Chapter 2 Card Reference

Card Summary and Compatibility

Table 2-1

ONS 15310-MA SDH Cards and Descriptions (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compatible

 

 

 

Card

 

Platform(s)

Description

For Additional Information...

 

 

 

 

E1_21_E3_DS3_3 and

MA SDH

The E1_21_E3_DS3_3 and E1_63_E3_DS3_3

See the “2.6 E1_21_E3_DS3_3 and

E1_63_E3_DS3_3

 

 

cards provide 21 and 63 ITU-Compliant G.703

E1_63_E3_DS3_3 Cards” section on

 

 

 

E1 ports, respectively, as well as three E3/DS3

page 2-16.

 

 

 

 

ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filler Card (Traffic Slot)

MA

The FILLER card is used to fill unused traffic

See the “2.7

Filler Cards” section on

 

 

 

card slots in the ONS 15310-MA SDH shelves.

page 2-18.

 

 

 

 

The Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) graphical

 

 

 

 

 

user interface (GUI) detects the filler card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filler Card

 

MA

The CTX FILLER card is used to fill unused

See the “2.7

Filler Cards” section on

(15310E-CTX-K9 Slot)

 

15310E-CTX-K9 card slots in the

page 2-18.

 

 

 

 

ONS 15310-MA SDH shelf. CTC detects the

 

 

 

 

 

filler card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SFP Modules

 

MA

Small Form-factor Pluggables (SFPs) are

See the “2.8 SFP Modules” section on

 

 

 

integrated fiber-optic transceivers that provide

page 2-19

 

 

 

 

high-speed serial links from a port or slot to the

 

 

 

 

 

network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1.2 Card Compatibility

Table 2-2lists CTC software release compatibility for each ONS 15310-MA SDH card. In the table, “Yes” means that the card is compatible with the listed software release.

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Table 2-2 ONS 15310-MA SDH Software Release Compatibility Per Card

Card

R9.1 and R9.2

 

 

15310E-CTX-K9

Yes

 

 

CE-100T-8 Card1

Yes

 

 

CE-MR-6 Card

Yes

 

 

ML-100T-8 Card2

Yes

 

 

E1_21_E3_DS3_3

Yes

 

 

E1_63_E3_DS3_3

Yes

 

 

FILLER Card

Yes

 

 

CTX FILLER Card

Yes

 

 

1.The CE-100T-8 card with product ID (PID) 15310-CE-100T-8 is not compatible with the ONS 15310-MA SDH. 15310-P-CE-100T-8 is compatible with the ONS 15310-MA SDH shelf assembly.

2.The ML-100T-8 card with PID 15310-ML-100T-8 is not compatible with the ONS 15310-MA SDH shelf assembly. 15310-P-ML-100T-8 is compatible with the ONS 15310-MA SDH shelf assembly.

Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Reference Manual, Release 9.1 and Release 9.2

 

78-19417-01

2-3

 

 

 

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15310-MA specifications

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