Cisco Systems 15454M6DC Procedure: Create a J1 Path Trace

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Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
Chapter6 Circuits and Tunnels
Creating a Path Trace
Procedure: Create a J1 Path Trace
To perform this procedure, you must have an STS circuit using a DS-1, DS3E, or DS3XM card at the
circuit source and drop ports, or an STS circuit passing through an EC-1, OC-3, OC-48AS, or OC-192
card.
Step 1 Log into the circuit source node and select the Circuits tab.
Step 2 Select the circuit you want to trace, then click Edit.
Step 3 On the Edit Circuit window, click Show Detailed Map at the bottom of the window.
Step 4 On the detailed circuit map, right-click the source port for the circuit and select Edit Path Trace from
the shortcut menu. Figure 6-7 shows an example.
Table6-2 Path Trace Source and Drop Provisioning
Step Port Action Notes
1 Source Edit the path-trace transmit string. If not edited, an empty string is transmitted.
2 Drop Edit the path-trace transmit string. If not edited, an empty string is transmitted.
3 Source Edit the path-trace expected
string. Only if Path Trace mode is set to Manual, and only on DS-1, DS3E, and DS3XM cards.
4 Drop Edit the path-trace expected string Only Path Trace mode is set to Manual, and only
on DS-1, DS3E, and DS3XM cards.
5 Drop Change Path Trace Mode Automatic or Manual.
6 Source Change Path Trace Mode Automatic or Manual.