Specifications

Chapter 8 Optical Networking
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Cisco ONS 15540 Extended Services Platform (ESPx)
• Service mixing—Ability to mix a combination of Fibre Channel, FICON, ESCON, and
Gigabit Ethernet services over the same wavelength
• Complete Amplification Solution—Enables enterprises and service providers to
further expand their optical DWDM networks over greater distances when used with
the ONS 15501 EDFA optical amplifier and the VOA (Variable Optical Attenuator)
modules
For More Information
See the Cisco ONS 15530 Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/ons15530
Cisco ONS 15540 Extended Services Platform (ESPx)
The ONS 15540 Extended Services Platform with external cross
connect capability (ESPx) is a highly modular, flexible, and scalable
next generation dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM) platform
that integrates data networking, storage area networking (SAN), time
division multiplexing, (TDM) Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) technologies over an ultra
high bandwidth, intelligent optical infrastructure that can support any
packet, over any wavelength on any platform.
• Flexible Multi-Protocol Support—The Cisco ONS 15540 offers both variable rate
transparent and fixed rate multi-protocol transponders that feature user selectable small
form factor pluggables (SFPs) and support a variety of industry standard data rates
between 16Mbps to 2.5Gbps as well as 10Gb Ethernet
• Scalable, flexible, and modular architecture in a high-density compact footprint—
Provides superior operational support and network expansion on an as needed basis
through its hot swappable modular lines cards, transponders, and optical multiplexers
• Simple Network Consolidation and Comprehensive Multi Service Support provided by
the available ONS 15540 2.5GB and 10GbE transponders
• Optical, Service, and Application Level Performance Monitoring—provides
industry-leading supports for service level agreements (SLAs)
• High Availability for mission critical networks—Provides 99.999% availability for
demanding Managed Network Service Providers and enterprise business continuance
applications, with hardware redundancy and automatic protection switching to protect
against fiber cuts and equipment failures
• Multi-Service Integration—Transports ESCON, FICON, 1Gb/2GB Fibre Channel for
Storage Area Networking (SAN), Fast and Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gb Ethernet for
data networking, and SONET/SDH at OC-3/STM1, OC-12/STM4, and OC-48/STM12
Key Features:
• Compact modular design with external connectorization: External Direct Connect
system from Line card to OADMs; Optional cross connect and fiber management
system
• Transparent Tunable Variable data rate Type 1 Transponders: 16Mbps to 622Mbps MM
fiber support; 16Mbps to 2.5Gbp SM fiber support; 16 Tunable transponders support
32 channels for reduced sparing costs; Multi-protocol support for Enterprise