Provision Ring Cross-Connections Using The Aided Cross-Connection Tool; Purpose - Nokia 9500 MPR User Manual

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56.1 Purpose

The aided cross-connection tool is a smart tool to help the user to select the correct
MAC address for cross-connections on nodes that are members of the fiber chain of
a mixed fiber-microwave Ring.
The term fiber chain refers to a portion of the Ring where all the Ring nodes are
connected using optical fiber.
56.2 General
The procedure is completed in two phases:
56.2.1 Ring's Fiber Chain Description
The user describes the fiber chain, specifying the required information about the
nodes of the Ring portion plus the NEs adding traffic to the Ring using Ethernet
connections. A specific Pre-provisioning Tool is provided. The data loaded in the tool
is stored in the MIB or exported to an XML file. An existing file can also be imported.
The maximum number of entries is 32. Verify that an imported file contains no more
than 32 entries.
This chapter will use the same example ring as
mixed fiber/microwave
the aided cross-connection tool
Ring, as shown in
Provision Ring cross-connections using the
aided cross-connection tool
Provision cross connections in a
Figure 566.
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