Cisco GS7000 Installation And Configuration Guide

Chapter 3 Setup and Operation
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Optical Switch Operating Parameters
This section is a reference for the operating parameters of the optical switch. The
optical switch is configured through the Status Monitor/Local Control Module in
the node. Refer to the Model GS7000 Hub/Node Status Monitor/Local Control Module
Installation and Configuration Guide, part number OL-29937-01, for complete
instructions on configuring the optical switch.
Switch Operation
The following table describes the optical switch function.
Primary Input
Secondary Input
Alarms
Optical Switch
Path A Optical Power >
ThresholdA (default)
Path B Optical Power >
ThresholdB [1]
None
Switch to Path A
Path A Optical Power <
ThresholdA (default)
Path B Optical Power >
ThresholdB [1]
Loss of Input Light
at Path A
Switch to Path B
Optical Power
Path B Optical Power >
ThresholdB [1]
Path B Optical Power <
ThresholdB [1]
Loss of Input Light
at Path B
Switch to Path A
Path A Optical Power <
ThresholdA (default)
Path B Optical Power <
ThresholdB [1]
Both Dark
Switch to Path A
Optical Power
Path B Optical Power >
ThresholdB (User Setting)
Path A Optical Power >
ThresholdA [1]
None
Switch to Path B
Path B Optical Power <
ThresholdB (User Setting)
Path A Optical Power >
ThresholdA [1]
Loss of Input Light
at Path B
Switch to Path A
Optical Power
Path B Optical Power >
ThresholdB (User Setting)
Path A Optical Power <
ThresholdA [1]
Loss of Input Light
at Path A
Switch to Path B
Path B Optical Power <
ThresholdB (User Setting)
Path A Optical Power <
ThresholdA [1]
Both Dark
Switch to Path B
Optical Power
[1] Hysteresis Amplitude (default 1.0 dB) is the value above which the input
optical power must rise for the switch to begin sequence to return to the primary
switch position. Hysteresis Amplitude is a user configurable parameter.
Configurable Parameters
The following table defines the configurable parameters for the optical switch.
Parameter
Function
Default
Value
Values
Min
Max
Step
Unit
Mode
Automatic or manual
mode
Auto(0)
Auto(0)
Manual(1)
ThresholdB
Switching threshold,
input optical power at
input B
5.0
-10.0
14.0
0.1
dBm

Cisco GS7000 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	GS7000
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English