Ntp- A79 Create A J1 Path Trace - Cisco ONS 15454 Series Procedure Manual

NTP-A79 Create a J1 Path Trace
Click Create Monitor Circuit.
Step 8
In the Circuit Destination section of the Circuit Creation wizard, choose the destination node, slot, port,
Step 9
STS, VT, or DS1 for the monitored circuit.
Note
Click Next.
Step 10
In the Circuit Routing Preferences area, review the monitor circuit information. If you want the monitor
Step 11
circuit routed on a BLSR protection channel, click Protection Channel Access.
Click Finish.
Step 12
In the Edit Circuit window, click Close. The new monitor circuit appears on the Circuits tab.
Step 13
Figure 9-1
at Node 1. To monitor the VT1.5 traffic, test equipment is plugged into Port 2 of the EC1-12 card and a
monitor circuit to Port 2 is provisioned in CTC. (Circuit monitors are one-way.) This example assumes
circuits have been created.
Figure 9-1
VT1.5 Drop
Class 5
Switch
Test Set
VT1.5 Monitor
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-A79 Create a J1 Path Trace
Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures Path trace can only be provisioned on OC-N (STS) circuits. See
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
You cannot create a J1 path trace on a TL1-like circuit.
Note
Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
9-6
In the Figure 9-1 example, the monitor circuit destination is Port 2 on the EC1-12 card.
shows a sample monitor circuit setup. VT1.5 traffic is received by Port 1 of the EC1-12 card
VT1.5 Monitor Circuit Received at an EC1-12 Port
ONS 15454
Node 1
XC
Port 1
EC1-12
Port 2
This procedure creates a repeated, fixed-length string of characters used to
monitor interruptions or changes to circuit traffic.
ONS 15454 cards capable of transmitting and/or receiving path trace must
be installed. See
"Create Circuits and VT Tunnels"
As needed
Onsite or remote
Provisioning or higher
OC-N OC-N
Table 19-3 on page 19-47
Chapter 9 Manage Circuits
ONS 15454
Node 2
XC
DS1-14
for a list of cards.
for OC-N circuit creation procedures.
Chapter 6,
December 2004