Detailed Course Outline
The course outline is as follows:
- Module 1: NCS 2000 FlexSpectrum Product Fundamentals
- Module 2: Shelf Layout and Software
- Module 3: Documentation
- Module 4: Cisco Transport Controller
- Module 5: Cisco Transport Planner
- Module 6: Shelf and Card Installation
- Module 7: MultiShelf Fundamentals
- Module 8: Node Turn-Up
- Module 9: Ring Network
- Module 10: Optical Channel Network Connection
- Module 11: 10 x 10 card and 10G Muxponders and Transponder
- Module 12: Optical Channel Client Connection
- Module 13: 40, 100, and 200 Gigabit Ethernet Transponders and Muxponders
- Module 14: Two-Degree ROADM
- Module 15: Colorless and Contentionless Add/Drop
- Module 16: Mesh Network and MPO Cross-Connects for Complex Nodes
- Module 17: Omnidirectional, Colorless, and Contentionless Add/Drop for Complex Nodes
- Module 18: Maintenance and Performance Monitoring
- Module 19: NCS 2000 Troubleshooting
The lab outline is as follows:
- Lab 1: Start the Cisco Transport Controller software and access the NCS shelves
- Lab 2: Configure the Cisco Transport Planner and create FlexSpectrum networks
- Lab 3: Setup the three-node FlexSpectrum network
- Lab 4: Install optical-channel network circuits and inspect power levels
- Lab 5: Optical Channel Client Connections
- Lab 6: Install 40 Gigabit Ethernet transponders on colorless ports and change the wavelength
- Lab 7: Install circuits into omnidirectional contentionless add/drop
- Lab 8: Explore maintenance and performance monitoring capabilities
- Lab 9: Troubleshooting FlexSpectrum