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CTC Information and Shortcuts

This appendix describes the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) views, menu and tool options, shortcuts,
and table display options for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH. This appendix also describes the shelf
inventory data presented in CTC. For more information about CTC, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH
Reference Manual.

Note If network discovery is enabled on the node, CTC searches each node in the network for more recent

versions of the CTC software. If a more recent version is discovered, CTC gives you the option of
downloading the newer version to your PC. Refer to the “Cisco Transport Controller Operations” chapter
in the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual for more information.

Display Node, Card, and Network Views

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CTC provides four views of the ONS 15454 SDH and the ONS network:

• Node view appears when you first log into an ONS 15454 SDH. This view shows a graphic of the

ONS 15454 SDH shelf and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the node.

• Card view provides access to individual ONS 15454 SDH cards. This view provides a graphic of the

card and access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the card.

• Network view shows all the nodes in a ring. A Superuser can set up this feature so each user will see

the same network view, and users can create a custom view with maps. This view provides access to
tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the network. Network view can contain domains. A domain
is used to isolate nodes or groups of nodes for easier maintenance. Double-clicking a domain shows
all the nodes in the domain; nodes connected to the domain are grayed out.

Table A-1 lists different actions for changing CTC views.

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Table A-1 Change CTC Views

To Display: Perform One of the Following:

Node view

Network view

Card view

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• Log into a node; node view is the default view.

• In network view, double-click a node icon, or right-click the node and

choose Open Node from the shortcut menu.

• In network view, click a node icon, then choose Go to Selected Object

View from the View menu.

• From the CTC View menu, choose Go To Other Node, then choose a node

from the shortcut menu.

• Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down among views.

For example, in network view, click a node and then click the down arrow.

• In node view, click the up arrow or the Network View tool on the CTC

toolbar.

• From the View menu, choose Go To Network View.

• In node view, double-click a card or right-click the card and choose

Open Card.

• In node view, single-click a card icon, then choose Go to Selected Object

View from the View menu.

• Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down views. For

example, in node view, click a card, then click the down arrow.

Node Icons on the Network View Map

Table A-2 lists the node icons on the network view map.

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Table A-2 Description of Node Icons on Network View Map

Node Name Icon Description

SDH

Hybrid OADM

Hybrid line amplifier

Hybrid terminal

Passive hybrid
terminal

Amplified TDM

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An SDH, hybrid, or amplified time-division multiplexing (TDM)
node icon are represented as a cylinder with crossed arrows.

• An SDH node can include STM-N cards, electrical cards,

cross-connects, and more.

• A hybrid optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) node contains

at least one AD-xC-xx.x or one AD-xB-xx.x and two
TCC2/TCC2P cards. TDM cards can be installed in any
available slot.

• A hybrid line amplifier node contains amplifiers and both TDM

and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) cards.
For DWDM node information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454
DWDM Reference Manual.

• A hybrid terminal node contains at least one 32MUX-O card,

one 32DMX-O card, amplifiers, two TCC2/TCC2P cards, and
TDM cards.

• A passive hybrid terminal node has the same equipment as the

hybrid terminal node, but does not contain amplifiers.

• An amplified TDM node increases the span length between two

ONS 15454 SDH nodes that contain TDM cards and optical
amplifiers. Amplified TDM nodes contain either OPT-BST
amplifiers or AD-1C cards.

Hub A DWDM hub node icon is represented as a three-dimensional

cylinder with amplifiers. A hub node contains at least two
32-channel demultiplexers and two 32-channel multiplexers. No
OADM cards are provisioned. For DWDM node information, refer
to the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual.

OADM A DWDM OADM node icon is represented as a three-dimensional

cylinder with arrows. An OADM node contains at least one
AD-xC-xx.x or AD-xB-xx.x. No 32MUX-O, 32DMX-O, and
32DMX cards are provisioned. For DWDM node information, refer
to the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual.

ROADM A reconfigurable OADM (ROADM) node icon is represented as a

three-dimensional cylinder with 2 amplifier symbols with arrows
between them. An ROADM node contains at least one 32WSS card.
A 32DMX or 32DMX-O can be installed, but is not required.
Transponders (TXPs) and muxponders (MXPs) can be installed in
Slots 6 and 12. If amplification is not used, TXPs or MXPs can be
installed in Slots 1 and 17. If OPT-BST are not installed, OSC-CSM
cards are installed in Slots 2 and 16 and Slots 8 and 10 are empty.For
DWDM node information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM
Reference Manual.

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Table A-2 Description of Node Icons on Network View Map (continued)

Node Name Icon Description

Terminal (west) Terminal (west) nodes are represented as a three-dimensional

Terminal (east) Terminal (east) nodes are represented as a three-dimensional square

Line Amplifier

OSC regeneration

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cylinder with one amplifier on the west side of the icon.

• A terminal node contains one 32DMX-O or 32DMX card, and

one 32MUX-O card. No OADM cards are provisioned.

• A flexible terminal node contains a series of OADM and

amplifier cards.

For DWDM node information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454
DWDM Reference Manual.

with one amplifier on the east side of the icon.

• A terminal node contains one32DMX-O or 32DMX card, and

one 32MUX-O card. No OADM cards are provisioned.

• A flexible terminal node contains a series of OADM and

amplifier cards.

For DWDM node information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454
DWDM Reference Manual.

Line amplifier and optical service channel (OSC) regeneration
nodes are represented as a three-dimensional cylinder with one
arrow pointing west and another arrow pointing east.

Unknown An unknown DWDM node icon is represented as a

Manage the CTC Window

Different navigational methods are available within the CTC window to access views and perform
management actions. You can double-click and right-click objects in the graphic area and move the
mouse over nodes, cards, and ports to view popup status information.

CTC Menu and Toolbar Options

The CTC window menu bar and toolbar provide primary CTC functions. Tab le A- 3 shows the actions
that are available from the CTC menu and toolbar.

• A line amplifier node only has OPT-PRE or OPT-BST

amplifiers provisioned.

• An OSC regeneration node contains two OSC-CSM cards.

For DWDM node information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454
DWDM Reference Manual.

three-dimensional cylinder with one arrow pointing north. An
unknown node means that the provisioned cards do not allow the
node to fit into any of the defined DWDM node categories. For
DWDM node information, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM
Reference Manual.

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Manage the CTC Window

Table A-3 CTC Menu and Toolbar Options

Menu Menu Option Toolbar Description

File Add Node Adds a node to the current session. See the “DLP-D62 Add a Node to the Current

Session or Login Group” task on page 17-53.

Delete Selected

Deletes a node from the current session.

Node

Lock CTC Locks CTC without closing the CTC session. A user name and password are

required to open CTC.

Print Prints CTC data. See the “DLP-D146 Print CTC Data” task on page 18-36.

Export Exports CTC data. See the “DLP-D147 Export CTC Data” task on page 18-38.

Exit

—

Closes the CTC session.

Edit Preferences Displays the Preferences dialog box, which shows the following tabs:

• General—Allows you to change event defaults and manage preferences.

• Login Node Groups—Allows you to create login node groups. See the

“DLP-D61 Create Login Node Groups” task on page 17-51.

• Map—Allows you to customize the network view. See the “DLP-D145

Change the Network View Background Color” task on page 18-36 and the
“DLP-D268 Apply a Custom Network View Background Map” task on
page 19-73.

• Circuit—Allows you to change the color of circuit spans. See the

“DLP-D232 Change Active and Standby Span Color” task on page 19-28.

• Firewall—Sets the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) listener ports for

access to the ONS 15454 SDH through a firewall. See the “NTP-D27 Set Up

the ONS 15454 SDH for Firewall Access” procedure on page 4-8.

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• JRE—Allows you to select another Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

version. See the “DLP-D422 Change the JRE Version” task on page 21-4.

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