Network Router User Manual

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Cisco ONS 15530 Configuration Guide and Command Reference
78-14227-01, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EV2
Chapter 4 Configuring ESCON Signal Aggregation
Configuring ESCON Multiplexing Line Card Interfaces
Figure 4-1 Interface Model for ESCON Aggregation
To configure ESCON support on the Cisco ONS 15530, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Configure ESCON multiplexing line card interfaces.
Step 2 Configure 10-Gbps ITU trunk card interfaces or 10-GE uplink card interfaces.
Step 3 Configure cross connections.
Step 4 Configure alarm thresholds (optional).
Step 5 Configure patch connections.
Configuring ESCON Multiplexing Line Card Interfaces
The ESCON multiplexing line card has two types of interfaces: 10 esconphy interfaces on the client side
and one portgroup interface on the trunk side. The primary feature to configure on the ESCON
multiplexing line card is the in-band message channel flow identifier. The in-band message channel
provides an encapsulation that uniquely identifies an ESCON signal when it is aggregated with the other
ESCON signals.
ESCON
aggregation
card
CPU
switch
module
10-Gbps ITU
trunk card
portgroup
1/0/0
Front
panel
Front
panel
Front
panel
esconphy
1/0/0 - 1/0/9
Backplane
waveethernetphy
2/0.1
OADM
OADM
filter
0/0/1
filter
0/1/1
West
wdm
0/0
wdm
0/1
thru
0/0
thru
0/1
wavepatch
2/0/0
wavepatch
2/0/1
Slot 0/0
Slot 0/1
East
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