Installation guide

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Cisco ONS 15530 Hardware Installation Guide

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Connecting the Cisco ONS 15530

The Cisco ONS 15530 uses RJ-45, SC, MT-RJ and MU connectors on the faceplates of the line cards

and modules. Fiber optic cables are routed to the cable management guides that are at the top and bottom

of the shelf. The Cisco ONS 15530 is powered by 120–240 VAC or –48 VDC power. Positive, negative,

and ground power terminals are accessible on the front of the chassis.

This chapter describes how to connect the Cisco ONS 15530 to the network and contains the following

sections:

• Connector Types, page 3-2

• Preparing for Network Connections, page 3-3

• Cleaning the Shelf and Connectors, page 3-4

• Connecting the CPU Switch Module, page 3-5

• Connecting the OSC Module, page 3-13

• Connecting the PSM, page 3-14

• Connecting the Transponder Line Card, page 3-17

• Connecting the OADM Module, page 3-19

• Connecting the ESCON Aggregation Card, page 3-20

• Connecting the 4-Port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC Aggregation Card, page 3-20

• Connecting the 8-Port FC/GE Aggregation Card, page 3-21

• Connecting the 8-Port Multi-Service Muxponder, page 3-23

• Connecting the 2.5-Gbps ITU Trunk Card, page 3-24

• Connecting the 10-Gbps ITU Tunable and Non tunable Trunk Card, page 3-26

• Connecting the 10-Gbps Uplink Card, page 3-28

• Connecting the WB-VOA and PB-OE Modules, page 3-28

• Connecting a Multi-Shelf Node, page 3-34

• Cable Management, page 3-39

Note To ensure that your Cisco IOS software release supports your hardware, see the “New and Changed

Information” section on page vii. Also refer to the “Hardware Supported” section of the latest release

notes for the Cisco ONS 15530.