diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/device/impl/OpticalPortOperator.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/device/impl/OpticalPortOperator.java
index 19377cf..8f60149 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/device/impl/OpticalPortOperator.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/device/impl/OpticalPortOperator.java
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
                 return new OduCltPortDescription(port, odu.isEnabled(), odu.signalType(), sa);
             case PACKET:
             case FIBER:
+            case COPPER:
                 return new DefaultPortDescription(port, descr.isEnabled(), descr.type(),
                         descr.portSpeed(), sa);
             default:
-                // this includes copper ports.
                 log.warn("Unsupported optical port type {} - can't update", descr.type());
                 return descr;
         }
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/opticalUtils.py b/tools/test/topos/opticalUtils.py
index a1ae834..5d955e5 100644
--- a/tools/test/topos/opticalUtils.py
+++ b/tools/test/topos/opticalUtils.py
@@ -344,7 +344,10 @@
                 continue
             portDict = {}
             portDict[ 'port' ] = port
-            portDict[ 'type' ] = 'FIBER' if isinstance(intf.link, LINCLink) else 'COPPER'
+            portType = 'COPPER'
+            if isinstance(intf.link, LINCLink):
+                portType = 'OCH' if intf.link.isCrossConnect else 'OMS'
+            portDict[ 'type' ] = portType
             intfList = [ intf.link.intf1, intf.link.intf2 ]
             intfList.remove(intf)
             portDict[ 'speed' ] = intfList[ 0 ].speed if isinstance(intf.link, LINCLink) else 0
@@ -787,7 +790,10 @@
         configDict = {}
         configDict[ 'port' ] = self.port
         configDict[ 'speed' ] = self.speed
-        configDict[ 'type' ] = 'FIBER'
+        portType = 'COPPER'
+        if isinstance(self.link, LINCLink):
+            portType = 'OCH' if self.link.isCrossConnect else 'OMS'
+        configDict[ 'type' ] = portType
         return configDict
 
     def config(self, *args, **kwargs):