Installation Instructions

Figure 1: Wavelength division multiplexing
The Avaya optical routing system supports both ring and point-to-point configurations. The optical
routing system includes the following parts:
• CWDM SFPs
• Optical add/drop multiplexers (OADM)
• Optical multiplexer/demultiplexers (OMUX)
• Optical shelf to house the multiplexers
OADMs drop or add a single wavelength from or to an optical fiber.
For the list of supported optical devices for the current release, see
Supported Optical Devices on
page 14.
Related links
Optical routing design on page 13
Supported optical devices on page 14
Supported optical devices
Use optical devices to achieve high-bit-rate communications and long transmission distances.
Important:
Avaya recommends using Avaya-branded SFP and SFP+ transceivers as they have been
through extensive qualification and testing. Avaya is not responsible for issues related to non-
Avaya branded SFP and SFP+ transceivers.
Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers
SFPs are hot-swappable input and output enhancement components designed to allow gigabit
Ethernet ports to link with other gigabit Ethernet ports over various media types.
You can use various SFP (1 Gbps) and SFP+ (10 Gbps) to attain different line rates and reaches.
The following table describes the SFPs including the reach provided by various SFPs.
Optical routing design
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