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.
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.
Removes the span selected in the Create BLSR map from the BLSR.
Reverses the direction of the span selected in the BLSR Creation map.
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.
Displays the BLSR Attributes page, where you edit the BLSR attributes.
(ONS 15454 only) For four-fiber BLSRs, displays the Protect Port Selection page, where you define the four-fiber BLSR protection span.
For two-fiber BLSRs, the button become active after you add enough network spans to complete the BLSR. Clicking Finish creates the BLSR.