Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Manual page 482

DLP- D76 Add a Member to a VCAT Circuit
Number of members to add—Choose the number of members to add from the drop-down list. If the
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drop-down list does not show a number, the VCAT circuit has the maximum number of members
allowed. The number of members allowed depends on the source and destination card and the
existing size of the circuit. For more information about the number of members allowed for a card,
refer to the "Circuits and Tunnels" chapter of the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual.
New Circuit Size—(Display only) Automatically updates based on the number of added members.
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Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)—Check this box if you want to create one or more
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cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits. If this box is checked, you
cannot assign a name to the circuit.
State—Choose OOG.
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Click Next.
Step 6
To route the member(s) automatically, check Route Automatically. To manually route the members,
Step 7
leave Route Automatically unchecked.
If you want to set preferences for individual members, complete the following in the
Step 8
Member Preferences area. To set identical preferences for all added members, skip this step and continue
with Step
Note
• Number—Choose a number from the drop-down list to identify the member.
Name—Enter a unique name to identify the member. The name can be alphanumeric and up to
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48 characters (including spaces). If you leave the field blank, CTC assigns a default name to the
circuit.
Protection—Choose the member protection type:
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To set preferences for all members, complete the following in the Set Preferences for All Members area:
Step 9
Protection—Choose the member protection type:
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If you left Route Automatically unchecked in
Step 10
If you checked Route Automatically in
In the Route Review/Edit area of the Circuit Creation wizard, choose the member to route from the
a.
Route Member number drop-down list.
Click the source node icon if it is not already selected.
b.
Starting with a span on the source node, click the arrow of the span that you want the member to
c.
travel. The arrow turns white. In the Selected Span area, the From and To fields provide span
information.
d. If you want to change the source, adjust the Source VC4 field; otherwise, continue with Step e.
Click Add Span. The span is added to the Included Spans list and the span arrow turns blue.
e.
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Common fiber or split routing cannot be changed.
– Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.
– Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.
– PCA—Routes the member on an MS-SPRing protection channel.
Fully Protected—Routes the circuit on a protected path.
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Unprotected—Creates an unprotected circuit.
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PCA—Routes the member on an MS-SPRing protection channel.
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Step 7, click Next and complete the following substeps.
Step 7, continue with Step
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