Chapter 2 Cards Specifications

2.1 Card Overview

Table 2-5

Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Cards (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card

 

Part Number

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD-1C-xx.x

 

15454-AD-1C-xx.x=

The AD-1C-xx.x card passively adds or drops one of the 32 channels

 

 

 

 

utilized within the 100 GHz-spacing of the DWDM card. There are

 

 

 

 

thirty-two versions of this card, each designed only for use with one

 

 

 

 

wavelength. Each wavelength version of the card has a different part

 

 

 

 

number. The AD-1C-xx.x can be installed in Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to 17

 

 

 

 

when the ONS 15454 is configured in a DWDM network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD-2C-xx.x

 

15454-AD-2C-xx.x=

The AD-2C-xx.x card passively adds or drops two adjacent 100-GHz

 

 

 

 

channels within the same band. There are sixteen versions of this card,

 

 

 

 

each designed for use with one pair of wavelengths. The card

 

 

 

 

bidirectionally adds and drops in two different sections on the same

 

 

 

 

card to manage signal flow in both directions. Each version of the card

 

 

 

 

has a different part number. The AD-2C-xx.x cards are provisioned for

 

 

 

 

the channel pairs in Table 2-2 on page 2-2. In this table, channel IDs

 

 

 

 

are provided instead of wavelengths. The AD-2C-xx.x can be installed

 

 

 

 

in Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to 17 when the ONS 15454 is configured in a

 

 

 

 

DWDM network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD-4C-xx.x

 

15454-AD-4C-xx.x=

The AD-4C-xx.x card passively adds or drops all four

 

 

 

 

100 GHz-spaced channels within the same band. There are eight

 

 

 

 

versions of this card, each designed for use with one band of

 

 

 

 

wavelengths. The card bidirectionally adds and drops two different

 

 

 

 

sections on the same card to manage signal flow in both directions.

 

 

 

 

Each version of this card has a different part number. The AD-4C-xx.x

 

 

 

 

cards are provisioned for the channel pairs in Table 2-3 on page 2-3.

 

 

 

 

In this table, channel IDs are given rather than wavelengths. The

 

 

 

 

AD-4C-xx.x can be installed in Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to 17 when the

 

 

 

 

ONS 15454 is configured in a DWDM network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD-1B-xx.x

 

15454-AD-1B-xx=

The AD-1B-xx.x card passively adds or drops a single band of four

 

 

 

 

adjacent 100 GHz-spaced channels. There are eight versions of this

 

 

 

 

card with eight different part numbers, each version designed for use

 

 

 

 

with one band of wavelengths. The card bidirectionally adds and

 

 

 

 

drops in two different sections on the same card to manage signal flow

 

 

 

 

in both directions. This card can be used when there is asymmetric

 

 

 

 

adding and dropping on each side (east or west) of the node; a band

 

 

 

 

can be added or dropped on one side but not on the other. The

 

 

 

 

AD-1B-xx.x can be installed in Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to17 when the

 

 

 

 

ONS 15454 is configured in a DWDM network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD-4B-xx.x

 

15454-AD-4B-xx=

The AD-4B-xx.x card passively adds or drops four bands of four

 

 

 

 

adjacent 100 GHz-spaced channels. There are two versions of this

 

 

 

 

card with different part numbers, each version designed for use with

 

 

 

 

one set of bands. The card bidirectionally adds and drops in two

 

 

 

 

different sections on the same card to manage signal flow in both

 

 

 

 

directions. This card can be used when there is asymmetric adding and

 

 

 

 

dropping on each side (east or west) of the node; a band can be added

 

 

 

 

or dropped on one side but not on the other. The AD-4B-xx.x cards are

 

 

 

 

provisioned for the channel pairs in Table 2-4 on page 2-3. In this

 

 

 

 

table, channel IDs are given rather than wavelengths. The AD1B-xx.x

 

 

 

 

can be installed in Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to 17 when the ONS 15454 is

 

 

 

 

configured in a DWDM network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2006

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems specifications Cisco ONS 15454 Dwdm Engineering and Planning Guide, Release

15454 specifications

Cisco Systems' 15454 is a leading optical networking platform designed to address a range of connectivity needs for service providers, enterprises, and data centers. As part of the Cisco ONS (Optical Networking System) portfolio, the 15454 provides advanced capabilities that cater to the evolving demands of high-performance network requirements.

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