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Chapter 10      Network Reference
10.3    Optical Performance
Figure 10-9 Multiring Network
10.3 Optical Performance
This section provides optical performance information for ONS 15454 DWDM networks. The 
performance data is a general guideline based upon the network topology, node type, client cards, fiber 
type, number of spans, and number of channels. The maximum number of nodes that can be in an 
ONS 15454 DWDM network is 16. The DWDM topologies and node types that are supported are shown 
in Table 10-1.
159493
ROADM
with MMU
N-degree
mesh
N-degree
mesh
N-degree
mesh
OSCOSC
ROADM
with MMU
ROADM
with MMU
ROADM
with MMU
ROADM
with MMU
ROADM
Amplified
OADM
Line
Amplifier
OSCOSC
OSC
OSC
Line
Amplifier
ROADM
with MMU
ROADM
ROADM
ROADM
ROADM
Passive
OADM
Passive
OADM
Amplified
OADM