Configuring Energy Conservation for an NE

Procedure

1. Choose Configuration > NE Batch Configuration > Power Management from the main menu (traditional style); alternatively, double-click Fix-Network NE Configuration in Application Center and choose Configuration > NE Batch Configuration > Power Management from the main menu (application style).
2. In the right pane, click the Power Saving Configuration tab.
3. In the left-hand physical map, select one or more NEs, and click .
4. Set one or all of Idle Boards, Idle Lower Order Cross-Connect Board, and Idle Ports to Enable Power Saving. For parameter descriptions, see Power Saving Configuration.

   
   
   

   NOTICE:

   If you enable energy conservation for idle ports, the lasers of the unused optical ports are completely turned off. If the optical ports carry services or DCN channels even if the ports are not used, after you enable energy conservation, services may be interrupted or communication faults may occur in the optical ports.

   • If you enable energy conservation for an NE, you need to set the optical ports to Unused. To achieve this, do as follows: In the NE Explorer, select the corresponding board and choose Configuration > WDM Interface from the Function Tree. Set Channel Use Status to Unused.
   • You can set the optical ports to Unused regardless of whether the optical ports carry services. In the process of enabling energy conservation for idle ports, however, you must ensure that the optical port does not carry services or DCN channels before you set them to Unused.
   NOTE:

   • If you enable energy conservation for idle boards, energy conservation is enabled for all idle boards on the selected NE.
   • If you enable energy conservation for a lower order cross-connect board that is not used, when you configure a lower order cross-connection for the board, the lower order cross-connection is available after a delay of 1 or 2 seconds.

5. Click Apply.