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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Reference Manual, R8.5
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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.9.9    MXP_MR_10DME_L Card Specifications
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.
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For the currently available wavelengths for the MXP_MR_10DME_L card, see Table 8-30 on 
page 8-57.
 • Table A-40 provides the receiver trunk side specifications:
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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
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Receiver input wavelength range: 1570 to 1604 nm
 • Line (client side) 
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Bit rate: 1.06 Gbps to 4.25 Gbps per client
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Code: Scrambled NRZ 
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Fiber: Based on SFP (1310-nm single-mode or 850-nm multimode)
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Maximum chromatic dispersion allowance: Based on SFP
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Loopback modes: Terminal and facility
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Connectors: LC 
 • Transmitter (client side)
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Maximum transmitter output power: –1 dBm 
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Minimum transmitter output power: –6 dBm 
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Center wavelength: Based on SFP
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Nominal wavelength: Based on SFP
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Transmitter: Based on SFP
 • Receiver (client side)
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Maximum receiver level: –1 dBm at BER 1 * 10 exp – 12 
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Minimum receiver level: –14 dBm at BER 1 * 10 exp – 12
 
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Receiver: APD
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Link loss budget: 8 dB minimum, at BER = 1 * 10 exp – 12
Table A-40 MXP_MR_10DME_L Card Receiver Trunk Side Specifications 
FEC 
Applications OSNR
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1. OSNR defined with 0.5 nm RBW
Pre-FEC BER Post-FEC BER
Input Power 
Sensitivity
Chromatic Dispersion 
Tolerance
Power 
Penalty
OSNR 
Penalty
None 23 dB < 10 exp – 12 — –8 to –19 dBm +/– 1200 ps/nm 2 dBm —
19 dB < 10 exp – 12 — –9 to –19 dBm +/– 1000 ps/nm 2 dBm —
FEC 10 dB < 10 exp – 5 < 10 exp – 15 –8 to –18 dBm +/– 800 ps/nm — 1.5 dB
Enhanced 
FEC
19 dB < 10 exp – 4 < 10 exp – 15 –8 to –26 dBm +/– 800 ps/nm — 2 dB
8 dB < 10 exp – 4 < 10 exp – 15 –8 to –18 dBm +/– 800 ps/nm — 1.5 dB