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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
2.5-Gbps cards that provide signal input to the optical add/drop cards have the interface performance 
parameters listed in Table 6-5.
Maximum BER
2
10
–15
10
–12
10
–12
10
–15
OSNR
1
 sensitivity 23 dB 9 dB 23 dB 19 dB 19 dB 20 dB 8 dB
Power sensitivity –24 dBm –18 dBm –21 dBm –20 dBm –22 dBm –26 dBm –18 dBm
Power overload –8 dBm –8 dBm –9 dBm –8 dBm
Transmitted Power Range
3
10-Gbps multirate 
transponder/10-Gbps 
FEC transponder 
(TXP_MR_10G)
+2.5 to 3.5 dBm +2.5 to 3.5 dBm — —
OC-192 LR ITU — — +3.0 to 6.0 
dBm
—
10-Gbps multirate 
transponder/10-Gbps 
FEC transponder 
(TXP_MR_10E)
+3.0 to 6.0 dBm +3.0 to 6.0 dBm — +3.0 to 6.0 dBm
Dispersion 
compensation 
tolerance
+/–800 ps/nm +/–1,000 ps/nm +/–1,000 
ps/nm
+/–800 ps/nm
1. OSNR = optical signal-to-noise ratio
2. BER = bit error rate
3. These values, decreased by patchcord and connector losses, are also the input power values for the OADM cards.
Table 6-4 10-Gbps Interface Optical Performance (continued)
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.)
Table 6-5 2.5-Gbps Interface Optical Performance 
Parameter Class D Class E Class F Class G Class H Class J
Type
Power 
Limited
OSNR 
Limited 
(if appl.)
Power 
Limited
OSNR 
Limited 
(if 
appl.)
OSNR 
Limited
Power 
Limited
OSNR 
Limited 
(if appl.)
Power 
Limited
OSNR 
Limited 
(if appl.)
Power 
Limited
Maximum bit rate 2.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 1.25 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
Regeneration 3R 3R 2R 3R 3R 3R
FEC Yes No No No No No
Threshold Average Average Average Average Average Average
Maximum BER 10
–15
10
–12
10
–12
10
–12
10
–12
10
–12
OSNR sensitivity 14 dB 6 dB 14 dB 10 dB 15 dB 14 dB 11 dB 13 dB 8 dB 12 dB