Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM - Figure 7-10 32 WSS-L Block Diagram

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Chapter 7 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Cards
7.4.2 32WSS-L Block Diagram
Figure 7-10 32WSS-L Block Diagram
Aggregate optical signals that enter the EXP RX and COM RX ports are processed in two ways: add
channel/pass-through and optical splitter processing. The optical processing stages are shown in
Figure 7-11, which provides a detailed optical functional diagram of the 32WSS-L card.
EXP RX port
(In from other 32WSS-L
within the network element)
EXP TX port
(To the other 32WSS-L
within the network element)
DROP TX port
dropped channels
(To COM RX port
of 32DMX)
COM RX port
(In from OPT-AMP-L preamplifier
or OSC-CSM)
COM TX port
(To o OPT-AMP-L booster
or OSC-CSM)
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32 add ports
Add 1 Add 2 Add 32
Optical
splitter
Add channel
or pass-through
Wavelength
selective switch