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Chapter 1 Shelf and Backplane Hardware
1.17 1.17.1 Card Slot Requirements
Note Protection schemes and EIA types can affect slot compatibility.
Table 1-32 lists the number of ports, line rates, connector options, and connector locations for
ONS 15454 optical and electrical cards.
Table 1-31 Slot and Card Symbols
Symbol
Color/Shape Definition
Orange/Circle Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to 17. Only install ONS 15454 cards with a circle symbol on the
faceplate.
Blue/Triangle Slots 5, 6, 12, and 13. Only install ONS 15454 cards with circle or a triangle symbol
on the faceplate.
Purple/Square TCC2/TCC2P slot, Slots 7 and 11. Only install ONS 15454 cards with a square
symbol on the faceplate.
Green/Cross Cross-connect (XCVT/XC10G) slot, Slots 8 and 10. Only install ONS 15454 cards
with a cross symbol on the faceplate.
Red/P Protection slot in 1:N protection schemes.
Red/Diamond AIC-I slot (Slot 9). Only install ONS 15454 cards with a diamond symbol on the
faceplate.
Gold/Star Slots 1 to 4 and 14 to 17. Only install ONS 15454 cards with a star symbol on the
faceplate.
Blue/Hexagon (Only used with the 15454-SA-HD shelf assembly) Slots 3 and 15. Only install
ONS 15454 cards with a blue hexagon symbol on the faceplate.
Table 1-32 Card Ports, Line Rates, and Connectors
Card Ports Line Rate per Port Connector Types
Connector
Location
DS1-14 14 1.544 Mbps SMB w/wire wrap
adapter, AMP Champ
connector
Backplane
DS1N-14 14 1.544 Mbps SMB w/wire wrap1
adapter, AMP Champ
connector
DS1/E1-56 56 1.544 Mbps SMB w/wire wrap2
adapter, AMP Champ
connector
DS3-12 12 44.736 Mbps SMB or BNC1Backplane
DS3N-12 12 44.736 Mbps SMB or BNC1
DS3-12E 12 44.736 Mbps SMB or BNC1Backplane
DS3N-12E 12 44.736 Mbps SMB or BNC1
DS3XM-6 6 44.736 Mbps SMB or BNC1Backplane
DS3XM-12 12 89.472 Mbps SMB or BNC1Backplane