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IEH 600, Section 320

August 30, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent
INSTALLATION ENGINEERING HANDBOOK 600
1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) 32/16/4
FOADM Commissioning and Power Balancing
Table of Contents
General ............................................................................................................ 3
Purpose ........................................................................................................ 3
Intended Audience ........................................................................................... 3
Feedback ...................................................................................................... 3
Related Versions ............................................................................................. 3
Prerequisites ..................................................................................................... 4
Tools ............................................................................................................ 4
Preconditioning ............................................................................................... 4
Flowcharts ........................................................................................................ 5
FOADM Power Adjustment .................................................................................. 5
UnKeyed FOADM Commissioning ........................................................................... 6
FOADM Commissioning .......................................................................................... 7
Connect to GNE and Discover All NEs ..................................................................... 7
Provision NE Using CPB Tool .............................................................................. 10
WTOCM Card Example ..................................................................................... 12
Select System Architecture .............................................................................. 13
Wavelength Provisioning .................................................................................. 13
A-End NE Power Adjustment ............................................................................. 16
Through NE Power Adjustment .......................................................................... 19
Z-End NE Power Adjustment ............................................................................. 25
FOADM UnKeyed Commissioning ............................................................................ 29
Introduction and Prerequisites .......................................................................... 29
UnKeyed FOADM Commissioning ......................................................................... 29
Disconnecting PC from the Network .................................................................... 39
Understanding the Loss Report ............................................................................. 40
Loss Report .................................................................................................. 40
Loss Report Terms and Definitions ...................................................................... 40
Notes Field of Loss Report ................................................................................ 41
Troubleshooting Failed Adjustments ....................................................................... 42
Introduction ................................................................................................. 42
Amplifier is gain limited (ingress adjustment) ........................................................ 42
Amplifier is gain limited (egress adjustment)......................................................... 42
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IEH 600, Section 320 FOADM Commissioning and Power Balancing
Amplifier signal power unavailable ..................................................................... 43

No through services provisioned ......................................................................... 43
Pack required for adjust not present ................................................................... 44
Communication time-out with upstream node ....................................................... 44
Configuration Request Unsuccessful .................................................................... 45
Fiber is not yet commissioned ........................................................................... 45
Local adjustment is still In progress .................................................................... 45
Power adjust failed – span repair margin violated ................................................... 46
Power adjust warning – splice margin violated ....................................................... 46
Loss too high (ingress adjustment) ...................................................................... 47
Loss too high (egress adjustment) ...................................................................... 47
Loss too low (ingress adjustment) ...................................................................... 48
Loss too low (egress adjustment) ....................................................................... 49
Maximum number of iterations reached ............................................................... 49
No services in appropriate state for adjustment ..................................................... 50
No through services in appropriate state for adjustment .......................................... 50
No services present ........................................................................................ 51
Power changing; cannot adjust .......................................................................... 51
Power measurement is unavailable ..................................................................... 52
Success ....................................................................................................... 52
Timeout caused adjust to halt ........................................................................... 52
Topology provisioning is incomplete .................................................................... 52
Upstream data unavailable ............................................................................... 53
Upstream software incompatible ....................................................................... 53
Ingress amplifier gain exceeds maximum planned gain ............................................. 53
Egress amplifier gain exceeds maximum planned gain .............................................. 54
Amplifier mid-stage loss problem ....................................................................... 54
ASE Ingress adjust not allowed on Raman amplified span .......................................... 54
Some add path control points incomplete ............................................................. 55
Adjustment using ASE not possible – cross connect provisioned ................................... 55
Generate System Loss Report ............................................................................... 56
Generate a Loss Report ................................................................................... 56
List of Tables
Table 1: Product Releases ............................................................................................... 3
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FOADM Commissioning and Power Balancing IEH 600, Section 320
General
Purpose This chapter describes Commissioning of the systems consisting of FOADM NEs. These
systems are:
FOADM Systems
FOADM/TOADM/ROADM mixed Systems
UnKeyed FOADM Systems
Intended The audience should have a basic knowledge of DWDM technology, 1830 PSS product
Audience portfolio, and completed at least Level 2 Certification program conducted by the Alcatel-Lucent
University. As such, this document is intended for:
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Field Engineers
ALU-Accredited 3rd Party Installers
ALU Technical Project Managers (TPM)
ALU Customer-Facing Project Managers (CFPM)
Feedback Address any feedback to: gpec.optics@alcatel-lucent.com
Related This document was developed in support to the official product manuals, which are listed in
Versions the Table below and should remain as the official reference sources:
Table 1: Product Releases
Product Name Release

1830 PSS-32 5.1
1830 PSS-16 5.1
1830 PSS-4 5.1
EPT (Engineering & Planning Tool) 5.1
CPB (Commissioning & Power Balancing) 5.1
1354 PhM (Photonic Manager) 10.1
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Prerequisites
Tools This Chapter primarily utilizes the software tools that are widely used in the field: 1354 RM-
PhM (Photonic Manager), CPB (Commissioning and Power Balancing), and WebUI. The
procurement and installation of these tools is covered in Section 100.
Preconditioning This procedure ensures the system and PC are ready for the Greenfield commissioning. If
more than one system should be commissioned, the procedure must be executed in its
entirety for each system.
Step Action
1 Verify all the preparation procedures from Sections 100 and 200 have been
successfully completed for all NEs.
2 Verify OSP fibers and intra-NE fibers are properly connected, in accordance
with correct RX power for OSC to ensure no receiver optical power overload
of the OSC interface.
3 Make sure that at least one pair of OT cards are installed and fibered on the
end terminals of a linear FOADM in order to complete commissioning.
4 The paths of the commissioning wavelength services must be
predetermined as described in FOADM Commissioning for each FOADM
system. Verify there are OT cards installed and fibered in the locations
required by those commissioning wavelength services.
5 If there are spans with external Raman amplifications, install and fiber
additional OTs to provide commissioning wavelength services to pass
through the missed Raman amplifiers.
6 Obtain the Loopback IP Addresses of all the NE’s that will be
commissioned.
7 Obtain the latest commissioning files produced by EPT for each system to
be commissioned.
8 Make sure that both client and server 1354 RM-PhM software and CPB tool
has been installed on the ITL PC.
9 For each FOADM or mixed TOADM/FOADM system to be commissioned,
field personnel must be physically present with attenuation pads at add/drop
NEs. If the system is supporting UnKeyed OCh, the field personnel should
also have a power meter and a wavelength meter or OSA.

Flowcharts
FOADM Power The flowchart below illustrates the power adjustment process for a FOADM or Mixed
Adjustment TOADM/ROADM/FOADM architecture with Auto and/or Manual power adjustments.
Continued on next page

Flowcharts, Continued
UnKeyed The flowchart below illustrates the power adjustment process for an UnKeyed FOADM
FOADM architecture.
Commissioning

FOADM Commissioning
Connect to GNE This procedure describes the steps for establishing the connection between the Integrator’s
and Discover All PC and GNE and discovering all the NEs to be provisioned and commissioned.
NEs This involves temporarily changing the GNE CIT IP address to a unique subnet within the
DCN for the duration of the commissioning steps. The original CIT IP address should be
restored before disconnecting and leaving the site.
The remote, ITM’s laptops, can be connected to the remote NE CIT ports with WebUI,
but not invoking CPB until the ITL’s further notice.
Step Action
1 Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the CIT port on the active EC card on
the NE, which will act as the local connection point, and the other end to the
Ethernet port on your PC.
2 Open a command window on your PC (Start | cmd) and run:
ipconfig
Verify the IP Address assigned by the NE to your PC. It must be:

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
NOTE: If the IP address is not assigned, run these commands:

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Or, manually configure the TCP/IP properties as shown above.

3 Launch Internet Explorer (IE) and enter 172.16.0.1 n the address bar.
4 Login as:
Username: admin
Password: admin
5 In the equipment tree open Shelf 1 / EC and select CIT.

FOADM Commissioning, Continued
Connect to GNE
and Discover All
Step Action
NEs (continued)
6 Enter the following:
172.16.2.1 (CIT IP, or another address within a unique subnet)
255.255.255.0 (Subnet Mask).
NOTE: This CIT IP address assignment is temporary during commissioning

and the original (usually 172.16.0.1) will be restored later in the Disconnecting
PC from the Network procedure.
7 Select Redistribute Enabled.
8 Click Submit.
9 In windows command prompt, enter the following commands:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Verify the new IP settings are obtained:

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.2.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.2.1

Connect to GNE
and Discover All
Step Action
NEs (continued)
10 Using the ITL laptop/PC, launch the 1354 RM-PhM client and connect to the
PhM server using localhost as shown in the Figure below.
NOTE: Do not change the port number, unless advised by the Alcatel-Lucent
Customer Advocacy Technical staff. (Default is 1099.)
11 Login as:
Username: admin
Password: tropxnms
NOTE: The password tropxnms is valid only for the first-time login.
Change the password when asked by the login procedure. Unless specified by
customer, the convention is to change the password to tr0pxnms (replace the
o by 0 ).
12 Select Maintenance | Auto-discovery from the top menu.
13 Select Auto-Discovery by IP option.
14 Click OK.
15 Select File | New NE from the top menu.
16 Create new NE using the CIT IP Address of the local NE.
This will begin the discovery of the local NE and eventually all other NEs
in the network. Wait for all the NEs and links between them to be fully
discovered.

Connect to GNE
and Discover All
Step Action
NEs (continued)
17 Review the NEs
If ... Then ...

NEs are missing Repeat Steps 15 – 16 for the missing NEs.
NOTE: Use the Loopback IP Address of the

missing NE instead of the CIT IP Address.
No NEs are missing Go to Step 18.
18 Continue to the Provision NE Using CPB Tool procedure after all NEs have
been discovered in PhM.
Provision NE The next sequence of steps provisions the cards, links, and power attributes on the NEs that
Using CPB Tool are ready to be commissioned.
Step Action
1 Using PhM’s Topology View, verify all network elements in the system
have been discovered, including the first NE in the lightpath, the GNE.
2 Are the WTOCM cards provisioned?
If the NE is ... Then ...

Provisioned with WTOCM cards Verify physical topology is built
accordingly.
Not provisioned with WTOCM Manually provision the WTOCM
cards physical topology using fiber table
for the site.
NOTE: Refer to the WTOCM example after this procedure and the 1830
Photonic Service Switch 32/16/4 User Provisioning Guide.
3 Select Provision | Launch CPB from the top menu of PhM.
NOTE: An IE window will open displaying the CPB login screen.

Provision NE
Using CPB Tool
Step Action
(continued)
4 Enter the 1354 RM-PhM Username and Password and click Login.
5 Select Commissioning | Provision System (Using Plan) from the top
menu.
6 Click Next.
NOTE: The provision system options window will be displayed.

7 Check all the boxes and click Next.
8 In the Select Planning Tool Output File window, click Browse and go to
the folder containing the EPT commissioning (*.xml) file for the system to be
commissioned.
9 Select the file, click Open.
10 Click Next.
11 Select the NEs to be provisioned.
NOTE: All the NEs can be selected for provisioning by clicking >> in the
left window, or they can be selected one by one by clicking the > button.
12 Click Next to begin the process.

13
Watch the messages scrolling in the progress window and wait until
all the stages show Passed.
In cases of failure, review the Error Report and Progress Log.

Troubleshoot problems encountered. Refer to the site documentation and
check for these common problems:
Discrepancies of NE names – actual vs. EPT;
Discrepancies in cards expected vs. installed;
INV cables and discrepancies in shelf numbers;
Discrepancies of OSC SFP types inside amplifiers.
After troubleshooting, Retry the provisioning.

Provision NE
Using CPB Tool
Step Action
(continued)
14 When all steps show Passed, click on the Finish button.
15 The network is now ready for commissioning/power-balancing.
Proceed to Select System Architecture section.
WTOCM Card Below is an example of the topological connections of a WTOCM card in a TOADM system
Example with ILA NEs:

Select System The below steps assist in selecting the system types to be commissioned.
Architecture
If the system includes… Then proceed to the…

FOADM NE’s only Wavelength Provisioning Section below.
TOADM/ROADM/FOADM and/or ILA Commissioning Greenfield System with CPB
NEs Wizard in Section 300;
Then continue to Wavelength Provisioning

Section below
UnKeyed FOADM NEs UnKeyed FOADM Commissioning Section
below.
Wavelength In order to commission and power-balance a FOADM system, a commission-aiding

Provisioning wavelength service will have to be provisioned.
To fully balance the system, at least one wavelength service (OCh) must traverse
every amplifier in the system. Power traces of this OCh are then used to balance the system
on a span by span basis. (A single OPS protected circuit works best for this.) If there are not
enough customer–defined and requested wavelength services to accomplish this task, a
temporary wavelength service will have to be provisioned. Please confer with the project’s SE
or CTA to decide how to proceed.
If the system is a mixed architecture (TOADM/ROADM/FOADM), verify that the

Commission Greenfield System with CPB Wizard procedure from Section 300 was executed
before continuing with this wavelength provisioning procedure.
All amplifiers must be set to the correct power commissioning state in accordance with
parameters defined in EPT (power commissioned set to true and power management type set
to auto/manual).
Step Action
1 Identify a wavelength service that can be used to balance at least one span in
the system and create it according the Provision New Wavelength Service
procedure in Section 400.
NOTE: This wavelength service will be referred to as the commission-aiding

service.

Wavelength
Provisioning
Step Action
(continued)
2 Select one of the NEs at an end point of the system and select View | Show
Wavelength Services from Topology View, as shown in the Figure below:
3 Select the wavelength service that was created as the commission-aiding

service. Click Power A-Z button.
NOTE: Power-balancing must be done from left to right.

4 Enable Auto Refresh function and set the fastest refresh time – 10 seconds.

Wavelength
Provisioning
Step Action
(continued)
5 Once the Power Management window is displayed, view the A to Z power
trace.
NOTE: The top of the graph shows Auto power-managed and/or Manual
power-managed NEs:
Alternatively, the Systems Report tab of the EPT Network Information

Report will show how each NE is power-managed.

A-End NE Power Follow the steps below to complete commissioning and power balancing of the system. Start
Adjustment with the A-End Power Adjustment, left to right.
NOTE: It is assumed that the commission-aiding wavelength service is provisioned and the
Power Management A-Z window is already open. If it is not open yet, refer to the Wavelength
Provisioning procedure above.
Step Action
1 Proceed based on whether the A-end NE is Auto power-managed or Manual.
If the A-end NE is ... Then proceed to...

Auto power-managed Step 2
Manual power-managed Step 4
2 This step is for Auto power-managed NEs.

Perform Egress Power adjustment for the NE.
NOTE: The desired result is the Completed Successfully message. This step
may need to be executed more than once. If the power gradually approaches
the target level, the balancing is working properly.
3 Proceed to Step 12.

A-End NE Power
Adjustment
Step Action
(continued)
4 This step is for Manual power-managed NEs.
NOTE: The power will be very low by default. The output power of the OT (L1
Out) should be increased until the power bar of the next card (amplifier Line
Out) is at the target level in the middle of yellow Z-bars.
5 Left-click, hold the mouse pointer on the Z-bar for the OT and drag it up to a
point even with the yellow bar on the amplifier’s Out Of Range (OOR) display,
as shown on the Figure below. Release the mouse button. This will set the
launch power.

A-End NE Power
Adjustment
Step Action
(continued)
6
Wait for the OT to increase power to the desired setting. This may take
up to three (3) minutes.
7 Hover the mouse pointer over the power coming out the amplifier Line Out,
observe the power level value, and use the data to calculate the difference
between the expected power and the actual power. Record this value.
8 Hover the mouse pointer over the power coming out the OT L1 Out to see the
new launch power setting.
9 Add the difference in values from the amplifier in Step 6 to the OT launch
power found in Step 7.
10 Increase the launch power of the OT to be this new value by dragging the Z-
bar of the OT to the new value as close as possible.
11 Repeat steps 3 through 10 until the amplifier Line Out power level is within 0.5
dBm range of the yellow bar.
12 Is the next NE a through NE, or Z-end NE?
If the next NE is... Then proceed to...

Through NE Through NE Power Adjustment.
Z-end NE Z-End NE Power Adjustment.

Through NE Follow the steps below to power-balance Through-NEs in the system.

Power
Adjustment
Step Action
1 Proceed based on whether the Through NE is Auto power-managed or Manual.
If the Through NE is ... Then proceed to...

2 This step describes Ingress Power Adjustments for Auto power-managed

NEs.
Perform adjustments for this NE.
3 This step describes Egress Power Adjustments for Auto power-managed
NEs.
Perform adjustments for the NE.
4 Adjustment for Auto Power-Managed Through NE is completed.
Proceed to Step 18.
5 Steps from 6 through 17 are for Manual power-managed NEs.
6 Looking at the power balancing screen, the first bar will be the power level
coming into the NE as amplifier (Line In) and the second bar will be the signal
coming out of the amplifier (Sig Out).
NOTE: The gain applied by default will likely be not enough to place the second
bar in the middle of the Z-bar. Perform the following steps to increase the gain.

Through NE
Power
Step Action
Adjustment
(continued) 7 Hover the mouse pointer over the amplifier Sig Out bar and calculate the
difference between the actual power level and the expected power level. Write
down the value that is calculated.

Through NE
Power
Step Action
Adjustment
(continued) 8 Right-click the Sig Out power bar and select Edit Amp option
9 In the Edit Amp dialog, note the current Power Gain (dB) value.

Through NE
Power
Step Action
Adjustment
(continued) 10 Add the power difference found in Step 7 to the current value of Step 9 and edit
the value in Power Gain menu to be the resulting value. Click Apply.
11
Wait for the amplifier to increase to the new gain setting. This may take
up to three (3) minutes
12 Repeat these steps until the Sig Out power level is within 0.5dB of the target
level.
13 Attenuate the filter pass-through until the signal egresses the other amplifier at
the correct level by following the steps below.
NOTE: By default the power will be higher than required (or expected).

Through NE
Power
Step Action
Adjustment
(continued) 14 Hover the mouse pointer over the amplifier Line Out power bar (as shown
above) and calculate the difference between the actual and expected power
levels. Write down the calculated value.
15 Obtain an attenuator matching the value calculated in Step 14.
NOTE: Refer to the above Figure.

Through NE
Power
Step Action
Adjustment
(continued) 16 Insert the attenuator into the Rx (IN) port of the filter (SFDxx) associated with
the Egress amplifier for this direction of the signal path.
NOTE: Wait for the signal to recover from the outage when inserting the filter.
17 Check the new power level. Repeat Steps 14 through 16 using different
attenuators until the actual power level is within 0.5 dBm of the target.
18 Is the next NE a through NE, or Z-end NE?
If the next NE is... Then proceed to...

Through NE Through NE Power Adjustment.
Z-end NE Z-End NE Power Adjustment.

Z-End NE Power Follow the steps below to power-balance Z-End NE in the system.
Adjustment
Step Action
1 Proceed based on whether the Z-End NE is Auto power-managed or Manual.
If the Z-End NE is ... Then proceed to...

2 This step describes Ingress Power Adjustments for Auto power-managed

NEs.
Perform adjustments for the NE. The desired result is the Completed
Successfully message. This step may need to be executed more than once. If
the power gradually approaches the target level, the balancing is working
properly.
Proceed to Step 12.

3 Steps 4 through 12 are for Manual power-managed NEs.
4 Looking at the power balancing screen, the first bar will be the power level
coming into the NE (amplifier Line In) and the second bar will be the signal
coming out of the amplifier (Sig Out). The gain applied by default will likely be
not enough to place the second bar in the middle of the Z-bar.
Perform the following steps to increase the gain.

Z-End NE Power
Adjustment
Step Action
(continued)
5 Hover the mouse pointer over the amplifier (Sig Out) bar, as shown in the
Figure below, and calculate the difference between the actual power level and
the expected power level. Write down the value that is calculated.

Z-End NE Power
Adjustment
Step Action
(continued)
6 Right-click the Sig Out power bar and select the Edit Amp option.
7 In the Edit Amp dialog, note the current Power Gain (dB) value.

Z-End NE Power
Adjustment
Step Action
(continued)
8 Add the power difference from Step 5 to the current value in Step 7 and edit
the value in Power Gain menu to be the resulting value.
9
Wait for the amplifier to increase to the new gain setting. This may take
up to three (3) minutes
10 Repeat these steps until the Sig Out power level is within 0.5 dBm of the target
level.
11 The manual power balancing of A-Z direction of the wavelength service is now
complete.
12 Close the A-Z power trace and open the Z-A power trace.
13 Repeat procedures A-End, Through, Z-End NE power adjustments for the
same wavelength service in the Z-A direction.
14 Repeat procedures A-End, Through, Z-End NE power adjustments if additional
wavelength services are needed to balance any other spans in the ring.
15 FOADM commissioning and power balancing is now complete.
16 Delete the commission-aiding wavelength service (if the same is not going to
be used by a customer) and proceed to Disconnecting PC from the Network.

FOADM UnKeyed Commissioning
Introduction In order to commission and power-balance an UnKeyed FOADM system, similarly to the
and Keyed FOADM systems, wavelength services have to be provisioned.
Prerequisites A commissioning wavelength service must traverse the system at least once during
commissioning to allow the calculation and placement of attenuating LBOs (if necessary) in
FOADM NEs;
A commissioning wavelength service must cross every Ingress amplifier at least once during
the commissioning process to allow a user to adjust the gain of the amplifier.
NOTES:
Refer to Chapter 100 Keyed vs UnKeyed Systems for additional information.
The procedure for provisioning the NE using the CPB tool is not repeated here. Refer to the
Provision NE Using CPB Tool procedure under the FOADM Commissioning Section for
more details. This same procedure can also be applied to the UnKeyed FOADM systems.
UnKeyed Follow the procedure below to commission UnKeyed FOADM System.

FOADM
Commissioning
Step Action
1 Commissioning an UnKeyed FOADM system requires field engineers to be
physically present on site to install attenuating LBOs (pads) if required.
2 Verify the CPB provisioning wizard has been run and the NEs that make up
the system have been provisioned.
If necessary, go back to the Provision NE Using CPB Tool procedure.

3 Verify OT cards are installed in the End Terminals of the system.
4 Identify the wavelength service to be created. Refer to the detailed description
in Introduction and Prerequisites above.
5 Identify the two OTs at each end of the commission-aiding wavelength service
and follow the procedure Provision New Wavelength Service procedure in
Section 400.
6
Wait two (2) minutes after the wavelength creation for the power to
ramp up before continuing.
7 Determine the first NE in the lightpath and double-click on the NE in the
Topology View to open the NE Inventory window.

FOADM UnKeyed Commissioning, Continued
UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 8 Click on the Line port of the Egress amplifier for the commissioning service
and note the value in Per channel target output power (dBm) field.
9 Click on the Line port of the OT used in the commissioning service. Change
the Programmed Network Output Power value, shown in the Figure below,
to the value noted in Step 8.
10 Proceed based on whether or not a wavelength meter or OSA is available:
If a wavelength meter or Then go to…

OSA…
Is Available on-site Step 11
Is Not Available on-site Step 16

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 11 Connect a power meter to the Tx Mon port of the Egress amplifier for the
commissioning service.
12 Click on the Line port of the Egress amplifier. Calculate the Monitoring Loss as
the difference between the Total Network Power Egress and the power
measured by the power meter.
13 Remove the power meter and connect OSA (wavelength meter) to the MON
port. Observe the channel power on the OSA for the commissioning service.
Add the Monitoring Loss calculated in Step 12.
14 Make adjustments to the OT’s Programmed Network Output Power (similar

to Step 9) until the observed channel power, plus the Monitoring Loss, equals
the Per channel target output power as noted in Step 8. Wait 30 seconds
between adjustments.

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 15 Proceed to Step 20
16 Click on the Line port of the Egress amplifier. Select Wavelength Tracker |
View Services from the Inventory top menu.
17 The wavelength services list will appear. Count the number services present
on the Line port. Click Close.
NOTE: In Greenfield commissioning, the number of services is usually one.

18 Calculate the Total output power using the total channel count noted in Step
17 and Per channel target output power as noted in Step 8.
Example:
Per Channel output Power: -11.8 dBm
Number of channels: 3
Total output Power: 3 * -11.8 dBm
Convert -11.8 dBm to mW by using formula.
P = 10^
(mW)
(P
(dBm)
/ 10)
-11.8dBM = 0.0660693448 mW=Per Channel Output Power

Total Output Power(mW) = Per Channel Output Power(mW) * 3
Total Output power is 0.198mW
Convert mW to dBm using formula
P =10*log (P )
(dBm) 10 (mW)
Total output power in dBm is -7.03

19 Make adjustments to the OT’s Programmed Network Output Power (similar
to Step 9) until the Total Network Power Egress value of the amplifier is
equal to the calculated value in Step 18. Wait 30 seconds between
adjustments.
20 Note the final Total Network Power Egress (PoutUpstream ) and Per
channel target output power (Ptargetupstream).
21 Determine the next NE in the lightpath and double click on it to open the NE’s
Inventory window.

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 22
If there is… Then go to…

An Ingress Amplifier on the NE Step 23
No Ingress Amplifier on the NE Step 27
23 Select the SIG port of the ingress amplifier. Note the Per channel target
output power (Ptargetdownstream) and the Signal Power
Egress(Poutdownstream).
24 Calculate the amount to adjust the ingress amplifier gain setting using the
following formula.
Delta Gain = (Ptargetdownstream- Ptargetupstream) - (Poutdownstream-

Poutupstream)
NOTE: Ptargetupstream and Poutupstream are values noted in Step 20.

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 25 Increase the Power Gain attribute of Ingress LD by the delta value calculated
in previous step.
26 Obtain new values for Pout downstream (usually there is no change) and Pout
upstream and recalculate the delta value using the formula in Step 24.
If the absolute delta value is greater than 0.5 dB wait 5 seconds then change
the power gain value again.
Continue the iterations until the delta is less than 0.5 dB waiting 5 seconds
between changes.
27 Determine the egress line of the lightpath and select the Line port of the
egress amplifier.
NOTE: Take note of the Total Network Power Egress and Per channel
target output power.

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 28 Proceed based on whether or not a wavelength meter or OSA is available:
If a wavelength meter or Then go to…

OSA…
Is Available on-site Step 29
Is Not Available on-site Step 35
29 Connect a power meter to the Tx Mon port of the egress amplifier for the
commissioning service.
30 Calculate the Monitoring Loss as the difference between the Total Network
Power Egress and the power measured by the power meter.
31 Remove the power meter and connect the wavelength meter or OSA to the
monitor port. Observe the channel power on the wavelength meter or OSA for
the commissioning service. Add the Monitoring Loss calculated in Step 30.
This result is Actual Channel Power.

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 32 Instruct the field personnel to change the attenuating pad on the path between
the Ingress line and this egress line equivalent to the difference between the
Per channel target output power and the Actual Channel Power calculated
in Step 31.
Attenuator Value = Per channel target output power (PhM) – Actual Channel
Power (calculated)
NOTE: If the channel is connected via the loop connection between channel
ports, put an attenuator between the channel ports.
33 Make attenuator changes until the measured channel power is within 1 dB of
the Per channel target output power.
34
If the target power… Then go to…
Is Achieved Step 43
Cannot be Achieved Step 41
35 Click on the Line port of the egress amplifier.

Select Wavelength Tracker | View Services from the NE Inventory top menu.
36 The wavelength services list will appear. Count the number of services present
on the Line port. Click Close.
NOTE: In Greenfield commissioning, the number of services is usually one.

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 37 Calculate the Expected Total Output Power using the total channel count
noted in Step 36 and the Per channel target output power.
NOTE: Refer to Step 18 for formulas and calculations.

38 Instruct the field personnel to change the attenuating pad on the path between
the ingress line and this egress line equivalent to the difference between the
Expected Total Output Power and the Total Network Power Egress.
Attenuator Value = Expected Total Output Power (calculated) - Total

Network Power Egress (PhM)
NOTE: If the channel is connected via the loop connection between channel
ports, put an attenuator between the channel ports.
39 Make attenuation changes until the Total Network Power Egress is within 1
dB of the expected total power.
40 Is the target power achieved?
If the target power… Then go to…

Is Achieved Step 43
Cannot be Achieved Step 41

UnKeyed
FOADM
Step Action
Commissioning
(continued) 41 If changing fixed attenuators in the ingress to egress line path cannot achieve
the Line Out target power, consider increasing the egress amplifier gain
setting if one is present.
NOTE: The following step should only be taken if all other possibilities are
exhausted.
42 Select the SIG port of the ingress amplifier. Change the Power Gain attribute
by the required amount.
NOTE: If the gain setting is outside the limits of Maximum Gain and Minimum
Gain there is likely a loss problem within the NE that must be identified and
corrected. (Verify the PoutUpstream reading has not changed as well)
43 Power balancing of this NE is completed.
If the next NE is … Then ...

Through NE Repeat Step 20 through Step 43
Terminal NE Repeat Step 20 through Step 26
44 Repeat Step 8 through Step 43 for the Z-A direction of the provisioned
wavelength.
NOTE: This procedure must be repeated to power balance the system for
each new wavelength service addition.
45 If the wavelength service used for power balancing will not be reused by the
customer then delete it. Follow the Delete Wavelength Service procedure in
Section 400.
46 Commissioning for UnKeyed FOADM System is now complete.
Proceed to Disconnecting PC from the Network.

Disconnecting This procedure describes the process of disconnecting PC from CIT and changing CIT IP
PC from the Address back to the default 172.16.0.1.
Network
Step Action
1 Launch Internet Explorer and type 172.16.2.1 in to the address bar.
NOTE: This is the IP address that was changed in the Connect to GNE
and Discover All NEs procedure. If a CIT IP other than 172.16.2.1 was
used, enter that IP address.
2 Login as Username: admin Password: admin
3 In the equipment tree open Shelf 1 | EC and select CIT.
4 In the Port Interface Settings window, enter 172.16.0.1 as the CIT IP.
NOTE: If the customer requires a specific CIT IP address then enter that
address.
5 Click Submit.
6 In Windows command prompt, enter the following commands:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Verify the new IP settings are obtained:

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
7 Disconnect PC from the network.

Understanding the Loss Report
Loss Report The Loss Report is created:

When the network commissioning wizard completes, regardless of whether it completes
successfully or not;
After adding, removing, or upgrading an NE;
After performing a network power balance.
On demand by the user. See Generate System Loss Report.
Loss Report This table explains the terms and definitions used in the Loss Report
Terms and
Definitions
Term Definition
NE loss trace 'A to Z'
Shows direction of the Commissioning Signal.
NE loss trace 'Z to A'
Actual Loss The Actual loss is the measured loss between two
consecutive Wavelength Tracker Detection (WTD) points.
NOTE: The actual loss should fall between the values

specified for the LPT Min and Max losses.
Actual Gain Actual Gain is the current gain setting of the amplifier
LPT Max Loss The maximum expected card or span loss that is used to
plan the network.
LPT Nominal Loss The nominal card or span loss used to plan the network.
Total nominal loss within an NE is derived by the linear
addition of the nominal card losses.
LPT Min Loss The minimum expected card or span loss used to plan the
network.
Loss value indicates how the loss value reported was
obtained:
Real time: Wavelength Tracker measurement of the loss
Commission: bulk power measurement of the loss

Understanding the Loss Report, Continued
Notes Field of The Notes field provides additional information related to the terms above.
Loss Report
Term Definition
Warning: Loss x.x dB too The measured loss is x.x dB higher than the maximum loss.
high.
Warning: Loss x.x dB too The measured loss is x.x dB lower than the minimum loss.
low
Error: Loss x.x dB too high. The measured loss is x.x dB higher than the maximum loss
and is associated with a failed power management
adjustment.
Error: Loss x.x dB too low. The measured loss is x.x dB lower than the minimum loss
and is associated with a failed power management
adjustment.
Loss Accommodated. The loss is outside the planned range, but the loss was
accommodated by the auto power management adjustment.
Average attenuation of x.x For a CWR8 Thru, WSS Thru or ROADM thru path x.x dB
dB applied to range was applied to the planned loss range. This equals the
applied attenuation of the optical device in the path.
Power not found No optical power was found that could be used to calculate
a loss.
Error: unable to read loss A measured loss couldn't be calculated and a
value commissioning loss was not available on the network
element.
(Target gain = xx.x dB) The adjustment function calculated a gain of xx.x dB which
did not fall within the planned gain range.
Loss within 10% of max The measured loss is within 10% of the maximum planned
value. Several components within 10% of the max may
cause an auto power management adjustment to fail.
Upstream loss too high The ingress adjustment has failed and the loss preceding
the ingress LD is too high.
x dB of y dB repair margin Indicates that the ingress adjustment has set the gain of the
consumed ingress LD within the repair margin allocated for this LD.
The gain is approaching the maximum gain planned for this
amplifier.
DCM present Indicates that a dispersion compensation device is between
the two detect points used to calculate the loss.

Troubleshooting Failed Adjustments
Introduction A Loss Report is created after the commissioning wizard completes, regardless of whether it
completes successfully or not. Before starting troubleshooting, refer to Understanding the
Loss Report for more information.
In the loss report, there is a box named last ingress result and last egress result. If there is a
failure on the NE, this box is highlighted:
Red indicates an error
Yellow indicates warning
This section contains steps to help troubleshoot the various messages that may appear in the
Loss Report.
Amplifier is This error message is generated when the power management software requires an increase
gain limited in the amplifier gain, but the amplifier is gain limited because the input power plus gain is
(ingress greater than the output power limit of the amplifier.
adjustment)
Step Action
1 Verify required amplifier has no alarms which would indicate a hardware
failure- replace if necessary.
2 Ensure that the number of channels have been correctly configured for the
required OTS section, and is no more than the level planned in the EPT
planning tool.
3 Check the input power to the amplifier, ensure the loss across the fiber
matches the loss measured from OSC- if not ensure all fiber connectivity has
been correctly cleaned.
4 If it is abnormally high, this indicates a problem upstream. Correct the
upstream problem.
Amplifier is This error message is generated when the power management software requires an increase
gain limited in the amplifier gain, but the amplifier is gain limited because the input power plus gain is
(egress greater than the output power limit of the amplifier.
adjustment)
Step Action
1 Verify required amplifier has no alarms which would indicate a hardware
failure- replace if necessary.
2 Ensure that the number of channels have been correctly configured for the
required OTS section, and is no more than the level planned in the EPT
planning tool.
3 Check the input power to the amplifier, ensure from Wavetracker power traces
that the input into the amplifier is not abnormally high.

Troubleshooting Failed Adjustments, Continued
Amplifier is
gain limited
Step Action
(egress
adjustment) 4 Check loss between the output of the amplifier and node output. Clean or
(continued) replace components as necessary.
5 Check for incorrect fibering that may have caused the input power to the
amplifier to be too high. Clean or replace components as necessary.
6 Repeat the power adjustment procedure.
Amplifier signal The adjustment failed because the NE was unable to retrieve the signal power from the
power corresponding ingress/egress amplifier. This message applies to Commission Greenfield
unavailable System wizard triggered adjustments only.
Step Action
1 Perform a warm reset of the amplifier card.
2 Re-run the commissioning wizard
3 If the fault persists, perform a cold reset of the amplifier card by reseating the
card
4 Re-run the commissioning wizard.
5 If the fault persists, replace the amplifier card.
6 Re-run the commissioning wizard.
No through An adjustment cannot be completed for the through path of the network element because no
services services are provisioned or present. This message is not considered a failure. This message
provisioned pertains to in-service egress power adjustments only.
Step Action
1 Provision at least one present wavelength on the through path.
2 Re-try adjustment.
3 If the re-adjustment fails, check all intra-node CWR meshed topology
connections and remove any that do not have configured OCH connections
using that link.
4 Re-try power adjustment.
5 Upon completion, re-instate physical topology removed in step 3.

Pack required A card required to perform a power adjustment is not present.

for adjust not
present
Step Action
1 Verify that the cards planned by the EPT for the WDM through path are
present.
2 Verify that the cards planned by the EPT for the WDM through path are Admin
up.
3 Check for any alarms related to the cards. Replace cards if necessary.
4 Verify that all required shelves (ITLB, SFD) are correctly managed.
Communication Communication with the upstream node failed.

time-out with
upstream node
Step Action
1 If the message is generated during the Commission Greenfield System wizard,
re-run the commissioning wizard.
2 If the message is generated as a result of an in-service power adjustment,
perform a power adjustment on the affected span using the Adjust button in
the PhM interface or use the CLI or WebUI to perform an ingress power
adjustment.
3 If the fault persists, check that the OSC CN link between the nodes of the
segment is up.
4 Troubleshoot the CN link if necessary.
5 If power adjustment fails again, ensure up stream node is not rebooting,
Verify ability to log in to remote node, perform a warm restart of both amplifiers
involved in the link connectivity.
6 After amplifier reboot has completed, re-run power commissioning.

Configuration The software encountered an internal error.

Request
Unsuccessful
Step Action
1 This error message means that the power management system was unable to
read/write to the required amplifier involved in the power management
request.
2 Perform a warm restart of the amplifier.
3 Re-enter power commissioning values derived from EPT report (if report is
available, record all values and then make a small change to min/max gain
values).
4 Re-run power adjustment.
5 After successful completion of power adjust, reset values changed in step 3
and re-run power adjust again.
6 If power adjustment fails again, check for alarms and troubleshoot following
the 1830 PSS 32/16/4 Maintenance and Trouble-Clearing Guide.
Fiber is not yet The commissioning flag for the line where the adjustment was triggered has not been set to
commissioned completed yet. This message applies to in-service adjustments only, triggered directly by the
user.
Step Action
1 If commissioning of the system has not been done yet, follow the
commissioning procedure.
2 If commissioning of the system has been completed, set the commissioning
flags of the ingress LD Line ports to completed/true. This can be done by the
user through the PhM inventory view, CLI, or WebUI.
Local A power adjustment is currently in progress. This message applies to in-service adjustments
adjustment is only.
still In progress
Step Action
1 Wait for the adjustment to complete.

Power adjust The power adjustment failed because the required gain falls within the area designated for the
failed – span span splice margin.
repair margin
violated
Step Action
1 If the message is generated as a result of an in-service power adjustment, no
action is required. This is not considered a failure, but it is a warning to the
user that the amplifier gain is approaching the maximum gain planned for the
amplifier by the EPT.
2 If the message is generated during commissioning, troubleshoot the problem
as described in procedure Loss too high (ingress adjustment) .
Power adjust Indicates that the ingress amplifier gain is on the edge of span repair margin.
warning – splice
margin violated
Step Action
1 If the message is generated as a result of an in-service power adjustment, no
action is required. This is not considered a failure, but it is a warning to the
user that the amplifier gain is approaching the maximum gain planned for the
amplifier by the EPT.
2 If the message is generated during commissioning, troubleshoot the problem
as described in procedure Loss too high (ingress adjustment).

Loss too high The loss from the output of the previous node to the ingress amp on the current node is
(ingress greater than the maximum allowable span loss specified in the EPT commissioning file.
adjustment) The loss cannot be accommodated by the gain limits for the ingress amplifier planned by the
EPT. In-service: The required gain calculated by the adjustment exceeds the planned
maximum gain plus a margin over the maximum gain. Triggered by Commission Greenfield
System wizard: The required gain calculated by the adjustment exceeds the planned
maximum gain.
Step Action
1 Identify the source of the excess loss using the loss report
2 If the span loss is too high, perform the following substeps and re-try the
adjustment after each step. If not, go to Step 8.
3 Clean the fiber connection between the patch panel and the LD Line In port.
4 Perform an in-service adjustment from the PhM lightpath trace power
management interface.
5 If the ” Loss too high” error remains, check the loss on the affected segment
and if the span loss is too high field personnel will need to try to correct the
span loss.
6 If the Loss too high error remains, clean the fiber connection between the
patch panel and the LD Line Out port of the upstream network element.
7 If the span loss cannot be reduced to meet the planned limit, then a re-plan of
the system will be required using the EPT. Please ask EPT planner to verify
losses with FOC/OTDR inputs and if aligned, rerun EPT to generate new
power figures.
8 If the message is generated during ASE commissioning, re-run the
commissioning wizard.
perform a power adjustment on the affected span using the PhM, CLI, or
WebUI.
Loss too high The loss within the node is too high.
(egress
adjustment) Step Action
1 Identify the location on the NE of the excess loss using the loss report. Refer
to Understanding the Loss Report.
WebUI.
3 Using Wavetracker verify that there are no Wavetracker detection points which
are showing excessive loss. If any, remove and clean fibers.

Loss too high

(egress
Step Action
adjustment)
(continued) 5 If loss is still too high, replace the card (or cards) where the measured loss
reported by the loss report is closest to the maximum loss. Re-try the
adjustment, and repeat if necessary.
WebUI.
Loss too low The loss from the output of the previous node to the ingress amp on the current node is less
(ingress than the minimum allowable span loss specified in the EPT commissioning file. The loss
adjustment) cannot be accommodated by the gain limits of the ingress amplifier.
Step Action
1 Verify the span loss using the loss report.
2 The error may be caused by a fibering error on the ingress path of the NE.
Check the actual node fibering and compare with the planned fibering.
3 If the fibering is incorrect on the NE, clean and re-fiber the NE as required.
WebUI.
5 If span loss remains too low, check the loss on the affected segment. If it
cannot be corrected, a re-plan of the network using the EPT will be required.
commissioning wizard with the new EPT commissioning file.
generate a new EPT commissioning file and use it to rebalance the power
using the PhM Power Balance (Using Plan) function.
8 If agreed by EPT planner - if the power adjustment fails and the loss verified in
the loss report is correlated to levels measured from OSC, then apply
attenuators to the input port of the amplifier to align the span loss to the values
used for the EPT design and selection of amplifier type.

Loss too low The loss within the node is too low.
(egress
adjustment)
Step Action
1 Identify the location on the NE where the loss is too low using the loss report
Refer to Understanding the Loss Report.
2 Check the actual node fibering and compare with the planned fibering. If the
fibering is incorrect on the NE, clean and re-fiber the NE as required.
WebUI.
Maximum Maximum number of adjustment iterations is reached. The probable cause is an erratic power
number of transient. This message may appear for an egress adjustment triggered at a terminal line if the
iterations OT or SVAC power set-point cannot be achieved. This message applies to in-service power
reached adjustments only. This can also occur if the OT line port admin state is down.
Step Action
1 Check the admin status of the transponder ports used for commissioning and
verify they are up.
2 Observe wavelength tracker powers at the input of the ingress amplifier. Retry
adjustment if power is stable over one minute.
3 For a terminal node configuration, (a line that is not connected to other lines
within the same NE), check the power set-point versus the maximum
attainable for any add path power control points. To check the OT or SVAC
maximum attainable power and current target power, use the PhM inventory
view, CLI or WebUI.
4 With customer permission, perform a warm restart of the amplifier and re-try
power adjustment.
5 Contact next level of support if problem persists.

No services in The services required to perform an in-service power adjustment are in a power unstable state
appropriate or the Wavelength Tracker detect point reporting powers has been declared unreliable and the
state for power adjustment cannot proceed. This message applies to in-service power adjustments
adjustment only.
Step Action
1 Wait for 30 seconds to allow any unstable services to stabilize and re-attempt
the power adjustment.
2 Check for alarms and troubleshoot to bring the services to a stable state
3 For an ingress adjustment, verify that the WT power readings for all channels
received at the local line are also present and power in range at the upstream
egress line. If any channel powers are missing or power out of range at the
upstream egress line, troubleshoot the upstream line.
No through The services required to perform an in-service power adjustment are in a power unstable state
services in or the Wavelength Tracker detect point reporting powers has been declared unreliable and the
appropriate power adjustment cannot proceed. This message applies to in-service egress power
state for adjustments only.
adjustment
Step Action
1 Wait for 30 seconds to allow any unstable services to stabilize and re-attempt
the power adjustment.
2 Check for alarms and troubleshoot to bring the services to a stable state.
3 Ensure that Wavelength Tracker powers are visible at the detect points
through the node from ingress line(s) to the egress line the egress adjustment
was triggered for. Use the PhM lightpath trace, CLI or WebUI to confirm the
provisioned services are present.

No services Impossible to complete adjustment without services provisioned. This message applies to in-
present service power adjustments only.
Step Action
1 Provision a service (must be completed).
2 Re-try the power adjustment.
3 If channels are provisioned, please check using Wavetracker that they are
correctly being seen by the Wavetracker detection point at the egress point of
the amplifier.
4 Correct any problems seen in step 3 and recheck using Wavetracker that the
channels are being seen at the amplifier egress Wavetracker detection point.
Power The total or signal power readings are not stable and the power adjustment cannot execute.
changing; This message applies to adjustments triggered by the Commission Greenfield System wizard
cannot adjust only.
Step Action
1 Re-try commissioning on affected link section.
2 Verify no transmission problems on affected span and that span loss verified
from OSC measurements is in accordance with expected values.
3 Perform cold restart of amplifiers.
5 Contact your next level of support.

Power The power management application failed to retrieve a value from one of the line driver cards.
measurement is
unavailable
Step Action
1 Check for any card missing alarms, as this failure will occur if a card is not
present.
2 Re-insert cards that are missing.
3 Re-run the commissioning wizard if the adjustment was triggered by the
Commission Greenfield System wizard.
4 Re-try the power adjustment at the failed adjustment point using the PhM, CLI,
or WebUI interface.
5 If problem is not resolved, check for amplifier hard ware issues.
Success Adjustment completed successfully. Loss compensated within tolerance.
Timeout caused The power adjustment timed out.

adjust to halt
Step Action
1 Check that the NE is online and stable.
2 Check that all cards are up and running (cards are not undergoing reset).
3 Verify no transmission problems on affected span and that loss verified from
OSC measurements is in accordance with expected values.
5 Check for alarms on amplifiers at both ends of link section. If alarms are
present , correct these alarms.
Topology The NE fiber topology is not fully defined.

provisioning is
incomplete Step Action
1 Complete the fiber topology provisioning on the NE. Refer to the 1830 PSS
32/16/4 User Provisioning Guide.
2 Verify topology provisioning is correct as defined in the installation report from
EPT.
3 Verify that you are not trying to run power adjust on a FOADM system.

Upstream data Data from the upstream NEs is unavailable.

unavailable
Step Action
1 Verify that all cards involved in path handling are correctly installed.
2 Go to Troubleshooting procedure of Communication time-out with upstream
node .
Upstream The NE upstream of the node where the ingress adjustment was attempted is running an
software incompatible software release.
incompatible
Step Action
1 Check the software version on the upstream node. Verify it is the same
version as the other nodes in the system.
2 If necessary, perform a software upgrade on the upstream node.
Ingress The adjustment set the gain of the ingress LD above the maximum planned gain, but less than
amplifier gain the maximum planned gain plus margin. This is not a failure, however too many amplifiers in
exceeds this state will cause the OSNR of services to be too low to maintain error free transmission.
maximum The network operator should try to clear this state as soon as possible. This message applies
to in-service ingress adjustments only.
planned gain
Step Action
1 Go to procedure Loss too high (ingress adjustment) .

Egress amplifier The adjustment set the gain of the egress LD above the maximum planned gain, but less than
gain exceeds the maximum planned gain plus margin. This is not a failure, however too many amplifiers in
maximum this state will cause the OSNR of services to be too low to maintain error free transmission.
planned gain The network operator should try to clear this state as soon as possible. This message applies
to in-service egress adjustments only.
Step Action
1 Go to procedure Loss too high (ingress adjustment) .
Amplifier mid- The adjustment cannot be completed because the loss of the amplifier mid-stage is out of
stage loss range.
problem
Step Action
1 If the ingress adjustment failed, check and correct the mid-stage loss of the
ingress LD, and verify loss through the DCM module is 10db +/- 1db.
2 If the egress adjustment failed, check and correct the mid-stage loss of the
egress LD, and verify loss through the DCM module is 10db +/- 1db.
3 After correcting the mid-stage loss problem re-try the adjustment.
4 If the adjustment that failed was triggered by the Commission Greenfield
System wizard, re-run the commissioning wizard.
5 If the adjustment that failed was triggered by the user manually, perform a
power adjustment using the PhM lightpath trace power management interface,
CLI, or WebUI
ASE Ingress An ASE ingress adjustment is blocked when an external Raman amplifier is configured as
adjust not expected on the span upstream of the line.
allowed on
Raman
amplified span Step Action
1 Locate the line where the failure has occurred using the loss report.
2 Verify that the fiber span received by this line is expected to have a Raman
amplifier by checking the network planning. If using the 1354 RM-PhM, in the
topographical view of the network, the presence of an external Raman
amplifier under management associated to a line may be visible.

ASE Ingress
adjust not
Step Action
allowed on
Raman 3 If the line is expected to have a Raman amplifier, there is nothing further to do.
amplified span ASE commissioning of this span is not possible, and manual commissioning is
(continued) required. Refer to the detailed procedure for the network type. End
troubleshooting.
4 If the line is not expected to have a Raman amplifier, remove the amplifier (if
physically installed) and de-provision the association to the NE line. If using
the 1354 RM-PhM, select the Line port of the card connected to the span from
the inventory view, and ensure the attribute
tnAccessPortExtAmpIpAddressIn is cleared.
5 If using the 1354 RM-PhM Commission Greenfield System wizard, re-run the
wizard again. If using the WebUI re-attempt the adjustment.
Some add path The in-service egress adjustment was unable to completely adjust some of the locally added
control points channels for the line at which the adjustment was run.
incomplete
Step Action
1 Locate the line where the failure occurred using the loss report.
2 Check to see if there are any alarms on the network element that impact
channels that are added at this line. If there are any such alarms, troubleshoot
them and then re-attempt the egress adjustment. End procedure.
3 If there are no alarms, check that the administrative state of all line side ports
of active add cross connects are set to Admin Up. If necessary, correct the
setting of any Down ports to Up. Re-try the egress adjustment.
Adjustment There is a cross connect provisioned on the line on which the adjustment was attempted. The
using ASE not power adjustment cannot be completed with this cross connect present.
possible – cross
connect
provisioned Step Action
1 Identify the line supporting the cross connect using the loss report.
2 Important! Deleting a cross connect ion is service affecting.
Delete the cross connection, if allowed.
3 If using the PhM Commission Greenfield System wizard, re-attempt the
adjustment through another complete execution of the wizard. If using the
WebUI, re-try the adjustment.

Generate System Loss Report
Generate a Loss This procedure shows how to generate a loss report using EPT file.
Report
Step Action
1 If the CPB tool is not already running, start it by selecting Provision | Launch
CPB from the top menu.
2 Login using the 1354 RM-PhM login and password.
3 Select Commissioning | Create System Loss Report (using plan)... from
the top menu.
4 Click the Next.
5 Click Browse and browse to the folder containing the EPT commissioning file
for the target system and select the file. Click Next.
6 The system loss report stages window will be displayed.
7 Wait until the stages shows completed and click Next.
8 Click View Report. The Loss Report will be displayed.


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FOADM Commissioning and Power Balancing

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Verify the IP Address assigned by the NE to your PC. It must be:

NOTE: If the IP address is not assigned, run these commands:

Or, manually configure the TCP/IP properties as shown above.

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FOADM Commissioning, Continued

NOTE: This CIT IP address assignment is temporary during commissioning

Verify the new IP settings are obtained:

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FOADM Commissioning, Continued

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FOADM Commissioning, Continued

If ... Then ...

NOTE: Use the Loopback IP Address of the

If the NE is ... Then ...

NOTE: An IE window will open displaying the CPB login screen.

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FOADM Commissioning, Continued

NOTE: The provision system options window will be displayed.

12 Click Next to begin the process.

In cases of failure, review the Error Report and Progress Log.

After troubleshooting, Retry the provisioning.

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FOADM Commissioning, Continued

Proceed to Select System Architecture section.

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FOADM Commissioning, Continued

If the system includes… Then proceed to the…

Then continue to Wavelength Provisioning

Wavelength In order to commission and power-balance a FOADM system, a commission-aiding

If the system is a mixed architecture (TOADM/ROADM/FOADM), verify that the

NOTE: This wavelength service will be referred to as the commission-aiding

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3 Select the wavelength service that was created as the commission-aiding

NOTE: Power-balancing must be done from left to right.

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Alternatively, the Systems Report tab of the EPT Network Information

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