Traverse Basic Provisioning

In this 3-day course, the student will gain the practical knowledge, skills and confidence required to install, turn-up and maintain confidence required to install, turn-up and maintain Traverse 2000/1600/600 products within SDH and/or SONET networks. Student will learn features and architecture of the Traverse 2000/1600/600, how to install and turn-up and implement Traverse 2000/1600/600 technologies, how to provision Traverse 2000/1600/600 utilizing either CLI or Graphical User Interface (GUI), management capabilities and how maintain and troubleshoot Traverse 2000/1600/600 products.

The course combines both lecture and labs, with significant time allocated for hands-on experience in the lab.

• Identify SONET/SDH Architecture and Frame structure layers, equipment and components
• Explain Primary and Secondary Source Timing Provisioning and Configuration.
• Distinguish Protected Point to Point, Ring and Mesh Network Topologies.
• Competently Log in to the CLI, Navigate through Line commands and basic CLI commands.
• Define Common Provisioning Services; Regular SONET, Ethernet, VC- Bundle
• List and explain functionality of supported features.
• Perform Transmultiplexing, Bridging and Rolling, 1+1 Path Protection and Drop and Continue Service provisioning.
• Describe Cross Connect Types; Add, Drop, Add/Drop, Pass-through, Drop & Continue.
• Define and understand Signal Connections.
• Manage Node Alarms, Events and Configurations.
• Successful Initial Device commissioning and basic configuration commands.
• Explain Primary and Secondary Source Timing Provisioning and Configuration.

Network engineers, technical support personnel and others responsible for implementing and/or maintaining the Force10 Networks products and features covered in this course.

This course benefits individuals responsible for implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting Force10 S, C and E-Series products.

Day 1

Module 1: Traverse Overview

• Today’s Networking Needs
• Traverse Services
• Key Applications
• Multi-Service SONET/SDH Transport Application
• IP Video Transport
• Carrier Ethernet Application
• Wireless Backhaul Application
• International Transport Gateway
• New Generation Wideband DCS
• Traverse 2000
• Traverse 1600
• Traverse 600
• Traverse Management System

Module 2: Synchronous Network Concepts

• History of SONET/SDH
• Division of SONET/SDH
• Advantages of Synchronous Networking
• SONET/SDH Architecture
• Section Overhead
• SONET Frame Structure
• Line Overhead
• Path Overhead
• SDH Framing Structure
• Regenerator Section Overhead
• Admin Unit Pointers
• Multiplex Section Overhead
• High Order Path Overhead
• Low Order Path Overhead
• SONET/SDH Digital Hierarchy
• Synchronous Timing
• Timing Modes and Operation
• Synchronization Status Messaging (SSM)
• Distribution of Timing
• Protection Switching
• System Topologies and Protection Schemes
• Linear APS Protection 1+1 APS/MSP
• UPSR or SNCP Ring
• BLSR/MS-SPRing
• TDM – SONET
• SONET Signal Aggregation
• SDH Signal Aggregation
• Synchronous Concatenation

Module 3: System Application

• System Designs
• Digital Cross Connection System (DCS)
• Single Shelf DCS
• Multi-Shelf DCS Application
• DCS-384 Matrix Shelf
• DCS-IO Shelf
• Add/Drop Multiplexer Applications
• Ethernet Switch (Layer 2)
• Node Operations
• Traverse 2000
• Traverse 1600
• Traverse 600
• Fan trays
• Cards/Module Descriptions
• General Control Modules- GCM
• System Interface Modules- SIM
• Next-Generation Ethernet Cards (NGE)
• Gigabit Ethernet-only Cards (Dual Slot)
• Ethernet over PDH (EoPDH)
• Optical Cards
• Electrical Cards
• VT/VC Switching Cards
• Equipment Protection Types
• Basic Signal Flow
• Environmental Alarms
• External Alarms

Day 2 Module 4: Introduction to Traverse CLI and Initial Device COnfiguration

• User Interface Options
• CLI Overview
• Course Objectives
• Remote Access Issues
• Logging in to CLI
• CLI Initial Screen
• Help Command “?”
• Show Node General
• Show Node General (Set Vertical Output On)
• Show Node IP
• Show Diagnostics Route-Table
• Key Commands
• Other Useful Commands
• Line Editor Functions
• Initial Device Commissioning
• Initial Device Configuration

Module 5: TransNav GUI Server Options and Basic Operations

• Product Overview
• Management Servers
• Server Admin Window
• Initializing the server
• Starting the Server
• Management Server Set Up
• Execution Configuration
• Database Export
• Scheduling Automatic Reports
• Logging-Configure
• Database- Logging
• Client Keys
• Enable SNMP Agent
• Configure SNMP Access Control List
• TransNav GUI
• Software Installation
• GUI Login Process
• Initial Login screen
• User Preferences
• Creating Domain User Accounts & Groups
• Creating Node User Accounts
• Alarms
• Events
• Reports
• Device Discovery

Module 6: Secondary Device Configuration

• Secondary Device Configurations
• Accessing Nodes
• Shelf View
• Shelf View Bottom Tabs
• Node Configuration
• Viewing Existing Alarm Profiles
• Creating Alarm Profiles
• Card Configuration
• Card & Port State Settings
• NTP Configuration
• Timing Configuration
• Data Communication Channel
• DCC Tunneling

Day 3

Module 7: Device Connectivity

• Point to Point or Linear Chain
• Linear Protection
• 1+1 APS/MSP Protection Group
• Line Protection Prerequisites
• Building the 1+1 APS/MSP Protection Group
• Ring Topologies
• BLSR or MS-SPRing
• UPSR or SNCP Ring
• Ring Protection Prerequisites
• Building a Protection Ring
• Ring Protection Guidelines

Module 8: Basic Service Provisioning

• Services Definition
• Basic Traverse Services
• Service Creation Model- High Order
• Service Creation Model-Low Order
• Supported Features
• Service Cross Connections
• Add Service
• Service Parameters
• Select Endpoints
• Configure Protection
• Service Characteristics
• Path Selection
• Strict Path Routing
• Activate The Service
• Service Creation-Duplication
• Managing Services
• Path Protection over APS Protected Links
• Multiplex Mixed Traffic onto VC-4
• SONET Transparent Service
• Ethernet Service-Drop & Continue
• 2-Port OC48 Module Protection Groups

Students should have a basic understanding of LAN systems and a general knowledge of switching and routing including the following topics:

• Basic understanding of Voice/Data Communications
• Basic knowledge of SDH & IP Networks
• Prior installation experience and a working CLI knowledge a plus
• Understanding of Windows PC based applications

All courses are available as open-enrollment Classroom events, instructor-led Live Virtual Classes, REAL-ILT™ or as custom Onsite Training for up to 12 students.