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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.9.6    MXP_2.5G_10E_C Card Specifications
 • Receiver (trunk side, see Table A-34)
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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
 • Line (client side) 
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Bit rate: 2.5 Gbps per port (OC-48/STM-16)
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Code: Scrambled NRZ 
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Fiber: 1310-nm single-mode 
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Maximum chromatic dispersion allowance: 12 ps/nm (SR SFP version) 
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Loopback modes: Terminal and facility
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Connectors: LC (optical)
 • Transmitter (client side): Depends on the SFP that is used.
 • Receiver (client side): Depends on the SFP that is used.
 • 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: 9.000 in. (228.6 mm)
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Depth with backplane connector: 9.250 in. (235 mm)
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Weight not including clam shell: 3.1 lb (1.3 kg) 
A.9.6 MXP_2.5G_10E_C Card Specifications
The MXP_2.5G_10E_C card has the following specifications:
 • Line (trunk side) 
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Bit rate: 10.70923 Gbps (in ITU-T G.709 Digital Wrapper/FEC mode)
Table A-34 MXP_2.5G_10E Card Receiver Trunk Side Specifications 
OSNR
1
1. OSNR defined with 0.1 nm RBW
FEC Type Pre-FEC BER Post-FEC BER
Input Power 
Sensitivity
2
2. Receiver filter bandwidth greater than or equal to 180 pm (at – 3 dBm)
Chromatic Dispersion 
Tolerance
30 dB Off < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 8 to – 20 dBm +/– 1200 ps/nm
26 dB Off < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 8 to – 20 dBm +/– 1000 ps/nm
26 dB Off < 10 exp – 12 N/A  – 8 to – 22 dBm  —
17 dB Standard < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15  – 8 to – 18 dBm +/– 800 ps/nm
15 dB Standard < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15  – 8 to – 18 dBm —
15 dB Enhanced < 7 x 10 exp – 4 < 10 exp – 15  – 8 to – 18 dBm +/– 800 ps/nm
14 dB Enhanced < 7 x 10 exp – 4 < 10 exp – 15  – 8 to – 18 dBm  —