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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
78-18343-02
Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.3.3    AIC-I Card Specifications
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Normal operation: –40.5 to –56.7 V (in –48 VDC systems)
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Undervoltage: Major alarm 
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Overvoltage: Major alarm 
 • Dimensions
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Height: 12.650 in. (321.3 mm)
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Width: 0.921 in. (23.4 mm) (The dimension of the finger gasket is not included)
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Depth: 9.000 in. (228.6 mm)
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Depth with backplane connector: 9.250 in. (235 mm)
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Weight not including clam shell: 1.5 lb (0.7 kg) 
A.3.3 AIC-I Card Specifications
The AIC-I card has the following specifications:
 • Alarm inputs
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Number of inputs: 12 without AEP, 32 with AEP
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Opto-coupler isolated
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Label customer provisionable
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Severity customer provisionable
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Common 32 V output for all alarm inputs
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Each input limited to 2 mA
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Termination: Wire-wrap on backplane without AEP, on AEP connectors with AEP
 • Alarm outputs
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Number of outputs: 4 (user configurable as inputs) without AEP, 16 with AEP 
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Switched by opto MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) 
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Triggered by definable alarm condition
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Maximum allowed open circuit voltage: 60 VDC
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Maximum allowed closed circuit current: 100 mA
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Termination: Wire-wrap on backplane without AEP, on AEP connectors with AEP
 • Express orderwire/local orderwire (EOW/LOW)
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ITU-T G.711, ITU-T G.712, Telcordia GR-253-CORE 
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A-law, mu-law
Note Due to the nature of mixed coding, in a mixed-mode (A-law/mu-law) configuration, the 
orderwire is not ITU-T G.712 compliant.
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Orderwire party line 
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Dual tone, multifrequency (DTMF) signaling 
 • User data channel (UDC)
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Bit rate: 64 kbps, codirectional