Who should attend
This course is intended for:
- System engineers
- Technical support personnel
- Channel partners and resellers
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have:
- Basic knowledge of optical transport and protocols
- Familiarity with data networking principles
This Cisco recommended course may help you meet these prerequisites:
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe Cisco DWDM platform basics
- Describe DWDM network topologies
- Describe the management software used for managing Cisco DWDM networks
- List the different hardware components of the Cisco ONS and Cisco NCS DWDM systems
- Provision nodes and circuits in a Cisco DWDM network
- Perform node and multishelf configurations
- Implement SMR-based rings
- Provision optical circuit protection mechanisms
- Configure Any Rate cards
- Describe the function of Raman amplifiers
- Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting of a Cisco DWDM network
Detailed Course Outline
- DWDM Optical Platform Foundation
- Chassis and Cards
- Hardware Installation
- Node Turn-Up and Circuit Creation
- Node and Multishelf Configurations
- SMR-Based Rings
- 10Gb Circuit Protection
- Any Rate Card Configuration
- Raman Amplifiers
- Maintenance and Basic Troubleshooting