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Chapter 8 Cisco Transport Controller Operation
8.6.2 Network View
8.6.2.2 CTC Node Colors
The color of a node in network view, shown in Tab le 8- 9, indicates the node alarm status.
8.6.2.3 DCC Links
The lines show DCC connections between the nodes (Table 8-10). DCC connections can be green
(active) or gray (fail). The lines can also be solid (circuits can be routed through this link) or dashed
(circuits cannot be routed through this link). Circuit provisio ning uses active/routable links.
Provisioning Provisions security, alarm profiles,
bidirectional line switched rings (BLSRs),
overhead circuits, server trails, and
loads/manages a VLAN database
Security, Alarm Profiles, BLSR,
Overhead Circuits, Server Trails,
VLAN DB Profile
Maintenance Displays the working and protect software
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
Software, Diagnostic, APC
Table 8-8 Network View Tabs and Subtabs (continued)
Tab Description Subtabs
Table 8-9 Node Status Shown in Network View
Color Alarm Status
Green No alarms
Yellow Minor alarms
Orange Major alarms
Red Critical alarms
Gray with
Unknown#
Node initializing for the first time (CTC displays Unknown# because CTC has
not discovered the name of the node yet)
Table 8-10 DCC Colors Indicating State in Network View
Color and Line Style State
Green and solid Active/Routable
Green and dashed Active/Nonroutable
Gray and solid Failed/Routable
Gray and dashed Failed/Nonroutable