Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM - OPT-AMP-17-C Card

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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Chapter 4 Optical Amplifier Cards
4.8 OPT-AMP-17-C Card
4.8 OPT-AMP-17-C Card
Note For hardware specifications, see the “A.5.6 OPT-AMP-17-C Amplifier Card Specifications” section on
page A-17.
Note For OPT-AMP-17-C safety labels, see the “4.2 Class 1M Laser Safety Labels” section on page 4-3.
The OPT-AMP-17-C is a 17-dB gain, C-band, DWDM EDFA amplifier/preamplifier with OSC
add-and-drop capability. It supports 80 channels at 50-GHz channel spacing in the C-band (that is, the
1529 nm to 1562.5 nm wavelength range). When an ONS 15454 has an OPT-AMP-17-C installed, an
OSCM card is needed to process the OSC. You can install the OPT-AMP-17-C in Slots 1 to 6 and
12 to 17.
The card’s features include:
• Fixed gain mode (no programmable tilt)
• Standard gain range of 14 to 20 dB at startup when configured as a preamplifier
• Standard gain range of 20 to 23 dB in the transient mode when configured as a preamplifier
• Gain range of 14 to 23 dB (with no transient gain range) when configured as a booster amplifier
• True variable gain
• Fast transient suppression
• Nondistorting low-frequency transfer function
• Settable maximum output power
• Fixed output power mode (mode used during provisioning)
• ASE compensation in fixed gain mode
• Full monitoring and alarm handling with settable thresholds
• OSRI
• ALS
4.8.1 OPT-AMP-17-C Faceplate Ports
The OPT-AMP-17-C amplifier card has eight optical ports located on the faceplate:
• MON RX is the output monitor port (receive section).
• MON TX is the output monitor port.
• COM RX is the input signal port.
• LINE TX is the output signal port.
• LINE RX is the input signal port (receive section).
• COM TX is the output signal port (receive section).
• OSC RX is the OSC add input port.
• OSC TX is the OSC drop output port.