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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 11      Change DWDM Card Settings
DLP-G201 Change Optical Line Parameters for OSCM and OSC-CSM Cards
Admin State Sets the port service state unless network conditions 
prevent the change. For more information about 
administrative states, see Appendix C, “DWDM 
Administrative and Service States.”
From the drop-down list, choose one of the 
following:
• IS/Unlocked
• IS,AINS/Unlocked,automaticInService
• OOS,DSBLD/Locked,disabled
• OOS,MT/Locked,maintenance
Line Direction Provides the ability to associate a card with the line 
direction. CTC automatically configures the line 
direction during node setup. To change this setting, 
you must change the Cisco MetroPlanner site plan 
and import it to the node.
From the drop-down list, choose one of the 
following:
• East to West
• West to East
Service State Identifies the autonomously generated state that 
gives the overall condition of the port. Service states 
appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State 
Qualifier, Secondary State. For more information 
about service states, see Appendix C, “DWDM 
Administrative and Service States.”
• IS-NR/Unlocked-enabled
• OOS-AU,AINS/Unlocked-disabled,
automaticInService
• OOS-MA,DSBLD/Locked-enabled,disabled
• OOS-MA,MT/Locked-enabled,maintenance
Type (Display only) Identifies the type of port.
• Input Com
• Output Com
• Input Line
• Output Line
• Input OSC
• Output OSC
Power (Display only) Shows the current power level per 
port.
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VOA Mode (Display only) Shows the functional mode of the 
variable optical attenuator (VOA), when present. 
• Constant Attenuation
• Constant Power
VOA Power 
Ref
(Display only) Shows the optical power setpoint that 
must be reached when a VOA is present and VOA 
Mode is set to Constant Power. This parameter can 
only be modified by Automatic Node Setup (ANS).
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VOA Power 
Calib
Modifies the optical power value of the VOA when 
VOA Mode is set to Constant Power.
Numeric. Double-click the parameter, enter a value, 
and press Enter.
VOA 
Attenuation 
Ref
(Display only) Shows the VOA attenuation value 
when VOA Mode is set to Constant Attenuation. 
This parameter can only be modified by ANS. 
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VOA 
Attenuation 
Calib
Modifies the attenuation value of the VOA when the 
VOA Mode is set to Constant Attenuation.
Numeric. Double-click the parameter, enter a value, 
and press Enter.
Table 11-3 OSCM and OSC-CSM Card Optical Line Parameter Settings (continued)
Parameter Description Options