Dlp-B88 Optical 1+1 Protection Test - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

Chapter 4 Turn Up Network
From the View menu choose Go to Network View.
Step 1
Click the Alarms tab.
Step 2
a.
b.
Click the Conditions tab. Verify that the network does not have any unexplained conditions. If
Step 3
unexplained conditions are present, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15327
Troubleshooting Guide.
Display the node containing the XTC cards you are testing in node view.
Step 4
Make a note of which XTC is active and which is standby by examining the LEDs on the shelf graphic.
Step 5
XTC cards are installed in Slot 5 and Slot 6. The active XTC has a green ACT LED, and the standby
XTC has an amber SBY LED.
On the shelf graphic, right-click the active XTC and choose Reset from the shortcut menu.
Step 6
On the Resetting Card dialog box, click Yes. After 20 to 40 seconds, a "lost node connection, changing
Step 7
to network view" message appears.
Click OK. On the network view map, the node where you reset the XTC will be grey.
Step 8
After the node icon turns green (within 1-2 minutes), double-click it. On the shelf graphic, observe the
Step 9
following:
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Verify that traffic on the test set connected to the node is still running. If a traffic interruption occurs, do
Step 10
not continue, refer to your next level of support.
Repeat Steps
Step 11
the procedure.
Verify that the XTC cards appear as noted in
Step 12
Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Step 13

DLP-B88 Optical 1+1 Protection Test

Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
March 2003
Verify that the network does not have any unexplained alarms. If unexplained alarms are present,
resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide.
Ensure that the alarm filter icon in the lower right corner is not indented. If so, click it once to turn
it off. When you are done checking for alarms, click the icon again to turn alarm filtering back on.
See the "DLP-B227 Disable Alarm Filtering" task on page 6-30
The previous standby XTC displays a green ACT LED.
The previous active XTC LEDs go through the following LED sequence: NP (card not present), Ldg
(software is loading), amber SBY LED (XTC is in standby mode). The LEDs should complete this
sequence within 5 to 10 minutes.
2 through 10 to return the active/standby XTC cards to their configuration at the start of
This task verifies a 1+1 protection group will switch traffic properly.
The test set specified by the acceptance test procedure.
DLP-B60 Log into CTC, page
topology acceptance test.
Required
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
NTP-B173 Point-to-Point Network Acceptance Test
for instructions.
Step 5.
2-23; a test circuit created as part of the
Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Guide, R4.0
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