How do I create an E-Tree service?

Purpose

Use this procedure to create an E-Tree service. The parameters that are available to you is dependant on the intent type that is associated with the service template you select, and may differ from those described in this procedure, which assumes the Nokia-provided E-Tree template is being used.

Steps

Perform How do I create a service template?.

From the Service Management, Services view, click + CREATE.

The Select a service template to start form opens displaying a list of service templates.

Click on an E-Tree service template from the list.

The Create Service form opens with the Template Name parameter populated.

Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter	Description
Service Name	Specifies the name of the service. Must be unique from other services created using NSP.
NE Service ID	Specifies the NE service ID
MTU	Specifies the MTU of the service
Customer ID	Specifies the customer ID
Description	Describes the service
Admin State	Specifies the initial administrative state of the service upon deployment
Job ID	Specifies the work-order number

In the Site Details panel, click + ADD.

The Add Site form opens.

Configure the required parameters:

Parameter	Description
Device ID	Specifies the device identifier
Site Name	Specifies the site name
Description	Describes the site

Note: If site names and descriptions are added, these will take precedence over any service name and description specified in Step 4, with the first-configured site's name and description taking precedence over all others. As such, these attributes will be displayed in various locations, such as NSP's Model Driven Configurator function and NFM-P.

In the SAP details panel, click + ADD.

The Add SAP form opens.

Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter	Description
Root Leaf Tag Value	Specifies the Root Leaf Tag Value
E-Tree Leaf	Specifies whether E-Tree Leaf access-circuit is enabled
Port ID	Specifies the port identifier
Inner VLAN Tag	Specifies the inner VLAN tag
Outer VLAN Tag	Specifies the outer VLAN tag
Admin State	Specifies the administrative state of the service
Description	Describes the SAP
Collect Accounting Statistics	Specifies whether or not accounting statistics will be collected

Perform the following to specify an accounting policy to be used:

Click on the Accounting Policy field. The Select Accounting Policy form opens.
Click on an accounting policy in the list, then click SELECT. The Select Accounting Policy form closes.

Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter	Description
Enable QoS	Specifies whether or not QoS is enabled
Enable IP/IPv6 Filter	Specifies whether or not an IP/IPv6 filter is enabled

If QoS was enabled in Step 10, configure the parameters as required in both the ingress and egress panels:

Parameter	Description
QoS
Match QinQ Dot1p (ingress only)	Specifies the match QinQ Dot1p
QinQ Mark Top Only (egress only)	Specifies whether top Q-tags are marked
SAP Ingress
Policy Name	Specifies the name of the ingress SAP policy
Queuing Type	Specifies the ingress queuing type
SAP Egress
Policy Name	Specifies the name of the egress SAP policy
Queue (click + ADD)
Queue ID	Specifies the unique identifier for the queue
CBS	Specifies the CBS of the queue
MBS	Specifies the MBS of the queue
PIR (kbps)	Specifies the PIR rate of the queue
CIR (kbps)	Specifies the CIR rate of the queue
Policer (click + ADD)
Policer ID	Specifies the unique identifier for the policer
CBS	Specifies the CBS of the policer
MBS	Specifies the MBS of the policer
Policer Control Policy
Policy Name	Specifies the name of the policer control policy
Scheduler Policy
Policy Name	Specifies the name of the scheduler policy
Scheduler (click + ADD)
Scheduler Name	Specifies the name of the scheduler
PIR	Specifies the PIR rate of the scheduler
CIR	Specifies the CIR rate of the scheduler

If an IP/IPv6 filter was enabled in Step 10, configure the parameters as required in both the ingress and egress panels:

Parameter	Description
IP	Specifies the IP filter identifier
IPv6	Specifies the IPv6 filter identifier

Click ADD to add the SAP. The Add SAP form closes.

Perform one of the following:

If required, repeat Step 7 to Step 12 to add additional SAPs.
Continue to Step 14.

Configure the parameters in the MEP panel, as required:

Parameter	Description
MD Admin Name	Specifies the admin-assigned maintenance domain index value
MA Admin Name	Specifies the admin-assigned maintenance association index value
MEP ID	Specifies the MEP identifier
MAC Address	Specifies the MAC address of the MEP
One Way Delay Threshold	Specifies the time limit for one way delay tests
CCM	Specifies whether or not the MEP will generate CCM tests
CCM LTM Priority	Specifies the priority of CCM and LTM messages transmitted by the MEP
Admin State	Specifies the administrative state of the MEP

Click ADD to add the site(s). The Add Site form closes.

In the SDP Details panel, click + ADD.

The Add SDP form opens.

Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter	Description
E-Tree Root Leaf Tag	Specifies the E-Tree Root Leaf Tag status
E-tree Leaf	Specifies whether E-Tree Leaf access-circuit is enabled
VC Type	Specifies the virtual circuit type, ether or VLAN
SDP Type	Specifies the SDP type, mesh or spoke
Admin State	Specifies the desired state of the service SDP binding
Source Device ID	Specifies the SDP source device identifier
Destination Device ID	Specifies the SDP destination device identifier
Steering Parameter	Specifies the steering parameter used by NSP
SDP ID	Specifies the SDP identifier
Description	Describes the SDP binding
Override VC-ID	Specifies whether or not the VC-ID will serve as the NE service ID for the SDP
VC ID	Specifies the SDP virtual circuit identifier

Click ADD to add the SDP binding. The Add SDP form closes.

Perform one of the following:

Select the Reserve Resources check box and click PLAN to create the service in a Planned state.
Click SAVE to create the service in a Saved state.
Click DEPLOY to create the service in a Deployed state.

See What is Life Cycle State? for more information.

End of steps

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