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Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Procedure Guide, R8.0
October 2007
Chapter18 DLPs F300 to F399
DLP- F341 MS-SPRing Exercise Ring Test
DLP-F341 MS-SPRing Exercise Ring Test
Step1 From the View menu, choose Go To Network View.
Step2 Click the Provisioning > MS-SPRing tabs.
Step3 Click the row of the MS-SPRing you will exercise, then click Edit.
Step4 Exercise the west port:
a. Right-click the west port of any MS-SPRing node and choose Set West Protection Operation. (To
move a graphic icon, press Ctrl while you drag and drop it to a new location.)
Note For two-fiber MS-SPRings, the squares on the node icons represent the MS-SPRing working
and protect channels. You can right-click either channel.
b. In the Set West Protection Operation dialog box, choose EXERCISE RING from the drop-down
list.
c. Click OK.
d. In the Confirm MS-SPRing Operation dialog box, click Yes.
On the network view graphic, an E appears on the working MS-SPRing channel where you invoked
the protection switch. The E will appear for 10 to 15 seconds, then disappear.
Step5 Exercise the east port:
a. Right-click the east port of any MS-SPRing node and choose Set East Protection Operation.
Note For two-fiber MS-SPRings, the squares on the node icons represent the MS-SPRing working
and protect channels. You can right-click either channel.
b. In the Set East Protection Operation dialog box, choose EXERCISE RING from the drop-down list.
c. Click OK.
d. In the Confirm MS-SPRing Operation dialog box, click Yes.
On the network view graphic, an E appears on the MS-SPRing channel where you invoked the
exercise. The E will appear for 10 to 15 seconds, then disappear.
Step6 In the Cisco Transport Controller window, click the History tab. Verify that an Exercising Ring
Successfully (EXERCISING-RING) condition appears for the node where you exercised the ring. Other
conditions that appear include KB-PASSTHR and FE-EXERCISING-RING.
Purpose This task tests the MS-SPRing ring functionality without switching traffic.
Ring exercise conditions (including the K-byte pass-through) are reported
and cleared within 10 to 15 seconds.
Tools/Equipment None
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-F181 Log into CTC, page 16-34
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite
Security Level Provisioning or higher