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Cisco ONS 15200 Product Description
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Chapter1 Product Technology
Optical Channels
Figure1-2 Optically-fiber protected channels in an ONS 15200 system
Client-layer protection schemes for the ONS 15200 are:
SONET/SDH ADM ringsTraffic travels in two directions between any two nodes. If one route
fails, the alternate route continues to transport the traffic.
Client-layer 1+1 APSTwo separate connectio ns exist b etw een tw o client-layer interfaces. One of
the connections is standby and is used only when the ac tiv e co nne ct ion f ail s.
Layer 3 load sharingTwo routes transport traffic from one client to a dual hom e no de (s ee
Chapter 2, Product Configurations for a description of the dual home node configuration). The
routes are used below their maximum capacity. If one of the two rout e s f ails, the traffic shifts to the
other route.
1.2.3 Software Configurable Protection
In Release 1.1, the 2R/3R (unclocked/clocked) Client Layer Int erfa ce Port (CLIP) m odule is use r
configurable for unprotected or fiber protected operation.
CLIENT INPUT
SIGNAL CLIENT OUTPUT
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OPTICAL
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OPTICAL
CHANNEL
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ONS - Optical network system