Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.2.4 Optical Amplifiers

Table 2-20

MMU Card Optical Specifications (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Condition

 

Notes

 

Min

 

Typical

 

Max

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical

All PDs (both real and

 

 

 

0.1

 

dB

 

power

virtual)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical

 

 

– 0.1

 

 

0.1

dB

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

precision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directivity

EXP RX => EXP A RX

All SOP,

40

 

 

dB

 

 

including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP RX => EXP B RX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WDL and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP A RX =>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

within whole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP B RX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return loss

 

40

 

 

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

Maximum

500

 

 

mW

optical input

 

 

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power

 

 

handling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2.4 Optical Amplifiers

The optical amplifier cards can be installed in Slots 1 through 6 and 12 through 17.

These cards contain three main modules:

Optical plug-in module

Microprocessor module (uP8260)

DC/DC converter

The optical plug-in module has a built-in microcontroller for managing functionalities such as the optical power, laser current, and temperature control loops.

The microprocessor module (uP8260) manages the communication between the optical amplifier card and the TCC2/TCC2P card, and provides all the Operation, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAM&P) functions (including controls and alarms). The DC/DC converter provides the power supply voltages for the cards.

The Cisco ONS 15454 has five optical amplifier cards:

C-Band Preamplifier (OPT-PRE)

C-Band Booster (OPT-BST)

C-Band Booster Enhanced (OPT-BST-E)

L-Band Amplifier (OPT-AMP-L)

L-Band Booster (OPT-BST-L)

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Cisco Systems 15454 specifications Optical Amplifiers, EXP RX = EXP a RX, Exp Rx = Exp B Rx

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