Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.2.3 Optical Add and Drop Cards

Table 2-19

AD-4C-xx.x Card Optical Parameters

 

 

 

Optical Parameters

Value

 

 

Maximum insertion loss drop section

5.4 dB

 

 

Maximum insertion loss add section

4.9 dB at VOA min attenuation

 

 

Maximum insertion loss express section

1.2 dB

(Exp RX – COM TX)

 

 

 

Maximum insertion loss express section

2.5 dB at VOA min attenuation

(COM RX – Exp TX)

 

 

 

Adjacent crosstalk

25 dB

 

 

Nonadjacent crosstalk

38 dB

 

 

Isolation (COM RX – Exp TX)

–26 dB

 

 

Isolation (Exp RX – COM TX)

–13 dB

 

 

VOA dynamic range

30 dB

 

 

 

2.2.3.9 MMU Card

The MMU is a single-slot bidirectional card that operates over both the C-band and L-band optical spectrums. The MMU has six LC-PC-II optical connectors on its front panel. Table 2-20shows the MMU specifications.

Table 2-20

MMU Card Optical Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Condition

Notes

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

All paths

All SOP,

 

1500 – 1605

 

nm

bandwidth

 

including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WDL and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insertion

EXP RX => COM TX

 

 

7.0

 

dB

within whole

 

 

 

loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP A RX =>

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM RX => EXP TX

range,

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

connectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM RX =>

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

included

 

 

 

 

 

EXP A TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wavelength

C band only

 

 

 

0.3

 

dB

dependent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L band only

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C + L band

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDL

C band only

 

0.2

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L band only

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C + L band

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chromatic

All paths

–20

 

+20

ps/nm

dispersion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PMD

All paths

0.1

 

ps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

July 2006

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Cisco Systems 15454 specifications MMU Card, EXP a RX =, Com Tx, Com Rx =, EXP a TX

15454 specifications

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