mTera® Universal Transport Platform Common Procedures
Identifying System Features and Functionality
__ 1. General Description
• Identify general features and functions.
__2. System Specifications
• Identify design specifications.
__3. Software Release Document
• Identify features and anomalies of current
software release.
__4. TL1 Command Reference Manual
• Identify command forms, parameters, system
responses, error messages, interrelated
commands, and alarm condition types of the
system.
Understanding the GUI Interface and Craft Station
__ 1. Software Release Document
• Identify features and anomalies of current
software release, including minimum
hardware revisions.
__2. System Administration and Operations
• Identify all components of the Craft Station
GUI interface.
Understanding TL1 Commands
__ 1. TL1 Command Reference Manual
• Identify command forms, parameters, system
responses, error messages, and interrelated
commands of the system.
Configuring Administrative Features
__ 1. System Administration and Operations
• Configure features such as security manage-
ment, reporting, fault management (alarming),
and performance monitoring.
mTera Universal Transport Platform Common Procedures
Installing a New Module Performing General Maintenance
__ 1. Module References __ 1. Maintenance or System Administration and
• Perform module installation and view module Operations
specifications, features, and circuit descriptions. • Maintain the system, such as backing up the
__2. Maintenance database, replacing modules, and cleaning fiber
optics.
• Perform module installation and clean any fiber
optics. Replacing a Module
__3. System Administration and Operations __ 1. Module References
• Perform autodiscovery of equipment and • Perform module installation and view module
provision modules. specifications, features, and circuit descriptions.
__2. Maintenance
Installing a New mTera Network Element
__ 1. System Engineering • Perform module installation and clean any fiber
optics.
• Identify floor space requirements and order
system parts and cables. __3. System Administration and Operations
__2. Installation • Perform autodiscovery of equipment and
preprovision or provision modules.
• Install a physical system.
__3. Software Release Document Upgrading the Feature Package
__ 1. Software Release Document
• Identify features and anomalies of current
software release, including minimum • Identify features and anomalies of current
hardware revisions. software release.
__4. System Administration and Operations __2. NE Upgrade
• Set Administrator privileges. • Upgrade the network element software or load a
• Perform initial system turn up. software patch onto the NE.
Performing Troubleshooting
Provisioning Equipment
__ 1. Troubleshooting
__ 1. System Administration and Operations
• Perform autodiscovery of equipment and • Identify service-affecting and non-service-
provision modules. affecting alarms.
• Create and manage wavelengths, • Perform recovery steps for service-affecting and
cross-connects, and protection. non-service-affecting equipment and facility
alarms.
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Provisioning a Packet Subsystem

__ 1. Packet Transport Operations
• Set up and provision a Packet Transport sub-
system.

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