When performing fiber synchronization, the network element does not create a fiber, indicating that the fiber connection only exists on the local network management side.

Question

Options

• ATrue
• BFalse

• A
  78% (14)
• B
  22% (4)

Explanation

Option A is correct because fiber synchronization is a one-way reconciliation process: the network management system reads and mirrors what already exists on the physical network element. If the NE does not have a fiber connection registered, the synchronization cannot create one - it can only reflect reality, not invent it. The resulting "fiber" that appears after sync exists solely as a record on the local NMS/EMS side, without any corresponding physical or logical entity on the NE itself.

Option B is wrong because it implies the NE would create or acknowledge a fiber during sync, which contradicts the read-only, discovery-based nature of the synchronization process.

Memory tip: Think of fiber sync like taking a photograph - the camera captures what's there, it doesn't create what isn't. If the subject (fiber on the NE) is missing, the photo (NMS record) shows nothing real, just an artifact on your side.

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