Shared Packet Ring Ethernet Circuits; Procedure: Provision A Shared Packet Ring; Figure 9-9 A Shared Packet Ring Ethernet Circuit - Cisco 15454-TCC - Network Processor Card Operation Manual

Ethernet Circuit Configurations

9.3.2 Shared Packet Ring Ethernet Circuits

This section provides steps for creating a shared packet ring
differ from the example.
Figure 9-9
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Access router

Procedure: Provision a Shared Packet Ring

Step 1 Display CTC for one of the ONS 15454 Ethernet circuit endpoints.
Step 2 Double-click one of the Ethernet cards that will carry the circuit.
Click the Provisioning > Card tabs.
Step 3
Under Card Mode, verify that Multi-card EtherSwitch Group is checked.
Step 4
If Multi-card EtherSwitch Group is not checked, check it and click Apply.
Step 5
Display the node view.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 2 – 6 for all other Ethernet cards in the ONS 15454 that will carry the shared packet ring.
Step 7
Navigate to the other ONS 15454 endpoint.
Step 8
Step 9 Repeat Steps 2 – 7.
Click the Circuits tab and click Create.
Step 10
The Circuit Creation (Circuit Attributes) dialog box opens.
Step 11 In the Name field, type a name for the circuit.
Step 12 From the Type pull-down menu, choose STS. The VT and VT Tunnel types do not apply to Ethernet
circuits.
Step 13 From the Size pull-down menu, choose the size of the circuit.
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