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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
August 2005
Chapter 19      CTC Operation Reference
19.3 PC and UNIX Workstation Requirements
Table 19-2 Computer Requirements for CTC
Area Requirements Notes
Processor Pentium III 700 MHz, UltraSPARC, or 
equivalent
700 MHz is the recommended 
processor speed. You can use 
computers with a lower processor 
speed; however, you might experience 
longer response times and slower 
performance.
RAM 384 MB RAM recommended, 512 MG RAM 
optimum
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Hard drive 20 GB hard drive with 50 MB of space 
available
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Operating 
System
• PC: Windows 98 (1st and 2nd editions), 
Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (with 
Service Pack 6a), Windows 2000 (with 
Service Pack 3), or Windows XP Home
• Workstation: Solaris versions 8 or 9
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Java Runtime 
Environment
JRE 1.4.2 JRE 1.4.2 is installed by the CTC 
Installation Wizard included on the 
Cisco ONS 15454 software and 
documentation CDs. JRE 1.4.2 
provides enhancements to CTC 
performance, especially for large 
networks with numerous circuits.
If CTC must be launched directly from 
nodes running software earlier than 
R4.6, uninstall JRE 1.4.2 and reinstall 
JRE 1.3.1_02, then, to run R6.0, 
uninstall JRE 1.3.1_02 and reinstall 
JRE 1.4.2.
Web browser Netscape 7.x or Internet Explorer 6.x Netscape 7.x is available at the 
following site: 
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/brows
ers/default.jsp
Internet Explorer 6.x is available at the 
following site: 
http://www.microsoft.com
Cable User-supplied CAT-5 straight-through cable 
with RJ-45 connectors on each end to 
connect the computer to the ONS 15454 
directly or through a LAN
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