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Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Procedure Guide, R8.0
October 2007
Chapter18 DLPs F300 to F399
DLP- F306 Provision Path Trace on STM-N Ports
•Click Default to return to the path trace default settings (Path Trace Mode is set to Off and the
NewTransmit and New Expected Strings are null).
Caution Clicking Default will generate alarms if the port on the other end is provisioned with a different string.
The expect and receive strings are updated every few seconds if the Path Trace Mode field is set to Auto
or Manual.
Step11 Click Close.
The detailed circuit window indicates path trace with an M (manual path trace) or an A (automatic path
trace) at the circuit source and destination ports.
Step12 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-F306 Provision Path Trace on STM-N Ports
Step1 From the View menu, choose Go to Other Node. In the Select Node dialog box, choose the node where
path trace was provisioned on the circuit source and destination ports.
Step2 Click Circuits.
Step3 Choose the VC circuit that has path trace provisioned on the source and destination ports, then click
Edit.
Step4 In the Edit Circuit window, click the Show Detailed Map check box at the bottom of the window. A
detailed circuit graphic showing source and destination ports appears.
Step5 In the detailed circuit map right-click the circuit STM-N port (the square on the left or right of the source
node icon) and choose Edit Path Trace from the shortcut menu.
Note The STM-N port must be on a receive-only card listed in Table18-1 on page 18-5. If not, the
Edit Path Trace menu item will not appear.
Step6 In the Circuit Path Trace window, enable the path trace expected string by choosing Auto or Manual
from the Path Trace Mode drop-down list:
Purpose This task monitors a path trace on STM-N ports within the circuit path.
Tools/Equipment The STM-N ports you want to monitor must be on STM-N cards capable
of receiving path trace. See Table18-1 on page 18-5.
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-F305 Provision Path Trace on Circuit Source and Destination Ports,
page 18-4
DLP-F181 Log into CTC, page 16-34
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Provisioning or higher