ASR 5000 Hardware Platform Overview 
Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product Overview ▄  
Multi-mode Fiber, LC duplex female 
connector 
Fiber Types: Multi-mode optical 
fiber 
Wavelength: 1310 nm 
Core Size: 62.5 micrometers 
Cladding Diameter: 125 
micrometers 
Range: Short/2 kilometers 
Min/Max Tx Power: -19 dBm/-
14 dBm 
Rx Sensitivity: -30 dBm 
 
 
Install the OLC/OLC2 directly behind its respective (Active) packet processing card. You may optionally install an 
OLC/OLC2 behind a redundant packet processing card (those operating in Standby mode). As with other line cards, 
install the Optical (ATM) Line Card in slots 17 through 23, 26 through 39, and 42 through 48. 
The following figures show the panel of the OLC and OLC2 Optical (ATM) Line Cards, indicating their ports and 
major components.