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Cisco ONS 15530 Planning Guide
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Chapter 1 System Overview
System Components
Note The Cisco IOS software only supports Cisco-certified SFP optics on the 8-port multi-service muxponder.
The Cisco ONS 15530 supports up to four 8-port multi-service muxponders for a total of 32 client
signals in a protected configuration and up to eight 8-port multi-service muxponders for a total of
64 client signals in an unprotected configuration.
Protocol Monitoring
The 8-port multi-service muxponder only monitors 8B/10B CVRD errors for GE (optical only), FC,
FICON, ESCON, ITS, and ASI traffic.
2.5-Gbps ITU Trunk Cards
The 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk card sends and receives the ITU grid wavelength signal to and from an OADM
module. This card accepts a 2.5-Gbps (3.125-Gbps line rate) electrical signal from an ESCON
aggregation card, an 8-port FC/GE aggregation card, or a 4-port FC aggregation card, which is converted
to the ITU grid wavelength, or channel. The 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk card has redundant interfaces to the
backplane, connecting to the switch fabrics on the active and standby CPU switch modules.You can turn
the ITU laser to one of two channel frequencies. There are 16 different 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk cards (for
channels 1–2, 3–4,..., 31–32) to support the 32 channels.
Note When designing your network, consider designs with 10-Gbps ITU tunable and non tunable trunk cards
as well as designs with 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk cards. The type of ITU trunk card used affects the design
parameters, such as dispersion compensation, amplification, and available wavelengths.
The 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk card has two versions: nonsplitter and splitter. The nonsplitter version has only
one pair of optical connectors on the front panel, which connects to either the east or the west OADM
module, and can be used for unprotected, line card protected, or switch fabric protected applications (see
Figure 1-9).
15500-XVRA-12B1 High-band 1.062 Gbps to
2.488 Gbps
SM 9/125 µm 1310 nm LC
15500-XVRA-08D1 T1 1.544 Mbps Copper T1 – RJ-45
15500-XVRA-09D1 E1 2.044 Mbps Copper E1 – RJ-45
15500-XVRA-10E1 SDI and DVB-ASI Video Copper Digital
Video
– Mini SMB
Coax
15500-XVRA-11D1 GE 1.25 Gbps, FE 1.25 Mbps Copper GE/FE – RJ-45
Table 1-7 8-port Multi-Service Muxponder SFP Features (continued)
Part Number Protocols Supported Fiber Type Wavelength
Connector
Type