Cisco ONS 15454 Series Procedure Manual page 345

Chapter 13 Convert Network Configurations
NTP-A210 Convert a Path Protection to a Two-Fiber BLSR
Manually
Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Caution This procedure is service affecting. All circuits in the ring are deleted and reprovisioned.
Read through this procedure completely before beginning the conversion.
Caution
Prior to beginning this procedure, you should have a unique ring name to identify the new BLSR and a
Note
unique node ID number for each node on the ring.
Note Prior to beginning this procedure, optical transmit and receive levels should be in their acceptable range
as shown in
Step 1 Complete the
already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the
Step 3 On the network map, right-click a span adjacent to the node you are logged into. A shortcut menu
appears.
Step 4 From the shortcut menu, click Circuits. The Circuits on Span window appears.
Verify that the total number of active STS circuits does not exceed 50 percent of the span bandwidth. In
Step 5
the Circuits column there is a block titled "Unused." This number should exceed 50 percent of the span
bandwidth.
Note
December 2004
This procedure converts a path protection to a two-fiber BLSR manually,
that is, without using the in-service topology upgrade wizard. Use this
procedure if the wizard is unavailable or if you need to back out of the
wizard.
None
NTP-A44 Provision Path Protection Nodes, page 5-20
As needed
Onsite or remote
Provisioning or higher
Table 2-3 on page 2-15.
"DLP-A60 Log into CTC" task on page 17-66
"DLP-A298 Check the Network for Alarms and Conditions" task on page
If the span is an OC-48, no more than 24 STSs can be provisioned on the span. If the span is an
OC-192, no more than 96 STSs can be provisioned on the span. If the span is an OC-12, no more
than 6 STSs can be provisioned on the span.
NTP-A210 Convert a Path Protection to a Two-Fiber BLSR Manually
at a node on the path protection. If you are
Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
19-63.
13-15