Chapter 4 Cisco Transport Controller Operation

CTC Window

The graphic area displays a background image with colored ONS 15310-MA SDH icons. A Superuser can set up the logical network view feature, which enables each user to see the same network view. Selecting a node or span in the graphic area displays information about the node and span in the status area. The icon colors indicate the node status (Table 4-7).

4.6.2.1 CTC Node Colors

The color of a node in network view indicates the node alarm status. Table 4-7lists the node colors shown in network view.

Table 4-7

Node Colors Indicating Status in Network View

 

 

 

Color

 

Alarm Status

 

 

 

Green

 

No alarms

 

 

 

Yellow

 

Minor alarms

 

 

 

Orange

 

Major alarms

 

 

 

Red

 

Critical alarms

 

 

 

Gray with

 

Node initializing for the first time (CTC displays Unknown# because CTC has

Unknown#

 

not yet discovered the name of the node)

 

 

 

4.6.2.2 Network View Tabs

Table 4-8lists the tabs and subtabs available in the network view.

Table 4-8

Network View Tabs and Subtabs

 

 

 

 

Tab

Description

Subtabs

 

 

 

Alarms

Lists current alarms (CR, MJ, MN) for the

 

network and updates them in real time.

 

 

 

 

Conditions

Displays a list of standing conditions on the

 

network.

 

 

 

 

History

Provides a history of network alarms including

 

date, type, and severity of each alarm.

 

 

 

 

Circuits

Creates, deletes, edits, filters, and searches for

Circuits, Rolls

 

network circuits.

 

 

 

 

Provisioning

Provisions security, alarm profiles,

Security, Alarm Profiles,

 

MS-SPRing, overhead circuits, server trails,

MS-SPRing, Overhead Circuits,

 

and loads/manages VLAN databases

Provisionable Patchcords (PPC),

 

 

Server Trails, VLAN DB Profile

 

 

 

Maintenance

Displays the working and protect software

Software, Diagnostic, APC

 

versions, and allows software to be

 

 

downloaded, retrieves Open Shortest Path

 

 

First (OSPF) node information, and displays

 

 

the list of automatic power control (APC)

 

 

domains for a network

 

 

 

 

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15310-MA specifications

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