Chapter 11: Ethernet network provisioning procedures

Overview

Purpose

This chapter includes procedures necessary to provision Ethernet features for the VLNC50/52/55 SONET/SDH Transport and VLNC35 Fast Ethernet circuit packs in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch 5.

This chapter also includes procedures necessary to provision the Transport Multi-Protocol Label Switching (T-MPLS) feature for the VLNC42B circuit pack.

For other procedures related to the VLNC40/42/42B, VLNC60/61/62, and VLNC64 circuit packs, and general information about using the Command Line Interface (CLI), refer to Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.

For other procedures related to the VLNC40/42/42B, VLNC60/61/62, and VLNC64 circuit packs, and general information about using the Web-based GUI interface, refer to Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) CLI User Provisioning Guide.

Contents

Before you begin

Procedure 11-1: Provision Ethernet LAN port parameters

Procedure 11-2: Provision VCG parameters

Procedure 11-3: Make cross-connections for Ethernet service

Cross-Connections for Ethernet

Procedure 11-4: Provision LCAS, add/enable/remove tributaries

Procedure 11-5: Establish Ethernet private line service

Procedure 11-6: Provision VLNC50/52/55 circuit pack Ethernet-related parameters

Procedure 11-7: Perform private line Ethernet terminal loopback transmission test

Procedure 11-8: Provision VLAN segregation/aggregation in Ethernet over SONET/SDH (EoS) network

Procedure 11-9: Provision Link Aggregation Group (LAG) in Ethernet over SONET/SDH (EoS) network

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