After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Perform the ONS 15454 MSTP node turn-up procedure
- Describe first generation mesh topologies
- Describe the Optical Channel Network Connection (OCHNC) prerequisite requirements for provisioning circuits in an ONS 15454 MSTP network
- Describe the ONS MSTP advanced protocols
- Describe the OCHNC circuit provisioning for Single Module (SM) Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) rings
- Describe the Any-Rate Muxponder Crossponder (AR MXP/XP) cards
- Describe how the Pseudo Command Line can be used to configure muxponder cards
- Identify the advantages G.709 encapsulation brings to optical transponder cards
- Install and provision the Any Rate cards
- Describe the 100-Gbps and 200-Gbps cards
- Describe the Cisco NCS 2000 400-Gbps Xponder line card and how it is configured
- Describe the SM ROADM (SMR)-based configurations
- Describe the 10-Gbps transponder and muxponder cards
- List the 10GE_XP and GE_XP card options
- Describe ingress policing and basic egress queuing strategies, and implement the customer QoS scheme into the ONS 15454 crossponder network
- Identify the principles of Ethernet related to the operation of Cisco optical networking products
- Configure the 10GE_XP/XPE and GE_XP/XPE cards, install Layer 1 circuits, and read the performance counters for Layer 1 Gigabit Ethernet circuits
- Turn up an encrypted network and test to ensure that information being passed is secure
- Add a node to an existing DWDM ring
- Describe problems with interconnecting circuits between rings, the ONS 15454 MSTP 80-channel manual Multiring feature, and hardware components
- Describe the ONS 15454 MSTP Troubleshooting Guide
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Basic knowledge of optical transport and protocols
- Basic knowledge of data network principles
These are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites:
- Cisco Fundamentals of Fiber Optics Technology (FFOT) course
- Cisco Optical Technology Intermediate (OPT200) course
