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Cisco ONS 15530 Overview
The Cisco ONS 15530 is a modular and scalable optical switching and
aggregationplatform designed to supplement the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP.With the
Cisco ONS 15530, users can take advantage of the availability of dark fiber to
build a common infrastructure that supports data, SAN (storage area network),
and TDM (time-division multiplexing) traffic. For more information about
DWDM technology and applications, refer to the Introduction to DWDM
Technologypublication and the Cisco ONS 15530 Planning and Design Guide.
The Cisco ONS 15530 is designed to meet or exceed stringent ISP (Internet
service provider) requirements for product availability and reliability.
Note Before you install, operate, or service the system, read the Regulatory
Complianceand Safety Information for theCisco ONS 15500 Series for important
safety information you should know before working with the system.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Cisco ONS 15530 Chassis, page 1-1
•Cisco ONS 15530 Components, page 1-11

Cisco ONS 15530 Chassis

The Cisco ONS 15530 is availablein two configurations. Both have two vertically
stacked half-height slots specifically for the optical OADM (optical add drop
multiplexing) modules, and 10 vertically oriented slots that hold the CPU switch