Appendix A Hardware Specifications

A.6.14 OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 Card Specifications

Maximum receiver level: –1 dBm at BER 1 * 10 exp – 12

Minimum receiver level: –11 dBm at BER 1 * 10 exp – 12

Receiver: PIN diode

Link loss budget: 5 dB minimum, plus 1 dB dispersion penalty at BER = 1 * 10 exp – 12 including dispersion

Receiver input wavelength range: 1290 to 1330 nm

Dispersion tolerance: 6.6 ps/nm

Environmental

Operating temperature: +23 to +131 degrees Fahrenheit (–5 to +55 degrees Celsius)

Operating humidity: 5 to 95 percent, noncondensing

Power consumption: 47.00 W, 0.98 A at –48 V, 160.5 BTU/hr

Dimensions

Height: 12.650 in. (321.3 mm)

Width: 0.716 in. (18.2 mm)

Depth: 9.000 in. (228.6 mm)

Depth with backplane connector: 9.250 in. (235 mm)

Weight not including clam shell: 3.1 lb (1.3 kg)

A.6.14 OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 Card Specifications

The OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 card has the following specifications:

Line

Bit rate: 9.95328 Gbps

Code: Scrambled NRZ

Fiber: 1550-nm single-mode

Maximum chromatic dispersion allowance: 800 ps/nm

Loopback modes: Terminal and facility

Note You must use a 3 to 15 dB fiber attenuator (5 dB recommended) when working with the OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 card in a loopback. Do not use fiber loopbacks with the OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 card. Using fiber loopbacks can cause irreparable damage to the OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 card.

Connectors: SC

Compliance: Telcordia GR-253-CORE, ITU-T G.707, ITU-T G.957, ITU-T G.691

Transmitter

Maximum transmitter output power: +2 dBm

Minimum transmitter output power: –1 dBm

Center wavelength: 1530 to 1565 nm

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