Network View Tabs - Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual

Chapter 8 Cisco Transport Controller Operation
Table 8-8
Tab
Provisioning
Maintenance
8.5.2.2 CTC Node Colors
The color of a node in network view, shown in
Table 8-9
Color
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Gray with
Unknown#
8.5.2.3 DCC Links
The lines show DCC connections between the nodes
(active) or gray (fail). The lines can also be solid (circuits can be routed through this link) or dashed
(circuits cannot be routed through this link). Circuit provisioning uses active/routable links.
Table 8-10
Color and Line Style
Green and solid
Green and dashed
Gray and solid
Gray and dashed
8.5.2.4 Link Consolidation
CTC provides the ability to consolidate the DCC, general communications channel (GCC), optical
transport section (OTS), provisionable patchcord (PPC), and server trail links shown in the network
view. Link consolidation allows you to condense multiple inter-nodal links into a single link. The link
consolidation sorts links by class; for example, all DCC links are consolidated together.You can access
individual links within consolidated links using the right-click shortcut menu.
Each link has an associated icon
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Network View Tabs and Subtabs (continued)
Description
Provisions security, alarm profiles,
bidirectional line switched rings (BLSRs), and
overhead circuits.
Displays the type of equipment and the status
of each node in the network; displays working
and protect software versions; and allows
software to be downloaded.
Node Status Shown in Network View
Alarm Status
No alarms
Minor alarms
Major alarms
Critical alarms
Node initializing for the first time (CTC displays Unknown# because CTC has
not discovered the name of the node yet)
DCC Colors Indicating State in Network View
(Table 8-11).
Subtabs
Security, Alarm Profiles, BLSR,
Overhead Circuits, Provisionable
Patchcords (PPC)
Software
Table 8-9, indicates the node alarm status.
(Table 8-10). DCC connections can be green
State
Active/Routable
Active/Nonroutable
Failed/Routable
Failed/Nonroutable
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