DWDM provisioning

This section provides information to provision the DWDM coherent optic, frequency, and coherent parameters.

Note: Different procedures are required if the DWDM port is managed using the OpenConfig component YANG model.

Provisioning the DWDM coherent optic

This procedure describes how to provision the DWDM coherent optic. To provision the DWDM coherent optic, the user must provision the connector breakout type and enable the transceiver Digital Coherent Optics (DCO) on the cage where the device is present. Use the following command to show connector information.

show port 1/1/c1

Output example

The following example shows that the starting point is a new default connector 1/1/c1 that is not provisioned, is administratively shutdown, and has a DWDM coherent optic transceiver installed.

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QSFP-DD Connector
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Description        : QSFP-DD Connector
Interface          : 1/1/c1
FP Number          : 1                          MAC Chip Number  : 1
Licensed           : Yes
Admin State        : down
Oper State         : down
IfIndex            : 1610899520
Last State Change  : 03/01/2022 18:10:14
Last Cleared Time  : 03/01/2022 18:20:32        DDM Events       : Enabled
Breakout           : no breakout
RS-FEC Config Mode : None

Transceiver Data

Transceiver Status : operational
Transceiver Type   : QSFP-DD                    DCO              : Disabled
Model Number       : 3HE16565AARA01  NOK  INUIAPJHAA
TX Laser Wavelength: 1547 nm                    Diag Capable     : yes
Number of Lanes    : 1
Connector Code     : LC                         Vendor OUI       : 20:20:20
Manufacture date   : 2021/06/03                 Media            : Ethernet
Serial Number      : 11111111111
Part Number        : DP04QSDD-E30-090
Optical Compliance : 400G-ZR-Amp 400G-ZR-Unamp 400G-ZR-Amp Custom (197) Custo*
Link Length support: Unknown
  1. Use the following command to configure the connector breakout.
    configure port connector breakout

    MD-CLI

    *[ex:/configure port 1/1/c1 connector]
    A:admin@node-2# breakout c1-400g
    

    classic CLI

    *A:node-2# configure port 1/1/c1 connector breakout c1-400g
  2. Use the following command to configure the DCO.
    configure port transceiver digital-coherent-optics

    MD-CLI

    *[ex:/configure port 1/1/c1 transceiver]
    A:admin@node-2# digital-coherent-optics true
    

    classic CLI

    *A:node-2# configure port 1/1/c1 transceiver digital-coherent-optics

Provisioning DWDM frequency

Before provisioning DWDM frequency, the user must configure the connector breakout and apply the DCO setting to the transceiver (as described in Provisioning the DWDM coherent optic). After the DCO is enabled, and the physical optical transceiver is present in the front panel cage, the optic transceiver data shows the optic DWDM details. The provisionable frequency range is also displayed here with the show port 1/1/c1 command (see the "Model Number", "Fine Tune Range", "Fine Tune Resolu*", and "Supported Grids" fields below). To initially provision the frequency or change what was previously configured, the user must shut down or disable the 1/1/c1 connector before provisioning.
Transceiver Type   : QSFP-DD                    DCO              : Enabled
Model Number       : 3HE16565AARA01  NOK  INUIAPJHAA
TX Laser Wavelength: 1547 nm
Laser Tunability   : flex-tunable
Config Freq (MHz)  : 0                          Min Freq (MHz)   : 191300000
Oper Freq (MHz)    : not-operational            Max Freq (MHz)   : 196100000
Fine Tune Range    : 6000 MHz                   Fine Tune Resolu*: 1 MHz
Supported Grids    : 100GHz 75GHz 50GHz 25GHz 12.5GHz 6.25GHz
Diag Capable       : yes
Number of Lanes    : 1
Connector Code     : LC                         Vendor OUI       : 20:20:20
Manufacture date   : 2021/06/03                 Media            : Ethernet
Serial Number      : 11111111111
Part Number        : DP04QSDD-E30-090
Optical Compliance : 400G-ZR-Amp 400G-ZR-Unamp
Link Length support: Unknown

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Transceiver Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM)
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                              Value High Alarm  High Warn   Low Warn  Low Alarm
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Temperature (C)               +36.0     +80.0      +75.0      +15.0       -5.0
Supply Voltage (V)             3.30      3.46       3.43       3.17       3.13
===============================================================================

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Transceiver Lane Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM)
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                                 High Alarm   High Warn    Low Warn   Low Alarm
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Lane Tx Output Power (dBm)             0.00       -2.00      -16.00      -18.01
Lane Rx Optical Pwr (avg dBm)          2.00        0.00      -23.01      -28.24

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Lane ID Temp(C)/Alm       Tx Bias(mA)/Alm   Tx Pwr(dBm)/Alm   Rx Pwr(dBm)/Alm
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    1              -                 -            -40.00            -40.00
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Coherent Optical Module
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Cfg Tx Target Power:   1.00 dBm               Present Rx Channel : N/A
Cfg Rx LOS Thresh  : -23.00 dBm               Cfg Rx Channel     : 0 (auto)

Disp Control Mode  : automatic                Sweep Start Disp   : -25500 ps/nm
Cfg Dispersion     :      0 ps/nm             Sweep End Disp     :   2000 ps/nm
CPR Window Size    : 32 symbols               Rx LOS Reaction    : squelch
Compatibility      : longHaul
Cfg Tx Power Min   : -22.90 dBm               Cfg Tx Power Max   :   4.00 dBm

Cfg Alarms         : modflt mod netrx nettx hosttx
Alarm Status       :
Defect Points      :

Rx Q Margin        :    0.0 dB                Chromatic Disp     :      0 ps/nm
SNR X Polar        :    0.0 dB                Diff Group Delay   :      0 ps
SNR Y Polar        :    0.0 dB                Pre-FEC BER        : 0.000E+00

Module State       : lowPower
Tx Turn-Up States  :
Rx Turn-Up States  :
This procedure describes how to provision the DWDM frequency.
  1. Configure the frequency using the following context.
    By default, no frequency is configured. A frequency must be provisioned. The following example displays a frequency configuration of 194400000:
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm frequency 194400000 (classic CLI)
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm frequency
      - frequency <MHz>
      - no frequency
    
     <MHz>                : [191100000..196150000]
    
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm frequency 194400000
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm frequency 194400000 (MD-CLI)
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm]
    A:admin@cses-V27# frequency ?
    
     frequency <number>
     <number>  - <191100000..196150000>  - megahertz
    
        Center frequency for tunable DWDM optical interface
    
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm]
    A:admin@cses-V27# frequency 194400000
    
  2. Enable frequency by configuring either of the following:
    • In the classic CLI, use the configure port 1/1/c1 no shutdown command to enable the connector.
    • In the MD-CLI, use the configure port 1/1/c1 admin-state enable command to enable the connector.
    In the following example, the “Config Freq” and “Oper Freq” fields in the show port 1/1/c1 output reflect the frequency setting, the “Coherent Optical Module” values are present, and the “Module State” displays the “txOff” value until the connector ports are administratively set to no shutdown or set to enable. For any DWDM frequency changes, after port 1/1/c1 is administratively set to no shutdown or set to enable again, the coherent module initializes and transitions through various states as visible in the “Module State” field.
    Transceiver Type   : QSFP-DD                    DCO              : Enabled
    Model Number       : 3HE16565AARA01  NOK  INUIAPJHAA
    TX Laser Wavelength: 1542.142 nm
    Laser Tunability   : flex-tunable
    Config Freq (MHz)  : 194400000                  Min Freq (MHz)   : 191300000
    Oper Freq (MHz)    : 194400000                  Max Freq (MHz)   : 196100000
    Fine Tune Range    : 6000 MHz                   Fine Tune Resolu*: 1 MHz
    Supported Grids    : 100GHz 75GHz 50GHz 25GHz 12.5GHz 6.25GHz
    Diag Capable       : yes
    Number of Lanes    : 1
    Connector Code     : LC                         Vendor OUI       : 7c:b2:5c
    Manufacture date   : 2020/01/11                 Media            : Ethernet
    Serial Number      : 111111111
    Part Number        : DP04QSDD-E30-090
    Optical Compliance : 400G-ZR-Amp 400G-ZR-Unamp 400G-ZR-Amp Custom (197) Custo*
    Link Length support: Unknown
    
    ===============================================================================
    Transceiver Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM)
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                                  Value High Alarm  High Warn   Low Warn  Low Alarm
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Temperature (C)               +63.0     +80.0      +75.0      +15.0       -5.0
    Supply Voltage (V)             3.25      3.46       3.43       3.17       3.13
    ===============================================================================
    
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    Transceiver Lane Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM)
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                                     High Alarm   High Warn    Low Warn   Low Alarm
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    Lane Tx Output Power (dBm)             0.00       -2.00      -13.00      -14.00
    Lane Rx Optical Pwr (avg dBm)          2.00        0.00      -21.02      -23.01
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    Lane ID Temp(C)/Alm       Tx Bias(mA)/Alm   Tx Pwr(dBm)/Alm   Rx Pwr(dBm)/Alm
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1              -                 -            -40.00             -9.78
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    Coherent Optical Module
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    Cfg Tx Target Power:   1.00 dBm
    Cfg Rx LOS Thresh  : -23.00 dBm
    
    Disp Control Mode  : automatic                Sweep Start Disp   : -25500 ps/nm
    Cfg Dispersion     :      0 ps/nm             Sweep End Disp     :   2000 ps/nm
    CPR Window Size    : 32 symbols               Rx LOS Reaction    : squelch
    Compatibility      : longHaul
    Cfg Tx Power Min   : -22.90 dBm               Cfg Tx Power Max   :   4.00 dBm
    
    Cfg Alarms         : modflt mod netrx nettx hosttx
    Alarm Status       :
    Defect Points      :
    
    Rx Q Margin        :    4.1 dB                Chromatic Disp     :      1 ps/nm
    SNR/OSNR X Polar   :   19.2 dB / 35.7 dB      Diff Group Delay   :      3 ps
    SNR/OSNR Y Polar   :   19.2 dB / 35.7 dB      Pre-FEC BER        : 3.340E-04
    
    Module State       : txOff
    Tx Turn-Up States  : init laserTurnUp laserReadyOff laserReady
                         modulatorConverge
    Rx Turn-Up States  : init laserReady waitForInput adcSignal opticalLoc
                         demodLock
    
  3. To the enable the laser and have the optic reach the “ready” state, the connector port as per the configured breakout must be enabled. Configure each connector port to be administratively set to no shutdown or set to enable as follows:
    • In the classic CLI, use the configure port 1/1/c1 no shutdown command to enable each connector port.
    • In the MD-CLI, use the configure port 1/1/c1 admin-state enable command to enable each connector port.

Provisioning DWDM coherent parameters

This procedure describes how to configure the following DWDM coherent parameters.

Classic CLI command

*A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent
  - coherent

      compatibility   - Configure the optical mode and rate of operation
      cpr-window-size - Configure the Carrier Phase Recovery window size
      dispersion      - Configure the dispersion compensation
      mode            - Configure the dispersion algorithm mode
 [no] report-alarms   - Enable/disable logging of alarms
 [no] rx-los-reaction - Configure the reaction to an RX LOS
      rx-los-thresh   - Configure the average input power LOS (Loss of Signal)
                        threshold
      sweep           - Configure the dispersion sweep start and end values
      target-power    - Configure the desired average output power

MD-CLI command

*[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm]
A:admin@cses-V27# coherent ?

 coherent

 apply-groups          - Apply a configuration group at this level
 apply-groups-exclude  - Exclude a configuration group at this level
 compatibility         - Optical mode and rate of operation
 cpr-window-size       - Window size for the carrier phase recovery
 dispersion            - Residual chromatic dispersion compensation
 mode                  - Mode used to compensate for chromatic dispersion
 report-alarm          + Enter the report-alarm context
 rx-los-reaction       - Reaction to an RX LOS
 rx-los-thresh         - Average input power LOS threshold
 sweep                 + Enter the sweep context
 target-power          - Average output power target for the port
Note: For ZR and ZR+ optics, only the compatibility, report-alarms, rx-los-thresh, and target-power commands are applicable.
  1. Configure the coherent compatibility command using the following context. The example below displays a compatibility metro configuration.
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent compatibility metro (classic CLI)
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent compatibility
      - compatibility <mode>
    
     <mode>               : long-haul|metro|access|interop|interop2|interop3|
                            long-haul-non-diff
    
    *A:Dut-B# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent compatibility metro
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent compatibility metro (MD-CLI)
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# compatibility ?
    
     compatibility <keyword>
     <keyword>  - (long-haul|metro|access|interop|interop2|interop3|long-haul-
                   non-differential)
     Default    - long-haul
    
        Optical mode and rate of operation
    
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# compatibility metro
    
    The coherent compatibility applies different optic application codes. The command default is long-haul and to change what has been previously configured, the user must shut down or disable the 1/1/c1 connector before provisioning for coherent compatibility.

    For any DWDM compatibility changes, after the 1/1/c1 connector is configured as no shutdown in the classic CLI or admin-state enable in the MD-CLI, the coherent module initializes and transitions through various states as visible in the “Module State” field until it is ready again.

  2. Configure the report-alarms or report-alarm command using the following context. The example below displays a configuration where the alarms are not reported.
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent no report-alarms modflt mod netrx nettx hosttx (classic CLI)
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent report-alarms
      - no report-alarms [modflt] [mod] [netrx] [nettx] [hosttx]
      - report-alarms [modflt] [mod] [netrx] [nettx] [hosttx]
    
    *A:Dut-B# configure port 1/1/c1  dwdm coherent no report-alarms modflt 
    mod netrx nettx hosttx
    
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent report-alarm (MD-CLI)
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# report-alarm ?
    
     report-alarm
    
     hosttx                - Report the host (electrical side) transmit alarm
     mod                   - Report the module alarm
     modflt                - Report the module fault alarm
     netrx                 - Report the network (optical side) receive alarm
     nettx                 - Report the network (optical side) transmit alarm
    
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent report-alarm]
    A:admin@cses-V27# info
        modflt false
        mod false
        netrx false
        nettx false
        hosttx false
    
    When an alarm is reported, it is logged in the event logs and a trap is sent to the Network Management System (NMS). For details about the alarms and defect points, see the TIMETRA-PORT-MIB.mib. By default, all alarms are reported.
  3. Configure the rx-los-thresh command using the following context. The example below displays a configuration of -18 dBm.
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent rx-los-thresh -18 (classic CLI)
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent rx-los-thresh
      - rx-los-thresh <threshold>
    
     <threshold>          : [-30.00..-13.00] dBm - Default: -23.00
    
    *A:Dut-B# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent rx-los-thresh -18
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent rx-los-thresh -18 (MD-CLI)
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# rx-los-thresh ?
    
     rx-los-thresh <decimal-number>
     <decimal-number>  - <-30.0..-13.0>  - decibel-milliwatts, 2 fraction digits
     Default           - -23
    
        Average input power LOS threshold
    
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# rx-los-thresh -18
    
    This command configures the received optical power threshold at which the Loss of Signal (LOS) alarm is declared. To clear the LOS alarm, the received optical power must be higher than the configured rx-los-thresh command.
  4. Configure the target-power command using the following context. The example below displays a configuration of -12 dBm.
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent target-power -12 (classic CLI)
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent target-power
      - target-power <power>
    
     <power>              : [-20.00..3.00] dBm - Default: 1.00
    
    *A:Dut-A# configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent target-power -12
    configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent target-power -12 (MD-CLI)
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# target-power ?
    
     target-power <decimal-number>
     <decimal-number>  - <-20.0..3.0>  - decibel-milliwatts, 2 fraction digits
     Default           - 1
    
        Average output power target for the port
    
    *[pr:/configure port 1/1/c1 dwdm coherent]
    A:admin@cses-V27# target-power -12
    
    The target-power command configures the average output power target for the port.
    The actual measured Tx power along with the configured power is displayed by using the show port 1/1/c1 detail command.
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    Transceiver Lane Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM)
    ===============================================================================
                                     High Alarm   High Warn    Low Warn   Low Alarm
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Lane Tx Output Power (dBm)             0.00       -2.00      -13.00      -14.00
    Lane Rx Optical Pwr (avg dBm)          2.00        0.00      -21.02      -23.01
    
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Lane ID Temp(C)/Alm       Tx Bias(mA)/Alm   Tx Pwr(dBm)/Alm   Rx Pwr(dBm)/Alm
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1              -                 -            -11.91             -9.86
    ===============================================================================
    * indicates that the corresponding row element may have been truncated.
    
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    Coherent Optical Module
    ===============================================================================
    Cfg Tx Target Power: -12.00 dBm
    Cfg Rx LOS Thresh  : -23.00 dBm
    
    Disp Control Mode  : automatic                Sweep Start Disp   : -25500 ps/nm
    Cfg Dispersion     :      0 ps/nm             Sweep End Disp     :   2000 ps/nm
    CPR Window Size    : 32 symbols               Rx LOS Reaction    : squelch
    Compatibility      : longHaul
    Cfg Tx Power Min   : -22.90 dBm               Cfg Tx Power Max   :   4.00 dBm
    
    Cfg Alarms         : modflt mod netrx nettx hosttx
    Alarm Status       :
    Defect Points      :
    
    Rx Q Margin        :    4.1 dB                Chromatic Disp     :      1 ps/nm
    SNR/OSNR X Polar   :   19.1 dB / 35.7 dB      Diff Group Delay   :      2 ps
    SNR/OSNR Y Polar   :   19.1 dB / 35.7 dB      Pre-FEC BER        : 3.430E-04
    
    Module State       : ready
    Tx Turn-Up States  : init laserTurnUp laserReadyOff laserReady
                         modulatorConverge outputPowerAdjust
    Rx Turn-Up States  : init laserReady waitForInput adcSignal opticalLock
                         demodLock
    
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    Coherent Optical Port Statistics (Elapsed Seconds: 588)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Statistic                        Current      Average      Minimum      Maximum
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Rx BER                         3.430E-04    3.415E-04    3.050E-04    3.780E-04
    Rx SNR (dB)                         19.2         19.1         19.1         19.2
    Rx OSNR (dB)                        35.7         35.7         35.7         35.7
    Rx Chromatic Disp (ps/nm)              1            2            1            3
    Rx Diff Group Delay (ps)               2            2            2            3
    Rx Freq Offset (MHz)                 287          284          182          387
    Rx Q (dB)                           10.6         10.5         10.5         10.6
    Rx Per-Channel Power (dBm)         -9.69        -9.63        -9.78        -9.49
    Tx Power (dBm)                    -11.93       -10.69       -11.93        -9.72
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------