Chapter 7 Circuits and Tunnels

Circuit Properties

Table 7-2

Circuit Protection Types

 

 

 

Protection Type

 

Description

 

 

 

Unprot (red)

 

A circuit created as a fully protected circuit is no longer protected due to a system

 

 

change, such as removal of a 1+1 protection group.

 

 

 

SNCP

 

 

 

 

 

7.2.4 Circuit Information in the Edit Circuits Window

You can edit a selected circuit using the Edit button on the Circuits window. The tabs that appear depend on the circuit chosen:

General—Displays general circuit information and allows you to edit the circuit name.

Monitors—Displays possible monitor sources and allows you to create a monitor circuit.

Subnetwork Connection Protection—Allows you to change linear multiplex section protection selectors. For more information, see the “7.6 Subnetwork Connection Protection Circuits” section on page 7-9.

Subnetwork Connection Protection Switch Counts—Allows you to change linear multiplex section protection switch protection paths. For more information, see the “7.6 Subnetwork Connection Protection Circuits” section on page 7-9.

State—Allows you to edit cross-connect service states.

Merge—Allows you to merge aligned circuits. For more information, see the “7.10 Merged Circuits” section on page 7-22.

Using the Export command from the File menu, you can export data from the Linear Multiplex Section Protection Selectors, Linear Multiplex Section Protection Switch Counts, State, and Merge tabs in HTML, comma-separated values (CSV), or tab-separated values (TSV) format.

The Show Detailed Map checkbox in the Edit Circuit window updates the graphical view of the circuit to show more detailed routing information, such as:

Circuit direction (unidirectional/bidirectional)

The nodes, VCs, and VTs through which the circuit passes including slots and port numbers

The circuit source and destination points

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) area IDs

Link protection (linear multiplex section protection, unprotected, 1+1) and bandwidth (STMN) Alarms and states can also be viewed on the circuit map, including:

Alarm states of nodes on the circuit route

Number of alarms on each node, organized by severity

Port service states on the circuit route

Alarm state/color of most severe alarm on port

Loopbacks

Path trace states

Path selectors states

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