Advanced Services Cisco ONS Time Division Multiplexing SONET Release 9.2

This lab-intensive course introduces you to the Cisco® Optical Network System (ONS) time-division multiplexing (TDM) family of transport products. The Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15600, ONS 15310-MA, and ONS 15310-CL are SONET transport system components that can be mixed and matched to create high-speed optical transport networks. You will learn about the SONET optical hierarchy OC-3 (155 Mbps), OC-12 (644 Mbps), OC-48 (2.5 Gbps), and OC-192 (10 Gbps).

You will learn how DS-1 (1.5 Mbps) and DS-3 (45 Mbps) electrical signals are carried in the SONET optical links. The course covers Ethernet circuits at Layer 1 and Layer 2 using CE and ML cards. Included in this course is how to configure and build circuits through the ADM10G card, a TDM card in the ONS 15454 DWDM system. The course covers electrical, Ethernet, and optical protection options; linear and ring topologies; circuit building; and troubleshooting. Each student team has an ONS 15454, ONS 15600, ONS 15310-MA, and ONS-15310-CL to work with.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco ONS SONET products
• Set up and use the PC to connect to the ONS SONET network
• Provision the shelf for 1:1 and 1:N electrical protection
• Provision the shelf for optical protection 1+1, path ring, and line ring
• Create circuits at the DS3 and VT1.5 levels
• Provision Ethernet ports and create circuits between Ethernet components
• Provision the ADM-10G DWDM card and install circuits
• Move circuits using the bridge-and-roll capability of Cisco SONET system

• Cisco ONS 15454 and 15310 Product Overview
• Introduction to SONET
• Safety in ONS Systems
• Optical Fiber Practices
• Cisco ONS Documentation
• Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP Shelf Layout and Components
• Cisco ONS 15310 Shelf Layout and Components
• Cisco ONS 15600 Shelf Layout and Components
• Cisco ONS System Setup and Login
• Timing for SONET
• Cisco ONS Protection Groups
• Point-to-Point and Linear Add-Drop Multiplexer Configurations
• Cisco ONS Circuits and Cross-Connections
• Cisco ONS Path Protection Rings
• Cisco ONS Virtual Tributary Tunnels and Circuits
• Cisco ONS Line Protection Rings
• Cisco ONS Path-Protected Mesh Network
• Maintenance and Performance Monitoring
• Loopbacks in Fiber, Copper, and Coax
• Introduction to Ethernet
• Cisco ONS Multiservice over SONET Applications
• ML1 Cards and Rapid Protection Data Ring
• ML2 Cards Aggregation and IEEE RPR Ring
• Bridge-and-Roll Circuit Feature
• Introduction to ADM10G Card
• Protection in the ADM-10G Subnetwork
• Circuits in the ADM-10G Subnetwork
• Delete a Line-Switched Node
• Add a Line-Switched Node

Lab Outline

• Lab 1: Cisco Transport Controller Setup and Login
• Lab 2: Configuring SONET Timing
• Lab 3: Setting Up Protection Groups
• Lab 4: Provisioning and Testing a Point-to-Point Network
• Lab 5: Creating Manually Routed DS3 Circuits
• Lab 6: Creating a Path-Protected Ring
• Lab 7: Creating VT1.5 Tunnels and DS-1 Circuits
• Lab 8: Creating a Two-Fiber Line-Protected Ring
• Lab 9: Creating a Path-Protected Mesh Network
• Lab 10: Creating and Testing Ethernet Circuits
• Lab 11: Creating ML1 Card Rapid Protection Data Ring
• Lab 12: Installing Ethernet Aggregation Using CE Cards and ML-MR-10
• Lab 13: Creating 802.17 RPR Using ML-MR-10
• Lab 14: Bridge-and-Roll Circuits
• Lab 15: Setting Up SONET Links to ADM-10G with Protection
• Lab 16: Configuring Circuits in ADM-10G Subnetwork
• Lab 17: Deleting Line-Switched Node
• Lab 18: Adding Line-Switched Node
• Lab 19: Troubleshooting Lab

• This course is intended for maintenance personnel, transport engineers, and managers who require a detailed understanding of SONET transport network components, interconnection, circuit building, and maintenance.

• Although there are no course prerequisites, knowledge of DS1, DS3, and SONET would be highly useful.