Perform one of the following to open the Microwave Backhaul Service (Create) form:

1. Choose Create→Service→Microwave Backhaul from the NFM-P main menu. The Microwave Backhaul Service (Create) form opens.

2. Perform the following:

   1. Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens.

   2. Click Create→Microwave Backhaul. The Microwave Backhaul Service (Create) form opens.

Configure the parameters in the Customer panel.

Perform one of the following to configure the VLAN ID:

1. Retain the default selection in the Auto-Assign ID check box.

2. Deselect the Auto-Assign ID check box and configure the VLAN ID.

Configure the microwave backhaul service type as VLAN or VLL in the Microwave Backhaul Service panel.

Configure the remaining parameters on the General form, as required, and click Apply. The Microwave Backhaul Service (Create) form is refreshed as Microwave Backhaul Service (Edit) form and additional parameters appear.

Perform the following to configure one of the sites belonging to the Ethernet ring, along with the corresponding port adjacencies, and the ring pointer:

1. On the navigation tree, right-click on the Sites object and choose Create Backhaul Site. The Select Network Elements form opens.

2. Choose one of the ring sites and click OK. The Backhaul Site (Create) form opens.

3. Click on the Adjacencies tab and click Create. The Backhaul Adjacency (Create) form opens.

4. Choose the port adjacencies and the ring pointer and click OK. The Backhaul Adjacency (Create) form closes and Backhaul Site (Create) form reappears.

   Note: You can also configure the adjacencies by right-clicking the Adjacencies object on the navigation tree and choosing Create Backhaul Adjacency.

5. Click OK. The Backhaul Site (Create) form closes and the Microwave Backhaul Service (Edit) form reappears. The Site, Adjacencies, and Port objects appear below the Sites object on the navigation tree.

Perform the following to add the remaining sites and adjacencies of the ERP ring at the same time:

1. Click Populate Services→Complete Ring. The Complete Microwave Backhaul Service Rings form opens.

2. Click Search, choose the ERP ring, and click Complete Ring. The Complete Ring Service form opens with the sites, adjacencies, and port objects that are part of the ERP ring.

3. Click Apply. The Site, Adjacencies, and Port objects appear below the Sites object on the navigation tree of the Microwave Backhaul Service (Edit) form.

Click Apply. The Microwave Backhaul Service (Edit) form opens with the updated parameters.

Click Connect Service to connect the microwave backhaul service. The Connect Attempted check box is selected automatically.

Check whether the Topology Misconfigured check box is selected. If selected, the parameter indicates that the topology is incorrect. Correct the topology. The Topology Changed check box is selected automatically after the topology is modified.

Note: See Incorrect topology for more information about common causes of incorrect topologies.

Click Connect Service again to connect the microwave backhaul service. If the Topology Misconfigured and the Topology Changed check boxes are deselected, the parameters indicate that the configuration is correct.

Note: You can skip Step 11, and go to Step 12 directly, if the connect operation fails even after the configurations are corrected. The operational state is not calculated in such cases.

Click Deploy Service.

Note: See Non-MPR sites for additional information about deploying a service with non-MPR sites.

Result: The microwave backhaul service is configured successfully.

End of steps