About the Documentation

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Note The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration. Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.

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This section explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of this publication and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.

This section provides the following information:

•Document Objectives

•Audience

•Document Organization

•Related Documentation

•Document Conventions

•Obtaining Optical Networking Information

•Cisco Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Revision History

Date	Notes
March 2007	Revision History table added for the first time. Corrected product part numbers for the UBIC-V and UBIC-H DS3 cables.
April 2007	Added server trail information to the "CE-100T-8 VCAT Characteristics" section in the "CE-100T-8 Ethernet Operation" chapter and to the "CE-1000-4 VCAT Characteristics" section in the "CE-1000-4 Ethernet Operation" chapter.
August 2007	Updated About the Documentation chapter.
January 2009	Added the following sections in Chapter 14, Configuring Quality of Service: •QoS not Configured on Egress •ML-Series Egress Bandwidth Example •Added a new bullet point in "IP SLA Restrictions on the ML-Series" section
May 2009	Added a note to the section, EoMPLS Configuration on PE-CLE SPR Interface in the chapter, Configuring Ethernet over MPLS.
October 2009	Deleted the following caution from Chapter 4, Configuring Interfaces: •Do not use the abbreviations g0 or g1 for Gigabit Ethernet user-defined abbreviations. This creates an unsupported group asynchronous interface.
February 2010	Updated image in chapter, "Configuring VRF Lite".
September 2010	Updated the Example 15-1 Limiting the IP-Prefix Region to 2K Entries.
March 2011	•Updated the section "Flow Control Threshold Provisioning" in the chapter "CE-1000-4 Ethernet Operation". •Updated the section "IEEE 802.3z Flow Control and Frame Buffering" in the chapter "E-Series and G-Series Ethernet Operation".
August 2012	The full length book-PDF was generated.

Document Objectives

This guide covers the software features and operations of Ethernet cards for the Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, and Cisco ONS 15327. It explains software features and configuration for Cisco IOS on the ML-Series card. The ML-Series card is a module in the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET or Cisco ONS 15454 SDH system. It also explains software feature and configuration for CTC on the E-Series, G-Series and CE-Series cards. The E-Series cards and G-Series cards are modules in the Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, and Cisco ONS 15327. The CE-Series cards are modules in the Cisco ONS 15454. The CE-100T-8 is also available as module for the Cisco ONS 15310-CL. The Cisco ONS 15310-CL version of the card is covered in the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide. Use this guide in conjunction with the appropriate publications listed in the Related Documentation section.

Audience

To use the ML-Series card chapters of this publication, you should be familiar with Cisco IOS and preferably have technical networking background and experience. To use the E-Series, G-Series and CE-Series card chapters of this publication, you should be familiar with CTC and preferably have technical networking background and experience.

Document Organization

The Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide is organized into the following chapters:

•Chapter 1 "ML-Series Card Overview," provides a description of the ML-Series card, a feature list, and explanations of key features.

•Chapter 2 "CTC Operations,"provides details and procedures for using Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) software with the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 3 "Initial Configuration," provides procedures to access the ML-Series card and create and manage startup configuration files.

•Chapter 4 "Configuring Interfaces," provides information on the ML-Series card interfaces and basic procedures for the interfaces.

•Chapter 5 "Configuring POS," provides information on the ML-Series card POS interfaces and advanced procedures for the POS interfaces.

•Chapter 6 "Configuring Bridges," provides bridging examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 7 "Configuring STP and RSTP," provides spanning tree and rapid spanning tree examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 8 "Configuring VLANs," provides VLAN examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 9 "Configuring IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling," provides tunneling examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 10 "Configuring Link Aggregation," provides Etherchannel and packet-over-SONET/SDH (POS) channel examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 11 "Configuring Networking Protocols," provides network protocol examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 12 "Configuring IRB," provides integrated routing and bridging (IRB) examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 13 "Configuring VRF Lite," provides VPN Routing and Forwarding Lite (VRF Lite) examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 14 "Configuring Quality of Service," provides quality of service (QoS) examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 15 "Configuring the Switching Database Manager," provides switching database manager examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 16 "Configuring Access Control Lists," provides access control list (ACL) examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 17 "Configuring Resilient Packet Ring," provides resilient packet ring (RPR) examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 18 "Configuring Ethernet over MPLS," provides Ethernet over Multiprotocol Label Switching (EoMPLS) examples and procedures for the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 19 "Configuring Security for the ML-Series Card," describes the security features of the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 20 "POS on ONS Ethernet Cards," details and explains POS on Ethernet cards. It also details Ethernet card interoperability.

•Chapter 21 "Configuring RMON," describes how to configure remote network monitoring (RMON) on the ML-Series card.

•Chapter 22 "Configuring SNMP," describes how to configure the ML-Series card for operating with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

•Chapter 23 "E-Series and G-Series Ethernet Operation," details and explains the features and operation of E-Series and G-Series Ethernet cards for the ONS 15454, ONS 15454 SDH and ONS 15327 platform.

•Chapter 24 "CE-100T-8 Ethernet Operation," details and explains the features and operation of CE-100T-8 Ethernet card .

•Chapter 25 "CE-1000-4 Ethernet Operation," describes the operation of the CE-1000-4 card.

•"Command Reference," is an alphabetical listing of unique ML-Series card Cisco IOS commands with definitions and examples.

•"Unsupported CLI Commands," is a categorized and alphabetized listing of Cisco IOS commands that the ML-Series card does not support.

•"Using Technical Support," instructs the user on using the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (Cisco TAC) for ML-Series card problems.

Related Documentation

Use the Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide in conjunction with the following general ONS 15454 or ONS 15454 SDH system publications:

•Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide
Provides procedures to install, turn up, provision, and maintain a Cisco ONS 15454 node and network.

•Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide
Provides procedures to install, turn up, provision, and maintain a Cisco ONS 15454 SDH node and network.

•Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual
Provides detailed card specifications, hardware and software feature descriptions, network topology information, and network element defaults.

•Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual
Provides detailed card specifications, hardware and software feature descriptions, network topology information, and network element defaults.

•Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide
Provides alarm descriptions, alarm and general troubleshooting procedures, error messages, and performance monitoring and SNMP parameters.

•Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting Guide
Provides general troubleshooting procedures, alarm descriptions and troubleshooting procedures, error messages, and performance monitoring and SNMP parameters.

•Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Command Guide
Provides a full TL1 command and autonomous message set including parameters, AIDs, conditions, and modifiers for the Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15327, ONS 15600, ONS 15310-CL, and ONS 15310-MA systems.

•Cisco ONS 15454 SDH TL1 Command Guide
Provides a full TL1 command and autonomous message set including parameters, AIDs, conditions and modifiers for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH.

•Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Reference Guide
Provides general information and procedures for TL1 in the Cisco ONS 15454, ONS 15327, ONS 15600, ONS 15310-CL, and Cisco ONS 15310-MA systems.

•Cisco ONS 15454 SDH TL1 Reference Guide
Provides general information and procedures for TL1 in the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH.

•Cisco ONS 15454 SDH TL1 Reference Guide
Provides general information, procedures, and errors for TL1 in the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH.

•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454 Release 7.0
Provides caveats, closed issues, and new feature and functionality information.

•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Release 7.0
Provides caveats, closed issues, and new feature and functionality information.

•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15327 Release 7.0
Provides caveats, closed issues, and new feature and functionality information.

The ML-Series card employs the Cisco IOS Modular QoS CLI (MQC). For more information on general MQC configuration, refer to the following Cisco IOS documents:

•Cisco IOS Quality of Service Solutions Configuration Guide, Release 12.2

•Cisco IOS Quality of Service Solutions Command Reference, Release 12.2

The ML-Series card employs Cisco IOS 12.2. For more general information on Cisco IOS 12.2, refer to the extensive Cisco IOS documentation at:

•http://www.cisco.com/

Document Conventions

This publication uses the following conventions:

Convention	Application
boldface	Commands and keywords in body text.
italic	Command input that is supplied by the user.
[     ]	Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are optional.
{ x | x | x }	A choice of keywords (represented by x) appears in braces separated by vertical bars. The user must select one.
Ctrl	The control key. For example, where Ctrl + D is written, hold down the Control key while pressing the D key.
screen font	Examples of information displayed on the screen.
boldface screen font	Examples of information that the user must enter.
<     >	Command parameters that must be replaced by module-specific codes.

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, the user might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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Warning	IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device. Statement 1071 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Waarschuwing	BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES Dit waarschuwingssymbool betekent gevaar. U verkeert in een situatie die lichamelijk letsel kan veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken, dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij elektrische schakelingen betrokken risico's en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard praktijken om ongelukken te voorkomen. Gebruik het nummer van de verklaring onderaan de waarschuwing als u een vertaling van de waarschuwing die bij het apparaat wordt geleverd, wilt raadplegen. BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES
Varoitus	TÄRKEITÄ TURVALLISUUSOHJEITA Tämä varoitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. Tilanne voi aiheuttaa ruumiillisia vammoja. Ennen kuin käsittelet laitteistoa, huomioi sähköpiirien käsittelemiseen liittyvät riskit ja tutustu onnettomuuksien yleisiin ehkäisytapoihin. Turvallisuusvaroitusten käännökset löytyvät laitteen mukana toimitettujen käännettyjen turvallisuusvaroitusten joukosta varoitusten lopussa näkyvien lausuntonumeroiden avulla. SÄILYTÄ NÄMÄ OHJEET
Attention	IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant de travailler sur un équipement, soyez conscient des dangers liés aux circuits électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédures couramment utilisées pour éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des avertissements figurant dans les consignes de sécurité traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil, référez-vous au numéro de l'instruction situé à la fin de chaque avertissement. CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS
Warnung	WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu Verletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen Übersetzung in den übersetzten Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit diesem Gerät ausgeliefert wurden. BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF.
Avvertenza	IMPORTANTI ISTRUZIONI SULLA SICUREZZA Questo simbolo di avvertenza indica un pericolo. La situazione potrebbe causare infortuni alle persone. Prima di intervenire su qualsiasi apparecchiatura, occorre essere al corrente dei pericoli relativi ai circuiti elettrici e conoscere le procedure standard per la prevenzione di incidenti. Utilizzare il numero di istruzione presente alla fine di ciascuna avvertenza per individuare le traduzioni delle avvertenze riportate in questo documento. CONSERVARE QUESTE ISTRUZIONI
Advarsel	VIKTIGE SIKKERHETSINSTRUKSJONER Dette advarselssymbolet betyr fare. Du er i en situasjon som kan føre til skade på person. Før du begynner å arbeide med noe av utstyret, må du være oppmerksom på farene forbundet med elektriske kretser, og kjenne til standardprosedyrer for å forhindre ulykker. Bruk nummeret i slutten av hver advarsel for å finne oversettelsen i de oversatte sikkerhetsadvarslene som fulgte med denne enheten. TA VARE PÅ DISSE INSTRUKSJONENE
Aviso	INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você está em uma situação que poderá ser causadora de lesões corporais. Antes de iniciar a utilização de qualquer equipamento, tenha conhecimento dos perigos envolvidos no manuseio de circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas habituais de prevenção de acidentes. Utilize o número da instrução fornecido ao final de cada aviso para localizar sua tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que acompanham este dispositivo. GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES
¡Advertencia!	INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD Este símbolo de aviso indica peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes de manipular cualquier equipo, considere los riesgos de la corriente eléctrica y familiarícese con los procedimientos estándar de prevención de accidentes. Al final de cada advertencia encontrará el número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo. GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES
Varning!	VIKTIGA SÄKERHETSANVISNINGAR Denna varningssignal signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan leda till personskada. Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara medveten om farorna med elkretsar och känna till vanliga förfaranden för att förebygga olyckor. Använd det nummer som finns i slutet av varje varning för att hitta dess översättning i de översatta säkerhetsvarningar som medföljer denna anordning. SPARA DESSA ANVISNINGAR
Aviso	INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você se encontra em uma situação em que há risco de lesões corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipamento, esteja ciente dos riscos que envolvem os circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas padrão de prevenção de acidentes. Use o número da declaração fornecido ao final de cada aviso para localizar sua tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que acompanham o dispositivo. GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES
Advarsel	VIGTIGE SIKKERHEDSANVISNINGER Dette advarselssymbol betyder fare. Du befinder dig i en situation med risiko for legemesbeskadigelse. Før du begynder arbejde på udstyr, skal du være opmærksom på de involverede risici, der er ved elektriske kredsløb, og du skal sætte dig ind i standardprocedurer til undgåelse af ulykker. Brug erklæringsnummeret efter hver advarsel for at finde oversættelsen i de oversatte advarsler, der fulgte med denne enhed. GEM DISSE ANVISNINGER

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Where to Find Safety and Warning Information

For safety and warning information, refer to the Cisco Optical Transport Products Safety and Compliance Information document that accompanied the product. This publication describes the international agency compliance and safety information for the Cisco ONS 15454 system. It also includes translations of the safety warnings that appear in the ONS 15454 system documentation.

Cisco Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM

Optical networking-related documentation, including Cisco ONS 15xxx product documentation, is available in a CD-ROM package that ships with your product. The Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM is updated periodically and may be more current than printed documentation.

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