Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM - Before You Begin

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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
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Create Channels and Circuits
This chapter explains how to create Cisco ONS 15454 dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)
optical channel network connections (OCHNCs) and overhead circuits.
Note Unless otherwise specified, “ONS 15454” refers to both ANSI and ETSI shelf assemblies.
Before You Begin
Before performing any of the following procedures, investigate all alarms and clear any trouble
conditions. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide and the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH
Troubleshooting Guide as necessary.
This section lists the chapter procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).
1. NTP-G58 Locate and View Optical Channel Network Connections, page 7-2—Complete as needed
to find, view, and filter OCHNCs.
2. NTP-G59 Create and Delete Optical Channel Network Connections, page 7-9—Complete as
needed.
3. NTP-G60 Create Overhead Circuits, page 7-13—Complete as needed to create IP-encapsulated,
firewall, and proxy tunnels, to create generic communications channel (GCC) terminations, to
provision orderwire, or to create user data channel (UDC) circuits.
4. NTP-G61 Modify and Delete Overhead Circuits, page 7-21—Complete as needed to repair IP
circuits and delete overhead circuits.
5. NTP-G62 Create a J0 Section Trace, page 7-23—Complete as needed to monitor interruptions or
changes to traffic between two nodes.