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C H A P T E R 3

Building the Network

After you have planned your network, you can begin building the network components: groups, network partitions, subnetworks, NEs, links, and network maps.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•3.1 Overview, page 3-1

•3.2 How Do I Build Groups?, page 3-2

•3.3 How Do I Build Network Partitions?, page 3-4

•3.4 How Do I Build Subnetworks?, page 3-6

•3.5 How Do I Build NEs?, page 3-7

•3.6 How Do I Build Links?, page 3-28

•3.7 How Do I Use Network Maps?, page 3-46

•3.8 How Do I Discover the Network for Optical and Routing Devices?, page 3-50

•3.9 How Do I Discover the Network for MGX Voice Gateway Devices?, page 3-54

•3.10 How Do I Synchronize the Network for Optical and Routing Devices?, page 3-55

•3.11 How Do I Synchronize the Network for MGX Voice Gateway Devices?, page 3-64

•3.12 How Do I Test Connectivity for Optical and Routing Devices?, page 3-66

•3.13 How Do I Test Connectivity for MGX Voice Gateway Devices?, page 3-67

3.1Overview

The CTM management domain is the top-level root node in the Domain Explorer tree. The management domain contains NEs and groups of NEs. You can add, delete, and modify the following network components:

•Groups—Collection of groups or collection of NEs. NEs are often grouped geographically or by domain.

•Network Partitions—Logical segment of NEs (grouped in subnetworks) in which NEs of the same model type are managed by a single NE service.

•Subnetworks—Sets of NEs interconnected at a specific network layer (such as physical, section, line, and so on). Subnetworks are contained within network partitions. NEs must belong to the same subnetwork in order to create circuits between them.

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Contents

Overview Building the Network Adding Groups How Do I Build Groups?Copying Groups Field Description Deleting Groups Moving GroupsDeleting a Single Group Adding Network Partitions How Do I Build Network Partitions?Deleting Multiple Groups Deleting Network Partitions Modifying Network Partitions Adding Subnetworks How Do I Build Subnetworks? Moving Subnetworks How Do I Build NEs?Deleting Subnetworks Prerequisites for Adding ONS 15216 EDFA2 or EDFA3 NEs Prerequisites for Adding NEsPrerequisites for Adding ONS 15302 and ONS 15305 NEs Building the Network Prerequisites for Adding NEs Hostnames and IP Addresses Required An Efficient Network Topology Setup Prerequisites for Adding Cisco CRS-1 and XR 12000 NEs Prerequisites for Adding ONS 1580x NEs Prerequisites for Adding Cisco MGX Voice Gateway Devices Prerequisites for Adding Cisco Catalyst 6509 NEs Option Description Setting Up Nonstandard Community Strings Changing the Service-Level Passwords Using the CLI Adding a Single NE Adding NEs NE ID NE ID- Read-only Adding Multiple NEs Field Descriptions for the Add New NE Wizard NE Properties Panel Not selectable if Automatic subnetwork Grouping is enabled Moving an NE from One Group to Another Copying an NE from One Group to Another Automatically Grouping NEs in Subnetworks Moving an NE from One Network Partition to Another Deleting a Single NE Deleting NEs Deleting Multiple NEs Removing a Deleted NE Restoring a Deleted NE How Do I Build Links?Searching for an NE Overview of Supported Links ONS 15454 Sonet Layer NE Model NE Card Physical OPT-BST ONS 15600 Sonet File Viewing the Link Table 10describes the fields in Link table Field Description Filtering Links in the Network Map Filtering the Link Table Creating Links Building the Network Creating Links 12 Field Descriptions for the Create Link Wizard Field Descriptions for the Create Link Wizard Field Modifying LinksLink Type Link Validity Link Color 14 Field Descriptions for the Modify Link Wizard Viewing Link Utilization Deleting Links Column Description Filtering the Link Utilization Table Customizing a Network Map How Do I Use Network Maps?Payload Type Description Click UI Properties Viewing a Node in the Network Map Adjusting the Zoom Level or Pan Position Modifying a Node Icon Modifying a Node Icon or a Map Background ImageModifying a Map Background Saving Changes to the Network Map Discovering ONS 155xx NEs Discovering CTC-Based NEsDiscovery Information Table Time stamp Rediscovering ONS 155xx, CRS-1, and XR 12000 NEs Resetting the Resync Interval How Do I Discover the Network for MGX Voice Gateway Devices? Message Quality Description Discovering NEs Setting Up External or Line Timing for CTC-Based Sonet NEs Building the Network Bits 1 OUT Setting Up Internal Timing for CTC-Based Sonet NEs OOS Setting Up External or Line Timing for CTC-Based SDH NEs Unframed , FAS , FAS + CAS Bits 1 OUT Setting Up Internal Timing for CTC-Based SDH NEs Viewing Clocking Sources Displaying the List of Available Clock Sources Configuring Global ClockingDisplaying the List of Manual Clock Sources Creating a Manual Clock Source How Do I Test Connectivity for Optical and Routing Devices?Method Description How Do I Test Connectivity for MGX Voice Gateway Devices? Testing NE ConnectivityPinging an NE Cisco Transport Manager Release 6.0 User Guide 78-16845-01