Chapter 2 Card Reference

15310E-CTX-K9 Card

2.2.1 System Cross-Connect

The 15310E-CTX-K9 card provides:

2016 VC12 ports. That is, 1008 VC-12 Cross-connections (1008X1008)

96 VC3 ports. That is, 48 VC-3 Cross-Connections (48X48)

128 VC4 ports. That is, 64 VC-4 Cross -Connections (64X64)

2.2.215310E-CTX-K9 Card Side Switches

The 15310E-CTX-K9 supports errorless side switches (less than a 50-ms impact to any traffic) when the switch is initiated through software, through either a soft-reset or a software upgrade where there is no FPGA or firmware upgrade. A side switch means switching from a 15310E-CTX-K9 on one side of the shelf to the redundant 15310E-CTX-K9 on the other side of the shelf.

2.2.3 15310E-CTX-K9 Optical Interfaces

There are two PPM (SFP) slots on the 15310E-CTX-K9 faceplate to provide optical interfaces. (PPM is the graphical user interface term for SFP.) Each slot can contain a one-port PPM. Cisco-qualified PPMs can be single-rate (STM1, STM4, or STM16) or multirate (STM1/STM4). Single-rate PPMs are autoprovisioned when they are installed, but multirate PPMs must be provisioned. This behavior can be controlled by NE defaults.

Note To provision, edit, or delete PPM ports, refer to the “Change Port Settings” chapter in the

Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Procedure Guide. For more information about PPM/SFP hardware, see the “2.8 SFP Modules” section on page 2-19.

Note CTX-2500 only supports STM1-E Electrical SFP.

2.2.4 15310E-CTX-K9 Card-Level Indicators

The 15310E-CTX-K9 card has four card-level LEDs, described in Table 2-3.

Table 2-3 15310E-CTX-K9 Card-Level Indicators

Card-Level LEDs

Description

 

 

FAIL LED (Red)

The red FAIL LED indicates that the card processor is not ready or that a

 

catastrophic software failure occurred on the card. As part of the boot

 

sequence, the FAIL LED turns on and flashes until the software deems the

 

card operational.

 

 

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15310-MA specifications

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