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Cisco ONS 15501 User Guide
78-14134-02, Release 2.0
Chapter1 Product Overview
Cisco ONS 15501 Front Panel
Table1-4 Cisco ONS 15501 Front Panel Features
Feature Description
1. Output monitor (connector) Provides spectrum monitoring of the Cisco ONS 15501
output and uses an SC/UPC type bulkhead connector.
(A shutter automatically clos es when the cable is removed.)
2. Output (connector) Provides output to an optical fiber cable and uses an SC/
UPC type standard connec tor. (A shutter automatically
closes when the cable is rem oved.)
3. Input (connector) Provides optical fiber cable acces s to the input of the
CiscoONS 15501 and uses an SC/UPC type standard con-
nector. (This is a nonshuttered connector.)
4. Fail (red LED) Indicates a major failure, such as t he pump laser, power
supply, or the temperature level.
5. Power (green LED) Indicates the unit is r eceiving normal operating power.
6. LOS (loss of signal) (yellow LED) Indicates a loss of input signal when the input signal falls
below the LOS threshold.
7. RS-232 (connector) Provides a console port for local monitoring of the
CiscoONS 15501 and uses a DB-9 type female connector.
(See Appendix C, Connector Pinouts.) This port should
only be used for the evaluation of the unit by a trained tech-
nician. It is not designed for permanent connection.
8. Alarm out (connector) Provides four pairs of dry contacts for an optional external
alarm-monitoring system. Norma lly has closed contacts and
uses an RJ-45 type connector. (See AppendixC, Connector
Pinouts.)
9. LAN (connector) Provides Ethernet access for connecting to a remote SNMP
monitoring location, and contains two LEDs. The left LED
(green) indicates that an Ethernet connection is established.
The right LED (yellow) indicates t hat a signal is being trans-
mitted to the Ethernet. It uses an RJ-45 type connector.
10. Frame ground attachment Provides tapped-screw mounting holes for attaching a frame
ground lug and wiring.
11. Dual-circuit DC power input Provides two sets of DC input barrier strip terminals. The
right-hand strip terminal is for the primary DC power
wiring; the left-hand str ip terminal is for an o ptional backup
DC power source. The left screw terminal of each strip is for
48VDC ; the right screw terminal is for the return path.