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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.9.3    TXP_MR_2.5G and TXPP_MR_2.5G Card Specifications
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Fiber: 1550-nm single-mode 
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Maximum chromatic dispersion allowance: 5400 ps/nm 
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Loopback modes: Terminal and facility
Caution You must use a 20-dB fiber attenuator (15 to 25 dB) when working with the TXP_MR_2.5G 
and TXPP_MR_2.5G cards in a loopback on the trunk port. Do not use direct fiber loopbacks 
with the TXP_MR_2.5G and TXPP_MR_2.5G cards. Using direct fiber loopbacks causes 
irreparable damage to the TXP_MR_2.5G and TXPP_MR_2.5G cards.
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Connectors: LC 
 • Transmitter (trunk side) 
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Maximum transmitter output power: +1 dBm 
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Minimum transmitter output power: –4.5 dBm 
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Transmitter: Direct modulated laser
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Wavelength stability (drift): +/– 25 picometers (pm)
Note An optical device on the card keeps the laser wavelength locked as closely as possible to the ITU nominal 
value. The allowed drift is +/– 25 pm.
 • Currently available wavelengths of TXP_MR_2.5G and TXPP_MR_2.5G (eight card versions): 
ITU grid blue band: 1530.334 to 1544.526 nm (four card versions covering four wavelengths each)
ITU grid red band: 1546.119 to 1560.606 nm (four card versions covering four wavelengths each)
 • Receiver (trunk side, see Table A-32)
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Receiver: APD
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Link loss budget: 24 dB minimum, with no dispersion or 22 dB optical path loss at  
BER = 1 * 10 exp – 12 including dispersion
Table A-32 TXP_MR_2.5G/TXPP_MR_2.5G Card Receiver Trunk Side Specifications 
OSNR
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1. OSNR defined with 0.1 nm resolution bandwidth (RBW)
FEC Type Pre-FEC BER Post-FEC BER
Input Power 
Sensitivity
Chromatic Dispersion 
Tolerance
22 dB Off - 2R < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 9 to – 24 dBm  — 
22 dB Off - 2R < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 9 to – 21 dBm +/– 3300ps/nm
21 dB Off - 3R < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 9 to – 30 dBm  — 
22 dB Off - 3R < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 9 to – 30 dBm +/– 1800ps/nm
23 dB Off - 3R < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 9 to – 30 dBm +/– 5400ps/nm
12 dB Standard- 3R < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15  – 9 to – 25 dBm  — 
12 dB Standard- 3R < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15  – 9 to – 24 dBm +/– 1800ps/nm
12 dB Standard- 3R < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15  – 9 to – 23 dBm +/– 5400ps/nm
21 dB Standard- 3R < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15  – 9 to – 31 dBm  —