Chapter 4 Cisco Transport Controller Operation

ONS 15310-MA SDH Connection

Table 4-1

CTC Computer Requirements (continued)

 

 

 

 

Area

Requirements

Notes

 

 

 

Web browser

PC:Internet Explorer 6.x, 7x (8.x for

For the PC, use JRE 5.0 (JRE 1.6 for

 

Release 9.2)

Release 9.2) with any supported web

 

UNIX Workstation: Mozilla 1.7,

browser.

 

 

 

Netscape 4.76, Netscape 7.x

The supported browser can be

 

MacOS-X PC: Safari (for Release 9.2)

downloaded from the Web.

 

 

 

 

 

Cable

User-supplied CAT-5 straight-through cable

 

with RJ-45 connectors on each end to

 

 

connect the computer to the ONS 15310-MA

 

 

SDH directly or though a LAN

 

 

 

 

Note To avoid network performance issues, Cisco recommends managing a maximum of 50 nodes concurrently with CTC. The 50 nodes can be on a single DCC or split across multiple DCCs. Cisco does not recommend running multiple CTC sessions when managing two or more large networks.

To manage more than 50 nodes, Cisco recommends using Cisco Transport Manager (CTM). If you do use CTC to manage more than 50 nodes, you can improve performance by adjusting the heap size; see the “General Troubleshooting” chapter of the Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Troubleshooting Guide. You can also create login node groups; see the “Connect the PC and Log Into the GUI” chapter of the Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Procedure Guide.

4.4 ONS 15310-MA SDH Connection

Table 4-2lists the connection options and requirements for connecting a PC to the ONS 15310-MA SDH node.

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15310-MA specifications

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