Appendix A Hardware Specifications

A.2.5 OC192/STM64 LR/LH 4 Port 1550 Specifications

A.2.5 OC192/STM64 LR/LH 4 Port 1550 Specifications

Table A-7shows the OC192/STM64 LR/LH 4 Port 1550 card specifications.

Table A-7 OC192/STM64 LR/LH 4 Port 1550 Card Specifications

Specification Type

Description

 

 

Line

Bit rate: 9.96 Gbps

 

Code: Scrambled NRZ

 

Fiber: 1550 nm Single mode

 

 

Transmitter

Max. transmitter output power: +7 dBm

 

Min. transmitter output power: +4 dBm

 

Center wavelength: 1530 nm to 1565 nm

 

Nominal wavelength: 1550 nm

 

Transmitter: Lithium Niobate (LN) external modulator transmitter

 

 

Receiver

Max. receiver level: –9 dBm

 

Min. receiver level: –22 dBm

 

Receiver: APD/TIA

 

Link loss budget: 24 dB min., with no dispersion or 22 dB optical path loss

 

at BER = 1–12including dispersion

Loopback mode

Payload

 

Note You must use a 19 to 24 dB (15 to 20 is recommended) fiber

 

attenuator when connecting a fiber loopback to an

 

OC192/STM64 LR/LH 4 Port 1550 card. Never connect a direct

 

fiber loopback.

 

 

Connectors

OGI

 

 

Operating temperature

23 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (–5 to +50 degrees Celsius)

 

 

Operating humidity

5 to 95%, noncondensing

 

 

Dimensions

Height: 16.50 in. (419 mm)

 

Width: 1.50 in. (38 mm)

 

Depth: 18.31 in. (465 mm)

 

Card weight: 12.0 lb (5.44 kg)

 

 

Compliance

SONET Telcordia GR-253

 

When installed in a system, ONS 15600 cards comply with these safety

 

standards: UL 60950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN 60950, IEC 60950

 

Eye safety compliance: Class 1 (21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11) and Class 1

 

(IEC 60825) laser products

 

 

Cisco ONS 15600 Reference Manual, R7.2

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ONS 15600 specifications

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