to a higher bandwidth (OC3c to OC12c/OC48c, OC12c to OC48c), the following procedures should be followed.

1. Launch the Cellworx Vision GUI from the X-Terminal. DLP-705

2.If desired, the user may record the ring bandwidth usage before and after the interface upgrade to view the drop in resource

usage. Refer to the View Ring Resource Usage procedure. DLP-715

3.Check the system for any existing alarms before the upgrade to ensure no new problems are introduced following the upgrade.

Refer to the Display Network Alarm Summary procedure.	DLP-713
4. Perform the Ring Upgrade Procedure	DLP-731

5.Check the configuration on the new optical interface cards and make any changes as needed using the following procedures:

•	Set the 2488 RIC card configuration options.	DLP-756
•	Set the 622 RIC card configuration	DLP-751

6.Display the network alarm summary to determine if any new

alarms exist on the system. DLP-713

7.Check the status of the new interface cards using the following procedures to ensure they are operating properly:

•	Retrieve the 622 RIC card status.	DLP-759
•	Retrieve the 2488 RIC card status.	DLP-779
8.	If desired, perform diagnostics on the new optical cards.	DLP-766

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