Cisco Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) Guía Del Usuario
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StartCTC Application Guide
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Using StartCTC
Note
To connect to a CTC NE running a different software version than 8.0 see the
Step 5
Click Launch CTC.... After the connection is made, the CTC Login dialog box appears.
Step 6
Log into the ONS NE. Refer to the ONS NE user documentation for login procedures.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Connect to ONS NEs with a TL1 Tunnel
Use the following steps to create a TL1 tunnel and log into an ONS NE.
Step 1
If the StartCTC.exe file is located on your computer hard drive, continue with
the
Step 2
Double-click the StartCTC.exe file.
Step 3
Click the TL1 Tunnel radio button.
Step 4
Enter the following in the dialog box that appears:
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Far End TID—Enter the TID of the ONS ENE at the far end of the tunnel. The ENE must be a
Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, Cisco ONS 15327, or Cisco ONS 15310-CL running
CTC Software Release 6.0. The TID is the name entered in the Node Name field on the node view
Provisioning > General tab.
Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, Cisco ONS 15327, or Cisco ONS 15310-CL running
CTC Software Release 6.0. The TID is the name entered in the Node Name field on the node view
Provisioning > General tab.
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Host Name/IP Address—Enter the DNS host name or the IP address of the GNE through which the
tunnel will established. This is the third-party vender GNE that is connected to an ONS 15454,
ONS 15454 SDH, ONS 15327, or ONS 15310-CL through an OSI DCC network. CTC uses TCP/IP
over a DCN to reach the GNE. The GNE accepts TL1 connections from the network and can forward
TL1 traffic to the ENEs.
tunnel will established. This is the third-party vender GNE that is connected to an ONS 15454,
ONS 15454 SDH, ONS 15327, or ONS 15310-CL through an OSI DCC network. CTC uses TCP/IP
over a DCN to reach the GNE. The GNE accepts TL1 connections from the network and can forward
TL1 traffic to the ENEs.
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Choose a port option:
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Use Default TL1 Port—Choose this option if you want to use the default TL1 Port 3081 or
3082.
3082.
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Use Other TL1 Port—Choose this option if the GNE uses a different TL1 port. Enter the port
number in the box next to the User Other TL1 Port radio button.
number in the box next to the User Other TL1 Port radio button.
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TL1 Encoding Mode—Choose the TL1 encoding:
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LV + Binary Payload— TL1 messages are delimited by length value (LV) headers and TCP
traffic is encapsulated in binary form. Cisco recommends this option because it is the most
efficient encoding mode. However, you must verify that the GNE supports LV + Binary Payload
encoding.
traffic is encapsulated in binary form. Cisco recommends this option because it is the most
efficient encoding mode. However, you must verify that the GNE supports LV + Binary Payload
encoding.
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LV + Base64 Payload—TL1 messages are delimited by LV headers and TCP traffic is
encapsulated using Base64 encoding.
encapsulated using Base64 encoding.
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Raw—TL1 messages are delimited by semicolons only, and the TCP traffic is encapsulated
using Base64 encoding.
using Base64 encoding.
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GNE Login Required—Check this box if the GNE requires a a local TL1 ACT-USER login before
forwarding TL1 traffic to ENEs.
forwarding TL1 traffic to ENEs.