Cisco NCS 2000 Series Deploying 96-Channel

This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy a Cisco NCS 2000 Series DWDM network with FlexSpectrum.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the hardware and components required and used with the Flex Spectrum feature
• Design optical networks in the Cisco Transport Planner software
• Install the hardware, including multishelf nodes
• Perform node turn-up and create circuits using the Cisco Transport Controller software
• Configure optical networks with multidegree ROADM multishelf nodes
• Configure optical networks with colorless, contentionless, omnidirectional, and MPO cross-connect advanced features
• Describe and configure the NCS 2000 400-Gbps Xponder line card
• Add a node to an existing DWDM ring
• Describe the NCS 2000 Troubleshooting Guide
• Use the features and documentation with Transport Controller to perform maintenance, testing, and basic troubleshooting 

DWDM and Flex Spectrum Foundation

• Examining Terminology and Technology
• Introducing Flex Spectrum Features
• Introducing Network Topologies and Nodes
• Introducing the Management Software and Documentation

NCS 2000 Chassis and Cards

• Investigating NCS 2000 Series Chassis and Common Equipment
• Investigating NCS 2000 Series Controller Cards
• Investigating NCS 2000 Transponders, Muxponders and Crossponders Cards
• Investigating NCS 2000 Pluggable Port Modules for Transponders
• Investigating NCS 2000 Add/Drop Multiplexers and Demultiplexers Cards
• Investigating NCS 2000 Amplifies Cards
• Investigating NCS 2000 Passive Auxilary Modules

Design ROADM Networks with Transport Planner

• Getting Started with Transport Planner
• Using Transport Planner for Network Design
• Generating the Installation Package
• Designing a 2-degree ROADM Network

Hardware Installation and Multishelf

• Installing NCS 2000 Series Hardware
• Configuring Multishelf Networks

Node Turn-Up and Circuit Creation

• Performing Node Turn-Up in CTC
• Creating OCHNC Circuits
• Creating OCHCC Circuits
• Configuring 400G Cards

Advanced Feature Networks and Circuits

• Creating Colorless and Contentionless Add/Drop Networks
• Creating Omnidirectional and Contentionless Add/Drop
• Creating Mesh Nodes with MPO Cross-Connects
• Verifying Installed Cabling Connections

Testing, Maintenance and Basic Troubleshooting

• Testing OTDRS
• Maintaining the Network, Shelf and Cards
• Performing Basic Troubleshooting

Spectrum Switched Optical Network

• Examining the Terminology and Technology
• Supported SSON Circuit Types
• Provisioning GMPLS Optical Channels Using SSON

Labs

• Discovery Lab 1: Cisco Transport Controller
• Discovery Lab 2: Cisco Transport Planner
• Discovery Lab 3: Adding a Node to Existing DWDM Ring Network
• Discovery Lab 4: Optical Channel Network Connection (OCHNC) Circuits
• Discovery Lab 5: Optical Channel Client Connection (OCHCC) Circuits
• Discovery Lab 6: Creating 400-Gbps Xponder OTN Circuits
• Discovery Lab 7: Colorless Ports and Circuits
• Discovery Lab 8: Contentionless Circuits
• Discovery Lab 9: Performing the Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) Test
• Discovery Lab 10: Maintenance and Performance Monitoring
• Discovery Lab 11: NCS 2000 Troubleshooting
• Discovery Lab 12: Configuring SSON Circuits

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Completion of Cisco Optical Technology Intermediate Course

Recommended as preparation for the following exams:

• 500-210 - SP Optical Technology Field Engineer Representative

Students should also review the NCS 2000 and NCS 4000 Technical Overview e-learning as well before taking this exam