User ManualTable of ContentsContents3About this document9Supported software9Supported hardware10Technical support and information12Overview13Network element overview13Release 12.1 features16Release 12.1 Hardware Compatibility Matrix28Supported configurations31Interworking37Supported upgrade paths38Operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) features39Gigabit Ethernet Drop and Continue41Alarm provisioning43Alarm flow control44Environmental alarms45External controls45ACO switch — clearing audible alarms and performing lamp tests45Bandwidth management45Tributary, DWDM, BLSR, UPSR, and 1+1 linear point-to-point46BLSR47Connection editing47In-service traffic rollover47BLSR networks (2-fiber)48Protection49’Infinite wait-to-restore’ parameter50BLSR Line Protection Oscillation Control51BLSR single span fiber cut scenario51BLSR nodal / multi-span failure scenario (involves squelching)63BLSR configurations67BLSR configuration and connection audit68Traffic flow over OC-48 BLSR69Traffic flow over OC-192 BLSR70Provisioning rules72OAM supported on BLSR81Channelized DS3 service (DS3VTx12 mapper)82Common Language Location Identifier82Connection ID83Consolidated load83Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)84OMX module86Network sites87DWDM configurations88Facility attributes92Loopbacks92Terminal loopback92Facility loopback92Optical loopback93Network surveillance96Extended network processor (NPx)96Telemetry byte-oriented serial (TBOS)97Path trace98Section trace99TID address resolution protocol (TARP)99OPTera Packet Edge System (Resilient Packet Ring) - Ethernet100Connectors100Resilient packet ring (RPR) object101Optical Ethernet / Layer 2 (OE/L2) on OPTera Packet Edge System102RPR configuration alert103Auto save notification103NNI Filters increased to 2048104Optical Ethernet-Private Line (OE-PL) services using 10/100 Ethernet1042x100BT-P2P circuit pack104PPP over SONET105PPP and HDLC105Bridge Control Protocol107Network protection using UPSR, 1+1 linear and BLSR107OAMP support108Ethernet Operational Measurements108Optical Ethernet-Private Line (OE-PL) service using 2x1000 SX/LX OPE circuit packs109Distributed multilink trunking110Bandwidth Reservation Protocol (BRP)1101024 TDIs on a mapped UNI110Optical Ethernet - Private Line (OE-PL) and Storage applications1112xGigE/FC-P2P circuit pack111Alarm management112Bandwidth management122Facility attributes123Ethernet Operational Measurements128Performance Monitoring133Fibre Channel Extended Reach133Generic Framing Procedure and Virtual Concatenation support137Optical interoperability of OPTera Metro 3500140Performance monitoring140SONET line, section, and path parameters140Threshold values141Retrieving performance monitoring counts148Physical PMs149Performance monitoring threshold crossing alerts (TCA)152TCAs152TCA summary alarms152Site Manager support154Preside Software Upgrade Management support154Preside Applications Platform and Multiservice MOA support155Protection switching156Protection hierarchy157Protection performance monitoring parameters for optical facilities158Security and administration160Local account user authentication160Local ‘challenge-response’ user authentication161Centralized Security Administration (CSA)162Centralized user administration and authentication through RADIUS163SecurID support166Secure storage of authentication data166Saving and restoring provisioning data167Local TL1 of provisioning data167Save and restore of shelf processor or span of control data to a remote management entity through...167Application of TL1 commands from a TL1 script file168Security levels168Third Level 5 User Support/Increased NPx SOC visibility to 16 NEs169System identifier (SID)169Remote login170Multiple login sessions170Enhanced Intrusion Detection171Intrusion attempt handling172Password management173Customer managed networks175Security log audit trail176General Broadcast tool177Modifiable Login Banner178STS Managed DSM180Support for 12 DSM184Synchronization184Internal timing185External timing185Line timing185Timing modes187Stratum clocks188Synchronization hierarchy188Hierarchy violations189Timing loops189Building-integrated timing supply (BITS)191Network element synchronization modes191Timing sources and timing distribution193External timing reference input signals to STX and VTX-series circuit packs194Synchronization-status messages194User-specified quality levels for timing sources196BITS output with VTX-series or STX-192 circuit packs196Userinitiated synchronization switches196Test Access198Test Access Ports (TAPs)199Test access configurations200Monitoring test access200Split test access203Loss of association and auto recovery205User interface206Time of day synchronization207TL1 Changes to Cross Connect AID parameter210TL1 event exerciser211TL1 event / log feature211Database change events212Log events212Inventory events212ATAG sequence numbers213Topology enhancements213VT management option on STX equipped OPTera Metro 3500213VT management on a UPSR213VT grooming on a UPSR219Collocated OPTera Metro 3000 NE and dedicated STS at each site222Collocated OPTera Metro 3000 NE and shared VT-managed STS224UPSR planning guidelines summary227General guidelines227Physical subtending rings227Virtual rings across the STS-managed OPTera Metro 3500 backbone network227VT grooming at an STS-managed OPTera Metro 3500 site227Hardware feature descriptions229Extended Reach (ZX) Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)231OPTera Metro 3500 Shelf and the OPTera Metro 3500 Universal Shelf232Shelves equipped with VTX-48 or VTX-48e circuit packs232Shelves equipped with STX-192 circuit packs233Replaceable I/O modules254Common modules265Left OAM (LOAM)265Left interface (LIF)266OPTera Metro 3500 cooling unit assembly and cooling unit fan modules268Universal cooling unit assembly and cooling unit fan modules for extended temperature applications26920 A (Universal) power module270OPTera Metro 3000 breaker interface panel (BIP)270OPTera Metro 3500 BIP (European deployment)272STX-192 circuit pack279Equipping rules279VTX-48 circuit pack282Equipping rules283VTX-48e circuit pack283Equipping rules284Extended shelf processor (SPx)284TL1 sessions284Alarms and TBOS285Reset button285Section data communication channel (SDCC)285Equipping rules285Extended network processor (NPx)285TL1 sessions286Alarms and provisioning data286Reset button286Equipping rules287ILAN interface287Equipping rules287OC-192 optical interface circuit pack287STS-1 path trace for OC-192288Section trace for OC-192288Section data communication channel (SDCC)288Forward Error Correction (FEC)288Equipping rules290OC-192 protection switching290OC-192 DWDM G.709 FEC optical interface circuit pack292Section data communication channel (SDCC)292Forward Error Correction (FEC)292Equipping rules293OC-48 optical interface circuit pack293STS-1 path trace for OC-48293Section trace for OC-48294Section data communication channel (SDCC)294Equipping rules294OC-48 protection switching295OC-48 STS optical interface circuit pack296STS-1 path trace for OC-48297Section trace for OC-48297Section data communication channel (SDCC)297Equipping rules298OC-48 protection switching298OC-48 DWDM circuit pack299Section data communication channel (SDCC)299Equipping rules300OC-12 optical interface circuit pack300Equipping rules301OC-12 Protection switching301Section data communication channel (SDCC)302OC12x4 STS IR optical interface circuit pack303Multimode Interworking303Equipping rules304Section data communication channel (SDCC)305OC3 optical interface circuit pack305Equipping rules306OC-3 Protection switching306Section data communication channel (SDCC)307OC-3x4 optical interface circuit pack308Multimode Interworking308Equipping rules309Section data communication channel (SDCC)310EC-1x3 circuit pack310Equipping rules311Protection switching311Section data communication channel (SDCC)311EC-1x12 circuit pack312Equipping rules312Protection switching313Section data communication channel (SDCC)313DS1 mapper314Equipping rules314DS3x3 mapper315Equipping rules315Protection switching316DS3x12 / DS3x12e mapper317Equipping rules317DS3VTx12 mapper318Equipping rules319DS3/VT protection switching3192x100BT-P2P circuit pack319Equipping rules320OPTera Packet Edge System 4x100BT circuit pack322Equipping rules322OPTera Packet Edge System 4x100FX circuit pack324Equipping rules324OPTera Packet Edge System 2xGigE (2x1000SX, 2x1000LX) circuit pack325Equipping rules3252xGigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel - Point-to-Point circuit pack326Equipping rules326Protection switch controller (PSC)328Equipping rules328Protection switch extender (PSX)329Equipping rules329OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH329Enhanced OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH330OMX shelf (not required with OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH)331Equipping rules331Fiber Manager (not required with OMX + Fiber Manager 4CH)332DS1 service module (DSM) shelf335Equipping rules335Multiple IS335DSM DS1x84 termination module (TM)339Equipping rules339Protection switching340Size: 4.65 MBPages: 342Language: EnglishOpen manual