Chapter 18 DLPs F300 to F399
DLP- F341 MS-SPRing Exercise Ring Test
DLP-F341 MS-SPRing Exercise Ring Test
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 |
Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go To Network View.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > MS-SPRing tabs.
Step 3 Click the row of the MS-SPRing you will exercise, then click Edit.
Step 4 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.
Step 5 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.
Step 6 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.
| Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Procedure Guide, R8.0 |
18-42 | October 2007 |
