Important!

For protected equipment operation, VLNC50/52/55 circuit packs are required in the Main-1 and Main-2 slots. For unprotected equipment operation, a VLNC50/52/55 circuit pack is required in the Main-1 slot only.

Verify that the required VLNC50/52/55 circuit packs/pluggable transmission modules are installed.

If required, install VLNC50/52/55 circuit pack/pluggable transmission modules.

If protected equipment operation is provisioned, the UPSR/SNCP ports are on the circuit packs in Main 1 and Main 2 slots (for example, Main-1-1 and Main-2-1). If unprotected equipment operation is provisioned, both UPSR/SNCP ports are on the same circuit pack (Main-1-1 and Main-1-2).

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Procedure 4-2: Install circuit pack in Main slot

Important!

For UPSR applications, the port Application parameter must be provisioned UPSR. For SNCP applications, the port Application parameter must be provisioned SNCP.

From the System View menu at the starting node, select Configuration → Equipment to access the required Main ports and provision the port parameters according to the work instructions.

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Procedure 4-4: Provision VLNC50/52/55 circuit pack and SONET/SDH ports for service

Select View → Equipment to access the required Main ports and verify that the ports were provisioned correctly. Click Close.

At each node in the UPSR/SNCP, provision the port parameters according to the work instructions.

Important!

For SONET networks with a LAPD Mode of AITS, the LAPD Role parameter must be provisioned differently at each end of an optical span. For example, if the LAPD Role parameter is provisioned user-side at one end of an optical span, then the LAPD Role parameter must be provisioned network-side at the other end of the optical span.

For SDH networks with a LAPD Mode of UITS, if the other end is not a TSS-5 NE and it follows the strict user-side/network-side role, then there is a restriction that LAPD Role parameter must be provisioned differently at each end of the optical span. If the other end is a TSS-5 NE or it does not follow the strict user-side/network-side role, then there is no such restriction and the LAPD Role may be set the same at both ends and no alarm is reported.

From the System View menu at the starting node,

1. Select Configuration → DCC Terminations.

2. Select the required DCC Port (for example, dcc-m1-1), provision Termination State as enabled, the LAPD Mode as AITS or UITS as required, and the LAPD Role as user-side or as required.

3. Click Apply to make changes.

4. Select the companion DCC Port (for example, dcc-m2-1 or dcc-m1-2), provision Termination State as enabled, the LAPD Mode as AITS or UITS as required, and the LAPD Role as network-side or as required.

5. Click Apply to make changes.

6. Click Close.

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Procedure 6-4: Provision DCC terminations

From the System View menu, select View → DCC Terminations and verify that the required DCC Termination parameters were provisioned correctly. Click Close.

At each node in the UPSR/SNCP provision the DCC terminations according to the work instructions.

Important!

Synchronization Autoreconfiguration is only provisionable if the system Timing Mode parameter is Line and the Sync Messaging parameter for the port pair is enabled. If the Sync Messaging parameter is enabled at any port in the UPSR/SNCP, it must be enabled at all ports in the UPSR/SNCP.

At the starting node, provision the synchronization functions (for example, timing mode) according to work instructions.

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Procedure 6-5: Network synchronization provisioning

At each node in the UPSR/SNCP provision synchronization functions according to the work instructions.

Important!

If Remote NE Status is to be used, at least one network element must be provisioned as the Alarm Gateway Network Element (AGNE) in the network. If the network element is designated as the Alarm Gateway Network Element (AGNE), the Alarm Gateway parameter must be provisioned Enabled.

From the System View menu at the starting node, select Administration → Set NE and provision the Remote NE Status, Alarm Group, and Alarm Gateway parameters according to the work instructions.

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Procedure 7-7: Set NE defaults — alarm gateway, alarm group, remote NE status, FTP/FTTD, security and history log thresholds

At each node in the UPSR/SNCP provision Remote NE Status functions according to the work instructions.

Beginning with the starting optical span, connect the fibers between the Main-1-1 (equipment unprotected) or Main-1-(1,2) (equipment protected) port at the starting node and the adjacent node and verify the integrity of the optical span being established.

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Procedure 14-4: Perform connection and verification of optical facility

Perform end-to-end optical line test.

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Procedure 14-7: Perform end-to-end optical line test

Continue around the UPSR/SNCP in the same direction until all nodes are connected.

At each node in the UPSR/SNCP, click the Alarm List button from the System View menu and verify that no alarms are present.

The UPSR/SNCP is now ready for initial service to be established.

Important!

Establishing service requires that the proper slots in each terminating node be properly equipped with the correct circuit packs for the type of service being established. It also requires numerous cross-connections in each of the nodes representing the path of the required service. Additionally, transmission tests should be performed to verify the continuity and quality of the established circuit.

Reference:

• Chapter 10, TDM service provisioning procedures

• Chapter 11, Ethernet network provisioning procedures

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