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Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual, R5.0
April 2008
Chapter4 Optical Cards
4.6.1 OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 Card Functionality

Figure 4-8 shows the OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 faceplate and a block diagram of the card.

Figure4-8 OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 Faceplate and Block Diagram

4.6.1 OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 Card Functionality

You can install the OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 card in Slots 1 to 6 or 12 to 17. You can provision the card

as part of an MSP-SPRing or SNCP ring. In ADM configurations, you can provision the card as either

an access tributary or a transport span-side interface.

The OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 card uses long-reach optics centered at 1550 nm a nd contains a transmit

and receive connector (labeled) on the card faceplate. The OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 card uses

SC optical connections and supports 1+1 bidirectional or unidirectional protection switching.

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