Optical transport service
Overview
An optical transport service is a wavelength that traverses the network between two endpoints. The path the service takes through an NE is cross-connect (XC).
The NFM-P recognizes the adjoining XCs and managed link XCs as an optical transport service. The NFM-P supports optical transport services between two of the following NEs (7750 SR, 7705 SAR, 7450 ESS, 7210 SAS).
Workflow
The following describes the workflow to configure an optical transport service.
| 1  | Configure cards and timeslots (if applicable on the card type). | 
| 2  | Configure the rate on the optical NE. | 
| 3  | Configure optical links to logically bind the ports; the links are used to create XCs. | 
| 4  | Configure the services by selecting the endpoints on the sites of the service. |