Ntp-H170 Upgrade Stm-M Spans Automatically - Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Procedure Manual

Before You Begin

NTP-H170 Upgrade STM-M Spans Automatically

Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Caution Do not perform any other maintenance operations, such as facility or terminal loopbacks, or add any
circuits during a card or span upgrade.
Note STM-M transmit and receive levels should be in their acceptable range as shown in the specifications for
each card in
During the upgrade, the IMPROPRMVL alarm might be raised. It will clear automatically.
Note
Step 1 Determine the type of upgrade you need to make and be sure you have the necessary cards. Valid span
upgrades include:
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•
Step 2 Complete the
Step 3.
According to local site practice, complete the
Step 3
page
Ensure that no alarms or abnormal conditions (regardless of severity), including LOS, LOF, AIS-L,
Step 4
signal failure (SF), signal degrade (SD), and FORCED-REQ-RING are present. See the
Check the Network for Alarms and Conditions" task on page 17-56
Note
In network view, right-click the span you want to upgrade.
Step 5
Choose Span Upgrade from the drop-down list.
Step 6
The first Span Upgrade dialog box
Step 7
the wizard will lead you through the rest of the span upgrade.
Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Procedure Guide, Release 9.1 and Release 9.2
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This procedure upgrades path protection spans and 1+1 protection group
spans. The Span Upgrade Wizard only supports STM-M span upgrades.
It does not support electrical upgrades.
Attenuators might be needed for some applications
The span upgrade procedure requires at least two technicians (one at
each end of the span) who can communicate with each other during the
upgrade.
As needed
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
Table 1-2 on page
STM1 to STM4
STM4 to STM16
"DLP-H29 Log into CTC" task on page
14-2.
During the upgrade/downgrade some minor alarms and conditions display and then clear
automatically. No service-affecting alarms (SA, Major, or Critical) should occur. Refer to the
Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Troubleshooting Guide for information about alarms.
1-30.
16-43. If you are already logged in, continue with
"NTP-H102 Back Up the Database" procedure on
appears(Figure 11-1). Follow the instructions in the dialog box and
Chapter 11 Upgrade Cards and Spans
"DLP-H163
for instructions.
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