Bidirectional Line Switched Rings; Two-Fiber Blsrs; Chapter 8 Sonet Topologie And Upgrade - Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual

8.3 Bidirectional Line Switched Rings

Figure 8-1
from Slot 1/Port 1 at Node 1 to Slot 1/Port 1 at Node 2. You create the protect path by creating a 1+1
configuration with Slot 1/Port 1 and Slot 2/Port 1 at Nodes 1 and 2.
Figure 8-1
Node 1
8.3 Bidirectional Line Switched Rings
The ONS 15600 can support up to 32 bidirectional line switched rings (BLSRs). Eight four-fiber BLSR
rings can be supported if all ports are OC-192. Because the working and protect bandwidths must be
equal, you can create only OC-48 or OC-192 BLSRs. For information about BLSR protection channels,
see the
For best performance, BLSRs should have one LAN connection for every ten nodes in the BLSR.
Note

8.3.1 Two-Fiber BLSRs

In two-fiber BLSRs, each fiber is divided into working and protect bandwidths. For example, in an
OC-48 BLSR, STSs 1 to 24 carry the working traffic, and STSs 25 to 48 are reserved for protection
(Figure
direction on the second fiber. Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) circuit routing routines calculate the
shortest path for circuits based on many factors, including user requirements, traffic patterns, and
distance. For example, in
1, unless that fiber is full, in which case circuits will be routed to Fiber 2 through Node 3 and Node 2.
Traffic from Node 0 to Node 2 (or Node 1 to Node 3) can be routed on either fiber, depending on circuit
provisioning requirements and traffic loads.
Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual, R8.0
8-2
shows two ONS 15600 nodes in a point-to-point ADM configuration. Working traffic flows
Point-to-Point ADM Configuration
Slot 1/Port 1 to Slot 1/Port 1
Slot 2/Port 1 to Slot 2/Port 1
"7.7 Protection Channel Access Circuits" section on page
8-2). Working traffic (STSs 1 to 24) travels in one direction on one fiber and in the opposite
Figure 8-2, circuits going from Node 0 to Node 1 will typically travel on Fiber
Node 2
Working Path
Protect Path
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