Specifications

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Chapter 3 CLIP Module Configuration
Clip Summary
Procedure: Change the Switch Mode
Note Switch mode is only available on protected channels.
Follow these steps to change the switch mode for the selected CLIP module:
Step 1 On the Clip Summary screen double-click the Switch Mode value (Figure 3-2). The Set Value window
opens (Figure 3-5).
Standby Path
(protected channel
only)
Displays the secondary path on which the CLIP module is receiving. In the
event of a disruption on the primary path, the system uses the signal received
on the standby path. The standby path is always the opposite of the active path,
if it exists.
Note When switch mode is set to either forced_a or forced_b, there is no
alternative standby signal. The system is forced to use either the a or
b path.
Optical Coupling
Ratio
Describes how the optical power is split between the A side and the B side of
the system.
In a protected system the following values are available:
• a90b10—90% of the optical power is allocated to the A side and 10% of
the optical power is allocated to the B side.
• a50b50—50% of the optical power is allocated to the A side and 50% of
the optical power is allocated to the B side.
• a10b90—10% of the optical power is allocated to the A-side and 90% of
the optical power is allocated to the B side.
In an unprotected system the following values are available:
• a100b0—100% of the optical power is allocated to the A side and 0% of
the optical power is allocated to the B side.
• a0b100—0% of the optical power is allocated to the A side and 100% of
the optical power is allocated to the B side.
Table 3-7 Clip Summary Screen - DWDM SIde (continued)
Parameter Value