Documentation Guide (V100R002C02 04)

OptiX OSN 8800 Intelligent Optical Transport Platform
V100R002C02
Documentation Guide
Issue
04
Date
2010-04-08
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Contents
Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................................................1
1 Retrieving the Documents........................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Retrieving the Documents...............................................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Retrieving by the Product Life Cycle..............................................................................................................1-2
1.2.1 Definition of the Product Life Cycle......................................................................................................1-2
1.2.2 Documents Corresponding to Phases of the Product Life Cycle...........................................................1-2
1.3 Retrieving by User Roles................................................................................................................................1-4
1.3.1 Definition of User Roles........................................................................................................................1-4
1.3.2 Documents Corresponding to User Roles..............................................................................................1-4
2 Documents...................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Product Documents.........................................................................................................................................2-2
2.2 Documents of the Equipment..........................................................................................................................2-2
2.2.1 Product Description................................................................................................................................2-3
2.2.2 Hardware Description............................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.3 Feature Description................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.4 Planning Guidelines...............................................................................................................................2-5
2.2.5 Quick Guide...........................................................................................................................................2-5
2.2.6 Installation Guide...................................................................................................................................2-5
2.2.7 Commissioning Guide............................................................................................................................2-6
2.2.8 Configuration Guide...............................................................................................................................2-6
2.2.9 Web LCT Operation Guide....................................................................................................................2-6
2.2.10 Routine Maintenance............................................................................................................................2-7
2.2.11 Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................2-7
2.2.12 Parts Replacement................................................................................................................................2-7
2.2.13 Supporting Tasks..................................................................................................................................2-8
2.2.14 Alarms and Performance Events Reference.........................................................................................2-8
2.2.15 Parameter Reference.............................................................................................................................2-8
2.2.16 ROPA Subsystem User Guide..............................................................................................................2-9
2.2.17 ASON User Guide................................................................................................................................2-9
2.3 Documents of the iManager U2000................................................................................................................2-9
2.3.1 Document Structure..............................................................................................................................2-10
2.3.2 Product Documents..............................................................................................................................2-10
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2.3.3 Online Help..........................................................................................................................................2-17
3 Documentation Development Process...................................................................................3-1

4 Releasing and Obtaining the Documents and Providing Feedbacks..............................4-1
4.1 Releasing the Documents................................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.1 Soft Release............................................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.2 Hard Release..........................................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.3 Release of Upgraded Documents...........................................................................................................4-2
4.2 Obtaining the Documents................................................................................................................................4-3
4.3 Providing Feedbacks.......................................................................................................................................4-3
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Figures
Figures
Figure 1-1 Product life cycle................................................................................................................................1-2
Figure 1-2 Documents corresponding to phases of the product life cycle...........................................................1-3
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Tables
Tables
Table 1-1 Documents corresponding to user roles...............................................................................................1-4
Table 2-1 Contents of the U2000 description documents..................................................................................2-10
Table 2-2 Contents of the U2000 process documents........................................................................................2-12
Table 2-3 Contents of the U2000 reference documents.....................................................................................2-17
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About This Document
About This Document

Related Versions
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.
Product Name
Version
OptiX OSN 8800
V100R002C02
OptiX iManager T2000
V200R008C00
iManager U2000
V100R001C00
NOTE
This document is prepared based on the U2000. The operations on the T2000 are similar to those on the
U2000.
Intended Audience
This document introduces the main contents of all manuals in general.
This document is intended for:
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Network Planning Engineer
Hardware Installation Engineer
Installation and Commissioning Engineer
Field Maintenance Engineer
Network Monitoring Engineer
Data Configuration Engineer
NM Administrator
System Maintenance Engineer
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
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Symbol
Description
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if not

avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazard with a medium or low level of risk, which
if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not
avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss,
performance degradation, or unexpected results.
TIP
Indicates a tip that may help you solve a problem or save

time.
NOTE
Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement

important points of the main text.
GUI Conventions
The GUI conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Convention
Description
Boldface
Buttons, menus, parameters, tabs, window, and dialog titles

are in boldface. For example, click OK.
>
Multi-level menus are in boldface and separated by the ">"

signs. For example, choose File > Create > Folder.
Change History
Updates between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document issue contains
all updates made in previous issues.
Updates in Issue 04 (2010-04-08) Based on Product Version

V100R002C02
The updates are as follows:
The PID Technology User Guide is deleted.
The Product Documents is updated.
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V100R002
Several bugs in some manuals are fixed and some manuals are optimized.

V100R002

V100R002C00
The OptiX iManager T2000 Product Description for WDM is deleted.
The OptiX iManager T2000 Installation Guide is deleted.
The OptiX iManager T2000 High-Availability (HA) System Installation Guide is deleted.
The OptiX iManager T2000 Administrator Guide is deleted.
The OptiX iManager T2000 Operator Guide for WDM is deleted.
The OptiX iManager T2000 Online Help is deleted.
The PID Technology User Guide is added.
The ROPA Subsystem User Guide is added.
The Document Structure is added.
The Product Documents is added.
The Online Help is added.

V100R001
The ASON User Guide is added.
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V100R001
The first commercial release of the OptiX OSN 8800 I V100R001.

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1 Retrieving the Documents
Retrieving the Documents
About This Chapter

1.1 Retrieving the Documents
This section describes the methods of retrieving the product documents.
1.2 Retrieving by the Product Life Cycle
This section describes the product life cycle and the documents that correspond to different
phases of the life cycle.
1.3 Retrieving by User Roles
This section describes the roles of product users and the documents that correspond to different
user roles.
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1.1 Retrieving the Documents

This section describes the methods of retrieving the product documents.
You can effectively retrieve the corresponding documents based on your working scope and the
phase of the product life cycle.
This document provides the following two retrieving methods:
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Retrieving by the product life cycle
Retrieving by the role of the user
1.2 Retrieving by the Product Life Cycle

This section describes the product life cycle and the documents that correspond to different
phases of the life cycle.
1.2.1 Definition of the Product Life Cycle
The life cycle of the OptiX OSN 8800 consists of network planning, installation and network
commissioning, network configuration and management, and network running and maintenance.
1.2.2 Documents Corresponding to Phases of the Product Life Cycle
This section describes the documents that correspond to different phases of the product life cycle.
You can select the required documents based on the phases of the product life cycle.
1.2.1 Definition of the Product Life Cycle

The life cycle of the OptiX OSN 8800 consists of network planning, installation and network
commissioning, network configuration and management, and network running and maintenance.
See Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 Product life cycle
Network
planning
Installation
& network
commissioning
Network
configuration
& management
Network running
& maintenance
1.2.2 Documents Corresponding to Phases of the Product Life Cycle

This section describes the documents that correspond to different phases of the product life cycle.
You can select the required documents based on the phases of the product life cycle.
Documents corresponding to phases of the product life cycle are shown in Figure 1-2.
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Necessary
Optional
Network
planning
Installation
& network
commissioning
Network
configuration
& management
Network running
& maintenance
Product Description
Installation Guide
Configuration Guide
Quick Guide
Planning Guidelines
Commissioning Guide
Feature Description
Routine Maintenance
Hardware Description
Web LCT Operation

Guide
iManager U2000
Product Description
Troubleshooting
Feature Description
iManager U2000
Software Installation
Guide (Windows)
Web LCT Operation

Guide
Parts Replacement
iManager U2000
Product Description
iManager U2000
Guide (SUSE Linux)
iManager U2000
Administrator Guide
(Windows)
Alarms and
Performance Events
Reference
ASON User Guide
iManager U2000
Guide (Solaris)
iManager U2000
Administrator Guide
(Solaris)
Supporting Tasks
Product Description
iManager U2000
Guide (Windows)
Web LCT Operation

Guide
iManager U2000
Guide (SUSE Linux)
iManager U2000
Product Description
Configuration Guide
iManager U2000
Guide (Solaris)
Product Description
Feature Description
Product Description
iManager U2000
Operation Guide for
Common Features
Feature Description
ASON User Guide
Parameter Reference
ASON User Guide
ASON User Guide
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1.3 Retrieving by User Roles

This section describes the roles of product users and the documents that correspond to different
user roles.
1.3.1 Definition of User Roles
This section describes the roles of the product user.
1.3.2 Documents Corresponding to User Roles
This section describes the documents that correspond to the user roles.
1.3.1 Definition of User Roles

This section describes the roles of the product user.
The user roles of the optical transmission network can be categorized as follows:
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Network Planning Engineer
Hardware Installation Engineer
Installation and Commissioning Engineer
Field Maintenance Engineer
Network Monitoring Engineer
Data Configuration Engineer
NM Administrator
System Maintenance Engineer
1.3.2 Documents Corresponding to User Roles

This section describes the documents that correspond to the user roles.
Table 1-1 lists the documents that correspond to the user roles. You can select the related product
documents based on your working scope.
Table 1-1 Documents corresponding to user roles
Role
Working Scope
Primary Reference
Secondary
Reference
Network
Planning
Engineer
Design, plan and

optimize networks.
Planning Guidelines
None
Product Description
Feature Description
ASON User Guide
Hardware
Installation
Engineer
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Responsible for the

installation of the
equipment
Installation Guide

Hardware
Description
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Role
Working Scope
Primary Reference
Secondary
Reference
Installation and
Commissioning
Engineer
Power on equipment,
and perform NE
commissioning and
system
commissioning.
Commissioning Guide
Hardware
Description
Install the U2000

software.
iManager U2000
Web LCT Operation

Guide
iManager U2000 Software
Installation Guide
(Windows)
Installation Guide
(Solaris)
Installation Guide (SUSE
Linux)
Configuration
Guide
Feature
Description
iManager U2000
Operation Guide
for Common
Features
iManager U2000 Unified

Network Management
System High-Availability
System (Veritas Hot
Standby) Installation
Guide
ASON User Guide
Field
Maintenance
Engineer
Perform hardware
maintenance and
component
replacement of
equipment at stations
and user terminals.
Use some service
meters.
Network
Monitoring
Engineer
Monitor the running

state of the entire
network in a real-time
manner, and handle
simple faults.
Quick Guide
Routine Maintenance
Hardware
Description
Parts Replacement
Troubleshooting
Supporting Tasks
ASON User Guide
iManager U2000
Operation Guide for
Common Features
Troubleshooting
Hardware
Description
Routine Maintenance
Alarms and Performance
Events Reference
ASON User Guide
Data
Configuration
Engineer
Configure data and

services for equipment.
Configuration Guide
Feature Description
iManager U2000
Operation Guide for
Common Features
Product
Description
Hardware
Description
ASON User Guide
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Role
Working Scope
Primary Reference
Secondary
Reference
NM
Administrator
Administrate and
maintain the U2000.
iManager U2000
Operation Guide for
Common Features
iManager U2000
Software
Installation Guide
(Windows)
iManager U2000
Administrator Guide
(Windows)
iManager U2000
Administrator Guide
(Solaris)
iManager U2000
Administrator Guide
(SUSE Linux)
System
Maintenance
Engineer
iManager U2000
Software
Installation Guide
(SUSE Linux)
ASON User Guide
iManager U2000
High-Availability
System (Veritas
Hot Standby)
Installation Guide
Perform preventive
maintenance for
equipment and check
spare parts.
Routine Maintenance
Product
Description
Handle faults of
equipment running in
the network and guide
the on-site
maintenance
engineers.
Feature Description
Troubleshooting
Parts Replacement
Alarms and Performance
Events Reference
Supporting Tasks
ASON User Guide
Maintain the U2000

system.
Make statistics on
maintenance
information, report the
result and plan
maintenance.
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iManager U2000
Software
Installation Guide
(Solaris)

Hardware
Description
Configuration
Guide
iManager U2000
Operation Guide
for Common
Features
Web LCT
Operation Guide
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About This Chapter

2.1 Product Documents
The documents of the product consist of the two categories.
2.2 Documents of the Equipment
This section describes the documents of the OptiX OSN 8800 equipment.
2.3 Documents of the iManager U2000
This chapter describes the structure of the U2000 documents and the main contents of the
documents.
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2.1 Product Documents

The documents of the product consist of the two categories.
NOTE
The OptiX OSN 8800 Intelligent Optical Transport Platform is the optical transmission system product of
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. In this document, this product is referred to OptiX OSN 8800 for short.
The product documents consist of the following two categories.

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Documents of the OptiX OSN 8800: a package of documents released together with the
OptiX OSN 8800. These documents describe the characteristics, functions, working
principles and parameters of the equipment. In addition, they provide guidelines for
network planning, hardware installation and network commissioning, network
configuration and management, and network running and maintenance.
Documents of the iManager U2000: a package of documents and online help of the
iManager U2000 system. These documents provide guidelines for the installation and
operation of the iManager U2000 as well as guidelines for the equipment maintenance on
the U2000.
2.2 Documents of the Equipment

This section describes the documents of the OptiX OSN 8800 equipment.
2.2.1 Product Description
This section describes the functions, features, specifications and network application of the
equipment.
2.2.2 Hardware Description
This section describes the hardware architecture and composition of the equipment, including
boards, interfaces, as well as their functions and parameters.
2.2.3 Feature Description
This section describes the features and functions of the product, including working principle,
application, configuration, verification, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
2.2.4 Planning Guidelines
This section describes the product planning about the service protection schemes, process for
network optimization and so on.
2.2.5 Quick Guide
This section describes the basic operational and maintenance information covering most of the
day to day activities that will be carried out at a network element (NE). It provides guides for
field engineers to conduct the on-site maintenance.
2.2.6 Installation Guide
This section describes the hardware installation procedure, cable routing and related installation
specifications for the equipment.
2.2.7 Commissioning Guide
This section describes the preparation, methods and procedures for the station commissioning
and the network commissioning.
2.2.8 Configuration Guide
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This section describes the guides to configure optical network element, WDM services, .
2.2.9 Web LCT Operation Guide
This section describes the guides to configure the services on the Web LCT. This document
describes how to configure optical network element and ROADM.
2.2.10 Routine Maintenance
This section describes the detailed routine maintenance activities and precautions, including
hardware and equipment maintenance items on the U2000.
2.2.11 Troubleshooting
This section describes some general concepts and common operations of troubleshooting.
2.2.12 Parts Replacement
This section describes how to replace parts.
2.2.13 Supporting Tasks
This section describes the common operations on Huawei WDM transmission system.
2.2.14 Alarms and Performance Events Reference
This section describes the alarms and performance events generated by the equipment as well
as providing ways of handling alarms and performance events to clear the faults or failures.
2.2.15 Parameter Reference
This section describes the parameter-related information that needs to be configured for boards
in different types and WDM system functions on the U2000.
2.2.16 ROPA Subsystem User Guide
This section describes only the unique features of the OptiX OSN 8800 remote optical pumping
amplifier (ROPA) subsystem compared with the system.
2.2.17 ASON User Guide
This section describes the function, concept, planning, commissioning, configuring,
troubleshooting and the causes and the handling procedures of the alarms of the ASON.
2.2.1 Product Description

This section describes the functions, features, specifications and network application of the
equipment.
The Product Description:
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Describes the system position in networks and network application.
Describes the system functions, including the transmission capacity, transmission distance,
service accessing .
Describes the product features, such as service processing and grooming, WDM
transmission technology.
Describes hardware structure of the system, including cabinet, subrack appearance and
architecture.
Describes the function units of the system, including board name, function description and
application.
Describes the NE types and signal flow of the system.
Describes the principle, application and power management functions, including intelligent
power adjustment (IPA), automatic power pre-equilibrium (APE), automatic level control
(ALC) and enhanced automatic power pre-equilibrium (EAPE).
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Describes the parameters and specifications of the boards, including weight, power
consumption and parameters of the optical interfaces.
Describes the technical specifications, including specifications for optical interfaces, power
supply and electromagnetic compatibility.
Describes the environment requirements of the product, including storage environment,

transport environment and operation environment.
Lists the compliant standards.
Lists the glossary, acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.
2.2.2 Hardware Description

This section describes the hardware architecture and composition of the equipment, including
boards, interfaces, as well as their functions and parameters.
The Hardware Description:
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Describes the structures and the functions of the cabinet, subrack, power distribution box,
DCM frame and CRPC frame.
Describes the slot description of the subrack and function description of the maintenance
interfaces.
Describes the applications, functions and features of all the boards.
Describes the working principles and signal flows of all the boards.
Describes the port diagrams, service creation flow and configuration parameters of all the
boards.
Describes the front panels, indicators, slot occupation, interfaces and laser safety level of
the boards.
Describes specifications of the boards, including optical specifications, mechanical

specifications and power consumption.
Describes the cables, including the cable structure, interface parameters and pin
assignment.
Lists the weight, the power consumption and slots of the boards.
Describes the meanings of the bar code.
2.2.3 Feature Description

This section describes the features and functions of the product, including working principle,
application, configuration, verification, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
The Feature Description:
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Describes the configuration principle, application, commissioning verification, routine

maintenance, and troubleshooting of the protection function.
Describes the configuration principle, application, commissioning verification, routine

maintenance, and troubleshooting of the optical power management function.
Describes the basic principle, application, commissioning verification, routine

maintenance, and troubleshooting of the OTN overhead function.
Lists the glossary, acronyms and abbreviations that are used in this document.
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2.2.4 Planning Guidelines

This section describes the product planning about the service protection schemes, process for
network optimization and so on.
The Planning Guidelines:
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Describes the preparation for product planning and the basic planning flow.
Describes the basic principles for product planning, including optical power precomputation, service interface planning, networking mode planning and protection modes
planning.
Describes the configuration principles for NEs.
Describes the planning principles for hardware.
Describes the configuration principles for protection modes.
Describes the configuration principles for optical power management functions.
Lists the terms, acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.
2.2.5 Quick Guide

This section describes the basic operational and maintenance information covering most of the
day to day activities that will be carried out at a network element (NE). It provides guides for
field engineers to conduct the on-site maintenance.
The Quick Guide:
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Describes the common maintenance operations, index data and functions for maintenance
personnel.
Provides the list of the common specifications for each type of boards.
Provides the list of the common specifications for the OTU (Optical Transponder Unit)
board.
Provides the descriptions on equipment indicators.
2.2.6 Installation Guide

This section describes the hardware installation procedure, cable routing and related installation
specifications for the equipment.
The Installation Guide:
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Describes the installation flowchart and activities before on-site installation.
Describes the installation of cabinet on the antistatic floor and cement floor.
Describes the method and procedure to reinforce the cabinet.
Describes the method and procedure to install subracks and boards.
Describes the installation and routing of the cables, such as power cable, grounding cable,
alarm cable, network cable.
Describes the installing, routing and bundling of fibers.
Describes the installation and usage of open-end corrugated pipe.
Describes the installation of dispersion compensation module (DCM) and routing of fibers.
Describes the method and procedure to install CRPC frame.
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Describes the method and procedure to install the doors of the cabinet.
Describes the method and procedure for powering on cabinets and subracks and checking
hardware.
Describes the installing, routing and bundling of cables.
Describes the processes of preparing engineering labels for cables.
Describes the specification for equipment grounding.
2.2.7 Commissioning Guide

This section describes the preparation, methods and procedures for the station commissioning
and the network commissioning.
The Commissioning Guide:
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Specifies the preparations for the commissioning.
Describes how to commission the OptiX OSN 8800, and the commissioning workflow.
Describes the method and procedure to creating the network connection and setting the NE
ID.
Provides the optical power commissioning items and detailed procedures.
Provides the network commissioning items and detailed procedures.
2.2.8 Configuration Guide

This section describes the guides to configure optical network element, WDM services, .
The Configuration Guide:
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Describes the preparations before configuring the equipment on the U2000.
Describes the flow of configuring the equipment on the U2000.
Illustrates how to configure IP over DCC.
Describes the procedure of creating topologies on the U2000, including creating an NE, a
board, and a fiber or cable.
Describes the flow of configuring the WDM services on the U2000.
Describes the flow of configuring the Ethernet services on the U2000.
Describes the configuration of electrical crossconnections.
Describes the configuration of optical crossconnections.
Illustrates how to configure the ROADM.
Describes the procedure of configuring the WDM interface attributes of a board on the
U2000.
2.2.9 Web LCT Operation Guide

This section describes the guides to configure the services on the Web LCT. This document
describes how to configure optical network element and ROADM.
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Describes the preparations before configuring the equipment on the Web LCT.
Illustrates how to configure the IP over DCC on the Web LCT.
Describes how to create an NE, a board, and a fiber.
Describes the flow of configuring the WDM services on the Web LCT.
Describes how to configure on the Web LCT Ethernet services.
Illustrates how to configure the ROADM on the Web LCT.
Describes how to set the alarm and performance parameters on the Web LCT.
Describes how to configure on the Web LCT the WDM interface attributes of a board.
2.2.10 Routine Maintenance

This section describes the detailed routine maintenance activities and precautions, including
hardware and equipment maintenance items on the U2000.
The Routine Maintenance:
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Describes the precautions, purpose and tools for routine maintenance.
Provides a list of routine maintenance items.
Describes the basic operations and purposes of and precautions for routine maintenance
items.
Provides a routine maintenance record table for reference.
2.2.11 Troubleshooting
This section describes some general concepts and common operations of troubleshooting.
The Troubleshooting:
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Some general concepts and common operations of troubleshooting.
Common operations for maintaining hardware and software.
Basic thoughts and methods for fault locating.
Emergency handling flow. For example, when services are interrupted (transiently), how
to restore the services.
Cause analysis and troubleshooting methods of common alarms (such as NE unreachable,

protection switching unavailable, restoration failure after a protection switching, power
management fault, and equipment connection fault), maintenance cases, and reference
information.
Glossary, acronyms and abbreviations that are used in this document.
2.2.12 Parts Replacement

This section describes how to replace parts.
The Parts Replacement:
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Describes the precautions and operation flow of replacing boards and components.
Describes the tools and instruments that are required in component replacement.
Describes how to replace fans.
2.2.13 Supporting Tasks

This section describes the common operations on Huawei WDM transmission system.
The Supporting Tasks:
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How to perform common operations on the U2000, including loop configurations, laser
shut-down, and FEC configuration.
How to replace a board or an air filter and how to remove and reinstall a fiber.
Cleaning method of fiber connector and testing method of optical power.
2.2.14 Alarms and Performance Events Reference

This section describes the alarms and performance events generated by the equipment as well
as providing ways of handling alarms and performance events to clear the faults or failures.
The Alarms and Performance Events Reference:
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Describes the levels and categories of the alarms and performance events.
Describes the alarm signal flow of the OTU unit.
Describes the suppression relation of alarms and performance event.
Provides the explanations, properties, parameter descriptions and influences on system for
all alarms and performance events.
Provides the probable causes and alarm clearing procedures for all alarms and performance
events.
Lists the alarms and performance events for each board
Lists the terms, acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.
2.2.15 Parameter Reference

This section describes the parameter-related information that needs to be configured for boards
in different types and WDM system functions on the U2000.
Parameter Reference provides the following information:
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The meaning, impact, value range, setting principle, and related reference information of
every parameter that needs to be configured for every type of board on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for every type of protection on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for the ALC function on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for the IPA function on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for the APE function on the U2000.
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every parameter that needs to be configured for the EAPE function on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for the ROADM function on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for a cross-connection on the U2000.
every parameter that needs to be configured for other WDM system functions on the
U2000.
2.2.16 ROPA Subsystem User Guide

This section describes only the unique features of the OptiX OSN 8800 remote optical pumping
amplifier (ROPA) subsystem compared with the system.
The ROPA Subsystem User Guide:
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Describes the functions, features and applications of the ROPA subsystem.
Describes the hardware structure of the ROPA subsystem.
Describes the rules and guidelines for configuring the ROPA subsystem.
Describes the procedures to install the major parts of the ROPA subsystem.
Describes the procedure to commission the ROPA subsystem.
Describes the basic operations of and precautions for the installation, operation and
maintenance (OAM) of the ROPA subsystem.
Lists the alarm descriptions, alarm causes and performance events of the ROPA subsystem.
2.2.17 ASON User Guide

This section describes the function, concept, planning, commissioning, configuring,
troubleshooting and the causes and the handling procedures of the alarms of the ASON.
The ASON User Guide:
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Describes concept and function of the ASON.
Describes planning guidelines of the ASON.
Describes how to commissioning the ASON software.
Describes how to configure the ASON.
Describes the maintenance of the ASON.
Describes how to troubleshoot.
Describes the causes and the handling procedures of the ASON alarms.
2.3 Documents of the iManager U2000

This chapter describes the structure of the U2000 documents and the main contents of the
documents.
2.3.1 Document Structure
The U2000 documents include the product documents and online help.
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2.3.2 Product Documents

The U2000 documents are divided into description documents, process documents, and
reference documents. This chapter describes the main contents of each document respectively.
2.3.3 Online Help
The U2000 online help mainly includes the online help of the user interface operation, interface
reference, parameter reference, alarm reference, and glossary and abbreviations.
2.3.1 Document Structure

The U2000 documents include the product documents and online help.
The U2000 documents include the following items:
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Product documents: The product documents fully consider the process in which the user
uses and operates the product, such as product installation, product configuration, and
product maintenance. Commonly, the product documents are delivered with the product.
Online help: The online help is integrated in the operation maintenance interface. The online
help includes the description of operation maintenance interface and description of
operation tasks. Commonly, the online help is released with the software.
The differences between the product documents and online help are as follows:
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According to the usage features of the product and user operation habits, the online help
mainly describes the parameters and operation maintenance tasks of the product graphical
user interface (GUI). Commonly, it can be directly invoked from the software. The product
manuals mainly describe the operation maintenance scenarios based on the product usage.
The main operation maintenance tasks are specified in the online help and product manuals.
The online help contains the task-related reference contents such as the "interface
reference", "parameter reference", "alarm reference" and "technical specifications".
2.3.2 Product Documents

The U2000 documents are divided into description documents, process documents, and
reference documents. This chapter describes the main contents of each document respectively.
Description Documents
The U2000 description documents mainly include the product description and documentation
guide.
Table 2-1 Contents of the U2000 description documents
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Product Manual Name
Main Content
iManager U2000 Unified Network

Management System Product Description
They describe the network position, features,

system structure, functions, and reliability
specifications of the U2000.

Management System Documentation Guide
It describes the retrieve mode, structure

contents, and development process of the
package of U2000 documents, and the release
modes of the documents.

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Main Content

Management System Planning Guide
It describes the deployment scheme planning,

networking mode planning, and channel and
bandwidth planning of U2000.

Management System ATAE System
Description a
They describe the features, system structure,

functions, and reliability specifications of the
ATAE.
a: For the manuals related to ATAE, see the Huawei iManager U2000 Unified Network
Management System ATAE Product Documentation CD.
Process Documents
The U2000 process documents mainly include the installation document, operation guide,
administrator guide, northbound user guide, and northbound maintenance guide.
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Table 2-2 Contents of the U2000 process documents

Product Manual Name
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Management System Hardware
Installation Guide

Management System ATAE Hardware
Installation Guide a

Management System Installation Guide
(Windows)

(Solaris)

(SUSE Linux)

Management System High Availability
System (Veritas Hot Standby) Installation
Guide

Management System Client Installation
Guide

Management System LCT User Guide b

Management System Web LCT User
Guide b

Management System HUAWEI TCAT
(U2000) User Guide d

Management System ATAE Parts
Replacement Guide a
Main Content
They describe the installation processes for
the three HA systems.

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(Windows)

(Solaris)

(SUSE Linux)

Management System High Availability
System (Veritas Hot Standby)
Administrator Guide
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Main Content
They describe the system management tasks
and detailed operation steps for the two HA
systems.

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Management System Operation Guide for
Common Features

MSTP NE Management

WDM & LH WDM NE Management

NG WDM NE Management

LH WDM NA NE Management

NG WDM NA NE Management

RTN NE Management

PTN Network Management

Router NE Management

S23&33&53&CX200DSeries Switch NE
Management

S93 Series Switch NE Management

Service Gate NE Management

Submarine Line System NE Management

Security Device NE Management

MSTP/RTN End-to-End Management
Main Content
They describe how to use the U2000 to
maintain the network equipment.

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IP Service End-to-End Management

IPSec End-to-End Management

Remote Access Service)

Centralized Security Policy Configuration

WDM ASON Network Management

SDH ASON Network Management

Management System User Guide (NE
Software Management) note f

Management System User Guide (Quick
Step) f

Management System User Guide (PMS) f

Management System User Guide (Report
Manager) e

Management System Routine Maintenance

Management System ATAE Routine
Maintenance Guide a
2 Documents
Main Content
The routine supervision and maintenance for

the U2000 and equipment are performed to
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Management System Troubleshooting

Management System ATAE
Troubleshooting Guide a

Management System ATAE Emergency
Maintenance Guide a

Management System Northbound CORBA
Interface User Guide c

Management System Northbound CORBA
Interface Developer Guide c

Management System Northbound SNMP
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Management System Northbound XML

Management System Northbound XML
Interface Developer Guide c

Management System Northbound
Performance Text Interface User Guide c
Main Content
During the running of the U2000, the fault
information is collected, and the fault is
located and rectified.
It describes the description of the northbound

CORBA interface of the U2000, the
information model and interface parameters
used during the interface development, and
the guide on the operation for interworking
with the NMS.
It describes the northbound SNMP interface
for the U2000, and provides the guide on the
operation and maintenance in the case of
interconnection to the NMS.
It describes the description of the northbound
XML interface of the U2000, the information
model and interface parameters used during
the interface development, and the guide on
the operation for interworking with the NMS.
It describes the northbound performance text

interface for the U2000, and provides the
guide on the operation and maintenance in the
case of interconnection to the NMS.
a: For the manuals related to ATAE, see the Huawei iManager U2000 Unified Network
Management System ATAE Product Documentation CD.
b: For the manuals related to the LCT and Web LCT, see the Huawei iManager U2000
Unified Network Management System LCT Product Documentation CD.
c: For the manuals related to the NBI,see the Huawei iManager U2000 Unified Network
Management System Northbound Interface Product Documentation CD.
d: For the manuals related to TCAT, see the HUAWEI TCAT(U2000) Product
Documentation CD.
e: For the manuals related to the report manager, see the Huawei iManager U2000 Unified
Network Management System Report Manager Product Documentation CD.
f: For the manuals related to the tools, see http://support.huawei.com.
Reference Documents
This section describes the main contents of the reference documents of the U2000.
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Table 2-3 Contents of the U2000 reference documents

Product Manual Name
Main Content

Management System GUI Reference
It describes the buttons, shortcut menus, and

simple parameters of the U2000.

Management System Parameter Reference
It describes the relatively complex parameters

of the U2000.

Management System Alarm Reference
It describes the alarms of the U2000,

including NMS alarms and device alarms.

Management System Performance Reference
It describes the performance alarms of the

U2000.
2.3.3 Online Help

The U2000 online help mainly includes the online help of the user interface operation, interface
reference, parameter reference, alarm reference, and glossary and abbreviations.
The contents of the U2000 online help are as follows:
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U2000 client interface indication and application of functions, details on each operation
steps, parameter setting, and precautions.
Parameters and alarms for the U2000 and the equipment managed by the U2000.
All the contents of operation guides.
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Documentation Development Process
The development of Huawei documentation adopts the engineering method, which consists of
several phases, including planning, development, and commercialization. Deliverables in soft
and hard copies are provided to the users.
The documentation development synchronizes with the hardware and software development,
which includes phases such as requirement analysis, design, development and test.
Huawei Information Development Department is responsible for the development of product
documents. The development of product documents consists of the following phases:
1.
Analyze requirements collected from the customers.
2.
Make a documentation development plan.
3.
Design the deliverables of the documentation development.
4.
Develop the original deliverables of product documents.
5.
Test and verify the deliverables of the documentation development.
6.
Release the documents.
The quality of the documentation is guaranteed through the implementation of tasks at different
phases and through the decisive review at the last phase.
The documentation development process is compliant with the TL9000 standards of the Quality
Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications Forum.
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Providing Feedbacks
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4.1 Releasing the Documents
This section describes the various means of documentation release, including soft release, hard
release, and release of upgraded documents.
4.2 Obtaining the Documents
You can obtain the documents by visiting either the technical support website or the local office
of Huawei.
4.3 Providing Feedbacks
You can feed back your comments or suggestions to Huawei by either dialing the hotline number
of the regional office or sending emails.
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This section describes the various means of documentation release, including soft release, hard
release, and release of upgraded documents.
4.1.1 Soft Release
Soft release takes three forms: Online Help, CD-ROM, and Web release.
4.1.2 Hard Release
The hard copies of product documents are delivered together with the equipment according to
contract stipulations.
4.1.3 Release of Upgraded Documents
There are three means of releasing the upgraded documents.
4.1.1 Soft Release

Soft release takes three forms: Online Help, CD-ROM, and Web release.
Online Help
The Online Help is integrated with the software and is released together with the software.
CD-ROM
All product documents are delivered in CD-ROM format together with the equipment. The soft
copy is stored in the HTML+PDF format.
The documents in CD-ROM format can be installed on the computer or can be read online
through direct running of the CD-ROM.
Web Release
The latest documentation of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd is released on the following website.
You can retrieve, browse and download the documents from this website.
Website: http://support.huawei.com
4.1.2 Hard Release

The hard copies of product documents are delivered together with the equipment according to
contract stipulations.
NOTE
Huawei does not deliver documentation in printed format. Huawei delivers only documentation in CDROM format by default.
4.1.3 Release of Upgraded Documents

There are three means of releasing the upgraded documents.
The upgrade of product versions is an effective way to enhance the functions and performance
of the product. If the product version is upgraded, the corresponding documents need to be
upgraded accordingly. In this way, new product features can be reflected in the documents.
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Web Release
Upload the latest documents onto Huawei Technical Support website (http://
support.huawei.com) and inform the customers of the latest documents.
CD-ROM Release
Record the upgraded part or the entire set of the latest documents onto the CR-ROM and release
them to the customers.
Hard Release
Release the upgraded part or the entire set of the latest documents to customers in hard copies.
Select one or more of the above means to release the documents after a version upgrade. The
determining factors can be the scope of documents affected by version upgrade, or the number
of users of the new product version.
4.2 Obtaining the Documents

You can obtain the documents by visiting either the technical support website or the local office
of Huawei.
Currently, the documents can be obtained in two ways.
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Query and download the soft copies from Huawei Technical Support website (http://
support.huawei.com). You can directly apply for a user name and a password.
Enter your user name and password and log in to the website. Select Documentation >
Optical Network Product Line > WDM > OptiX OSN 8800. Then you can retrieve,
browse and download the related documents.
Obtain the hard copies or CD-ROM format of the documents from Huawei local offices.
4.3 Providing Feedbacks

You can feed back your comments or suggestions to Huawei by either dialing the hotline number
of the regional office or sending emails.
Huawei welcomes and values your comments and recommendations. You can use the following
ways to provide your comments and recommendations for product documents, Online Help and
Release Notes.
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Dial the hotline of Huawei at the local office.
Send an e-mail to support@huawei.com.
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Indicates a tip that may help you solve a problem or save

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