Dlp-B217 Blsr Exercise Ring Test - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

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DLP-B217 BLSR Exercise Ring Test

Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
From the View menu choose Go to Network View.
Step 1
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.
Click the row of the BLSR you will exercise, then click Edit.
Step 3
Right-click the west port of any BLSR node and choose Set West Protection Operation. (To move a
Step 4
graphic icon, press Ctrl while you drag and drop it to a new location.)
Note
On the Set West Protection Operation dialog box, choose EXERCISE RING from the drop-down menu.
Step 5
Click OK.
On the Confirm BLSR Operation dialog box, click Yes.
Step 6
On the network view graphic, an E appears on the BLSR channel where you invoked the exercise. The
E will display for 10 to 15 seconds, then disappear.
In the CTC window, click the History tab. Verify that the node where you exercised the ring has an
Step 7
EXERCISE-RING (Exercising Ring Successfully) condition appear. Other conditions displayed include
EXERCISE-RING-REQ and FE-EXERCISING-RING.
If you do not see any BLSR exercise conditions, click the Filter button and verify that filtering is not
turned on. Also, check that alarms and conditions are not suppressed for a node or BLSR trunk cards.
See the
information.
Click the Alarms tab. Verify that the network does not have any unexplained alarms. If unexplained
Step 8
alarms are present, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting
Guide.
From the File menu choose Close to close the BLSR window.
Step 9
Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Step 10
March 2003
This task tests the BLSR functionality without switching traffic. Ring
exercise conditions are reported and cleared within 10 to 15 seconds.
None
DLP-B60 Log into CTC, page 2-23
As needed
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
For two-fiber BLSRs, the squares on the node icons represent the BLSR working and protect
channels. You can right-click either channel.
"NTP-B72 Suppress and Discontinue Alarm Suppression" procedure on page 6-30
NTP-B175 BLSR Acceptance Test
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