About This Manual; Revision History; Document Objectives - Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual

About this Manual

This section explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the Cisco ONS 15600
Reference Manual and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.
The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms
Note
do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration.
Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's
path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not
recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.
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Revision History

Date
March 2007
September 2007
September 2008

Document Objectives

The Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual provides technical information for the Cisco ONS 15600.
Revision History
Document Objectives
Audience
Document Organization
Related Documentation
Document Conventions
Obtaining Optical Networking Information
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Notes
Revision History Table added for the first time
Updated About this Manual chapter
Added a note in Card Default Settings and Node Default
Settings section of Appendix C, Network Element Defaults.
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