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Chapter 7      Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Cards
7.3.7    32WSS Port-Level Indicators
7.3.7 32WSS Port-Level Indicators
You can find the alarm status of the 32WSS card’s ports using the LCD screen on the ONS 15454 
fan-tray assembly. The screen displays the number and severity of alarms on a given port or slot. For the 
procedure to view these counts, refer to “Manage Alarms” in the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Procedure 
Guide.
7.4 32WSS-L Card
Note See the “A.7.4  32WSS-L Card Specifications” section on page A-27 for hardware specifications.
Note For 32WSS-L safety label information, see the “7.2  Safety Labels for Class 1M Laser Product Cards” 
section on page 7-9.
The two-slot 32-Channel Wavelength Selective Switch L-Band (32WSS-L) card performs channel 
add/drop processing within the ONS 15454 DWDM node. The 32WSS-L card is particularly well suited 
for use in networks that employ DS fiber or SMF-28 single-mode fiber.The 32WSS-L card can be 
installed in the following pairs of slots:
 • Slots 1 and 2
 • Slots 3 and 4
 • Slots 5 and 6
 • Slots 12 and 13
 • Slots 14 and 15 
 • Slots16 and 17 
Table 7-10 32WSS Card-Level Indicators  
Card-Level Indicators Description
Red FAIL LED The red FAIL LED indicates that the card’s processor is not ready or that 
there is an internal hardware failure. Replace the card if the red FAIL LED 
persists.
Green ACT LED The green ACT LED indicates that the 32WSS card is carrying traffic or is 
traffic-ready.
Amber SF LED The amber SF LED indicates a signal failure on one or more of the card’s 
ports. The amber SF LED also illuminates when the transmit and receive 
fibers are incorrectly connected. When the fibers are properly connected, the 
light turns off.