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    CHAPTER 4-1 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 4 Turn Up Node This chapter explains ho w to provision a single Cisco ONS 15454 SDH node and turn it up for service, including node name, date and time, timing references, network attrib utes such as IP address and default router , users and user security , and card protection group[...]

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    4-2 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D24 Verify Card Installation 8. NTP-D170 Create Protection Groups, page 4-26 —Complete this procedure, as needed, to set up 1:1, 1:N, 1+1, or Y -cable protection groups for ONS 15454 SDH electrical and optical cards. If you are turning up a D WDM or hybrid node,[...]

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    4-3 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D24 Verify Card Installation Step 6 V erify that electrical cards (E1-N-14, E1-42, E3-12, DS3I-N-12, or STM1E) are installed in the ONS 15454 SDH slots as designated by your installation plan. Step 7 If your site plan requires an Ethernet card, verify that the Eth[...]

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    4-4 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D30 Create Users and Assign Security NTP-D30 Create Users and Assign Security Step 1 Complete the “DLP-D60 Log into CTC” task on page 3-24 at the node where you want to create users. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2. Note Y ou must log in as [...]

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    4-5 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D75 Create a New User—Multiple Nodes • Passw ord—T ype the user password. The password must be a minimum of six and a maximum of 20 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and special (+, #, %) characters, where at least two characters are nonalphabetic and at least on[...]

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    4-6 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D25 Set Up Name, Date, Time, and Contact Information • Security Lev el—Choose a security lev el for the user: RETRIEVE, MAINTEN ANCE, PR O VISIONING, or SUPER USER. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual for information about the capabilities provid[...]

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    4-7 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D25 Set Up Name, Date, Time, and Contact Information Ti p Y ou can also position nodes manually on the network vie w map. Press Ctrl then drag and drop the node icon. T o create a logical network map for all ONS 15454 SDH users, complete the “NTP-D172 Create a L[...]

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    4-8 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D279 Set Power Monitor Thresholds Step 6 Revie w the node information. If you need to make corrections, repeat Steps 3 through 5 to enter the corrections. If the information is correct, continue with the “NTP-D279 Set Power Monitor Thresholds” procedure on pag[...]

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    4-9 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D169 Set Up CTC Network Access NTP-D169 Set Up CTC Network Access Step 1 Complete the “DLP-D60 Log into CTC” task on page 3-24 . If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2 . Step 2 Complete the “DLP-D249 Provision IP Settings” task on page 4-10 to [...]

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    4-10 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D249 Provision IP Settings DLP-D249 Provision IP Settings Caution All network changes should be approv ed by your network (or LAN) administrator . Step 1 If you are in network vie w , switch to node vie w by double-clicking the node you want to turn up on the net[...]

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    4-11 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D249 Provision IP Settings • MA C Address—( Display only . ) Displays the ONS 15454 SDH IEEE 802 MA C address. • Net/Subnet Mask Length—T ype the subnet mask length (decimal number representing the subnet mask length in bits) or click the arro ws to adjus[...]

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    4-12 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D249 Provision IP Settings Step 5 Click OK . The network vie w appears. The node icon appears in gray , during which time you cannot access the node. Step 6 Double-click the node icon when it becomes green. As necessary , complete the “DLP-D65 Create a Static R[...]

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    4-13 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D64 Set the IP Address, Default Router, and Network Mask Using the LCD Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP). DLP-D64 Set the IP Address, Default Router, and Network Mask Using the LCD Note Y ou cannot perform this task if the LCD IP Display on the no[...]

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    4-14 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D64 Set the IP Address, Default Router, and Network Mask Using the LCD Figur e 4-2 Changing the IP A ddress Step 4 Push the Slot button to mo ve to the IP address or subnet mask digit you need to change. The selected digit f lashes. Ti p The Slot, Status, and Por[...]

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    4-15 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D65 Create a Static Route Step 10 Return to your originating procedure (NTP). DLP-D65 Create a Static Route Step 1 In node vie w , click the Provisioning > Network tabs. Step 2 Click the Static Routing tab . Click Create . Step 3 In the Create Static Route dia[...]

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    4-16 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D250 Set Up or Change Open Shortest Path First Protocol DLP-D250 Set Up or Change Open Shortest Path First Protocol Step 1 In node vie w , click the Provisioning > Network > OSPF tabs. Step 2 On the top left side of the OSPF pane, complete the following: ?[...]

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    4-17 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D250 Set Up or Change Open Shortest Path First Protocol Step 5 Provision the OSPF priority and interv al settings: The OSPF priority and interval def aults are ones most commonly used by OSPF routers. V erify that these defaults match the ones used by the OSPF ro[...]

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    4-18 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D251 Set Up or Change Routing Information Protocol • Retransmit Int (sec)—Sets the time that will elapse before a packet is resent. Fi ve seconds is the default. • Dead Int (sec)—Sets the number of seconds that will pass while an OSPF router’ s packets [...]

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    4-19 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D27 Set Up the ONS 15454 SDH for Firewall Access Step 6 If you want to complete an address summary , complete the follo wing steps. If not, continue with Step 7 . Complete the address summary only if the ONS 15454 SDH is a gate way NE with multiple external ONS 1[...]

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    4-20 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D67 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the ONS 15454 SDH Step 3 If the CTC computer resides behind a f irew all, complete the “DLP-D68 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the CTC Computer” task on page 4-22 . Figure 4-6 shows a CTC computer and ONS 15454 SDH[...]

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    4-21 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D67 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the ONS 15454 SDH Step 3 Click Apply . Step 4 When the Change Network Conf iguration message appears, click Y es . Both ONS 15454 SDH TCC2s reboot, one at a time. The reboot takes approximately 15 minutes. See T able 4-1 on[...]

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    4-22 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D68 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the CTC Computer DLP-D68 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the CTC Computer Step 1 In node vie w , from the Edit menu, choose Preferences . Step 2 In the Preferences dialog box, click the Firewall tab . Step 3 In the CTC [...]

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    4-23 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D69 Set Up External or Line Timing Step 1 Complete the “DLP-D60 Log into CTC” task on page 3-24 the ONS 15454 SDH node where you want to set up timing. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2. Step 2 Complete the “DLP-D69 Set Up External or Line [...]

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    4-24 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D69 Set Up External or Line Timing • E1, 2.048 MHz, 64 KHz—Choose E1 , 2.048 MHz , or 64 KHz depending on the signal supported in your market. For e xample, 64 KHz is used in Japan. E1, 2.048 MHz, and 64 KHz are physical signal modes used to transmit the exte[...]

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    4-25 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D70 Set Up Internal Timing – T iming Mode set to Line—Y our options are the node’ s working OC-N cards (non-DWDM nodes), or OSC cards (D WDM nodes) and Internal Clock. Select the cards/ports that are directly or indirectly connected to the node wired to the[...]

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    4-26 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D170 Create Protection Groups • E1, 2.048 MHz, 64 KHz—Choose E1 , 2.048 MHz , or 64 KHz depending on the signal supported in your market. For e xample, 64 KHz is used in Japan. E1, 2.048 MHz, and 64 KHz are physical signal modes used to transmit the external [...]

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    4-27 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D170 Create Protection Groups T able 4-3 describes the protection types a vailable on the ONS 15454 SDH. Stop. Y ou ha ve completed this procedur e. T able 4-3 Card Pr otection T ypes T ype Cards Description and Installation Requirements 1:1 E1-N-14 DS3i-N-12 E3-[...]

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    4-28 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D71 Create a 1:1 Protection Group DLP-D71 Create a 1:1 Protection Group Step 1 V erify that the cards required for 1:1 protection are installed according to requirements specif ied in T able 4-3 . Step 2 In node vie w , click the Provisioning > Protection tabs[...]

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    4-29 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D72 Create a 1:N Protection Group DLP-D72 Create a 1:N Protection Group Step 1 V erify that the cards are installed according to 1:N requirements specif ied in T able 4-3 on page 4-27 . Step 2 Click the Pro visioning > Protection tabs. Step 3 In the Protection[...]

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    4-30 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D73 Create a 1+1 Protection Group DLP-D73 Create a 1+1 Protection Group Step 1 V erify that the cards are installed according to the 1+1 requirements specif ied in T able 4-3 on page 4-27 . Step 2 In node vie w , click the Provisioning > Protection tabs. Step [...]

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    4-31 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node DLP-D252 Create a Y-Cable Protection Group DLP-D252 Create a Y-Cable Protection Group Step 1 V erify that the transponder or muxponder cards are installed according to the Y -cable requirements specif ied in T able 4-3 on page 4-27 . Step 2 In node vie w , click the [...]

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    4-32 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D34 Set Up SNMP Step 5 From the A v ailable Ports list, choose the port that will be protected by the port you selected in Protect Ports. Click the top arrow b utton to move each port to the W orking Ports list. Step 6 Complete the remaining f ields: • Rev erti[...]

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    4-33 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D34 Set Up SNMP Note The community name is a form of authentication and access control. The community name assigned to the ONS 15454 SDH is case-sensitiv e and must match the community name of the network management system (NMS). • UDP Port—The default User D[...]

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    4-34 Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6 January 2004 Chapter 4 Turn Up Node NTP-D34 Set Up SNMP[...]