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Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Procedure Guide, R8.0
October 2007
Chapter18 DLPs F300 to F399
DLP- F385 Consolidate Links in Network View
Step5 After you have logged into CTC, verify that the card appears in the card view. See Chapter3, “Connect
the PC and Log into the GUI” for CTC information and setup instructions.
Step6 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-F385 Consolidate Links in Network View
Note Global consolidation persists when CTC is launched againbut local consolidation does not.
Step1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View. CTC shows the link icons by default.
Step2 Perform one or more of the following steps as needed:
•To toggle link icons on and off, go to Step3.
•To combine all links in network view, go to Step4.
•To consolidate a link or links between two nodes, go to Step5.
•To view information about a consolidated link, go to Step6
•To access an individual link within a consolidated link, go to Step7.
•To expand consolidated links, go to Step8.
•To filter consolidated links by class, go to Step9.
Step3 Right-click on the network map and choose Show Link Icons to toggle the link icons on and off.
Step4 To consolidate all the links on the network map (global consolidation):
a. Right-click anywhere on the network map.
b. Choose Collapse/Expand Links from the shortcut menu. The Collapse/Expand Links dialog box
appears.
c. Click the check boxes for the link classes you want to consolidate.
d. Click OK. The selected link classes are consolidated on the network map.
Step5 To consolidate a link or links between two nodes:
a. Right-click the link on the network map.
b. Choose Collapse Link from the shortcut menu. The selected link type consolidates to show only
one link.
Purpose This task consolidates the data communications channel (DCC), GSS, OTS,
and server trail links in the CTC network view.
Tools/Equipment None
Prerequisite procedures DLP-F181 Log into CTC, page 16-34
Required/As needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Retrieve or higher