The command provides circuit naming and bandwidth allocation tools at the individual fiber level.

Review an Optical System

1. From the Fiber menu, select Data Capture > OS/Circuit Mgr.

   

2. The Optical System Manager dialog box opens.

   

3. Use the right mouse button to sort the OS order or to find an OS by name.
4. Select the OS you want to review and choose Edit>Fibers to review the individual fibers assigned to the OS and their priority within that OS.
5. Select OS > Close to exit.

Add a New Optical System

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Create > New.
2. The Add Optical System dialog box opens.

   

3. Key in an Optical System name.
4. Key in a priority number with low number = low priority.
5. Choose the Status of the Optical System and select OK.
6. Select a sheath to associate with the Optical System.
7. Once a sheath is selected, the new OS appears in the OS/ Circuit Manager dialog box.
8. Highlight the new OS in the OS/Circuit Manager and select Edit > Fibers from the OS/Circuit manager dialog box.
9. The Optical System Edit dialog box appears.

   

10. From the Optical System Edit dialog box, select a fiber or group of fibers to assign to the newly created OS.
    Note: Use standard Windows Ctrl or Shift key functionality to multi select fibers in this dialog box.
11. Choose Add in the lower left corner of the Optical System Edit dialog box to assign the chosen fibers to the new OS.
    Note: Multiple OS circuits can be assigned to the same fiber in a fiber span.
    Note: The selected fiber(s) are now part of the new OS and can be reviewed and reported on in the OS/Circuit Manager or by using the XSection > Review command on a fiber sheath where the circuit names are assigned.

Add an Optical System by Node (Single)

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Create > By Node > Single.
2. The Optical System By Node dialog box opens.

   

3. Keyin a Prefix, Suffix, or choose to use the internal’s RX or TX allocation as its suffix for the new OS names.
4. Key in a priority number with low number = low priority.
5. Select a Node to associate with the Optical System.
   This command looks for any defined internals within the node to generate an Optical System. If ‘Use Int Model in OS Name’ is checked, this command creates a named circuit (OS) for each node internal. If it is unchecked, there will be a single OS created for the node, regardless of how many internals—unless, the internals have been given an ID (name). This command will generate an OS for all node internals that have been given an ID, regardless of whether ‘Use Int Model in OS Name’ is checked or not.

   Note: The ‘Use RX/TX box and ‘Separator’ box should be checked to incorporate the Suffix (RX/TX) and Separator (-, _, *, etc.) in the OS name.

Add an Optical System by Node (Entire File)

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Create > By Node > Entire File.
2. The Optical System By Node dialog box opens.

   

3. Keyin a Prefix, Suffix, or choose to use the internal’s RX or TX allocation as its suffix for the new OS names.
4. Key in a priority number with low number = low priority.
   By choosing the Entire File option, a new OS will be created for each node internal defined to generate an OS name on any node features extracted in the current session and this OS will appear in the OS/Circuit Manager.

   Note: If ‘Use Int Model in OS Name’ is checked, this command creates a named circuit (OS) for each node internal. If it is unchecked, there will be a single OS created for the node, regardless of how many internals—unless, the internals have been given an ID (name). This command will generate an OS for all node internals that have been given an ID, regardless of whether ‘Use Int Model in OS Name’ is checked or not.

   The ‘Use RX/TX box and ‘Separator’ box should be checked to incorporate the Suffix (RX/TX) and Separator (-, _, *, etc.) in the OS name.

Delete an Optical System

1. From the Optical System manager dialog box, select an Optical System.
2. Select OS > Delete.
3. If the Optical System has assignments in it, an Alert dialog box displays.

   

4. The Optical system is deleted from the database and is no longer visible in the OS/Circuit Manager dialog box.

Rename an Optical System

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select an Optical System.
2. Select OS > Rename.
3. The Rename Optical System dialog box opens.

   

4. Key in a new name in the Optical System Name field.
5. Click Rename.

6. The new OS name and priority are now rippled through the entire network connection and are visible in the OS/Circuit Manager.

Unassign or Assign OS Job Number

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Unassign. If Unassign can be selected, this option temporarily removes the Optical system from service and assigns a job number. Key in a Job Number, Job Description, and Status. If a Job Number has not already been assigned, entering one here assigns the Job Number. If Assign can be selected, this option assigns the Optical System into service. Key in an Optical System name when prompted.
2. The Unassign Optical System dialog box opens.

   

3. Key in the required information.
4. Select OK.

Clean O/S Data on an Extracted Map or all OS in the Database

The clean command can be used to validate OS data by Current O/S or Entire File. Clean validates fiber information as to which fibers the O/S are assigned.

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Clean.
2. Select either Current O/S, Current Map or All.
3. A progress bar displays showing the percentage complete for the optical system being processed.

   

4. The Errors and Warnings! dialog box displays showing any errors that were found.

   

5. Click Continue to close the feature.

Locate an Optical System

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Locate.
2. The Sheath Distances dialog box opens displaying the selected Sheath information and length. The fiber route also displays on the map.
3. Select Cancel to close the dialog box.

Create a Report

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select OS > Output.
2. Select from one of the following report types: OS List, OS Fiber Report, Strand Report.
3. Choose a file name to save and location for the report and click OK.
   Note: OS List report is a text file list of the project’s defined OS names, job numbers, descriptions and priorities.
   Note: OS Fiber Report is a text file list of all named OS and the individual fiber sheaths that make up each OS.
   Note: Strand Report is a text file report that lists all poles, pedestals and duct enclosures associated with the chosen OS. Distances between each facility in the OS are also recorded.

Edit an Optical System

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, choose an existing OS and select Edit > Fibers or double click one of the OS names in the dialog box.

   

2. Select a fiber to be edited or added to the current Optical System. Selecting a fiber without an OS Name allows you to Add the selected fiber. The OS Name/Job# updates.
   Note: The fibers seen in the Optical System Edit dialog box are fibers associated with the sheath that was used to originally create the OS being edited.
3. Once a Fiber is added, the other commands in the Optical System Edit dialog box become activated.

   

Drop a Fiber from an Existing Optical System

1. From the Optical System Edit dialog box, select Drop.
2. The optical system is removed from the selected fiber.

Re-prioritize Fibers in an Optical System

The Re-Order command changes the individual fiber priority of an Optical System.

1. From the Optical System Edit dialog box, select Re-Order.
2. The Optical System Fiber Order dialog box opens.

   

3. Select a fiber to move.
4. Key in the proposed new position number of the selected fiber.
5. Click Move to initiate the change.
6. Click OK when completed.
   Note: Individual fiber priority assignments are visible in both the XSection > Review tool as well as in the splice drawings that can be created by Bentley Fiber. Priority assignments can be used to determine which fibers are to be connected first in the case of an emergency restoration.

Disconnect All Connection of the Selected Fiber

1. From the Optical System Edit dialog box, select Discon.
2. An Alert window opens.

   

3. Click Yes to proceed.
   Note: This command will remove the splice connections at each point of an entire OS and free them for use elsewhere.

Add a Bandwidth Range to a Fiber

The Bandwidth Editor adds or modifies a bandwidth per fiber in an Optical System. Minimum and maximum frequencies are defined by the user for CWDM or DWDM applications and can be applied to fibers associated with an OS/Circuit.

1. While reviewing an individual fiber in an OS in the Optical System Edit dialog box, select Bandwidth.
2. Select ADD from the Bandwidth Editor dialog box.

   

3. Select a Bandwidth Range and click OK.

   

4. Add a customer to an Optical System by highlighting the Optical System within the Bandwidth Editor dialog box.

   

5. Under the Customer section, select Edit and key in the Customer Information for the selected bandwidth. The account number field will populate a unique MSLink value when applied if left blank.
6. Select Add.
7. Select Close to close the dialog boxes when completed.
   Note: The Customer Assignment to Band Width tool supports the addition of as many customer records as required for the chosen wavelength within the selected bandwidth.

Trace a Single Fiber

This command traces a single selected fiber.

1. From the Optical System Edit dialog box, select Trace. An optical system Fiber Trace Report displays showing the optical system order and devices. This report can be output to a text file.
   Note: Use the 'Clear Located Devices' command from the Fiber/Copper/ISP-Setup menu to remove trace lines.

Re-Ripple an Optical System Name

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select Edit > Re-Ripple.
2. The Optical system name is re-ripple throughout the connected fibers.

Sorting Optical Systems in the OS/Circuit Manager

1. From the Optical System Manager dialog box, select Sort > by Priority or By Name or By Job No. or by Description.
2. The optical system list updates accordingly with the sort selected.