Administering PNC Duplication
The PNC Duplication feature is enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form and Operation of Duplication is enabled on the Duplication-Related System-Parameters form. When PNC Duplication is enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form, the following administration forms change:
- Cabinet form -- Additional fields appear to allow administration of switch nodes to A-PNC and B-PNC sides of the CSS. The B-PNC is the duplicated hardware for the A-PNC. Either the A-PNC or the B-PNC can provide full customized service. B-PNC cannot be used in a simplex PNC configuration. Pairing of switch nodes is also defined here.
- Fiber Link form -- Additional fields appear to allow administration of fiber links on the B-PNC side of the CSS. If an endpoint on the A-PNC side is administered as an SNI, its corresponding endpoint on the B-PNC side is determined (if switch nodes are paired in the cabinet form prior to this administration) and displayed. However, administration of the duplicate B-PNC link is not enforced until duplication is in full operation.
- Duplication-Related System-Parameters form -- An additional field appears to enable operation of PNC duplication.
