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Procedure

To calculate the maximum transmission distance for a proposed network configuration:

1Identify all points where signal strength will be lost.

2Calculate the expected loss for each point.

3Find total passive loss by adding the expected losses together.

4Find remaining signal strength by subtracting passive loss, and system margin from total system budget.

5Find maximum transmission distance by dividing remaining signal strength by expected fiber attenuation/km.

Point-to-point transmission distance

The following factors affect signal strength, and determine point-to-point link budget and maximum transmission distance for the network in Figure 11:

•CWDM OMUX mux loss

•CWDM OMUX demux loss

•Fiber attenuation

The Ethernet switch host does not have to be near the CWDM OMUX, and the CWDM OMUX does not regenerate signal. Therefore, maximum transmission distance is from GBIC to GBIC.

Figure 11 Point-to-point network configuration example

Transmission Distance

(GBIC to GBIC)

		OMUX-8		OMUX-8
GBIC					GBIC

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Contents

Installation and Networking Guidelines for Optical Routing 212257-B Copyright 2002 Nortel Networks Canada requirements only Installation and Networking Guidelines for Optical Routing Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement Installation and Networking Guidelines for Optical Routing 212257-B Contents Contents Chapter Installing the shelf, OADM, and Omux Figures Figures 212257-B Tables Tables 212257-B Component Function Preface Preface Before you beginHard-copy technical manuals Technical Solutions Center Telephone How to get help Preface 212257-B Wavelength division multiplexing Chapter Describing the optical routing system Gigabit interface converter description Parts of the optical routing systemDescribing the optical routing system Parts of the optical routing system Cwdm Gbic transceiver and label Optical add drop multiplexer description Cwdm Oadm network and equipment side connections Network add/drop ring application Optical multiplexer/demultiplexer description Cwdm Oadm ring configuration example Cwdm OMUX-4 Cwdm OMUX-8 network and equipment side connections Cwdm Omux in a point-to-point application Cwdm Omux in a ring application Cwdm Omux point-to-point configuration example Cwdm Omux ring configuration example Describing the optical routing system 212257-B About transmission distance and optical link budget Chapter Calculating transmission distance Calculating transmission distance How to calculate expected loss budgetHow to calculate maximum transmission distance Point-to-point transmission distance Point-to-point network configuration example Point-to-point maximum transmission distance calculations Point-to-point signal loss valuesMesh ring transmission distance Mesh ring network configuration Mesh ring maximum transmission distance calculations Mesh ring signal loss values Hub and spoke transmission distance Hub and spoke network configuration Hub and spoke maximum transmission distance calculations Hub and spoke signal loss values Exceeding class 1 power level warning Chapter Installing the shelf, OADM, and OmuxPreparing for installation Electrostatic discharge Installing the shelf, OADM, and OmuxEnvironmental and physical requirements Installing the shelf Shelf with plug-in module in 19-inch rack Inserting a Cwdm Oadm or a Cwdm Omux Cabling a Cwdm Oadm Cabling a Cwdm Oadm or a Cwdm Omux Cabling a Cwdm Oadm Cabling a Cwdm OMUX-4 Cabling a four-channel Cwdm Omux Cabling an eight-channel Cwdm Omux Cabling an Cwdm OMUX-8 Removing a Cwdm Oadm or a Cwdm Omux Cwdm Oadm specifications Appendix a Cwdm Oadm specifications Appendix a Cwdm Oadm specifications 212257-B Appendix B Cwdm Omux specificationsCwdm Omux specifications Appendix B Cwdm Omux specifications 212257-B Precautions Appendix C Handling and cleaning fiber optic equipment Tools and Materials Cleaning Fiber Optic ConnectorsAppendix C Handling and cleaning fiber optic equipment Cleaning Single SC and FC Connectors Cleaning Duplex SC Connectors Cleaning Receptacle or Duplex Devices Page Glossary Glossary Dwdm See optical fiber Group of circuits connected at one point on a network See MMF Ndsf An optical wavelength band for WDM optical communications Device that does not require a source of energy to function See SMF WDM Glossary 212257-B Cwdm Omux Index OMUX, Cwdm Index Index Index 212257-B