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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