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SONET Topologies
This chapter explains Cisco ONS 15454 SONET topologies. To provision topologies, refer to the Cisco
ONS 15454 Procedure Guide.
Chapter topics include:
• SONET Rings and TCC+/TCC2 Cards, page 10-1
• Bidirectional Line Switched Rings, page 10-2
• Linear ADM Configurations, page 10-13
• Path-Protected Mesh Networks, page 10-14
• Four Node Configurations, page 10-16
• Optical Speed Upgrades, page 10-17
Table 10-2 on page 10-2 shows the SONET rings that can be created on each ONS 15454 node using
redundant TCC2 cards.
Note For best performance, BLSRs should have one LAN connection for every ten nodes in the BLSR.
= Fiber 1
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Node 2 = Fiber 2
The SONET K1, K2, and K3 bytes carry the information that governs BLSR protection switches. Each
BLSR node monitors the K bytes to determine when to switch the SONET signal to an alternate physical
path. The K bytes communicate failure conditions and actions taken between nodes in the ring.
If a break occurs on one fiber, working traffic targeted for a node beyond the break switches to the protect
bandwidth on the second fiber. The traffic travels in a reverse direction on the protect bandwidth until it
reaches its destination node. At that point, traffic is switched back to the working bandwidth.
Figure 10-2 on page 10-4 shows a traffic pattern sample on a four-node, two-fiber BLSR.
Node 0
Traffic flow
Fiber 1
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Node 2 Fiber 2
Figure 10-3 on page 10-5 shows how traffic is rerouted following a line break between Node 0 and
Node 1.
• All circuits originating on Node 0 carried traffic to Node 2 on Fiber 2 are switched to the protect
bandwidth of Fiber 1. For example, a circuit carrying traffic on STS-1 on Fiber 2 is switched to
STS-25 on Fiber 1. A circuit carried on STS-2 on Fiber 2 is switched to STS-26 on Fiber 1. Fiber 1
carries the circuit to Node 3 (the original routing destination). Node 3 switches the circuit back to
STS-1 on Fiber 2 where it is routed to Node 2 on STS-1.
• Circuits originating on Node 2 that normally carried traffic to Node 0 on Fiber 1 are switched to the
protect bandwidth of Fiber 2 at Node 3. For example, a circuit carrying traffic on STS-2 on Fiber 1
is switched to STS-26 on Fiber 2. Fiber 2 carries the circuit to Node 0 where the circuit is switched
back to STS-2 on Fiber 1 and then dropped to its destination.
Figure 10-3 Four-Node, Two-Fiber BLSR Traffic Pattern Following Line Break
Node 0
Traffic flow
Fiber 1
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Node 2 Fiber 2
Node 0
Span 4 Span 1
Span 5 Span 8
Span 6 Span 7
Span 3 Span 2
= Working fibers
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Node 2 = Protect fibers
Node 0
Span 4 Span 1
Span 5 Span 8
Span 6 Span 7
Span 3 Span 2
= Working fibers
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Node 2 = Protect fibers
Node 0
Span 4 Span 1
Span 5 Span 8
Span 6 Span 7
Span 3 Span 2
= Working fibers
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Figure 10-7 on page 10-9 shows an example of BLSR bandwidth reuse. The same STS carries three
different traffic sets simultaneously on different spans around the ring: one set from Node 3 to Node 1,
another set from Node 1 to Node 2, and another set from Node 2 to Node 3.
Node 0
STS#1 STS#1
Node 3 Node 1
STS#1 STS#1
Node 2
= Node 3 – Node 1 traffic
= Node 1 – Node 2 traffic
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= Node 2 – Node 3 traffic
Carrier 1
2 OC-3s
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DS-1s 12 DS-3s 4 DS-3s 14 DS-1s
Node 0 Node 1
14 DS-1s 2 DS-3s
Node 4 Node 2
8 DS-3s 14 DS-1s
Node 3
= Fiber 1
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4 DS-3s 14 DS-1s = Fiber 2
Figure 10-9 on page 10-11 shows the shelf assembly layout for Node 0, which has one free slot.
Figure 10-10 on page 10-11 shows the shelf assembly layout for the remaining sites in the ring. In this
BLSR configuration, an additional eight DS-3s at Node IDs 1 and 3 can be activated. An additional four
DS-3s can be added at Node 4, and ten DS-3s can be added at Node 2. Each site has free slots for future
traffic needs.
DS1-14
Free Slot
TCC2
XC10G
AIC-I (Optional)
XC10G
TCC2
OC48
OC48
OC3
OC3
DS1-14
DS1N-14
DS1-14
DS1-14
DS3-12
DS3-12
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Figure 10-10 Shelf Assembly Layout for Nodes 1 to 4 in Figure 10-8
TCC2
DS1-14
DS1-14
XC10G
Free Slot
Free Slot
AIC-I (Optional)
XC10G
TCC2
Free Slot
OC48
Free Slot
Free Slot
DS3-12
OC48
Free Slot
DS3-12
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Note Always plug the transmit (Tx) connector of an OC-N card at one node into the receive (Rx)
connector of an OC-N card at the adjacent node. Cards will display an SF LED when Tx and Rx
connections are mismatched.
For four-fiber BLSRs, use the same east-west connection pattern for the working and protect fibers. Do
not mix working and protect card connections. The BLSR will not function if working and protect cards
are interconnected. Figure 10-12 on page 10-13 shows fiber connections for a four-fiber BLSR. Slot 5
(west) and Slot 12 (east) carry the working traffic. Slot 6 (west) and Slot 13 (east) carry the protect
traffic.
Tx Tx Tx Tx
Rx Rx Rx Rx
West East West East
Node 1 Node 2
Tx Tx Tx Tx
Rx Rx Rx Rx
West East West East
Node 4 Node 3
Node 1 Node 2
Tx Tx
Rx Rx
West East West East
Tx Tx
Rx Rx
West East West East
Node 4 Node 3
Working fibers
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10.2.6 Two-Fiber BLSR to Four-Fiber BLSR Conversion
Two-fiber OC-48 or OC-192 BLSRs can be converted to four-fiber BLSRs. To convert the BLSR, install
two OC-48 or OC-192 cards at each two-fiber BLSR node, then log into CTC and convert each node
from two-fiber to four-fiber. The fibers that were divided into working and protect bandwidths for the
two-fiber BLSR are now fully allocated for working BLSR traffic. See the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure
Guide for BLSR conversion procedures.
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Slot 6 to Slot 6 Slot 13 to Slot 13
Protect Path
Working Path
Source
Node
Node 3 Node 5
Node 2
Node 4
Node 1
Node 10 Node 8
Node 6
Node 7
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Node 11 Node 9
Destination
= Primary path
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Node
= Secondary path
PPMN also allows spans with different SONET speeds to be mixed together in “virtual rings.”
Figure 10-15 on page 10-16 shows Nodes 1, 2, 3, and 4 in a standard OC-48 ring. Nodes 5, 6, 7, and 8
link to the backbone ring through OC-12 fiber. The “virtual ring” formed by Nodes 5, 6, 7, and 8 uses
both OC-48 and OC-12 cards.
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Node 6 Node 2 Node 3 Node 7
Redundant
OC-N Feed
Up to 72 DS-3s, 84 DS-1s
Up to 72 DS-3s, 84 DS-1s
Up to 72 DS-3s, 84 DS-1s
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Cisco recommends using the Span Upgrade Wizard to perform span upgrades. Although you can also
use the manual span upgrade procedures, the manual procedures are mainly provided as error recovery
for the wizard. The Span Upgrade Wizard and the Manual Span Upgrade procedures require at least two
technicians (one at each end of the span) who can communicate with each other during the upgrade.
Upgrading a span is non-service affecting and will cause no more than three switches, each of which is
less than 50 ms in duration.
Note Span upgrades do not upgrade SONET topologies, for example, a 1+1 group to a two-fiber BLSR. See
the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide for topology upgrade procedures.