Chapter 8. Protection
Vol. IV-8-14 Alcatel-Lucent
Description of Node Protection Configuration Screen
The configuration screen identifies:
• All installed RACs (all RACs are protectable)
•All installed and protectable DACs (E1/DS1 and Ethernet DACs are not
protectable)
• Current protection status, and which LINK or DATA of a protected pairing is
primary or secondary, or east and west for a ring.
• Link type, RAC location and configured link capacity.
• For ring protection, identification of E1/DS1 circuits assigned to the ring and
the balance of circuits available to assign to the ring or as point-to-point circuits.
The Protection Screen enables:
• Selection of a component to protect. The selected component will automatically
become the primary component of a protected pairing.
• Selection of the protection partner and protection type.
• Identification of configuration consequences when applying protection to
existing components.
• Selection of some protection specific options, such as 10
-6
BER wrap and
unwrap criteria for a ring selection, and selection of tributary protection type for
a protected DATA/DAC pairing.
• Swapping of primary and secondary, or east and west.
• The breaking of a protection pairing.
Configuring Node Protection Options
If your are configuring Dual Protection or 1+1 Ring Protection options, refer to
their additional rules before commencing configuration. See:
• Additional Rules for Dual Protection on page 8-6.
• Additional Rules for 1+1 Ring Protection on page 8-7.
If you are configuring protection on co-channel XPIC links, refer to the
guidelines provided in Co-channel Operation on page 3-102, Volume II,
Chapter 3.
To view and configure protection options:
1. Identify the LINK, DATA, or LINK/DATA pairings you wish to convert to
4 The note indicates the consequences for the selected protection action.
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