NTP-A178 Provision a Traditional BLSR Dual-Ring Interconnect
Verify that the BLSR DRI interconnect nodes have OC-N cards installed and have fiber connections to
Step 3
the other interconnect nodes:
The OC-N cards that will connect the BLSRs must be installed at the interconnect nodes.
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The interconnect nodes must have fiber connections.
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connections for a traditional two-fiber BLSR DRI.
Figure 5-4
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Stop. You have completed this procedure.
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Traditional Two-Fiber BLSR DRI Fiber Connection Example
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shows an example of fiber
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