This lab utilizes Nokia's Network Functions Manager for Transport to demonstrate how to add nodes, followed by commissioning the optical nodes using their design file and then building Infrastructure Trails that would carry customer traffic. It concludes by demonstrating the decommissioning and uninstall of the Infrastructure Trails and Nodes.

With innovative, modular, open plug-and-play capabilities, the Infinera Groove G30 can be customized for any required application based on the installation of specific modules and pluggables into the common chassis. Infinera supports a wide range of modules for DWDM transmission, muxponder, and transponder applications. Open Line System (OLS) applications are enabled with optical multiplexer structures, amplifiers and additional active optical layer functions such as protection switching, and integrated OTDR.

This lab demonstrates the Nokia Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) to IP solution using Nokia 7705 Service Aggregation Router platform.

MPLS has been around for over two decades and is the cornerstone of Service Provider Networks and many enterprise, utility and federal networks. MPLS delivers mission-critical applications and services. Segment Routing has taken the stage to replace MPLS because it accomplishes the same as MPLS but is less complex, extremely robust and can be scaled without limitations. This lab will introduce you to the basics of Segment Routing.

There is a movement in the industry to combine the optical network and the routed network, with Cisco leading the charge. The architecture is known as RON, Routed Optical Networks. With the RON architecture, the services that Optical Engineers are accustomed to delivering within the optical network are now provided via the routed network. Services such as site-to-site traffic demand, path selection, and path protection. With this shift in architecture, there is a growing requirement for optical engineers' expertise to span both optical and routing. This lab is designed to demonstrate how the routed network delivers these services and how to configure a basic RON network using Segment Routing.

This lab provides a hands-on environment to get familiar with provisioning circuits on the Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 2000. This environment can also be customized and is used for our custom optical trainings.