Cisco NCS 2000 Series Deploying 96-Channel Flex Spectrum

About This Course

This course is a lab-intensive course that introduces you to the Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 2000 (NCS2K-FS) Series with Cisco Flex Spectrum. There will be a brief review of fiber cleaning and dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) basics. You will then learn how to design Cisco Flex Spectrum networks using the Cisco Transport Planner tool. The course covers the Cisco NCS 2006 and NCS 2002 shelves, the Cisco NCS 2000 16-Channel Wavelength Cross-Connect (WXC) Card, Cisco NCS 2000 EDFA 17 and 24 Amplifiers and Cisco NCS 2000 EDRA 17 and 24 Amplifiers. You will also learn how the Cisco NCS 2000 96-channel WXC Card is designed, and you will set up a two-node 96-channel system, create simple DWDM optical circuits between nodes, and then create 10G transponder circuits using the 10 x 10 multiport cards. The course explains the difference between colored and colorless ports, whereby you will install 40G transponder circuits using the colorless option. In addition, the course explores reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) and mesh configurations up to 16 degrees, including the option for omnidirectional add and drop. The course will also include methods for performance monitoring and troubleshooting the Cisco Flex Spectrum system.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy a Cisco NCS 2000 Series DWDM network with Flex Spectrum. The primary audience for this course includes:

• Designers
• System engineers and implementation staff
• Network operations center personnel
• Technical support personnel, who are involved with the deployment, operations, and maintenance of the Cisco NCS 2000 Series
• Channel partners, and resellers

Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for this course: 

• Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP from Installation to Protection (FITP)