Create Protection Group


Use the Create Protection Group dialog box to create a 1:1, 1:N, 1+1, or Y-cable protection group.

Item

Description

Name

The protection group name. The name can have up to 32 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. Special characters are permitted. For TL1 compatibility, do not use question marks (?), backslash (\), or double quote (") characters.

Type

Identifies the protection group type. Options are:

  • 1:1: pairs a working electrical card (E1-N-14, E3-12, DS3i-N-12, STM1E-12) with a protect electrical card.

  • 1:N: Assigns one protect card (E1-N-14, DS3i-N-12) for several working cards.

  • 1+1: Pairs a working STM-N card/port with a protect STM-N card/port.

  • Y Cable (port): Pairs a working transponder or muxponder (TXP_MR_10E, MXP_2.5G_10E, TXP_MR_10G, MXP_2.5G_10G, TXP_MR_2.5G, MXP_MR_2.5G, TXPP_MR_2.5G, and MXPP_MR_2.5G) card/port with a protect transponder or muxponder card/port. A Y-cable must be connected to the cards after the protection group is created.

  • Splitter: Splitter protection is automatically provided with the TXPP_MR_2.5G and MXPP_MR_2.5G cards.

Protect Card/Port

Displays a list of cards that you can choose to be the protect card based on the protection type. If no cards are shown, no cards are available for the protection group chosen.

Available Cards/Ports

Cards that are available for protection.

Working Cards/Ports

Cards that are available to be the working card.

Bidirectional Switching

(1+1 groups only.) If checked, both Tx and Rx signals switch to the protect port when a failure occurs to one signal. Leave unchecked if you want only the failed signal to switch to the protect port.

Revertive

If checked, traffic reverts to the working card after failure conditions remain corrected for the amount of time entered in the Reversion Time field.

Reversion Time

Sets the reversion time when Revertive is checked. The range is 0.5 to 12.0 minutes. The default is 5.0 minutes. Reversion time is the amount of time that will elapse before the traffic reverts to the working card after conditions causing the switch are cleared.

OK

Creates the protection group.

Cancel

Cancels the protection group and closes the Protection Group dialog box.

Help

Displays context-sensitive help.