Transmission rates kind

This is a new Characteristic for logical paths. It is now possible to divide transport containers in self-made categories, for example in different WDM categories. CWDM, DWDM, as well as create auto naming rules for every TC type.

This Characteristic is visible for every transport container, as a group in explorer and is also available as a filter criteria.

Characteristic

Type

Description

Name

Text (40)

Name of the transmission type, need not be unique.

Description

Text (256)

 

Abbreviation

Text (10)

Category abbreviation

Autom. Naming

Yes/No

Activate automatic naming

Name default

Text (50)

First part of the automatically generated transport container name, here the use of variables is possible, for example to incorporate the parent name in the new location: <parent.name>.

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All variables can be found under Help > Data transfer.

Numbers

Yes/No

Activates the serial numbering with the following format

Start value

Number

Serial numbering initial value

Increment

Number

Serial numbering increment

Digits

Number

Specification of for how many decimal places the number must be filled with zeros at the front.

Valid

 

Selects in which area the serial numbering is to be used, system wide means all TC receive a unique number.