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Chapter 6 Optical Add/Drop Cards
6.1.1 Card Summary
Note For information about L band add and drop capability, see Chapter 7, “Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop
Cards.”
6.1.1 Card Summary
Table 6-1 lists and summarizes the functions of the optical add/drop cards.
6.1.2 Card Compatibility
Table 6-2 lists the CTC software compatibility for each optical add/drop card.
Table 6-1 Optical Add/Drop Cards
Card Port Description For Additional Information
AD-1C-xx.x
The AD-1C-xx.x card has three sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in Slots
1 to 6 and 12 to 17.
See the “6.3 AD-1C-xx.x Card”
section on page 6-9.
AD-2C-xx.x
The AD-2C-xx.x card has four sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in Slots
1 to 6 and 12 to 17.
See the “6.4 AD-2C-xx.x Card”
section on page 6-12.
AD-4C-xx.x
The AD-4C-xx.x card has six sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in Slots
1 to 6 and 12 to 17.
See the “6.5 AD-4C-xx.x Card”
section on page 6-16.
AD-1B-xx.x
The AD-1B-xx.x card has three sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in Slots
1 to 6 and 12 to 17.
See the “6.6 AD-1B-xx.x Card”
section on page 6-20.
AD-4B-xx.x
The AD-4B-xx.x card has six sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in Slots
1 to 6 and 12 to 17.
See the “6.7 AD-4B-xx.x Card”
section on page 6-23.
Table 6-2 Software Release Compatibility for Optical Add/Drop Cards
Card Name R4.5 R4.6 R4.7 R5.0 R6.0 R7.0 R7.2 R8.0 R8.5
AD-1 C -xx.x Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s
AD-2 C -xx.x Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s
AD-4 C -xx.x Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s
AD-1 B -xx.x Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s
AD-4 B -xx.x Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s