This course is intended for network professionals responsible for installation, deployment, and maintenance of the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP.

Network operations personnel, planners, and designers will also benefit.

• Routing fundamentals and IP addressing
• Cisco Transport Controller operation
• Installing and provisioning the Cisco ONS 15454 shelf
• Knowledge of dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) basics
• Experience using optical test equipment

 Prerequisite knowledge gained by attending:

• Introduction to Cisco networking devices (ICND) or equivalent
• Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP Basic course

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Install internal connections and provisionable patchcords.
• Install optical channel client connections and optical trail circuits.
• Provision the 10 Gigabit muxponder and 10 Gigabit transponders and connect with circuits.
• Provision the ADM-10G subnetwork.
• Provision optical protection in the ADM-10G subnetwork.
• Install protected circuits in the ADM-10G subnetwork.
• Provision the mesh node, which consists of the WXC, 40-MUX, and 40-DMX cards.
• Provision the mesh network.
• Install protected circuits in the mesh network.

• Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP System Overview
• Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP and DWDM Metro Networks
• Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) and MSTP Differences and Features
• Documentation
• Cisco Transport Controller Operations
• Safety
• MSTP Rings
• Ring Installation
• Ring Verification
• Internal Patchcords and Provisionable Patchcords
• Internal Patchcords
• Provisionable Patchcords When to Use
• 10 Gigabit Transponders and Muxponders
• 4 2.5G to 10G Muxponder
• 10 G Transponder
• Installation and Settings
• Provisionable Plug-In Modules
• Install Circuits
• ADM-10G "MSPP on a Blade" Overview
• Installation and Settings
• Optical Protection in the ADM-10G
• Protected Circuits in the ADM-10G
• Automatic Circuits
• Manual Circuits
• Manual Multiring
• Using Cisco Transport Planner to Design Manual Multiring
• Pros and Cons of Manual
• 40-Channel Ring
• Mesh Networks
• Mesh Topologies
• WXC Card Operation Using MEMS Technology
• Signal Flow in the Mesh Network
• Circuits in the Mesh Network
• Troubleshooting