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Lcas example 1: capacity increase – EXFO IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer for IQS-600 User Manual

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Next-Gen - Link-Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS)

LCAS Example 1: Capacity Increase

The bandwidth of a VCG can be increased through the LCAS’ ability to
enable in-service addition of one or more members in a VCG. This
bandwidth increase is typically controlled by the user via a network
management system. The steps detailed in figure below are used to
perform this bandwidth increase.

Bandwidth Increase

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Step 0: A member needs to be added to an existing VCG that is
LCAS-enabled. In this example, the member to add is STS-1[3,2], or
AU-3[3,2].