Specifications

Cisco ONS 15327 Product Overview
Cisco Transport Controller
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Cisco ONS 15327 Product Overview, R3.3
June 2002
uses the customer-provisioned latitude and longitude of each ONS 15327 to
accurately place the nodes on the map (for customizing information, see the
“Customized Network Topology Map” section on page 18). The color of the
icon represents the node status.
• Node View–displayed each time you log into CTC, this view provides
information about the node and displays a graphic of the ONS 15327 shelf.
You perform node management tasks in this view. The cards are color-coded
to show the status of the physical cards and ports.
• Card View–provides information about individual ONS 15327 cards and
displays a graphic of the selected card. You perform card-specific
maintenance tasks in this view. The information that displays and the tasks
you can perform depend on the card.
The CTC GUI displays text fields with tabs to use for navigation. Some CTC tabs
have subtabs, which are used to access subfunctions. From the tabs you can
perform all the OAM&P tasks, such as provisioning cards, rings, and circuits;
creating protection groups; setting timing parameters; viewing and clearing
alarms; provisioning DCCs; backing up and restoring the database; and
troubleshooting, including creating diagnostic files and performing loopbacks.
Figure 14 on page 14 shows the CTC GUI.
Proxy Server Features
The proxy server feature set allows CTC to access ONS 15327s while restricting
unauthorized IP connectivity. It can also be used to reduce the amount of network
provisioning required for external routers and CTC workstations.
The proxy server feature set consists of the following:
• ARP sniffing—Also known as automatic host detection, this feature allows a
CTC workstation on a different subnet than the target ONS 15327 to directly
connect and launch CTC.
• Proxy server—When this feature is enabled, one ONS 15327 will act like a
as a network proxy for other DCC-connected nodes that do not have direct IP
connectivity.