Create BLSR


Use the Create BLSR page in the BLSR Creation wizard to provision the bidirectional line switched ring (BLSR) spans. The following table describes the Create BLSR page fields and buttons.

Item

Description

Create BLSR map

Displays a map of network nodes and spans that you can choose for the BLSR. Click a span to make it available for span actions. The Finish button appears after you choose enough spans to complete the BLSR. If you double-click a single span connected to a other spans that form a complete ring, the spans are automatically selected and the Finish button appears.

Selected Link

Displays the span highlighted in the Create BLSR map.

Add Span

Adds the span selected in the Create BLSR map to the BLSR.

Remove Span

Removes the span selected in the Create BLSR map from the BLSR.

Reverse Span

Reverses the direction of the span selected in the BLSR Creation map.

Excluded Nodes

Displays the Excluded Nodes dialog box. This dialog box explains why CTC could not include networks in the BLSR, for example, they might lack DCCs or OC-N cards at the speed provisioned for the BLSR.

Back

Displays the BLSR Attributes page, where you edit the BLSR attributes.

Next

(ONS 15454 only) For four-fiber BLSRs, displays the Protect Port Selection page, where you define the four-fiber BLSR protection span.

Finish

For two-fiber BLSRs, the button become active after you add enough network spans to complete the BLSR. Clicking Finish creates the BLSR.

Cancel

Cancels BLSR creation and closes the Create BLSR wizard.

Help

Displays context-sensitive help for the Create BLSR wizard.