Add Members


Use the Add Members dialog box to select the member criteria for the added members.

Item

Description

Number of members to add

Sets the number of members you want to add to the virtual concatenated (VCAT) circuit.

Create cross-connects only (TL1-like)

Creates one or more cross-connects to complete a signal path for TL1-generated circuits. If this box is checked, you cannot assign a name to the circuit or choose an E-Series card as a circuit source or destination.

State

Lists the administrative states. An administrative state puts the member cross-connects into the related service state if network conditions allow:

  • No Change-The circuit state will not be changed.

  • OOS,DSBLD-Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Management, Disabled (OOS-MA,DSBLD) service state. Traffic is not passed on the circuit.

  • IS-Puts the circuit cross-connects in the In-Service, Normal (IS-NR) service state.

  • IS,AINS-Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Autonomous, Automatic In-Service (OOS-AU,AINS) service state. Alarms and conditions are suppressed. When the connections receive a valid signal, the service state automatically changes to IS-NR.

  • OOS,MT-Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Management, Maintenance (OOS-MA,MT) service state. The OOS-MA,MT service state does not interrupt traffic flow; it suppresses alarms and conditions and allows loopbacks to be performed on the circuit. Use the OOS,MT administrative state for circuit testing or to suppress circuit alarms temporarily. Change the administrative state to IS; IS,AINS; or OOS,DSBLD when testing is complete.

  • OOS,OOG-(VCAT link capacity adjustment scheme [LCAS] circuits only) Puts the circuit cross-connects in the Out-of-Service and Management, Out-of-Group (OOS-MA,OOG) service state. The OOS,OOG administrative state is used to place a VCAT member circuit out of the group and to stop sending traffic. OOS,OOG only applies to the cross-connect on the end node where the VCAT resides.

Next

Displays the VCAT Circuit Routing Preferences page.

Finish

Creates the member(s).

Cancel

Cancels circuit creation.

Help

Displays context-sensitive help.