ASON
The automatically switched optical network (ASON) is a new generation optical transmission network. An ASON NE refers to the equipment that has ASON features. An ASON NE also has the features of traditional WDM NEs besides the ASON features. The Web LCT manages the ASON network by integrating the ASON features with the WDM features.
Creating and Configuring an ASON NE
The ASON network uses the route protocol to create the topology information of the nodes in the network so that each node can obtain a network-wide topology.
Managing the ASON Protocol
After the ASON software is enabled, the default ASON protocols are configured for the NE. After the ASON topology is created, you can set again the ASON protocols you need to facilitate the management of ASON link resources and ASON services.
Managing Link Resources
As the network is growing larger, a reasonable way of resource management is required to make the most of the network resources and to improve the network efficiency. ASON links are composed of control channels, control links and TE links.
Managing Control Plane Alarms and Performance Events
Users can suppress the control plane alarms, monitor the control plane performance, set the auto-report status of the control plane performance, and set the control plane performance threshold based on actual requirements.