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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 11      Change DWDM Card Settings
DLP-G210 Change Optical Channel Settings for Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Cards
Table 11-17 Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Card Optical Channel Settings
Parameter Description Options
Port # (Display only) Displays the port number. Displays port number and TX or RX.
Port Name Provides the ability to assign the specified port a 
name.
User-defined. Name can be up to 32 alphanumeric/ 
special characters. Blank by default. Double-click, 
enter the name, and press Enter.
See the “DLP-G104 Assign a Name to a Port” task on 
page 7-10.
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 (Display only) 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.
• ADD
• DROP
Power (Display only) Shows the current power level per 
port.
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VOA Mode (Display only; 32MUX-O, 32DMX-0, 4MD only) 
Shows the current functional mode of the VOA.
• Constant Power 
• Constant Attenuation
VOA Power 
Ref.
(Display only; 32MUX-O, 32DMX-0, 4MD only) 
Shows the Power setpoint that must be reached on 
the path where a VOA is present when the VOA 
Mode is Constant Power. 
Demultiplexers show the reference value of the 
desired optical power going to the client. 
Multiplexers show the reference value of the 
desired per-channel optical power. This parameter 
can only be modified by ANS.
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