ADC Release 3.1 Network Card User Manual


 
ADCP-70-220 Issue 1 November 2000 Section 2 Operation and Maintenance
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© 2000, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
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RING UPGRADE
When changing an existing ring network to a higher bandwidth (OC3c to OC12c/OC48c, OC12c
to OC48c), the following procedures should be followed.
1. Launch the Cellworx Vision GUI from the X-Terminal. DLP-705
2. If desired, the user may record the ring bandwidth usage before
and after the interface upgrade to view the drop in resource
usage. Refer to the View Ring Resource Usage procedure. DLP-715
3. Check the system for any existing alarms before the upgrade to
ensure no new problems are introduced following the upgrade.
Refer to the Display Network Alarm Summary procedure. DLP-713
4. Perform the Ring Upgrade Procedure DLP-731
5. Check the configuration on the new optical interface cards and
make any changes as needed using the following procedures:
Set the 2488 RIC card configuration options. DLP-756
Set the 622 RIC card configuration DLP-751
6. Display the network alarm summary to determine if any new
alarms exist on the system. DLP-713
7. Check the status of the new interface cards using the following
procedures to ensure they are operating properly:
Retrieve the 622 RIC card status. DLP-759
Retrieve the 2488 RIC card status. DLP-779
8. If desired, perform diagnostics on the new optical cards. DLP-766