Creating Out-Fiber Control Channels

The out-fiber control channel realizes the interconnection between two ASON domains. You can use an Ethernet cable to connect two edge NEs of two ASON domains, and then manually create an out-fiber control channel on the Web LCT. In this way, the communication between the two ASON domains is realized at the control plane.

Prerequisites

The ASON network is running normally.

Service Requirements

You can create an out-fiber control channel as shown in Figure 1. In this example, NE3 in the ASON001 domain and NE6 in the ASON002 domain are connected by an Ethernet line. NE3 and NE6 are connected to NE9 through fibers.

Figure 1 Creating out-fiber control channels

NOTE:

You need to create an out-fiber control channel on the NE that connects the two ASON domains.

Procedure

  1. In the NE Explorer, select an NE and choose ASON > Link Management Protocol from the Function Tree.
  2. Click the LMP Control Channel tab. Click Query to query control channels of the link management protocol from the NE.
  3. Click New and the Create Control Channel dialog box is displayed. Enter a value in the Remote Address field respectively.

    NOTE:
    The remote address and the next hop address are the node ID of the remote NE.
    • As shown in Figure 1, if only one Ethernet link exists between the source and the sink, the two addresses are consistent.
    • If a hub exists on the Ethernet link between the source and the sink, the two addresses are consistent.
    • If a switch exists on the Ethernet link between the source and the sink, the remote address is the node ID of the sink NE and the next hop address is the IP address of the switch.
    • If a router exists on the Ethernet link between the source and the sink, the remote address is the node ID of the sink NE and the next hop address is the IP address of the router.
    • If a local area network (LAN) exists on the Ethernet link between the source and the sink, the remote address is the node ID of the sink NE and the next hop address is the IP address of the LAN that connects to the source NE.

    For example, if NE3 is the source, the remote address and the next hop address are the node ID of NE6.
  4. Click Apply for the settings to take effect.
  5. In the NE Explorer, select an NE and choose ASON > OSPF Protocol Management from the Function Tree.
  6. Click the OSPF IP Address tab.
  7. Click Query.
  8. Find the source or sink NE of the newly created out-fiber control channel. Double-click IP or Mask to set the parameters.
  9. Click Apply. Click Close in the Operation Result dialog box.
Parent topic: Managing the ASON Protocol
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