Chapter 11 Change Card Settings

NTP-E66 Modify Line and Status Thresholds for Optical Ports

Note If you need to remove the SFP, see the “DLP-E216 Remove an SFP” procedure on page 18-15. If you need to remove the 4PIO, see the “DLP-E217 Remove a 4PIO Module” procedure on page 18-16.”

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

NTP-E66 Modify Line and Status Thresholds for Optical Ports

Purpose

This procedure changes line settings (line type, coding, and length), line

 

status (in service or out of service), and performance monitoring thresholds

 

for OC-48, OC-192 cards, and OC-N ports on ASAP cards.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

NTP-E157 Provision a Multirate PPM, page 11-2

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security

Provisioning or higher

Step 1 Complete the “DLP-E26 Log into CTC” task on page 16-39at the node where you want to change the settings. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

 

 

 

Step 2

Complete the “NTP-E69 Back Up the Database” procedure on page 14-4.

 

 

 

Step 3

On the shelf graphic, double-click the OC-N card that you want to provision. The card view appears.

 

 

 

Step 4

Click the Provisioning > Line tabs. (Click Provisioning > Optical > Line tabs for the ASAP card).

 

 

 

Step 5

As needed, provision the options in Table 11-2for each OC-N port.

 

 

 

 

Table 11-2

OC-N Card Line Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Description

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port #

 

Identifies the port number

• For an OC-48 card: 1 – 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For an OC-192 card: 1 – 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For an ASAP card: up to 16 ports,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

denoted by 4PIO module followed by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

port number. (Example: 1-3-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

denotes the third port on 4PIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module 1.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Name

 

Provides the ability to assign the

User-defined; name can be up to 32

 

 

 

 

 

 

specified port a name

alphanumeric/special characters (blank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by default)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SF BER

 

Sets the signal fail bit error rate

•

1E-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

1E-4 (default)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

1E-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide, R5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ONS 15600 specifications

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