Chapter 19 DLPs D200 to D299

DLP- D247 Change an STM-N Card

Step 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for other nodes, as necessary.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

DLP-D247 Change an STM-N Card

Purpose

This task changes an STM-N card while maintaining existing provisioning,

 

including DCCs/generic communications channels (GCCs), circuits,

 

protection, timing, and rings. This task is intended to be used when you are

 

replacing a card with a card of identical type and line rate, when a slot is

 

preprovisioned and you want to change the optical speed of the card, or

 

when you have backed out of an automatic span upgrade.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

DLP-D60 Log into CTC, page 17-49

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Caution Physically removing an STM-N card can cause a loss of working traffic or a protection switch. See Chapter 12, “Upgrade Cards and Spans” for information on upgrading traffic to a higher speed.

Note You can replace a multiport card with a card with a smaller number of ports only if the new card has the same line rate as the multiport card. (The MRC-12 card can be replaced with either a single-port STM-4 card or a single-port STM-16 card.)

Step 1 If the card is the active card in a 1+1 protection group, switch traffic away from the card:

a.Log into a node on the network. If you are already logged in, go to Step b.

b.Display the CTC node (login) view.

c.Click the Maintenance > Protection tabs.

d.Double-click the protection group that contains the reporting card.

e.Click the active card of the selected group.

f.Click Switch and Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.

Step 2 In CTC, right-click the card that you want to remove and choose Change Card.

Step 3 From the Change Card drop-down list, choose the card type and click OK. An MEA alarm appears until you replace the card.

Step 4 Physically remove the card:

a.Open the card latches/ejectors.

b.Use the latches/ejectors to pull the card forward and away from the shelf.

 

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D200 specifications

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