Chapter 8 Management Network Connectivity

IP Networking Overview

8.1 IP Networking Overview

ONS 15310-MA SDH nodes can be connected in many different ways within an IP environment:

They can be connected to LANs through direct connections or a router.

IP subnetting can create ONS 15310-MA SDH login node groups, which allow you to provision non-data communications channel (DCC) connected nodes in a network.

Different IP functions and protocols can be used to achieve specific network goals. For example, Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) enables one LAN-connected ONS 15310-MA SDH to serve as a gateway for ONS 15310-MA SDH nodes that are not connected to the LAN.

You can create static routes to enable connections among multiple Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) sessions with ONS 15310-MA SDH nodes that reside on the same subnet with multiple CTC sessions.

If ONS 15310-MA SDH nodes are connected to Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) networks, ONS 15310-MA SDH network information is automatically communicated across multiple LANs and WANs.

The ONS 15310-MA SDH proxy server controls the visibility and accessibility between CTC computers and ONS 15310-MA SDH element nodes.

8.2IP Addressing Scenarios

ONS 15310-MA SDH IP addressing generally has seven common scenarios or configurations. Use the scenarios as building blocks for more complex network configurations. Table 8-1provides a general list of items to check when setting up ONS 15310-MA SDH nodes in IP networks.

Table 8-1 General P Troubleshooting Checklist

Item

What to Check

 

 

Link integrity

Verify that link integrity exists between:

 

CTC computer and network hub/switch

 

ONS 15310-MA SDH nodes (RJ-45 ports labeled LAN) and network

 

hub/switch

 

Router ports and hub/switch ports

 

 

Node hub/switch

Verify connectivity. If connectivity problems occur, set the hub or switch port

ports

that is connected to the ONS 15310-MA SDH to 10 Mbps half-duplex.

 

 

Ping

Ping the node to test connections between computers and ONS 15310-MA

 

SDH nodes.

 

 

IP addresses/subnet

Verify that ONS 15310-MA SDH IP addresses and subnet masks are set up

masks

correctly.

 

 

Optical connectivity

Verify that ONS 15310-MA SDH optical trunk ports are in service and that a

 

DCC is enabled on each trunk port.

 

 

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15310-MA specifications

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