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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.8    Optical Add/Drop Cards
The MMU card has the following additional specifications:
 • Dimensions
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Height: 12.65 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: 8.66 in. (220.1 mm)
A.8 Optical Add/Drop Cards
This section provides specifications for the AD-IC-xx.x, AD-2C-xx.x, AD-4C-xx.x, AD-1B-xx.x, and 
AD-4B-xx.x cards. 
A.8.1 AD-1C-xx.x Card Specifications
Table A-23 lists the AD-1C-xx.x optical specifications.
Directivity All SOP, any 
optical switch state, 
and within whole 
operating 
temperature range, 
connectors 
included.
EXP RX => 
EXP A RX
40 — — dB
EXP RX => 
EXP B RX
40 — — dB
EXP A RX => 
EXP B RX
40 — — dB
Return loss — — 40 — — dB
Maximum optical 
input power
Maximum handling 
power
— 500 — — mW
Table A-22 MMU Optical Specifications (continued)
Parameter Note Condition Min Typical Max Units
Table A-23 AD-1C-xx.x Card Optical Specifications 
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Trx filter shape 
(–0.5 dB bandwidth) 
TrxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx 
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 — pm
Rfx filter shape 
(–0.5 dB bandwidth) 
RfxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—Exp Tx 
Exp Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 — pm
Insertion loss 
(drop section)
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx — 2.0 dB
Insertion loss 
(express section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—Exp Tx 
Exp Rx—COM Tx
—2.4 or 
1.2
dB