AddCrossConnect

Number of Connections

Enter the number of cross-connects desired to create.

1

Up to 672 at a time

CrossConnect Parameters

Capacity

Select the capacity for the cross-connect.

NOTE: If the cross-connect Capacity is changed after setting a value for 'Number of Connections' parameter, the Number of Connections will revert to the value 1.

VC12

• VC11
• VC12
• VC3
• VC4
• VC4_4c
• VC4_16c
• VC4_64c

Circuit Identifier

Enter a name for the cross-connect.

Tejas Networks

Up to 40 alphanumeric and special characters

Mode

Select the cross-connect mode.

Regular

• Regular
• SNCP DNI

Directionality

Select the direction of the data flow in the cross-connect.

2WAY

• 1WAY
• 2WAY

Source Work Channel/ Destination Work Channel

Source Port/

Destination Port

Allows you to select the source/destination port for the work channel.

The first STM port configured

List of available STMn and PDH ports

STM No.

Allows you to select the STM number at the source/destination port for the work channel.

The values available in drop down option depends on the capacity of the work port selected.

1

• 1 for STM1 port
• 1-4 for STM4 port
• 1-16 for STM16 port
• 1-64 for STM64 port

K

K specifies TUG3.

1

1 to 3

L

L specifies TUG2.

1

1 to 7

M

M specifies VC number of the cross-connect.

1

• 1 to 4 for VC11
• 1 to 3 for VC12

Channel Protection

Source Protection/

Destination Protection

Allows you to enable or disable protection for source/destination port of work channel.

• Enable: The protection path is enabled at the source/destination.
• Disable: The protection path is disabled at the source/destination.

Disable

• Enable
• Disable

Source Protect Channel/ Destination Protect Channel: The parameters under this field are editable when channel protection is set as enable at source and/or destination work channel.

Source Protection Port/

Destination Protection Port

Allows you to select the source/destination port for the protection channel.

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List of available STMn and PDH ports

STM No.

Allows you to select the STM number at the source/destination for the protection channel.

The values available in drop down option depends on the capacity of the protection port selected.

1

• 1 for STM1 port
• 1-4 for STM4 port
• 1-16 for STM16 port
• 1-64 for STM64 port

K

K specifies TUG3.

1

1 to 3

L

L specifies TUG2.

1

1 to 7

M

M specifies VC number of the cross-connect.

1

• 1 to 4 for VC11
• 1 to 3 for VC12

Reversion Mode Parameters: The parameters under this field are editable when channel protection is set as enable at source and/or destination work channel.

Source Port Revertive/

Destination Port Revertive

The reversion mode of the protection at source/destination.

• Revertive: The traffic is automatically switched to the work path from the protect path after the fault in the work path is rectified.
• Non-Revertive: The traffic has to be manually switched to the work path from the protect path after the fault in the work path is rectified.

Non-revertive

• Revertive
• Non-Revertive

Source WTR Time/ Destination WTR Time

For Revertive mode, allows you to select the time in minutes after which the traffic will be reverted to the work path after failure clears at source/destination on the work path.

5

1 to 12 minutes

Holdoff Mode Parameters

Source Port Holdoff (x100ms)

Defines the wait time for reporting the alarms in the interconnected rings when failure condition exists on the source port.

This field is not editable if source protection is set as disable.

0

0 to 100

Destination Port Holdoff (x100ms)

Defines the wait time for reporting the alarms in the interconnected rings when failure condition exists on the destination port.

This field is not editable if destination protection is set as disable.

0

0 to 100

View Cross-connect

A click on the link will direct you to the Configure Cross-connects preview pane.