Full View of OSN 9600/9800 Series NE Functions

This topic provides a full view of functions supported by OSN 9600/9800 series NEs.

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The table below lists the types of boards to which each function applies. For details about the specific boards that support these functions, see (Functions and Features and Quick Reference Table of the Units) or (Availability) in the related Planning Your Network.

**Table 1** Functions supported by OSN 9600/9800 series NEs
Function	Entry in Document	Supported Board Type	Description
Creating NEs	Creating and Configuring NEs > Creating NEs	-	Users can create NEs in two ways: manually create a single NE, or search for NEs and implement automatic creation of NEs in batches.
Creating Fibers	Creating and Configuring NEs > Creating Fibers	-	Users can create fibers on a NE.
Configuring NE data	Managing NG WDM NEs > Configuring Board Parameters	-	When configuring WDM services, you need to configure different boards in the network.
Configuring DCNs	Managing NG WDM NEs > DCN Management	System control and communication board, line boards, tributary boards, OTU boards	The Web LCT communicates with NEs, and manages and maintains network nodes through DCNs. The supported solutions are HWECC, IP over DCC, and OSI over DCC.
Configuring NE time	Managing NG WDM NEs > Configuring the NE Time	-	Users can synchronize NE time with the Web LCT server.
Configuring clock	Refer to Synchronization in the related Deploying Your Network.	OTU board	Physical clock ensures frequency synchronization, which is the prerequisite for clock synchronization. A Precision Time Protocol (PTP) clock is compliant with the IEEE 1588 V2 protocol and can realize synchronization of frequency and time. Hence, the scheduled synchronization index of the entire network is greatly improved.
Configuring WDM protection	Refer to Redundancy and Protection > Network-Level Protection (OTN) in the related Planning Your Network.	Client 1+1 Protection: Optical subrack: OLP or DCP board Electrical subrack: Tributary boards	Optical Line Protection: Only the OptiX OSN 9800 optical subracks support optical line protection. VLAN SNCP Protection: Only electrical subracks support VLAN SNCP protection.
		Optical Line Protection: OLP board
		Intra-Board 1+1 Protection: Optical subrack: OLP or DCP board Electrical subrack: Line boards
		Cross connect board, line boards, tributary boards
Configuring optical cross-connections	Managing NG WDM NEs > Configuring Optical Cross-Connections	-	Optical cross-connections cross-connect optical signals and are not related to the types of carried services. NOTE: Only the OptiX OSN 9800 optical subracks support this function.
Configuring WDM services	Refer to Configuring Services and Feature in the related Deploying Your Network.	-	Electrical cross-connections cross-connect electrical signals and are closely related to the types of carried services.
Configuring overheads	Refer to Configuring OTN Overhead in the related Deploying Your Network.	Electrical subrack: line boards, tributary boards Optical subrack: regeneration boards	The OTN processing module inside the board processes the OTN overheads and thus helps the equipment monitor signals and report the performance events of the signals.
Configuring packet features	Refer to Redundancy and Protection > Network Level Protection (Packet) in the related Planning Your Network. Refer to Technology Reference > Ethernet Feature Based on Packet in the related Planning Your Network.	Packet service unit	Only the OptiX OSN 9800 U32 support this function.
Configuring ALC	Refer to Automatic Optical Power Management > ALC in the related Planning Your Network.	Reference Unit: Optical Amplifier Board Power Check Unit: Optical Amplifier Board Variable Optical Attenuation Unit: Optical Amplifier Board, Variable Optical Attenuator Board System Control and Communication Unit	In the case of the abnormal attenuation of links, automatic level control (ALC) is used to maintain constant output power of optical amplifiers, satisfy requirements for optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) at the receive end, and ensure the quality of received signals. NOTE: Only the OptiX OSN 9800 optical subracks support this function.
APE	Refer to Automatic Optical Power Management > APE in the related Planning Your Network.	Power monitoring board: Optical Supervisory Channel Board Power regulating board: Optical Add and Drop Multiplexing Board, Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Board System control and communication board	The process for configuring automatic optical power equalization (APE) for the WDM equipment is described here. APE automatically adjusts the optical power of each channel at the transmit end, and optimizes the OSNR at the receive end. NOTE: Only the OptiX OSN 9800 optical subracks support this function.
IPA	Refer to Automatic Optical Power Management > IPA in the related Planning Your Network.	Detection Board: Optical Amplifier Board Control Implementation Board: Optical Amplifier Board Detect Auxiliary Board: Regeneration boards and Optical supervisory channel boards	The Web LCT provides the intelligent power adjustment (IPA) feature that ensures human security in the case of a fiber cut and equipment failure. NOTE: Only the OptiX OSN 9800 optical subracks support this function.
Configuring the IPA in a Raman System	Refer to Automatic Optical Power Management > IPA of Raman System in the related Planning Your Network.	Detection Board: Optical Amplifier Board Control Implementation Board: Optical Amplifier Board Detect Auxiliary Board: Regeneration boards and Optical supervisory channel boards Raman Amplifier: Optical Amplifier Board Auxiliary Raman board: Optical Amplifier Board ROP board: ROP	The Web LCT provides the intelligent power adjustment (IPA) function in a Raman system. In the case of a fiber cut or equipment failure, the IPA function can be enabled to ensure operation security of link maintenance engineers and operators. NOTE: Only the OptiX OSN 9800 optical subracks support this function.
Configuring PRBS	Refer to Operation and Maintenance > Meter-Free Test > PRBS Test in the related Planning Your Network.	Line boards and tributary boards	On the Web LCT, the meter board can be configured to send PRBS signals, and the client side and WDM side of the auxiliary board to transparently transmit the PRBS signals. In this way, you can perform the bit error test of the transmission link without attaching a meter to the equipment during the deployment.