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2-44 Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide
Hardware Overview Introduction
POS OC-12c MMF Line Card and POS OC-12c SMF Line Card
The Packet-over-SONET line card supports two OC-12c connections. One model of the POS line card is designed to
work with single-mode fiber (SMF), the other POS line card uses multi-mode fiber (MMF). Each line card uses
SC-type connectors. Figure 2-29 shows the front panel of the POS OC-12c MMF line card.
Figure 2-29 Front panel of POS OC-12c MMF line card
Figure 2-30 shows the front panel of the POS OC-12c SMF line card.
Figure 2-30 Front panel of POS OC-12c SMF line card
The following table lists the media specifications for the POS OC-12c MMF and POS OC-12c SMF line cards.
Table 2-38 Connector specifications for POS OC-12c line card
Port type Specification
POS OC-12c
Bellcore GR253, ITU -T G.957, ITU-T G.958
PPP over SONET/SDH (RFC 1619), PPP in HDLC
framing (RFC 1662)
SC-style Media Interface Connector (MIC); either
connection pin in the MIC can be used for transmit or
receive.
62.5 micron or 50 micron multi-mode fiber-optic cable
9.5 micron single-mode fiber-optic cable
Maximum 1 kilometers for multi-mode fiber-optic cable
Maximum 13 kilometers for single-mode fiber-optic cable
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Link
Offline
Online
Tx
Rx
POS OC-12c MMFG8M-P12B1-02
Hot
Swap
Link
Tx
Rx
21
Link
Offline
Online
Tx
Rx
POS OC-12c SMFG8M-P12B9-02
Hot
Swap
Link
Tx
Rx