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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.6    Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Cards
A.6 Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Cards
This section provides specifications for the 32MUX-O, 32DMX-O, and 4MD-xx.x cards.
A.6.1 32MUX-O Card Specifications
The 32MUX-O card optical specifications are listed in Table A-3.
Note For power specifications, see Table A-2 on page A-6.
The 32MUX-O card has the following additional specifications:
 • Dimensions
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Height: 12.65 in. (321.3 mm)
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Width: 1.866 in. (47.4 mm) (The dimension of the finger gasket is not included)
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Depth: 9.00 in. (228.6 mm)
A.6.2 32DMX-O Card Specifications
The 32DMX-O card optical specifications are listed in Table A-4.
Note For power specifications, see Table A-2 on page A-6.
Table A-3 32MUX-O Optical Specifications 
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Transmit (Tx) filter 
shape (–1 dB 
bandwidth)
All standard operating 
procedures (SOP) and 
within whole operating 
temperature range
In 1/32—Out beginning 
of life (BOL)
+/–180 +/–300 pm
In 1/32—Out end of life 
(EOL)
+/–160 +/–300 pm
Insertion loss All SOP and within 
whole operating 
temperature range
In 1/32—Out BOL 4 8.0 dB
In 1/32—Out EOL 4 8.5 dB
VOA dynamic range — — 25 — dB
Optical monitor 
tap-splitting ratio on 
monitor port
Optical monitor port 
with respect to output 
port in multiplexer 
only
—1921dB
Maximum optical 
input power
— — 300 — mW