Installation Instructions

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 13.
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.
Important:
The attainable cable length can vary depending on the quality of the fiber-optic cable used.
For more information about SFP transceivers, including technical specifications and installation
instructions, see SFP on page 22.
Small Form Factor Pluggable plus (SFP+) transceivers
SFP+ transceivers are hot-swappable input and output enhancement components that allow 10
gigabit connections. All Avaya SFP+ transceivers use Lucent connectors (LC) to provide precision
keying and low interface losses.
For more information about SFP+ transceivers, including technical specifications and installation
instructions, see
SFP+ on page 44.
Quad (4-channel) Small Form Factor Pluggable plus (QSFP+)
QSFP+ transceivers are hot-swappable data input and output components that allow 40-gigabit
Ethernet ports to link with other 40-gigabit Ethernet ports. All Avaya QSFP+ transceivers use LC
connectors and MPO/MTP connectors to provide precision keying and low interface losses.
For more information about QSFP+ transceivers, see
QSFP+ on page 66.
Optical routing design
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