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Create DWDM circuits

To create DWDM circuits, do the following steps:

  1. Go to Configuration > Layer 1 > Create Circuit menu and click P2P/MEP Circuit option. Create Circuit page is displayed.

  2. Enter the options for Common Circuit Info, Source Info and Destination Info. For more details, refer table Attributes of Create Circuit - DWDM.
  3. Click Start Route Creation. The Create Circuit page is displayed.
  4. Click Expand.

    Create DWDM Circuits- path selection

  5. Select the Create Circuit option. The circuit will be in planned state in TJ5500 and it will be stored in the database OR Select the Create & Activate option. The lambda connection will be provisioned on the node as well as the TJ5500.

Attributes of Create Circuit - DWDM

Attribute

Description

Create Circuit

Circuit Type

Select the type of circuit as 'P2P'.

SubType

Select the sub type of circuit as 'DWDM Circuit'.

Circuit name

Enter the name of the circuit.

Customer

Enter the name of the customer. The drop-down list will be displayed after entering the character in the field. If the drop-down list does not display any customer names, the user can create customer by clicking on the C link available against this field. The Create Customer page is displayed. Refer to the Manage Customers section for further details.

Direction

The direction is always Bi (Bi-directional).

Copies

Enter the number of copies of the circuit required.

Frequency Selection

Enter the desired frequency selection as 'Manual' or 'Auto'.

Provisioning selection

Enter the desired provisioning selection as 'Frequency' or 'Port'.

NOTE: If 'Frequency' option is selected, the 'Frequency selection' will be default set to 'Auto'.

Frequency Type

Select the radio button against the desired option.

  • All: Includes both even and odd channels.
  • Even: Includes only even channels.
  • Odd: Includes only odd channels.

Source Information

Node

Enter the source node name. On entering a letter, the list pertaining to that letter will be displayed.

NOTE: On selecting the option IP, you can enter the IP instead of the node name.

Port

Select the desired port.

Frequency

Select the desired frequency.

NOTE: The Add Source Protection option enables you to protect the source port.

Destination Information

Node

Enter the destination node name. On entering a letter, the list pertaining to that letter will be displayed.

NOTE: On selecting the option IP, you can enter the IP instead of the node name.

Port

Select the desired port.

Frequency

Destination frequency will be updated automatically with same as Source frequency.

NOTE: The Add Destination Protection option enables you to protect the source port.

Service Class

Class Of Service

Select the class of Service. By default, the class of service is Unprotected.

NOTE: The source and destination protection should be on the same nodes. Only multi-end points on the same nodes are supported.

See also

Create P2P/MEP circuits

Create circuit for Circuit Emulation

Create CEM circuit with One-Ended Protection

Create GMPLS circuits

Create P2P OTN circuits

Create MEP circuits