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Cisco Transport Controller Operation
This chapter describes Cisco Transport Controller (CTC), the software interface for the
Cisco ONS 15454. For CTC set up and login information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure
Guide.
Chapter topics include:
8.1 CTC Software Delivery Methods, page 8-1
8.2 CTC Installation Overview, page 8-3
8.3 PC and UNIX Workstation Requirements, page 8-4
8.4 ONS 15454 Connection, page 8-6
8.5 CTC Window, page 8-7
8.6 TCC2/TCC2P Card Reset, page 8-17
8.7 TCC2/TCC2P Card Database, page 8-17
8.8 Software Revert, page 8-18

8.1 CTC Software Delivery Methods

ONS 15454 provisioning and administration is performed using the CTC software. CTC is a Java
application that is installed in two locations; CTC is stored on the Advanced Timing, Communications,
and Control (TCC2) card or the Advanced Timing, Communications, and Control Plus (TCC2P) card,
and it is downloaded to your workstation the first time you log into the ONS 15454 with a new software
release.

8.1.1 CTC Software Installed on the TCC2/TCC2P Card

CTC software is preloaded on the ONS 15454 TCC2/TCC2P cards; therefore, you do not need to install
software on the TCC2/TCC2P cards. When a new CTC software version is released, use the
release-specific software upgrade document to upgrade the ONS 15454 software on the TCC2/TCC2P
cards.
When you upgrade CTC software, the TCC2/TCC2P cards store the new CTC version as the protect CTC
version. When you activate the new CTC software, the TCC2/TCC2P cards store the older CTC version
as the protect CTC version, and the newer CTC release becomes the working version. You can view the
software versions that are installed on an ONS 15454 by selecting the Maintenance > Software tabs in
node view (Figure 8-1).