Create Tributaries

Perform the following steps to create a new tributary:

Go to Configuration > Layer 2 menu and click Tributaries option. The Tributaries page is displayed.
Click (Create Tributaries). Create Tributaries window is displayed.
Select or enter the appropriate values in the required fields. For parameter description, refer to the following Create Tributaries parameters table:
Click Create. A success message is displayed.
Click OK.

Create Tributary parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value	Acceptable Values
Switch/IP	Select the name of switch from the drop-down menu. If you want to enter the IP Address, select the checkbox and enter the IP Address.	--	--
Port	Allows you to select the source port for the work channel.	--	List of available OCn ports.
Capacity	Select the capacity for the tributary.	VC11	VC11/VT1.5 VC12/VT2 VC3 (LO)/STS-1 VC4/STS-3C VC4_4C/STS12C
Count	Enter the number of tributaries desired to be created.	1	--
Source Channel	Select the source channel manually from the drop down menu. By selecting the Auto check box, the NMS automatically selects the available channel in the source port.	--	List of available channels.