Chapter 9
Ethernet Operation
Figure 9-15 Ethernet manual cross-connects
Procedure: Provision a Single-card EtherSwitch Manual Cross-Connect
Step 1
Display CTC for one of the ONS 15454 Ethernet circuit endpoints.
Step 2
Double-click one of the Ethernet cards that will carry the circuit.
Click the Provisioning > Card tabs.
Step 3
Under Card Mode, verify that Single-card EtherSwitch is checked.
Step 4
If the Single-card EtherSwitch is not checked, check it and click Apply.
Display the node view.
Step 5
Click the Circuits tab and click Create.
Step 6
The Circuit Creation (Circuit Attributes) dialog box opens
Figure 9-16 Creating an Ethernet circuit
Step 7
In the Name field, type a name for the circuit.
Step 8
From the Type pull-down menu, choose STS.
Note
Step 9
Choose the size of the circuit from the Size pull-down menu.
The valid circuit sizes for an Ethernet Multicard circuit are STS-1, STS-3c and STS-6c.
Verify that the Bidirectional checkbox is checked and click Next.
Step 10
The Circuit Creation (Circuit Source) dialog box opens.
From the Node menu, choose the current node as the circuit source.
Step 11
From the Slot menu, choose the Ethernet card that will carry the circuit and click Next.
Step 12
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ONS Node
The types VT and VT Tunnel do not apply to Ethernet circuits.
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ONS Node
(Figure 9-16).
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