Manage Circuits

To view the circuits, click Configuration > Layer 1 > Manage Circuits. The Manage Circuits page is displayed. It displays the list of all circuits created and discovered from TJ5500 in different tabs based on the circuit type.

Figure given below shows Manage Circuits page with SDH/PDH/VCG Circuits tab selected.

Manage Circuits page

Manage Circuits buttons

Button	Description
	Click Activate button to activate the circuits that are in pending or partial state.
	Click on Maintenance button and click Toggle LoopBack to toggle the loopback.
	Click Create Circuit button to create a new circuit and select from the options.
	Click Delete button to delete and/or deactivate the circuit. Deactivate: Click this option to delete the selected circuit(s) from the Node only. Delete And Deactivate: Click this option to delete the selected circuit(s) from TJ5500 system and Node. Delete: Click this option to delete the selected circuit(s) from TJ5500 system only.
	Click Save Circuit button and select the following: Save Attributes to save the edited Label. Save Global Circuit View to save the edited circuit globally.
	Click Select Circuits For Circuit provisioning button to select the circuits for circuit provisioning over it.
	Click Circuit Alarms button to view the alarms raised on the selected circuit.
	Click View Details button and select the following to view circuit details. Click Attributes option to view the circuit configuration details like source and destination information, route details, and common circuit details. Click Graphical View option to view the topology of the selected circuit. Click Route Details option to view the route details of the selected circuit.
	Click Manage CC button to open the Manage Cross Connections page directly.
	Click Reports button and select the desired option to export the data to any of the four available formats namely PDF, CSV, XML, HTML.
	Click Group By button to group the data based on the parameters provided in the drop down.

Manage Circuit parameters

Attribute	Description

SDH/PDH/VCG Circuits/ VCG Groups/ GMPLS Circuits/ DWDM Circuits/ CEM Circuits/ OTN Circuits/MEP Circuits
ID	Displays the circuit identifier.
Label	Displays the name of the circuit.
Customer	Displays the name of the customer.
Class of Service	Displays the type of protection configured on the circuit.
Call ID	Displays the call ID. This parameter is displayed only for GMPLS circuits.
Capacity	Displays the circuit capacity.
State	Displays the circuit state.
Last Modified Time	Displays the time, the circuit was last modified.
Circuit Type	Displays the type of circuit as 'P2P' or 'Singleton'.
Traffic Type	Displays the type of traffic carried by the circuit.
Frequency	Displays the frequency. It is displayed only for DWDM circuits.
Direction	Displays the direction of port connect. It is displayed only for DWDM circuits and MEP circuits.
Src Node	Displays the source node of the circuit.
Src Port	Displays the source port of the circuit.
Src TS	Displays time slot of the source port of the node.
Dest Node	Displays the destination node of the circuit.
Dest Port	Displays the destination port of the node.
Dest TS	Displays time slot of the time slot of the port.
HO	Select this option to know whether the circuit is high order circuit or not.
PM Granularity	Displays for which granularity the PM is enabled. This interval can be either 15minutes or 24hours or both.
PM Collection Nodes	Displays the PM of the collection of the nodes.
PM Enabling Time	Displays the interval where the PM is enabled.
Auto Planned	Displays the auto planned circuits.
Protect Continue	Select this option to protect and continue.
Auto Rerouted	Select the option to auto reroute the circuits.
Revertive	Select this when the Traffic is switched back to the work tunnel after the WTR expiration.
WTR(min)	This field is enabled when the Revertive mode is selected. Maximum acceptable value: 12 minutes.
Disjointness	Disjointness is to ensure no element is common to mitigate the risks. It is supported in 1_1_R and 1_1_F class of services in GMPLS circuits. Select the option from following: Link Node SRLG
Disjointness Degree	Disjointness degree is parameter to allow load sharing on the links. This parameter is applicable for GMPLS circuits. Maximal: The degree can be up to 50% and configured on node. Full: The degree utilizes two distinct links.
Priority	Displays the priority assigned to the circuit if multiple services are traversing on the link. Highest priority is 0 and lowest is 7. On fiber cut, highest priority services are rerouted first. This parameter is applicable for GMPLS circuits.
Maintenance Mode	Displays the maintenance mode.
User Remark	Displays the remark made by the user.
CST	The check box is enabled for those circuits on which Client signal termination (CST) is configured and is disabled if CST is not configured.
CEM	The check box is enabled for those circuits on which Circuit emulation (CEM) is configured and is disabled if CEM is not configured.
PM Enabled Ports
Additional tabs and buttons
Refresh Circuits	This button is provided at the bottom left of page to refresh the Manage Circuits page.
Show inline filtering	Select the check box provided to enable filtering option at each attribute.
Route Details	Click on this tab provided at the bottom left of page to view the complete routing details of the circuit.
PGP Details	Displays the details of Port group protection.
Graphical View	Displays the graphical view of the selected circuit.

Filter options

On Manage Circuits page switch ON the Hide Filters button. The following filtering options are displayed:
- ID: Enter the Circuit ID.
- Circuit Label: Enter the circuit label.
- Capacity: Select the capacity from the drop box.
- Node/IP: Enter the name of the node in the text box or select the check box and enter the IP Address of the Source/Destination node in text box provided. On entering a character, the list pertaining to that character is displayed.
- Port: Select the desired port from the list displayed. Click >> to display the list.
- Timeslot: Enter the timeslot in S-K-L-M format. (S: STM number, K: TUG3 value, L: TUG2 value, M:TU12/TU11 value). This field is enabled after the port is selected.
- Source Traffic Type: Select the type of traffic.
- Destination Traffic Type: Select the type of traffic.
- State: Select the status of circuit.
- Customer: Select the desired customer name.
- Date From: Select the circuit creation start date by clicking on the calendar.
- Date To: Select the circuit creation end date by clicking on the calendar.
- Revertive: Select the revertive option to revert or not.
- PM Granularity: Select the PM interval value from the drop-down menu.
- PM Collection Nodes: Select the PM collection nodes from the drop-down menu.
- Class of Service: Select the Class of Service from the drop-down menu.
- HO/LO: Select the option High Order or Low Order from the drop-down menu.
- Protect Continue: Select the option to protect and continue.
- Disjointedness: Select the type of disjoint.
- Maintenance: Select the type of loopback or external command.
Click Filter. The result is displayed in the Manage Circuit page.
Click Reset to clear the search criteria.

View Right Click Options in Manage Circuit

On Manage Circuits page right click on the circuit. The actions that can be performed on the circuit are displayed.

NOTE: Only the highlighted actions can be performed on the circuit and the disabled (gray color) actions cannot be performed.

Right-click options on Circuit

NOTE: Revalidate State is used as a work around for updating the state of the circuit.

Similar circuits are searched by matching the routes.