Specifications

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Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
November 2001
Chapter 4 Card Reference
Card Overview
4.1.2 Electrical Cards
Table 4-2 lists the Cisco ONS 15454 electrical cards.
XC10G
The XC10G card is the central element for switching; it
establishes connections and performs time division
switching (TDS). The XC10G can manage STS and VT
circuits up to 192c. The XC10G allows up to four times
the bandwidth of current XC and XCVT cards.
See the “XC10G Cross-Connect
Card” section on page 4-27
AIC
The AIC card provides customer-defined alarms with its
additional input/output alarm contact closures.
See the “Alarm Interface
Controller Card” section on
page 4-31
Table 4-1 Common Control Card Functions (continued)
Card Description For Additional Information...
Table 4-2 Electrical Cards for the ONS 15454
Card Port Description For Additional Information...
EC1-12
The EC1-12 card provides 12 STS-1 electrical ports. See the “EC1-12 Card” section
on page 4-35
DS1-14
The DS1-14 card provides 14 DS-1 ports. See the “DS1-14 Card” section
on page 4-38
DS1N-14
The DS1N-14 card provides 14 DS-1 ports but can also
provide 1:N protection when necessary.
See the “DS1N-14 Card”
section on page 4-41
DS3-12
The DS3-12 card has 12 DS-3 ports. See the “DS3-12 Card” section
on page 4-44
DS3N-12
The DS3N-12 card has 12 DS-3 ports but can also
provide 1:N protection when necessary.
See the “DS3N-12 Card”
section on page 4-47
DS3-12E
The DS3-12E card has 12 ports, supports 1:1 protection,
and provides enhanced performance-monitoring
functions.
See the “DS3-12E Card”
section on page 4-50
DS3N-12E
The DS3N-12E card has 12 ports, supports 1:N
protection, and provides enhanced
performance-monitoring functions.
See the “DS3N-12E Card”
section on page 4-53
DS3XM-6
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The DS3XM-6 card can convert six framed DS-3 network
connections into 168 VT1.5s.
See the “DS3XM-6 Card”
section on page 4-56