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Cisco Transport Manager Release 6.0 User Guide
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Chapter 3 Building the Network
3.4 How Do I Build Subnetworks?
Step 3 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes. The network partition is removed from the Subnetwork
Explorer tree.
3.4 How Do I Build Subnetworks?
Subnetworks are sets of NEs interconnected at a specific network layer (such as physical, section, line,
and so on). Subnetworks are contained within network partitions. NEs must belong to the same
subnetwork in order to create circuits between them.
The following sections describe how to add, move, and delete subnetworks. Users with the Assign NEs
property (Provisioner, Operator, and some custom user profiles) can see only the subnetworks of the NEs
that are assigned to them.
Note When automatic subnetwork grouping is enabled while performing operations on a subnetwork, NE
visibility might be affected. Wait for a few minutes while CTM arranges the NEs in the correct
subnetwork. For information on automatic subnetwork grouping, see 3.5.6 Automatically Grouping
NEs in Subnetworks, page 3-24.
3.4.1 Adding Subnetworks
Step 1 In the Domain Explorer window, choose File > Subnetwork Explorer.
Note To open the Subnetwork Explorer, the domain must contain at least one NE. If the domain does
not contain any NEs, the Subnetwork Explorer menu option is unavailable.
Step 2 In the Subnetwork Explorer tree, select the network partition where you will add the subnetwork and
choose File > Add New Subnetwork (or click the Add a New Subnetwork tool). The Add New
Subnetwork dialog box opens.
Step 3 Enter the following information in the Add New Subnetwork dialog box.
Step 4 Click OK. The new subnetwork appears in the Subnetwork Explorer tree.
Table 3-4 Field Descriptions for the Add New Subnetwork Dialog Box
Field Description
Subnetwork ID Unique name for the subnetwork. The name can contain up to 32
alphanumeric or special characters.
Subnetwork Type Type of subnetwork (SONET, SDH, other, or unknown).
Subnetwork Topology Subnetwork topology.
Description Description of the subnetwork.