MSP/APS Groups

To view the APS Groups, go to Configuration > Layer 2 menu and click MSP/APS Groups option. The MSP/APS Groups page is displayed.

Manage MSP/APS Groups

MSP/APS Groups buttons

Button	Description	Refer the link for more information
	Click Create MSP/APS Group button to create a new MSP/APS Group.	Create MSP/APS Groups
	Click Delete MSP/APS Group button to delete the selected MSP/APS Group(s).	Delete MSP/APS Groups
	Click Edit MSP/APS Group button to edit/modify the parameters of the selected MSP/APS Group.	Edit MSP/APS Groups
	Click Reports button to export the data to any of the four available formats namely PDF, CSV, XML, and HTML. Bulk Report generation in PDF and CSV format and detailed report in PDF format are also supported.	Summary report of MSP/APS Groups data

MSP/APS Groups parameters

Field	Description
Name	Displays the name of the MSP/APS group.
IP	Displays the IP Address of the node.
Working Port	Displays the channel configured to carry the traffic under normal working conditions.
Protection Port	Displays the channel configured to carry the traffic under protected (failure of work channel) conditions.
Protection Mode	Displays the type of protection mode as 1+1.
Reversion Mode	Displays whether the MSP group is provisioned as revertive or non-revertive. Revertive: This mode enables automatic switching to work channel from protect channel once the fault on work channel is fixed. Non-Revertive: In this mode, traffic has to be manually switched from protect to work channel. Until traffic is manually switched back to work channel, traffic is carried on protect channel.
WTR Time in Minutes	Displays the Wait-To-Restore time interval value (in minutes) in case of MSP/APS group provisioned in revertive mode.
Protection Switching Mode	Displays whether the protection switching mode in the MSP/APS group is provisioned as 1WAY or 2WAY. 1WAY: Only the Head end node's receiver switches to the alternate receiver on receiving an alarm. 2WAY: Both the head end and the tail end node's receiver switches to the alternate receiver on receiving an alarm.
Route Diversity	Displays whether the route diversity on MSP/APS group is provisioned as Enable or Disable. Enable: Allows the user to have two DCC links. The user can provision DCC on work and protect ports independently. Disable: When disabled, the ports act dependently. The user can provision DCC link only on work port. Provisioning DCC link on protect port is not allowed.
Protection Status	Displays the active channel in which traffic is currently being carried. Click the link against the desired MSP/APS group for viewing the protection status.

Filter option

Perform the following steps to view the filtering options and search MSP/APS groups based on the options displayed:

On MSP/APS Groups page to filter MSP/APS groups based on node name enter the node name in text box or to search based on node IP, select the check box and then enter the IP Address in the text box. On entering a character, the list related to that character is displayed and the user can select from the options.
After entering the desired filtering criteria, click Filter. The result is displayed on MSP/APS Groups page.
Click Reset to clear the filtering criteria and re-enter Node/IP details.