Cisco ONS 15454 Test and Turn Up MSPP) Version 7.0

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Cisco ONS 15454 Test and Turn Up (MSPP)

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Cisco ONS 15454 Test and Turn Up (MSPP) Version 7.0 - 4-day Hands-on Cisco Authorized Course

Course Description

In Cisco® ONS 15454 Test and Turn Up, you will acquire the primary knowledge and skills required to optimally deploy a Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice provisioning Platform (MSPP) optical switch in a complex enterprise network. Hands-on labs allow you to practice the techniques taught in class in a real-world environment. You will learn to interconnect Cisco ONS 15454s, configure systems for SONET topologies, provision card protection, build circuits, and deploy Ethernet solutions. Multiple hardware devices, software products, and analyzers allow you to explore the best practices of designing and deploying the Cisco ONS 15454 optical switches as well as troubleshooting a typical installation.

Course Objective

After completing this course the student will learn about:

Configure a Cisco ONS 15454 optical switch
Provision a SONET network
Manage an optical system using the Cisco Transport Controller
Provision Ethernet cards
Deploy a unidirectional path-switched ring (UPSR)
Provision and test DS1 and DS3 circuits
Provision ML-Series cards
Maintain a Cisco ONS 15454 optical switch
Characterize a SONET network
Describe the fundamental architecture and components of the Cisco ONS 15454 optical switches
Determine the best topology for given network situations, including UPSR compared to bidirectional line-switched ring (BLSR)
Configure crossconnect (XC) on a Cisco ONS 15454
Deploy a BLSR

Intended Audience

This course is intended for network professionals who install, deploy, and test Cisco ONS 15454 optical switches.

Prerequisites

Students should have completed the following pre-requisite courses, or have equivalent knowledge or experience:

Experience using the Cisco IOS® Software command-line interface (CLI)
Routing fundamentals and IP addressing
Experience working with telecommunications transport networks and equipment, including T1, M13, and time-division multiplexing (TDM)
Experience using communications analyzers such as T-BERD or Tektronix

Network Topology

Course Outline & Labs

Course Outline

Lab Outline

Cisco ONS 15454 System Overview
SONET Overview

Frames
Overhead
Timing

Fiber Optics Technology Fundamentals

Refraction
Attenuation
Wavelengths

• Cisco ONS 15454 Installation

Power Considerations
System Cards
XC
Protection Schemes

• Cisco Transport Controller

Compatibility
Installation
Cisco Transport Controller Operations

• System Setup Essentials

Provisioning Steps
Timing
Pacing Trunk Cards in Service

Provisioning and Testing Circuits

Editing Circuits
Education Data Sheet
Card Provisioning
Loopbacks
Turn Up and Test Checklist

Configuring Topologies

Add-Drop Multiplexer Mode
Setting up a UPSR
UPSR Dual-Ring Interconnect (DRI)
BLSR Ring Map
Path-Protected Mesh Network

Ethernet and VLAN Review
Ethernet Cards

EtherSwitch®
Provisioning Point-to-Point Ethernet Circuits
Enabling Ports

ML-Series Card Provisioning

ML-Series Layer 2/3 Features
Configuration Process
Connecting to ML-Series Cards

Maintenance

Lab 1: Chassis Population

Set up the classroom network by populating the chassis with cards and configuring IP addresses.

Lab 2: Fiber Installation and Test

Test fiber, install ring spans, and calculate span loss.

Lab 3: Hardware and Engineering and Planning

Review how backplanes affect card capacity and configuration and determine how XC capacity is calculated.

Lab 4: Cisco Transport Controller

Install and configure Cisco Transport Controller on the classroom laptop. Next, configure a static router on a Cisco ONS 15454. Practice navigating an optical switch with Cisco Transport Controller and finally perform some simple troubleshooting of your Cisco Transport Controller installation.

Lab 5: UPSR Installation

Provision a Cisco ONS 15454 for UPSR. Set up a physical ring topology and set up management communications between nodes over the SONET Data Communication Channel (DCC).

Lab 6: Create DS1 and DS3 UPSR Circuits

Perform end-to-end provisioning by creating multiple circuits. Define a circuit from where it enters the ring (traffic added) to where some of the traffic exits the ring (traffic dropped).

Lab 7: Testing DS-3 Circuits

Create a hard loopback DS-3 circuit and test the circuit using a test set.

Lab 8: Create a BLSR Ring

Using skills gained from creating a UPSR ring, create a BLSR ring. Test an OC-3 circuit and add a ring to and drop a ring from the node.

Lab 9: Ethernet Provisioning

Configure two separate Ethernet VLAN point-to-point circuits between two nodes. Verify that the two VLANs are separate and mutually accessible.