Specifications

Chapter 8 Optical Networking
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Cisco ONS 15501 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier
For More Information
See the ONS 15454 SONET Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ons15454
See the ONS 15454 SDH Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/15454sdh
See the ONS 15327 Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ons15327
Cisco ONS 15501 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier
The Cisco ONS 15501 is a low-noise, gain-flattened C-band
optical erbium doped fiber amplifier designed to extend the
distance of today’s metro high-bandwidth optical network beyond existing optical budget
constraints. The Cisco ONS 15501 complements the Cisco ONS 155xx DWDM and Catalyst
6500 solutions, providing customers with the capability to extend their 2.5-Gbps or 10-Gbps
optical infrastructures over greater distances. Packaged in a one-rack-unit (1RU) chassis, the
Cisco ONS 15501 incorporates features such as 17-dB constant flat gain, automatic gain
control, and low noise figure for excellent Optical Signal to Noise Ratio (OSNR)
characteristics.
For More Information
See the Cisco ONS 15501 Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ons15501
Cisco ONS 15530
The Cisco ONS 15530 is a highly scalable dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) multiservice aggregation platform that integrates
storage, data networking, and legacy applications over an
ultra-high-bandwidth, intelligent optical infrastructure. The ONS 15530
supports Fibre Channel extension over DWDM via buffer-to-buffer credit
support to significantly increase disaster recovery distances; Industry-leading aggregation of
IBM Coupling Facility Links used in IBM GDPS storage networks; New Low-band Variable
Rate Small Form-factor Pluggable Optics for expanded protocol support.
Key Features
• New—ONS 15530 4-Port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel Aggregation Card provides
efficient wavelength usage by aggregating up to four 2-Gbps Fibre Channel, IBM Fiber
Connection (FICON), and IBM Intersystem Channel (ISC) services onto a single
10-Gbps wavelength
•
New—8-port Multi Service Muxponder provides the aggregation of up to 8 low speed
services such as T1/E1, OC3-STM-1, ESCON, D1 Video, FE, GE, 1 Gbps FC, and ITS
per 2.5 Gbps wavelength
• Industry leading Service Aggregation—up to 4 ports of 2 Gbps Fibre Channel, up to 8
ports of Fibre Channel, FICON, or Gigabit Ethernet or up to 40 ports of ESCON per
wavelength
• Capacity—Fiber capacity is maximized when used with a 32-wavelength system
providing up to 256 Fibre Channel, FICON, or Gigabit Ethernet services or up to 1280
ESCON services on a single fiber pair.
• Scalability—up to 32 wavelengths ranging from 2.5 Gbps to 10 Gbps
• Multiservice Interfaces—Customers have a single scalable platform that supports low
speed copper legacy services such as T1/E1 (PBX interconnect), OC-3/STM-1, Fast
Ethernet and D1 Video, in addition to high density ESCON, GE, and 1Gb FC services