To configure connector ports and breakout ports

Before you begin

Connector ports are indicated in the equipment tree by the letter c preceding the port number; for example, 10/1/c1/. Each connector port has the capability to support multiple Ethernet breakout ports.

DWDM channel and coherent optics are supported under connector ports and OTU is supported under breakout ports.

Depending on the NE and release, the tabs and parameters displayed may vary.

Steps
 
1 

On the equipment tree, expand Network→NE→Shelf→Card Slot n→Daughter Card Slot n→Port n/n/n.

For XIOM-s, expand Network→NE→Shelf→Card Slot n→Xiom Card Slot n→Daughter Card Slot n→Port n/n/n/n.

2 

Right-click on the Port icon and choose Properties. The Connector Port (Edit) form opens.

3 

Configure the required parameters.

Use the Connector Breakout Type parameter to configure the number and class of Ethernet ports to be housed by the connector port. For example, c4-10g indicates four 10 GB Ethernet ports.

For FP4-based QSFP28 MDAs on 7x50 NEs, the configuration of breakout connector types c1-10g and c1-25g (or just c1-10g for E4 platforms) implies you will be installing an adapter with a SFP+ or SFP28 optical module.

When you enable the CFP2-DCO parameter, the Coherent Optics tab becomes enabled and the Optical Transport Channel Unit tab becomes enabled under breakout port.

You can only set the DWDM channel after you enable the CFP2-DCO parameter. After you select the DWDM channel the wavelength and frequency associated with the channel are automatically populated. You cannot configure the DWDM channel under the General tab if frequency is configured under the DWDM Optics tab.

For 400G ZR optical module support, DWDM must be configured on 400G ZR QSFP-DD and DCO must be enabled on the transceiver before NFM-P DWDM and coherent optical configuration.

For the x2-1000g-wdm XMA, the CFP2-DCO parameter does not appear, as DWDM and coherent optics are supported by default.

4 

To configure the center frequency and view the minimum/maximum frequencies and supported frequency grid for a particular optical module, click the DWDM Optics tab and configure the required parameters.

You cannot configure the frequency here if the DWDM channel is configured under the General tab. DWDM channel and frequency configuration are mutually exclusive.

5 

As required, configure the breakout ports.

  1. Right-click on the port icon for the breakout port on the equipment tree and choose Properties. The Physical Port (Edit) form opens.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

  3. Save your changes and close the form.

6 

To view information about the SFP, click on the Media Adaptor tab.

7 

To enable coherent optics, click on the Coherent Optics tab and configure the required parameters.

8 

Save your changes and close the form.

End of steps