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Appendix A      Hardware Specifications
A.9.14    GE_XP and 10GE_XP Card Specifications
 • Transmitter (trunk side) 
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Maximum transmitter output power: +3 dBm 
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Minimum transmitter output power: -1 dBm 
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Transmitter: EML laser
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Wavelength stability (drift): +/– 100 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 and versions of GE_XP and 10GE_XP: C Band, 100 GHz spacing.
 • Receiver (trunk side, see Table A-46)
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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: 1.125Gbps (GE) or 10.3125Gbps (10GE)
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Code: Scrambled NRZ 
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Fiber: 1310-nm single-mode or 850-nm multimode
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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.
Table A-46 GE_XP 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 1.00E – 12 N/A  – 7 to – 23 dBm —
30 dB Off 1.00E – 12 N/A  – 7 to – 20 dBm – 500 to 1600 ps/nm
24 dB Off 1.00E – 12 N/A  – 7 to – 18 dBm —
27 dB Off 1.00E – 12 N/A  – 7 to – 18 dBm – 500 to 1600 ps/nm
18 dB Standard 1.00E – 05 1.00E – 15  – 7 to – 18 dBm —
19 dB Standard 1.00E – 05 1.00E – 15  – 7 to – 18 dBm – 500 to 1600 ps/nm
30 dB Enhanced 1.00E – 04 1.00E – 15  – 7 to – 27 dBm —
30 dB Enhanced 1.00E – 04 1.00E – 15  – 7 to – 24 dBm – 500 to 1600 ps/nm
15 dB Enhanced 1.00E – 04 1.00E – 15  – 7 to – 18 dBm —
15 dB Enhanced 1.00E – 04 1.00E – 15  – 7 to – 18 dBm – 500 to 1600 ps/nm