Create a Protection Line SONET/SDH Interface

To create a protection line interface

1. Select Line Interfaces from the navigation panel.

Menu line interfaces

2. Click 'Create New Line Interface' from the Information panel.

Screenshot create protection oc3 interface

3. To create a secondary or switchover OC3 line interface:

• Enter a name for the line interface, and set the Line Type to OC3

• Select the remaining local index, which corresponds to fibre number two and set TX State to Laser On

• Set the Channel to protection

• Click Create

Screenshot create primary oc3 interface configuration

4. Verify that the two newly added interfaces are listed.

Screenshot validate SONET SDH interfaces