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Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual, R7.0
October 2008
Chapter 2 Common Control Cards
2.1.2 Card Compatibility
2.1.2 Card Compatibility
Table 2-2 lists the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) software release compatibility for each
common-control card. In the tables below, “Yes” means the card is compatible with the listed software
version. Table cells with dashes mean cards are not compatible with the listed software versions.
Table 2-1 Common Control Cards for the ONS 15454 SDH
Card Description
For Additional
Information...
TCC2
The Advanced Timing, Communications, and Control
(TCC2) card is the main processing center of the
ONS 15454 SDH and provides system initialization,
provisioning, alarm reporting, maintenance, and
diagnostics.
See the “2.2 TCC2 Card
section on page 2-5.
TCC2P
The Advanced Timing, Communications, and Control
Plus (TCC2P) card is the main processing center of the
ONS 15454 SDH and provides system initialization,
provisioning, alarm reporting, maintenance, and
diagnostics. This card also has enhanced Ethernet
security features.
See the “2.3 TCC2P Card”
section on page 2-9.
XC-VXL-10G
The International Cross Connect 10 Gigabit AU3/AU4
High-Capacity Tributary (XC-VXL-10G) card is the
central element for switching; it establishes
connections and performs time-division switching
(TDS). It supports cards with speeds up to 10 Gbps.
See the
“2.4 XC-VXL-10G Card”
section on page 2-13.
XC-VXL-2.5G
The International Cross Connect 2.5 Gigabit AU3/AU4
High-Capacity Tributary (XC-VXL-2.5G) card is the
central element for switching; it establishes
connections and performs TDS. It supports cards with
speeds up to 2.5 Gbps.
See the
“2.5 XC-VXL-2.5G Card”
section on page 2-15.
XC-VXC-10G
The 10 Gigabit Cross Connect Virtual
Tributary/Virtual Container (XC-VXC-10G) card
serves as the switching matrix for the Cisco
15454 SDH multiservice platform. The module
operates as a superset of the XC-VXL-10G or
XC-VXL-2.5G cross-connect modules. The
XC-VXC-10G supports cards with speeds up to
10 Gbps.
See the
“2.6 XC-VXC-10G Card”
section on page 2-17.
AIC-I
The Alarm Interface Controller–International (AIC-I)
card provides customer-defined alarm input/output
(I/O), supports user data, and supports local and
express orderwire.
See the “2.7 AIC-I Card”
section on page 2-21.