Dlp- A295 Perform A Manual Span Upgrade On A Path Protection - Cisco ONS 15454 Series Procedure Manual

DLP-A295 Perform a Manual Span Upgrade on a Path Protection
DLP-A295 Perform a Manual Span Upgrade on a Path Protection
Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Do not reach into a vacant slot or chassis while you install or remove a module or a fan. Exposed
Warning
circuitry could constitute an energy hazard. Statement 206
Caution Do not perform any other maintenance operations or add any circuits during a span upgrade.
Complete the
Step 1
switch on the span that you will upgrade.
Remove the fiber from both endpoint nodes in the span and ensure that traffic is still running.
Step 2
Remove the OC-N cards from both span endpoints.
Step 3
For both ends of the span, in node view right-click each OC-N slot and choose Change Card.
Step 4
In the Change Card dialog box, choose the new OC-N card type.
Step 5
Click OK.
Step 6
Complete the
Step 7
in both endpoints.
Verify that the transmit signal falls within the acceptable range. See
Step 8
card transmit and receive levels.
Complete the
Step 9
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become active.
Complete the
Step 10
endpoint nodes have been successfully upgraded and all the facility alarms (LOS, SD, or SF) are cleared.
Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Step 11
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This task upgrades path protection spans to a higher OC-N speed.
Repeat the task for each span to upgrade the entire ring to the higher
OC-N rate. To downgrade a span, repeat this task but choose a lower-rate
card in Step
Higher-rate cards
Compatible hardware necessary for the upgrade
DLP-A60 Log into CTC, page 17-66
As needed
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
"DLP-A197 Initiate a Path Protection Force Switch" task on page 18-68
"NTP-A16 Install the OC-N Cards" procedure on page 2-6
"DLP-A43 Install Fiber-Optic Cables for Path Protection Configurations" task on
to attach the fiber to the cards. Wait for the IMPROPRMVL alarm to clear and the cards to
"DLP-A198 Clear a Path Protection Force Switch" task on page 18-70
5.
Chapter 19 DLPs A200 to A299
to apply a Force
to install the new OC-N cards
Table 2-3 on page 2-15 for OC-N
when cards in both
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