3Com Router 5000 and Router 6000 v2.41

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Chapter 4 Flexible Interface Cards (Router 6000)

The Router 1-Port OC3 POS FIC uses the protocols such as PPP, Frame Relay and HDLC at the data link layer and IP at the network layer. It allows direct transmission of packets over SONET/SDH. It supports:

z

z

Four types of SFP: multi-mode short-haul (1310 nm), single mode medium-haul (1310 nm), single mode long-haul (1310 nm), and single-mode ultra-long haul (1550 nm).

155.52 Mbps fractional interface

4.18.2 Interface Attributes

The following table describes the interface attributes of the Router 1-Port OC3 POS FIC.

Table 4-37Interface attributes of the Router 1-Port OC3 POS FIC

Attribute

 

Router 1-Port OC3 POS FIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector

 

SFP/LC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface standard

SONET OC-3/SDH STM-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

1

 

 

 

interfaces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface rate

155.52 Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical

 

Type

Multi-mode

Single mode

Single mode

Single mode

 

short-haul

medium-haul

long-haul

ultra-long haul

transmi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tter

 

Min.

-19.0 dBm

-15.0 dBm

-5.0 dBm

-5.0 dBm

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max.

-14.0 dBm

-8.0 dBm

0. dBm

0. dBm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiver

 

-30.0 dBm

-28.0 dBm

-34.0 dBm

-34.0 dBm

sensitivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overload optical

-14.0 dBm

-7.0 dBm

-9.0 dBm

-10.0 dBm

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central

 

1310 nm

1310 nm

1310 nm

1550 nm

wavelength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber type

 

62.5/125 μm

9/125 μm single

9/125 μm single

9/125 μm single

 

multi-mode

mode

mode

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max. transmission

2 km (1.2 mi.)

15 km (9.3 mi.)

40 km (24.9 mi)

80 km (49.7 mi)

segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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