Nortel Networks 3500, NTRN10AN manual Connection ID, Consolidated load

Operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) features 2-45

•UUU is the network entity code.

The combination of these codes comprise a unique place, a unique building and a specific entity. If lower case characters or a mixture of upper and lower case characters are desired, the CLLI may be enclosed in quotations.

Connection ID

Connection ID is a 40 character string used to identify specific connections across an OPTera Metro 3000 network. This feature allows users to label network connections in a more meaningful way to make the identification of connections less complicated.

Note: The backslash (/), double quotation mark ("), and percentage sign

(%) characters are not supported in the Connection Id string.

Connection ID can be added or modified through any of the following interfaces:

•TL1

•Site Manager

•Trail Manager

Connection ID can be added, modified, or deleted to or from an existing SONET cross-connect while carrying traffic. A Connection ID can be provisioned for a resilient packet ring (RPR) cross-connect type when provisioning an end-to-end connection but it cannot be edited or deleted afterwards. Connection ID for RPR connections require you to provision both the east and west cross-connects first.

Note: Connection ID is preserved over in-service rollover.

Connection ID is supported for all connection types on the OPTera Metro 3500. For RPR connections, Connection ID is stored on the optical interfaces associated with the resilient packet ring (RPR) but cannot be edited after its initial set-up.

Consolidated load

OPTera Metro 3500 Release 12.1 is a consolidated load, with support for J-SDH (Japan Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) and SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) payload and frame formats.

You can use Site Manager or the TL1 interface to switch from SONET mode to a Superset (SONET and J-SDH) mode. You can also use these interfaces to retrieve the current mode. Refer to the Release 12.0 Japan Specific Supplement for more information.

Note 1: You cannot switch from Superset mode to SONET mode.

Planning and Ordering Guide—Part 1 of 2 NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004