Brand: Cisco
Category: Networking
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for ONS 15454
Uploaded: Sept. 12, 2025, 4:21 a.m.
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This guide details the configuration of ML-Series Ethernet cards for Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/SDH systems using Cisco IOS software. It covers hardware installation, access methods (console, Telnet), initial configuration, interface configuration, and advanced features such as bridging, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), VLANs, Layer 2 tunneling, link aggregation, and IP routing. It also includes sections on Quality of Service (QoS), Switching Database Manager (SDM), Access Control Lists (ACLs), and technical support.
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| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| ML-Series Ethernet Statistics Fields and Buttons | 2-2 |
| Ethernet Parameters | 2-2 |
| ML-Series POS Statistics Fields and Buttons | 2-4 |
| POS Parameters | 2-4 |
| RJ-11 to RJ-45 Pin Mapping | 3-4 |
| IOS Command Modes | 3-11 |
| Transmission Multiples Supported by ML-Series Cards | 4-8 |
| C2 Byte Common Values | 4-9 |
| Default MTU Size | 4-15 |
| ML-Series Parameter Configuration for Connection to a Cisco 12000 GSR-Series Router | 4-20 |
| Switch Priority Value and Extended System ID | 6-4 |
| Spanning-Tree Timers | 6-4 |
| Port State Comparison | 6-10 |
| RSTP BPDU Flags | 6-13 |
| Default STP and RSTP Configuration | 6-16 |
| Commands for Displaying Spanning-Tree Status | 6-20 |
| Default Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration | 8-7 |
| Commands for Monitoring and Maintaining Tunneling | 8-9 |
| Default RIP Configuration | 10-5 |
| Default OSPF Configuration | 10-10 |
| Show IP OSPF Statistics Commands | 10-20 |
| Default EIGRP Configuration | 10-22 |
| IP EIGRP Clear and Show Commands | 10-27 |
| BGP Show Commands | 10-29 |
| IS-IS Show Commands | 10-31 |
| Routing Protocol Default Administrative Distances | 10-33 |
| Commands to Clear IP Routes or Display Route Status | 10-34 |
| IP Multicast Routing Show Commands | 10-36 |
| Commands for Monitoring and Verifying IRB | 11-5 |
| show interfaces irb Field Descriptions | 11-6 |
| Commands for Monitoring and Verifying VRF Lite | 12-8 |
| Commands for QoS Status | 13-8 |
| Default Partitioning by Application Region in TCAM | 14-2 |
| Partitioning the TCAM Size for ACLs | 14-3 |
| Commands for Numbered Standard and Extended IP ACLs | 15-3 |
| Applying ACL to Interface | 15-5 |