Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1 User Guide

After you set up the SONET ring input ports, complete these steps to set up the output ports on the SONET ring.
Setting up the output ports establishes connectivity between the SONET ring and the network elements (output
devices) that receive data from it.

1.

On the Connectivity tab of the Set Up SONET Network window, is the output port that you need to set

up already present in the Output Ports column?

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If yes, go to step 5.

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If no, click Create Port. The Port Number Prompt window opens.

2.

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Use the following fields when you manage the SONET ring output ports.

Output Port

Select the output port.

In the SONET Network Name area, click on the box to select an output port. A
check mark appears in the box, and the box changes color to yellow.

Important: If the port you want to use is not in the list, you will need to
create the output port.

Create Port

Add an output port to the SONET ring.

Click Create Port to add an output port to the SONET ring, if the output port
does not already exist.

Port Number

Identifies the output port on this SONET ring where it will send data to the
output device. 

Available only if you click Create Port.

You can use up to 5 numeric characters.

Port Type

Type of port on this SONET ring

Select the Output option.

Device Type

The type of output device receiving data from the SONET ring through the
output port you created.

Example: An STA interface or another SONET ring.

Device Name

The name of the output device

The options that appear on this window are dependent on what you selected for the Device Type.
As you finish completing this window, keep in mind that the information being requested is about the
device that will receive data from this SONET ring.

3.

Click Apply. The system saves the Connectivity parameters for this output port in the DNCS database.

The input port box that you checked changes color to green to show that the port is connected. The
illustration field updates to show the device to which that port is connected.

4.

Do you need to set up any other output ports for this SONET ring?

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If yes, repeat this procedure.

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If no, click Save. The system saves all of the SONET ring information in the DNCS database,

closes the Set Up SONET Network window, and returns you to the SONET Network List window.

5.

Add the new SONET ring connection information to your network map.