Nortel Networks 3500, NTRN10AN instruction

NTRN10AN

Nortel Networks

OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform

Release 12.1 Planning and Ordering Guide—Part 1 of 2

Standard Issue 1 April 2004

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Operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) features Hardware feature descriptions

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Nortel Networks NTRN10AN manual OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform

Contents

OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform Copyright  2000-2004 Nortel Networks, All Rights Reserved Contents Iv Contents Contents Hardware feature descriptions Contents Page Supported software Standards Hardware naming conventions Supported hardwareAudience NTRN16AA OPTera Metro 3500 NTP library Global software upgrade support North America For non-service-affecting problems North AmericaTechnical support and information International Network element overview Overview Loam Loam Release 12.1 features In-service reconfigurations Dwdm DS1 ServicesDS3 8Overview Overview Performance monitoring Security and administration Bandwidth management Miscellaneous Blsr 14Overview Overview Platforms with STX VTX-series Circuit packs Release 12.1 Hardware Compatibility Matrix OC-3x4 Yes 18Overview Supported configurations Upsr Linear Spur OC-48 OC-3 Requires dual slot circuit OC-12 Pack 22Overview VTX-48e Linear pt-to-pt or OC-12 ADM chain OC-3 24Overview Interworking Supported upgrade paths New or enhanced OAM features in OPTera Metro 3500 Release Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features OPTera Metro 3500 OAM features Gigabit Ethernet Drop and Continue P2P Gigabit Ethernet drop and continue application Engineering rules Alarm provisioning Alarm flow control Bandwidth management Environmental alarmsExternal controls Tributary, DWDM, BLSR, UPSR, and 1+1 linear point-to-point Connection editing In-service traffic rollover Blsr networks 2-fiber Switching matrixOPTera Metro STS or 5376 VT Protection User-initiated Blsr switching commands Automatically initiated Blsr switching requests ’Infinite wait-to-restore’ parameter Blsr single span fiber cut scenario Blsr Line Protection Oscillation Control Blsr single span Fiber cut example Step Action Node status ’Bridged and Switched’ 16Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features UEQ Blsr ring switch example 18Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Node 1 and 2 state change detail Idle State 20Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features EX1242p 22Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features State Protection traffic 24Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Blsr nodal / multi-span failure scenario involves squelching 26Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features A-B OC-48 Blsr node failure exampleC-B OC-192 Blsr node failure example Blsr configuration attributes Blsr configurationsSTS paths and squelch map for a four-node 2-Fiber Blsr ring Blsr configuration distribution Blsr configuration and connection auditBlsr configuration audit Blsr connection audit Traffic flow over OC-48 BlsrSTS Blsr with VT assignment Traffic flow over OC-192 Blsr VT Blsr with full VT access Network Element a DS1 add/drop Risk of traffic loss Provisioning rulesOC-48/OC-192 Blsr provisioning rules Rule # Description OC-48/OC-192 Blsr provisioning rules 36Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features EX1294p 38Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features West optics East optics IPTR-3 IPTR-2IPTR-4 IPTR-1 RPR over a Blsr and subtending Upsr example Upsr #2 Upsr #1 OAM supported on Blsr Changing the Blsr configuration / connection audit period Channelized DS3 service DS3VTx12 mapperCommon Language Location Identifier Consolidated load Connection ID Dense wavelength division multiplexing Dwdm Band OPTera Metro 3500 bands OMX module OPTera Metro 3500 and OMX interconnect Network sites Hubbed-ring configuration Dwdm configurationsPhysical connections in a hubbed-ring configuration 3500 Meshed-ring configuration Logical connections in a hubbed-ring configuration3500 3500 3500 Logical connections in a meshed-ring configuration Physical connections in a meshed-ring configuration3500 Linear point-to-point Dwdm point-to-point configurationPhysical Connections 3500 3500 Logical Connections Loopbacks Facility attributesTerminal loopback Facility loopback Electrical Loopback types Optical loopbackOptical facility loopbacks OOS Facility loopbackAIS Optical terminal loopbacks Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Extended network processor NPx Network surveillance2x100BT-P2P loopback conditioning Single-ended Tbos Telemetry byte-oriented serial Tbos Path trace Remote alarm LED indicatorTbos report format Section trace TID address resolution protocol Tarp OPTera Packet Edge System Resilient Packet Ring Ethernet Connectors Resilient packet ring shelf level Resilient packet ring RPR object 64Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Auto save notification RPR configuration alertTraps 2x100BT-P2P circuit pack NNI Filters increased to PPP and Hdlc PPP over Sonet Hdlc STS1/3C PPP/BCP 2x100BT-P2P circuit pack model Bridge Control Protocol Network protection using UPSR, 1+1 linear and Blsr2x100BT-P2P logical datapath overview Ethernet Operational Measurements Oamp support Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Bandwidth Reservation Protocol BRP Distributed multilink trunkingTDIs on a mapped UNI 2xGigE/FC-P2P circuit pack Optical Ethernet Private Line OE-PL and Storage applications SDH Alarm management Equipment alarms 76Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Ingress LAN port alarms Small Form Factor Pluggables SFP alarms For Fibre Channel facilities, this alarm Ingress LAN port alarms Alarm Description Severity For Fibre Channel facilities , this alarm Egress WAN port and service alarms LAN Ingress AlarmsLAN WAN LAN GFP Vcat SUBRATE=DISABLE 82Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Client Service Mismatch Lanwan Bandwidth managementContiguous concatenation Virtual concatenation Facility attributesEngineering rules Ethernet facility 86Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features MTU Fibre Channel facility 88Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features STS12C, STS24C Provunits WAN facility WAN GFP Supported on 2xGigE/FC-P2P Outframesdiscds Supported on 2xGigE/FC-P2P circuit Pack Alignerr 94Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Fibre Channel Extended Reach Performance MonitoringSES INFRAMESERR/INFRAME Inoctetserr UAS Storage over Sonet GFP and Flow Control Enable Distance Extension See Note Generic Framing Procedure GFP Generic Framing Procedure and Virtual Concatenation support60950 91430 182860 GFP FCS GFP Encapsulation Efficiency Rate Virtual Concatenation Vcat Performance monitoring Optical interoperability of OPTera MetroSonet line, section, and path parameters User defined default threshold values facility type Hard-coded default threshold values facility typeThreshold values User defined threshold values facility Line Path ES-PFE ES-PSES-P SEFS-PFE SES-PFESAS-P SEFS-P FC-PFE FC-P Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Retrieving performance monitoring counts Physical PMs NTN445CB NTN408DANTN445DA NTN445JA Storage and retrieval of physical PMs Resetting registers and invalid data flag Performance monitoring threshold crossing alerts TCA TCA summary alarmsTCAs Alarms Site Manager support Preside Software Upgrade Management support Site Manager main window Preside Applications Platform and Multiservice MOA support Protection switching Protection hierarchy 120Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Protection PM in a Blsr configuration Protection PM in a linear 1+1 configuration Local account user authentication Security and administration Local ‘challenge-response’ user authentication Risk of unauthorized access Centralized Security Administration CSA Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features Time s Server ’Access-Request’ ’Access-Accept’ ’Access-Reject’ SecurID support Secure storage of authentication data Local TL1 of provisioning data Saving and restoring provisioning dataSpan of control Individual shelf processor Security levels Application of TL1 commands from a TL1 script fileLevel System identifier SID Multiple login sessions Remote login NPx login sessions SPx login sessionsEnhanced Intrusion Detection Intrusion attempt handling Password restrictions Password managementLogical flow of intrusion attempt handling Password Reuse Enhanced password restrictionsPassword Aging Temporary Accounts Customer managed networks ACT-USER, CANC-USER, ED-SECU-PID ALW-MSG-ALL INH-MSG-ALL Security log audit trail Log Names Log name Log events General Broadcast toolSECU401 SECU410 Example of Modified Login Banner Modifiable Login Banner Login banner functionality Restore-banner NE3 DSM STS Managed DSM NE1 DSM DSMNE2 NE4 NE5 NE1NE4 DSM STS1 AID is used to perform BWM operations on STS1 endpoints to DS1 facility grouping assignmentsGroup of DS1 facilities Synchronization Support for 12 DSM External timing Internal timingLine timing Transport line timing External timing mode Timing signal sources Internal timing modeLine timing mode transport / tributary Tributary line timing Timing modes Synchronization hierarchy Stratum clocksSMC Timing loops Hierarchy violationsST3 Hierarchical network synchronization Network element synchronization modes Building-integrated timing supply Bits Line timing External timing Timing sources and timing distribution Flow of synchronization timing signals Synchronization-status messages STU ST1 PRSST2 ST4 User-specified quality levels for timing sources User-initiated synchronization switchesBits output with VTX-series or STX-192 circuit packs DUS Test Access Site Manager Test Access Session Management window Test Access Ports TAPs Monitoring test access Test access configurationsTest access components DCN Single FAD, Mone and Single FAD Monf Test access-monitor state Monitoring test access-Single FAD, Monf Monitoring test access-Single FAD, MoneMonitoring test access-Dual FAD, Monef TAP Test access-split state Split test accessSingle FAD, Splte and Single FAD Spltf Split test access-Single FAD, Spltf Split test access-Single FAD, SplteSplit test access-Single FAD, Splta Split test access-Dual FAD, Spltef Loss of association and auto recoveryDual FAD, Spltef Site Manager User interface Time of day synchronization 170Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features TOD parameters applicable to NP only Hhminsec Unknown TL1 Changes to Cross Connect AID parameter TL1 event exerciser TL1 event / log featureCLX RTRV-EQPT Behaviour Card in Slot 13 RTRV-EQPT Output CLX-13CTYPE=VTXOOS-AU, UEQ Log events Database change eventsInventory events VT management option on STX equipped OPTera Metro Topology enhancementsAtag sequence numbers VT management on a Upsr VTX Per-site dedicated STSSTX Per-site dedicated STS no VT loss in case of a fiber cut STXW/STX Virtual ring path-in-line and shared VT-managed STS VT#1 UPSR, 2 way STS-1 #1 Unprotected OM3500 180Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features VT grooming on a Upsr VT grooming with dedicated STS at each site DS1 DS3 EC1 VT grooming with shared VT-managed STS 184Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features OM3500 VT#1, STS-1 #1 Collocated OPTera Metro 3000 NE and shared VT-managed STS EX1561p 188Operation, administration, and maintenance OAM features General guidelines Upsr planning guidelines summaryPhysical subtending rings VT grooming at an STS-managed OPTera Metro 3500 sitePage New hardware in OPTera Metro 3500 Release Hardware feature descriptions OPTera Metro 3500 hardware Extended Reach ZX Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP NTTP51DZ Shelves equipped with VTX-48 or VTX-48e circuit packs Shelves equipped with STX-192 circuit packs OPTera Metro Shelf Assembly Universal Shelf NTN476DA Operational temperature rangeNTN476AH OC-3 circuit packs OC-48 non-DWDM circuit packs OC-48 Dwdm circuit packs OC-48 Dwdm NTN442LF OC-48 ER Dwdm NTN408CWOC-48 Dwdm NTN442NB OC192 non-DWDM circuit packs Electrical tributary circuit packs NTN438DA NTN433AANTTP51AA NTTP51BD NTN433BB OPTera Packet Edge System circuit packsNTN433EA NTN433FA Cross-connect / synchronization circuit packs NTN438BANTN414AA NTN414AB Power modules and BIPs Protection switching circuit packsNetwork / Shelf processors, and Ilan circuit packs Cooling unit assemblies Accessory shelvesModules NTN452AH NTN452EANTN452CH NTN452EH NTN452JH NTN452JANTN452KA NTN452NA NTN451BA LIFs and LOAMsNTN451MA NTN451BH LIF, Loam 20Hardware feature descriptions Loam LIF OPTera Metro 3500 Shelf Assembly NTN476DA DS1 NTN452AA and BNC 12-Port Front I/O module NTN452JABNC 12 port I/O EX1157p 24Hardware feature descriptions Air deflector Replaceable I/O modules Hardware feature descriptions Type / PEC Positions Transport slot Module type and slot positionsNTN476DA ADD / Drop DS1 29-56 Front I/O module NTN452CA DS1 1-28 Front I/O module NTN452AA BNC 12-Port Front I/O module NTN452JA DS1 29-84 Front I/O module NTN452EA DS1 1-28 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452AH 8xRJ-45 Front I/O module NTN452NA DS1 29-84 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452EH DS1 29-56 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452CH 8xRJ-45 Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452NH BNC 12-Port Front Enhanced I/O module NTN452JH DS1 29-56 Rear I/O module NTN452DA DS1 1-28 Rear I/O module NTN452BA 8xRJ-45 Rear I/O module NTN452HB DS1 29-84 Rear I/O module NTN452FA Left OAM Loam NTN451MA, NTN451MH Common modulesBNC 12-Port Rear I/O module NTN452KA Left OAM Loam NTN451MA, NTN451MH Left interface LIF NTN451BA, NTN451BHColan Ilan ACO Left interface LIF NTN451BA, NTN451BH OPTera Metro 3500 Cooling unit assembly NTN458QA OPTera Metro 3500 Universal cooling unit assembly NTN458QH Universal power module NTN451HA Universal power module NTN451HAOPTera Metro 3000 breaker interface panel BIP NTN458RA Breaker Alarm Power Input AlarmBay Alarms Alarm Circuits OPTera Metro 3500 BIP European deployment NTFW56BA Core circuit packs VTX equipped OPTera Metro 3500 shelf Core circuit packs STX-192 equipped OPTera Metro 3500 shelf EX1474p Tributary circuit packs OPTera Packet Edge circuit packs 2xGigE/FC-P2P and SFP interfaces PSC NPx, ILAN, PSC, and PSX circuit packsPSX Ilan STX-192 circuit pack NTN415AA External timing reference input signalsEquipping rules OC48 STS OC-48 STS DSM VTX-48 circuit pack NTN414AA Alarm LED definitionsLED name Color Description VTX-48e circuit pack NTN414AB, NTN414AH TL1 sessions Extended shelf processor SPx NTN423BA, BH Reset button Alarms and TbosExtended network processor NPx NTN424BA, BH Section data communication channel Sdcc Alarms and provisioning data OC-192 optical interface circuit pack NTN445CB, DA Ilan interface NTN425AA STS-1 path trace for OC-192 Forward Error Correction FECSection trace for OC-192 Alarm Text or conditions +1 linear protection OC-192 protection switchingUpsr path protection Blsr protection 64Hardware feature descriptions OC-48 optical wavelength OC-48 circuit pack Wavelength STS-1 path trace for OC-48 Following table lists the OC-48 interface circuit pack LEDs Section trace for OC-48 OC-48 protection switching OC-48 STS optical interface circuit pack NTN440HA, KA, LA STS-1 path trace for OC-48 70Hardware feature descriptions Section data communication channel Sdcc Optical transmit Unidirectional path switched rings UPSRs OC-12 Protection switchingOptical receive +1 linear 74Hardware feature descriptions Multimode Interworking OC12x4 STS IR optical interface circuit pack NTN446CAParameters Value 76Hardware feature descriptions OC-3 optical interface circuit pack NTN401AA, DA OC-3 Protection switching Section data communication channel Sdcc OC-3x4 optical interface circuit pack NTN441AA, AC Equipping rules EC-1x3 circuit pack NTN436AA Protection switching EC-1x12 circuit pack NTN436DA EC-1x12 circuit packs do not support Sdcc channels DS1 mapper NTN430AA, BA DS1 DS1 I/O module types 88Hardware feature descriptions DS3x12 / DS3x12e mapper NTN435AA, AH / NTN435BA DS3 alarms available only on DS3x12e mapperDS3 Path PMs Near-End available only on DS3x12e mapper DS3VTx12 mapper NTN435FA 2x100BT-P2P circuit pack NTN433AA DS3/VT protection switching 92Hardware feature descriptions Shelf Module Scenario description OPTera Packet Edge System 4x100BT circuit pack NTN433BB WAN OPTera Packet Edge System 4x100FX circuit pack NTN433EA, FA LEDs Color Description 98Hardware feature descriptions Hardware feature descriptions Protection switch controller PSC NTN412AA OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH NT0H32AE, BE, CE, DE, EE, FE, GE, HE Protection switch extender PSX NTN413AA OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH equipment drawer OMX shelf not required with OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH NTN449ZW OMX OMX shelf NTN449ZW Mounting bracket labels Letter Rack type Fiber manager NT0H57BB Multiple is DS1 service module DSM shelf NTN407MA DS1 service module DSM NTN407MA EX0959p DSM OAM Hardware Release 6 with cover off NTN313AA, AC DSM DS1x84 termination module TMDSM OAM Hardware Release 6 with cover on LOS LED Name LED Color On condition descriptionPage OPTera Metro Multiservice Platform