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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Chapter 6      Optical Add/Drop Cards
6.1.3    Interface Classes
6.1.3 Interface Classes
The AD-1C-xx.x, AD-2C-xx.x, AD-4C-xx.x, AD-1B-xx.x, and AD-4B-xx.x cards have different input 
and output optical channel signals depending on the interface card where the input signal originates. The 
input interface cards have been grouped in classes listed in Table 6-3. The subsequent tables list the 
optical performances and output power of each interface class. 
10-Gbps cards that provide signal input to the optical add/drop cards have the optical performance 
parameters listed in Table 6-4. 
Table 6-3 ONS 15454 Card Interfaces Assigned to Input Power Classes 
Input Power Class Card
A 10-Gbps multirate transponder cards (TXP_MR_10G, TXP_MR_10E, 
TXP_MR_10E_C, and TXP_MR_10E_L) with forward error correction (FEC) 
enabled and 10-Gbps muxponder cards (MXP_2.5G_10G, MXP_2.5G_10E, 
MXP_MR_10DME_C, MXP_MR_10DME_L, MXP_2.5G_10E_C, and 
MXP_2.5G_10E_L) with FEC enabled
B 10-Gbps multirate transponder card (TXP_MR_10G) without FEC and the 
10-Gbps muxponder card (MXP_2.5G_10G, MXP_MR_10DME_C, 
MXP_MR_10DME_L) and ADM-10G cards with FEC disabled
C OC-192 LR ITU cards (TXP_MR_10E, TXP_MR_10E_C, and TXP_MR_10E_L) 
without FEC
D 2.5-Gbps multirate transponder card (TXP_MR_2.5G), both protected and 
unprotected, with FEC enabled
E OC-48 100-GHz DWDM muxponder card (MXP_MR_2.5G) and 2.5-Gbps 
multirate transponder card (TXP_MR_2.5G), both protected and unprotected, 
with FEC disabled and retime, reshape, and regenerate (3R) mode enabled
F 2.5-Gbps multirate transponder card (TXP_MR_2.5G), both protected and 
unprotected, in regenerate and reshape (2R) mode
G OC-48 ELR 100 GHz card
H 2/4 port GbE transponder (GBIC WDM 100GHz)
I TXP_MR_10E, TXP_MR_10E_C, and TXP_MR_10E_L cards with enhanced 
FEC (E-FEC) and the MXP_2.5G_10E, MXP_2.5G_10E_C, MXP_2.5G_10E_L, 
MXP_MR_10DME_C, and MXP_MR_10DME_L cards with E-FEC enabled
Table 6-4 10-Gbps Interface Optical Performance 
Parameter Class A Class B Class C Class I
Type
Power 
Limited
OSNR
1
 
Limited 
(if appl.)
Power 
Limited
OSNR 
Limited 
(if appl.)
OSNR 
Limited
Power 
Limited
OSNR 
Limited 
(if appl.)
Maximum bit rate 10 Gbps 10 Gbps 10 Gbps 10 Gbps
Regeneration 3R 3R 3R 3R
FEC Yes No No Yes (E-FEC)
Threshold Optimum Average Average Optimum