A network management and administration system provisioning data links in an optical networking environment is provided. The network management and administration system makes use of connectivity information in establishing and monitoring data links. The connectivity information includes data link termination specifications. Data link termination specifications include port and channel specifications. Each port may have a channelized or an unchannelized configuration. A virtual channel having a data transport capacity substantially equal to that of a corresponding unchannelized port is defined therefor. The advantages include a standardized, concise and comprehensive provisioning and presentation of data links.
A method and system provides the capability to provision Dual Working mode service in a SONET network, while maintaining compatibility with existing SONET provisioning systems. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for provisioning dual working mode in a Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy network comprises the steps of generating provisioning commands to provision a non-dual working mode of operation in the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy network, modifying the generated commands to indicate to a first network element that dual working mode is being provisioned, and transmitting the modified commands to provision the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy network.
