This lab-intensive course introduces you to the Cisco Optical Network System (ONS) time-division multiplexing (TDM) family of transport products. The ONS 15454 SDH and ONS 15310 SDH are synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) transport system components that can be mixed and matched to create high-speed optical transport networks. You will learn about the SDH optical hierarchy STM-1 (155 Mbps), STM-4 (644 Mbps), STM-16 (2.5 Gbps), and STM-64 (10 Gbps). You will learn how E-1 (2 Mbps) and E3 (35 Mbps) electrical signals are carried in the SDH optical links. 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 SDH and ONS 15310 SDH to work with.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco ONS SDH products
- Set up and use the PC to connect to the ONS SDH network
- Provision the shelf for 1:1 and 1:N electrical protection
- Provision the shelf for optical protection MSP, path ring, and line ring
- Create circuits at the VC3 and VC12 levels
- Provision Ethernet ports and create circuits between Ethernet components
- Provision the ADM-10G protection and install low-order tunnels and circuits
- Move circuits using the bridge-and-roll capability of the Cisco SDH system