Virtual Wires For External Alarms In Mixed Networks; Figure 11-7 Virtual Wires Seen From An Ons 15600 - Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual

11.6.3 Virtual Wires for External Alarms in Mixed Networks

11.6.3 Virtual Wires for External Alarms in Mixed Networks
Virtual wires route external alarms to one or more alarm collection centers in a network. External alarms
can be assigned to virtual wires in networks containing only ONS 15600s or in mixed networks
containing ONS 15600s, ONS 15454s, and ONS 15327s. You can view virtual wires in the CTC node
view Maintenance > Alarm Extenders > Virtual Wires window.
When using virtual wires, you can:
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The ONS 15600 supports 16 virtual wires. The ONS 15454 and ONS 15327 each support four virtual
wires. In mixed ONS 15600/15454/15327 networks, CTC displays the virtual wire information
differently based upon where it is viewed.
Figure 11-7
The ONS 15600 Virtual Wires window shows 10 virtual wire columns, but 16 are available. The first 12
are available for other ONS 15600s. Only the last four are available for the ONS 15454, because it can
only support four virtual wires.
Figure 11-7
Figure 11-8
Virtual Wires window (accessed in the Alarm Interface Controller [AIC] card view Maintenance
window). The ONS 15454 shows information for only four virtual wires. Because the ONS 15454
cannot use the top 12 virtual wires, the omission does not affect ONS 15454 usage.
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Assign different external devices to the same virtual wire.
Assign virtual wires as the trigger type for different external controls.
shows an ONS 15600 Virtual Wires window with a DCC connection to an ONS 15454 node.
Virtual Wires Seen from an ONS 15600
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shows the same network configuration as in
Chapter 11 Alarm Monitoring and Management
Figure 11-7, but it appears in the ONS 15454