Chapter 13 Add And Remove Nodes; Before You Begin - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

Add and Remove Nodes
The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms
Note
do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration.
Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's
path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not
recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.
This chapter explains how to add and remove nodes Cisco ONS 15327 nodes from bidirectional line
switched rings (BLSRs) and path protection configuration.

Before You Begin

Before performing any of the following procedures, complete the
Provisioning" procedure on page
to the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide as necessary.
This section lists the chapter procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).
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4.
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NTP-B12 Add a BLSR Node, page
NTP-B213 Remove a BLSR Node, page
NTP-B105 Add a Path Protection Node, page
NTP-B106 Remove a Path Protection Node, page
6-2. Also investigate all alarms and clear any trouble conditions. Refer
13-2—Complete as needed.
13-9—Complete as needed.
13-13—Complete as needed.
13-15—Complete as needed.
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