Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation And Operation Manual page 430

NTP-G54 Provision and Verify a DWDM Network
e. Record the values shown in the RX Optical Pwr field.
Click the Provisioning > Optics Thresholds tabs.
f.
Verify that the value in Step
g.
RX Power Low. If so, continue with
Step 11 Perform a short-term bit error rate (BER) test:
a. Complete the
card.
Display the TXP, MXP, or line card in card view.
b.
c. Click the Performance > Payload PM tabs, or, if OTN is provisioned, the Performance >
OTN PM tabs.
Perform a short-term BER test using a test signal from a test set or protocol analyzer.
d.
Monitor the payload performance monitoring (PM) for at least 10 minutes for errors.
e.
Note
Note
Repeat Steps
Step 12
Step 13 If a node fails any test, verify correct setup and configuration and then repeat the test. If the test fails
again, refer to the next level of support.
After all tests are successfully completed and no alarms exist in the network, the network is ready for
service.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
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– Power lower than range—Clean the trunk fiber at the patch panel and on the TXP or MXP.
Repeat Steps e through g. If the power is still too low, contact your next level of support.
Power higher than range—Add attenuation to the fiber and repeat Steps
–
"DLP-G136 Clear Selected PM Counts" task on page 9-7
To see an accurate PM count, the BER test results must be consistent with the transmitted bit
rate for at least 10 minutes.
For information about using a test set or protocol analyzer, refer to the test set or protocol
analyzer user guide.
6 through 11 for all sites that have add/drop traffic.
e falls between the values shown for the RX Power High and
Step 11. If not, complete one of the following.
Chapter 6 Turn Up Network
e through g.
for the TXP, MXP, or line
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