Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.2.3 Optical Add and Drop Cards

 

 

 

 

Table 2-8

32WSS Card Parameters and Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Condition

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–0.5 dB bandwidth

EXP RX => COM TX

 

+/–115

 

 

 

 

 

pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–0.5 dB bandwidth

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

+/–135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insertion loss

 

EXP RX => COM TX

 

 

11.3

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM RX => EXP TX

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM RX => DROP TX

6

 

8.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjacent crosstalk

Add 1, 32

 

23

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multipath interference

EXP RX => COM TX

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonadjacent crosstalk

Add 1, 32

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDL

 

EXP RX => COM TX

 

 

0.9

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM RX => EXP TX

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM RX => DROP TX

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-band chromatic

All paths

 

–20

 

+20

 

ps/nm

 

 

 

 

dispersion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group delay ripple

All paths

 

–10

 

+10

 

ps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-band PMD

 

All paths

 

 

0.5

 

ps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power/VOA

 

 

0.1

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

attenuation setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power setting

 

–0.5

 

+ 0.5

dB

 

 

 

 

accuracy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power setting

 

–0.1

 

+ 0.1

dB

 

 

 

 

precision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical power/VOA

 

 

200

 

ms

 

 

 

 

attenuation settling time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical switch state

 

 

5

 

ms

 

 

 

 

settling time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOA dynamic range

EXP RX => COM TX

 

20

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel shutoff

EXP RX => COM TX

 

40

 

dB

 

 

 

 

attenuation (AVS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP RX => COM TX

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical port isolation

EXP RX => COM TX

 

32

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add 1, 32 => COM TX

 

42

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Engineering and Planning Guide, Release 7.x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 15454 specifications Parameter Condition Min, Max Unit

15454 specifications

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