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Chapter7 Configuring APS
About Y-Cable Line Card Protection
Figure7-5 Y-Cable Based Line Card Protection Scheme
Considerations for Using Y-Cable Based Line Card Protection
The following considerations apply when considering the use of line card protection:
Y-cable line card protection does not protect against failures of the client equipment. To protect
against client failures, ensure that protection is implemented on the client equipment itself.
A fully provisioned single shelf configuration can support up to 4 channels with line card protection
using transponder line cards. A fully provisioned multiple shelf configuration can support up to
32 channels in line card protection mode.
For more information about multiple shelf nodes, see Chapter8, Configuring M ultipl e Shelf
Nodes.
Y-cable line card protection supports revertive behavior. With revertive behavior, the signal
automatically switches back to the working path after the signal failure has been corrected. The
default behavior is nonrevertive.
To simplify system management, terminate the client signal on line cards that support the same
channel. In this way the client signal maps to the same WDM wavelength on both the working and
protection paths.
Caution Do not configure y-cable protection with Sysplex CLO, Sysplex ETR, or ISC compatibility protocol
encapsulation, or with the OFC safety protocol.
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