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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Chapter 7 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Cards
7.1 Card Overview
7.1 Card Overview
The ROADM cards include six add drop cards utilized in the C band (32WSS, 32DMX, 32DMX-C,
40-MUX-C, 40-WXC-C, and MMU) and two add drop cards utilized for the L band (32WSS-L, and
32DMX-L).
This section provides card summary, compatibility, channel allocation, and safety information.
Note Each card is marked with a symbol that corresponds to a slot (or slots) on the ONS 15454 shelf assembly.
The cards are then installed into slots that have the same symbols. See the “1.16.1 Card Slot
Requirements” section on page 1-61 for a list of slots and symbols.
7.1.1 Card Summary
Table 7-1 lists and summarizes information about each ROADM card.
Table 7-1 ROADM Card Summary
Card Port Description For Additional Information
32WSS
The 32WSS card has seven sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in
Slots 1 to 5 and 12 to 16.
See the “7.3 32WSS Card”
section on page 7-12
32WSS-L
The 32WSS-L card has seven sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in
Slots 1 to 5 and 12 to 16.
See the “7.4 32WSS-L Card”
section on page 7-18
32DMX
The 32DMX has five sets of ports located on
the faceplate. It operates in Slots 1 to 6 and
12 to 17.
See the “7.5 32DMX Card”
section on page 7-25
32DMX-L
The 32DMX-L has five sets of ports located
on the faceplate. It operates in Slots 1 to 6
and 12 to 17.
See the “7.6 32DMX-L Card”
section on page 7-30
40-DMX-C
The 40-DMX-C has six sets of ports located
on the faceplate. It operates in Slots 1 to 6
and 12 to 17.
See the “7.7 40-DMX-C Card”
section on page 7-35
40-DMX-CE
The 40-DMX-CE has six sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in
Slots 1 to 6 and 12 to 17.
See the “7.8 40-DMX-CE Card”
section on page 7-40
40-MUX-C
The 40-MUX-C has six sets of ports located
on the faceplate. It operates in Slots 1 to 6
and 12 to 17.
See the “7.9 40-MUX-C Card”
section on page 7-45.
40-WSS-C
The 40-WSS-C card has eight sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in
Slots 1 to 5 and 12 to 16.
See the “7.10 40-WSS-C Card”
section on page 7-50
40-WSS-CE
The 40-WSS-CE card has eight sets of ports
located on the faceplate. It operates in
Slots 1 to 5 and 12 to 16.
See the “7.11 40-WSS-CE
Card” section on page 7-56