A circuit comprises a collection of components that represent a signal path between specified elements in a telecom domain network. A circuit may be composed of disconnected collections of connected elements, which are called sections. A circuit can be nonsectioned or composed of more than one section that are partially ordered (arranged in parallel or sequentially).
When a circuit is verified using the Verify Circuits tool or from the Find Circuits pane, the following checks must be performed:
- Evaluate the starting and stopping points to confirm that they exist and are assigned the Circuit Location network category.
- If a circuit or circuit section is physical, ensure that the stopping point is reachable from the starting point on a single unique path.
- If the Share Circuit Locations parameter value is false for the telecom domain network, evaluate the starting and stopping points to ensure that they are not used to define other circuits.
- Confirm all sections are physical when the Circuit Type value for a sectioned circuit is Physical.
- Confirm at least one section is virtual when the Circuit Type value for a sectioned circuit is Virtual.
- Confirm that any subcircuits consumed by the circuit are clean.
When the tool runs successfully, the Circuit table is updated, the Status field is updated to Clean, and the Last Verified field is updated with a timestamp. If any issues are identified that prevent the circuit from being verified, the Status field is updated to Invalid and an error is returned indicating the problem.
Caution:
Consumed circuits must be verified before the consuming circuit can be verified. If any subcircuit consumed by the circuit being verified is dirty, the circuit cannot be verified, and the operation will fail.
Requirements
The following requirements must be met to verify a circuit:
- The telecom domain network must contain one or more circuits.
- The network topology must be enabled.
- Any edits must be saved.
- When working with an enterprise geodatabase, the Input Utility Network parameter value must be from a utility network service.
Verify one or more circuits
To verify one or more circuits in a telecom domain network using the Verify Circuits tool, complete the following steps:
- On the Analysis tab, in the Geoprocessing group, click Tools
to open the Geoprocessing pane. - In the Geoprocessing pane, search for and select Verify Circuits.
- For the Input Utility Network parameter, specify the utility network.
- Click the Domain Network parameter drop-down arrow and choose a telecom domain network.
- For the Circuits parameter, provide the name or names of the dirty circuits to be verified.
When specifying multiple circuits, use a comma-delimited list.
- Click Run.
The specified circuits are verified. Any circuit that fails verification returns an error and the status becomes invalid in the Circuit table.
After the verify circuit operation completes, review the Circuit table to inspect the Status and Last Verified attribute values.
Note:
You can also use the Find Circuits pane to explore and verify circuits. When you use the pane for verification, the Verify Circuits tool is not used and nothing is logged in the geoprocessing history.
Learn more about how to interact with and verify circuits using the Find Circuits pane