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Assign Transport Path

Assign Transport Path

The “Spatial Engineer 11” tutorial video focuses on how to assign transport paths between central offices using the software. The process is an essential part of managing fiber optic networks, particularly for ensuring that connections between different locations are correctly configured and tracked.

Here’s a summary of the key steps covered in the video:

  1. Preparation: The presenter begins by showing a setup that includes a main central office and a receiving central office connected by fiber cable. Each office has ports and an optical patch panel configured, which is a prerequisite for transport assignment (covered in a previous video).
  2. Initiating Transport Assignment: To start the assignment process, the user needs to navigate to the fiber pull-down menu and select “transport assignment” followed by “assign transport path.”
  3. Selecting Originating Location: After initiating the transport assignment, the user selects their main central office to bring up a dialogue box. From here, the specific fiber to be used for transport is chosen by double-clicking on it, which then lists it under the originating location.
  4. Choosing Ending Facility and Port: The next step involves specifying the ending facility (receiving central office) and selecting the appropriate port within that facility to receive the transport.
  5. Setting Transport Type: The user then selects the type of transport, such as OC3 in the example provided, before finalizing the assignment.
  6. Confirmation: Upon completion, a message appears confirming the successful creation of the transport assignment, including details like the ID and the originating and ending termination pair.
  7. Additional Assignments: If necessary, more assignments can be made following the same process.
  8. Verifying Port Status: The presenter demonstrates how to verify that the assigned ports now indicate they are in use by checking their status in the system.
  9. Viewing Transport Paths: A feature new to many users, “get transport paths” under the fiber pull-down menu, allows for the review of all transport fibers within a central office. It also provides the option to unassign a transport path if needed.

This tutorial is aimed at users who need to manage and configure transport paths in a fiber optic network, offering a clear, step-by-step guide to performing these tasks within Spatial Engineer 11.

Keywords: Spatial Engineer 11, transport assignment, central offices, fiber optic network, optical patch panel, OC3, transport path configuration, fiber management.