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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.8.2    AD-2C-xx.x Card Specifications
The AD-1C-xx.x card optical input and output power varies with amplifier output levels and the class of 
transponder interfaces used. See Table 6-3 on page 6-3 through Table 6-6 on page 6-5 for this 
information.
The AD-1C-xx.x card has the following additional specifications:
 • 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: 9.0 in. (228.6 mm)
A.8.2 AD-2C-xx.x Card Specifications
Table A-24 lists the AD-2C-xx.x optical specifications.
Insertion loss 
(add section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx — 2.6 dB
VOA dynamic range — — 30 — dB
Maximum optical 
input power
— — 300 — mW
Table A-23 AD-1C-xx.x Card Optical Specifications (continued)
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Table A-24 AD-2C-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 
COM Rx—yy.yy Tx
+/–180 — pm
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx 
yy.yy Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 —
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
COM Rx—yy.yy Tx — 2.4 dB
Insertion loss 
(express section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—Exp Tx — 2.7 dB
Exp Rx—COM Tx — 1.6 dB
Insertion loss 
(add section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx — 3.1 dB
yy.yy Rx—COM Tx — 2.7 dB