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Manage Cross Connections

To view the Manage Cross Connections page, do one of the following steps:

NOTE: After running the circuit discovery, the Manage Cross Connections page may display single node cross connection and/or multi end point circuits.

Manage Cross Connections button

Button

Description

Activate CC button allows you to activate the cross connect(s) that are in pending or partial state. This feature is not supported for this release.

Deactivate CC button allows you to deactivate the selected cross connect(s).

Multi End Point Circuits button allows you to click and open the multi end point circuits page.

Show Alarms button allows you to view alarms for the selected cross connect.

Summary Report button allows you to click and export the data to any of the four formats: PDF, CSV, XML, and HTML.

Group Options button allows you to click and group the cross connects by the criteria selected.

Manage Cross Connections parameters

Attribute

Description

SDH/PDH/VCG CROSS CONNECTS/ LAMBDA/ODU CONNECTIONS

ID

Displays the ID assigned to the cross connect.

Node Name

Displays the name of the node.

Node IP or Name

Displays the IP address of the node. Also allows you to click the link to open that node on Manage Nodes page.

Label

Displays the label of the cross connect.

State

Displays the state of the cross connection.

Mode

Displays the mode of the cross connection.

SW Port

Displays the source port of the work path.

Frequency

Displays the frequency of lambda connections.

SWTS

Displays the source time slot of the work path. This parameter is not applicable for lambda connection.

SP Port

Displays the source port of the protect path.

SPTS

Displays the source time slot of the protect path. This parameter is not applicable for lambda connection.

DW Port

Displays the destination port of the work path.

DWTS

Displays the destination time slot of the work path. This parameter is not applicable for lambda connection.

DP Port

Displays the destination port of the protect path.

DPTS

Displays the destination time slot of the protect path. This parameter is not applicable for lambda connection.

Capacity

Displays the capacity of the cross connection.

Ems Name

Displays the name of the EMS.

MEP Name

Displays the name of the Maintenance End Points.

Filtering Cross Connections

Perform the following steps to search cross-connects based on the options displayed on Manage Cross Connections page:

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page switch ON the Hide Filters button. The filtering options are displayed.
  2. After entering the desired filtering criteria, click Filter. The result is displayed on Cross Connections page.
  3. Click Reset to clear the search criteria.

Using Circuit option or the Manage Circuit page, you can view all the cross connections. You can perform the following operations from this page.

Deactivating the Cross Connection

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page click (Multi End Point Circuits). The Multi End Point Circuits page is displayed.
  2. Expand the desired MEP circuit and right click the desired MEP link. The Deactivate link appears.
  3. Click Deactivate. A confirmation page is displayed.
  4. Click OK. The selected cross-connect is deactivated.

Viewing Alarms on the Cross Connection

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page select the desired cross connection and click (Show Alarms), the SNC Alarms page is displayed. The attributes are the same as in the Circuit Alarms.
  2. Click Clear to clear the search criteria.

Viewing Multi End Point (MEP) Circuits

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page click (Multi End Point Circuits). The Multi End Point Circuits page is displayed. To view the enlarged or compressed graphical view of MEP circuit, click Expand View or Collapse View.

    Viewing MEP

  2. To view the graphical view of MEP circuit, do the following steps:

NOTE: The blue arrow mark in the graphical view indicates the endpoint if it is an PDH/VCG cross connect.

Multi End Point Circuits Parameters

Attribute

Description

ID

Displays the ID assigned to the circuit.

Node Name

Displays the name of the node.

Node IP or Name

Displays the IP of the node.

Label

Displays the label of the node.

State

Displays the state of the cross connection.

SW Port

Displays the source port of the work path.

SWTS

Displays the source time slot of the work path.

SP Port

Displays the source port of the protect path.

SPTS

Displays the source time slot of the protect path.

DW Port

Displays the destination port of the work path.

DWTS

Displays the destination time slot of the work path.

DP Port

Displays the destination port of the protect path.

DPTS

Displays the destination time slot of the protect path.

Capacity

Displays the capacity of the cross connection.

Ems Name

Displays the name of the EMS.

Icons of Multi End Point Circuits

Icon

Description

Allows you to zoom in the current view.

Allows you to minimize the enlarged view.

Restore to Normal

Allows you to restore the normal view.

Refresh the Current View

Allows you to refresh the current view for any updates.

Show Alarms for the Selected Entity

Allows you to view the alarms for the MEP circuit.

Allows you to launch the node page for the selected node.

Expand the Graph to view Adjacent Nodes

Allows you to expand the graphical view to view the adjacent nodes.

Editing MEP into Circuit Icon

Allows you to create cross connects to edit the MEP into circuit.

General Links of Multi End Point Circuits

Icon

Description

Clear

Clears the MEP circuits displayed in the Multi End Point Circuits page.

First

Allows you to view the entries in the first window.

Previous

Allows you to view the entries in the previous window.

Next

Allows you to view the entries in the next window.

Last

Allows you to view the entries in the last window.

NOTE: This feature is applicable only for debugging purpose and for missing of a single node/cross-connect/Topological link.

Filtering MEP Circuit

The filter MEP option provides a set of attributes on which the user can filter MEP attributes. To filter MEP circuit, do the following steps:

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page click (Multi End Point Circuits). The Multi End Point Circuits page is displayed.
  2. Select or enter the desired parameter to filter.
  3. Click Search to find the required information using the filter criteria. Click Clear to clear filtering criteria.

Filter MEP Circuit Parameters

Parameter

Description

Cross Connect Label

Enter the label provided for the specific cross connect to be filtered.

Node Name/IP Address

Enter the Node name. If you want to enter the IP Address, select the checkbox and enter the IP Address.

TP Name

Termination Point: Select the desired port from the list displayed.

Click >> to display the list.

Time Slot

Select the desired time slot from the list displayed.

Click >> to display the list.

MEP Group Name

Enter the group name of the Maintenance End Point.

Viewing Node and Trunk Tool Tip Details

To view the node and trunk tool tip details, do the following steps:

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page click (Multi End Point Circuits). The Multi End Point Circuits page is displayed.
  2. Place the cursor on the node to get the node details. The tooltip on the node displays whether the crossconnect exists on that node or not. When the cross connect exists, the node color is blue, else the node color is brown.
  3. Place the cursor on the trunk between two nodes. The Trunk window with the trunk details is displayed.

Node and Trunk Tool Tip Information for circuits

Parameter

Description

Node Tool Tip Information

EMS

Displays the name of the EMS.

IP

Displays the IP of the node.

Product Name

Displays the product name of the node.

Alarms

Displays the count of different severity alarms present on the node.

NOTE: A warning message is displayed as "Cross connection is missing".

Trunk Tool Tip Details

Local Node Name

Displays the name of the source node.

Local Port

Displays the shelf index, slot index, and port index of the source node indicating port capacity.

Remote Node Name

Displays the name of the node at the remote end.

Remote Port

Displays the shelf index, slot index, and port index at the remote end indicating port capacity.

Node and Trunk Tool Tip Information for MEP circuits

Parameter

Description

Node Tool Tip Information

EMS

Displays the name of the EMS.

IP

Displays the IP of the node.

Product Name

Displays the product name of the node.

Alarms

Displays the count of different severity alarms present on the node.

NOTE: A message is displayed as "Cross Connection is Present".

Trunk Tool Tip Details

Local Node Name

Displays the name of the source node.

Local Port

Displays the shelf index, slot index, and port index of the source node indicating port capacity.

Local Timeslot

Displays the timeslot of the local node.

Remote Node Name

Displays the name of the node at the remote end.

Remote Port

Displays the shelf index, slot index, and port index at the remote end indicating port capacity.

Remote Timeslot

Displays the timeslot of the remote node.

NOTE: A message is displayed as "This Trunk has MEP Path".

Viewing the Different Path

To view the different paths, do the following steps:

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page click (Multi End Point Circuits). The Multi End Point Circuits page is displayed.
  2. Click Select Path. The list of path is displayed. Based on the path, the selected path will be displayed.

Editing MEP

To edit MEP, do the following steps:

  1. On Manage Cross Connections page click (Multi End Point Circuits). The Multi End Point Circuits page is displayed.
  2. Select the node and topological link where the cross connect is not present.
  3. Click Editing MEP Icon. The Create Cross connect window is displayed.

    Create Cross Connect

  4. Select the required cross connect type. The selection of cross connect type depends on the following criteria:

    If node was pass-through, select the cross-connect type as Pass Through.

    If node was source or destination, select the cross connect type as Add Drop.

  5. To swap the SW/DW port number entered, click the link Click to swap SW/DW ports.
  6. Click Apply. The MEP is edited. To see the changes, go to Configuration > Layer 1 > Circuits menu and click Discover Circuit. The cross-connect will be present.

See also

Layer 1

Manage L1 Ports

Circuits

Manage ITS