Network Router User Manual

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Cisco ONS 15530 Configuration Guide and Command Reference
78-14227-01, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EV2
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Cisco ONS 15530 Hardware Features
Transponder Line Cards
The protocol-transparent and bit-rate transparent transponder line card converts a single client signal
into an ITU wavelength, or channel.The Cisco ONS 15530 shelf holds up to four transponder line cards,
one for each wavelength supported by the OADM modules.
The Cisco ONS 15530 supports four types of single client interface transponder line cards:
• SM (single-mode) nonsplitter
• SM splitter
• MM (multimode) nonsplitter
• MM splitter
Both types of SM transponder line cards accept SM client signals on the 1310-nm wavelength through
an SC connector and support client signal clock rates ranging from 16 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps. Both types of
MM transponder line cards accept SM and MM client signals on the 1310-nm wavelength through an
SC connector and support client signal clock rates ranging from 16 Mbps to 622 Mbps.
The transponder line cards are hot pluggable, permitting in-service upgrades and replacement.
All client signals on the transponders are supported in 3R (reshape, retime, retransmit) mode, regardless
of protocol encapsulation type. The following protocol encapsulation types are supported in 3R mode
plus protocol monitoring:
• ESCON (200 Mbps) SM and MM
• Fibre Channel (1 Gbps) SM
• FICON (Fiber Connection) (800 Mbps) SM
• Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) SM
• SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) STM-1 SM and MM
• SDH STM-4 SM and MM
• SDH STM-16 SM
• SONET OC-3 SM and MM
• SONET OC-12 SM and MM
• SONET OC-48 SM
• ISC (InterSystem Channel) links compatibility mode
The following protocol encapsulation types are supported in 3R mode without protocol monitoring:
• Fast Ethernet SM
• FDDI SM
• Fibre Channel (2 Gbps) SM
• ISC peer mode SM
• Sysplex CLO (control link oscillator) MM (8 Mbps)
• Sysplex ETR (external timer reference) MM (8 Mbps)
The client interfaces also support the OFC (open fiber control) safety protocol for Fibre Channel, ISC
compatibility mode, and FICON. Client-side interfaces are protocol transparent and can accept signals
at specific rates between 16 Mbps and 2.5 Gbps.