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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.8.3    AD-4C-xx.x Card Specifications
The AD-2C-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-2C-xx.x 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.8.3 AD-4C-xx.x Card Specifications
Table A-25 lists the AD-4C-xx.x optical specifications.
VOA dynamic range — — 30 — dB
Maximum optical 
input power
— — 300 — mW
Table A-24 AD-2C-xx.x Card Optical Specifications (continued)
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Table A-25 AD-4C-xx.x Optical Specifications 
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Channel grid See Table A-26. The channel 
plan for the AD-4C-xx.x card is 
identical to the channel plan for 
the AD-1B-xx.x card.
————
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 
COM Rx—zz.zz Tx 
COM Rx—kk.kk Tx 
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx 
yy.yy Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 — pm
Rfx filter shape 
(–1 dB bandwidth) 
RfxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—Exp Tx 
Exp Rx—COM Tx
——pm
Insertion loss 
(drop section)
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx — 5.5 dB
COM Rx—yy.yy Tx — 5.0 dB
COM Rx—zz.zz Tx — 4.5 dB
COM Rx—kk.kk Tx — 4.1 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 — 1.2 dB