How do I add a controller?

IP/Optical Coordination supports the addition, modification and deletion of optical controllers. Nokia's Model-Driven Mediation (MDM) platform is required in order to enable this functionality, as are adaptors that correspond to the supported controller types. See the NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information about deploying MDM. The following controllers are supported:

ONF T-API
IETF ACTN (PoC only)

The addition, modification, and deletion of optical controllers is supported both when WS-NOC is deployed in shared mode (previously-configured to work with NSP), and when WS-NOC is deployed in standalone mode (configured to work independently). When deployed in shared mode, the WS-NOC server must be restarted whenever the NSP host server it has been configured to work with is restarted. When deployed in standalone mode, the WS-RC security certificate must be installed on the MDM server. This can be accomplished using the following commands:

keytool -alias nrct -file server.crt -import -keystore

/opt/nsp/os/ssl/nsp.truststore -storepass <password>

$ cd mediation/bin/

$ ./mdmserver.bash stop

$ ./mdmserver.bash start

Note: The following procedure is updated as ONF T-API controllers are now used between IP/Optical Coordination and WS-RC.

Open IP/Optical Coordination, Controller and Simulator.

Click Add and choose Add Controller. The Create Controller page opens.

Configure the required parameters:

Parameter	Description
Identification
Name	Specifies the name of the controller
Description	Describes the controller
Vendor	Specifies the controller's vendor
Domain	Specifies the domain(s) managed by the controller
IP Address	Specifies the IP address of the controller
Port	Specifies the port used in REST communications
Re-sync Frequency (minute)	Specifies the time, in minutes, to re-sync
Secured Connection	Specifies whether the Cross domain resource control to MDM connection will be secured
Push Data To NSP Store	Specifies whether data will be pushed to the NSP store
Controller Parameters
Controller Type	Specifies the type of controller
Controller Version	Specifies the controller version
Protocol Type	Specifies the protocol type used for communication
Protocol Version	Specifies the version of the protocol to be used for communication
Mediation Parameters
User Name	Specifies the user name
Password	Specifies the password
Port	Specifies the port used in REST communications
Base URL	Specifies the endpoint used in REST communications
Idle Timeout (seconds)	Specifies, in seconds, the rest idle timeout
Retries	Specifies the number of retries
Authentication Server IP Address	Specifies the IP address of the CAS server which authenticates all requests
Secured Connection	Specifies whether the MDM to WS-NOC connection is secured
Additional Parameters
Cross Launch URL	Specifies the cross launch URL for physical links
Cross Launch Service URL	Specifies the cross launch service URL for physical links
SRLG Minimum Value	Specifies the minimum numeric SRLG value for the controller
SRLG Maximum Value	Specifies the maximum numeric SRLG value for the controller

Click CREATE. The controller is added.

As required, modify the controller by hovering over More and clicking Edit .

As required, delete the controller by hovering over More and clicking Delete .

End of steps

Note: When a controller is added, an NE policy and a mediation policy are created. If the IP/Optical Coordination database is dropped, the controller will be deleted, but these policies will remain on the NSP host and MDM servers. The policies must be deleted before the controller can be re-added.