6 DS3i-N-12 Card Specifications | Cisco Systems ONS 15454 specs

Appendix A Hardware Specifications

A.5.6 DS3i-N-12 Card Specifications

The DS3i-N-12 card has the following specifications:

•Input

–Bit rate: 44.736 Mbps +/–20 ppm

–Frame format: ITU-T G.704, ITU-T G.752/DS-3 ANSI T1.107-1988

–Line code: B3ZS

–Termination: Unbalanced coaxial cable

–Input impedance: 75 ohms +/– 5 percent

–Cable loss:

Maximum 137 m (450 ft): 734A, RG59, 728A

Maximum 24 m (79 ft): RG179

–AIS: ITU-T G.704 compliant

•Output

–Bit rate: 44.736 Mbps +/– 20 ppm

–Frame format: ITU-T G.704, ITU-T G.752/DS-3 ANSI T1.107-1988

–Line code: B3ZS

–Termination: Unbalanced coaxial cable

–Output impedance: 75 ohms +/–5 percent

–AIS: ITU-T G.704 compliant

–Power level: –1.8 to +5.7 dBm

Note The power level is for a signal of all ones and is measured at a center frequency of 22.368 MHz (3 +/–1 kHz) bandwidth.)

–Pulse shape: ITU-T G.703, Figure 14/ANSI T1.102-1988, Figure 8

–Pulse amplitude: 0.36 to 0.85 V peak-to-peak

–Loopback modes: Terminal and facility

–Line build out: 0 to 225 feet (0 to 68.8 meters); 226 to 450 feet (68.9 to 137.2 meters)

•Electrical interface connectors: SMB, BNC

•Environmental

–Overvoltage protection: As in ITU-T G.703 Annex B

–Operating temperature: +23 to +113 degrees Fahrenheit (–5 to +45 degrees Celsius)

–Operating humidity: 5 to 95 percent, noncondensing

–Power consumption: 26.80 W, 0.56 A at –48 V, 91.5 BTU/hr

•Dimensions

–Height: 12.650 in. (321.3 mm)

–Width: 0.716 in. (18.2 mm)

–Depth: 9.000 in. (228.6 mm)

Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual, R8.0

	April 2008	A-23

ONS 15454 specifications

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