Specifications

Planning and Engineering Guide, Release TR5.0.x/TN6.0.x 7
Power
Consumption
The power draw of the Traverse system is dependent on the configuration of each
system. From a base configuration consisting of the chassis and a fan tray, the addition
of each card increases the power draw of the system.
A typical single shelf configuration consumes from 745 to 915 watts. Fully equipped
configurations are normally less than 1400 watts. All Traverse cards operate between
-40 and -60 VDC.
The table below provides power information for all Traverse components.
Important: Carefully plan your power supply capacity. The Force10
PDAP-4S with standard 40 Amp fuses at -40 VDC provides 1600 watts.
Force10 recommends using higher amperage fuses if your power
requirements go above a minimum of 1400 watts. If you fail to make
sufficient plans to meet the power requirements of your specific
configuration and the power draw goes above the maximum capacity of
your power supply design, it can cause a circuit breaker to trip resulting in a
loss of traffic.
Table 2 Power Distribution Per Traverse Card
Component Card or Component Type
Watts Per Card /
Component
General Control Module
General Control Module (GCM) cards 35
GCM Enhanced (without optics and/or VTX/VCX) 40
GCM with 1- or 2-port OC-12 IR1/STM-4 SH1 42
GCM with 1- or 2-port OC-12 LR2/STM-4 LH2 42
GCM with 1-port OC-48 SR1/STM-16 SH1 55
GCM with 1-port OC-48 IR1/STM-16 SH1 55
GCM with 1-port OC-48 LR1/STM-16 LH1 55
GCM with 1-port OC-48 LR2/STM-16 LH2 55
GCM with VTX/VCX 46
GCM with 1- or 2-port OC-12 IR1/STM-4 SH1 plus VTX/VCX 48
GCM with 1- or 2-port OC-12 LR2/STM-4 LH2 plus VTX/VCX 48
GCM with 1-port OC-48 SR1/STM-16 SH1 plus VTX/VCX 61
GCM with 1-port OC-48 IR1/STM-16 SH1 plus VTX/VCX 61
GCM with 1-port OC-48 LR1/STM-16 LH1 plus VTX/VCX 61
GCM with 1-port OC-48 LR2/STM-16 LH2 plus VTX/VCX 61
GCM with 1-port OC-48 LR2/STM-16 LH2 CWDM 61
GCM with 1-port OC-48 LR2/STM-16 LH2 CWDM plus
VTX/VCX
61
GCM with 1-port OC-48 ELR/STM-16 LH DWDM, CH19,
191.9 GHz
61