Three-Node, Four-Fiber Blsr Before A Fourth Node Is Added - Cisco ONS 15454 Series Procedure Manual

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fiber connections that will be made to add the fourth node. For four-fiber BLSRs, two fiber sets will be

reconnected, the working fiber and the protect fiber.

According to local site practice, complete the

Verify the card installation on the new node using the

4-2. Verify that the OC-N cards that will be the BLSR trunk cards match the BLSR optical rate. For

example, if the BLSR is OC-48, the new node must have OC-48 cards installed. If the OC-N cards are

not installed or the optical rates do not match the BLSR, complete the

Cards" procedure on page

Verify that fiber is available to connect the new node to the existing nodes. Refer to the diagram drawn

Complete the

to the new node after it is added, you must be an authorized user on the node and you must have IP

connectivity to the node.

Create a static route on the new node if the following conditions are present. If the conditions are not

present, continue with

The IP address for the new node is on the same subnet as other nodes in the network.

On the new node Provisioning > Network > General subtab, Craft Access Only is not checked under

Gateway Settings.

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shows a sample drawing of a three-node, four-fiber BLSR. The dashed arrow shows the new

Three-Node, Four-Fiber BLSR Before a Fourth Node is Added

Working fibers

Protect fibers

New fiber connections

for all the nodes in the ring.

"NTP-A35 Verify Node Turn-Up" procedure on page

"NTP-A108 Back Up the Database" procedure on

"NTP-A24 Verify Card Installation" procedure on

Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0

NTP-A212 Add a BLSR Node

"NTP-A16 Install the OC-N

5-2. In order to have CTC visibility

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