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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
December 2006
Appendix B      Hardware Specifications
B.4.11 AD-2C-xx.x Card Specifications
AD-1C-xx.x optical input and output power varies with amplifier output levels and the class of 
transponder interfaces used. See Table 16-3 on page 16-6 through Table 16-5 on page 16-8 for this 
information.
The AD-1C-xx.x card has the following additional specifications:
• Environmental
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Operating temperature: 
C-Temp: –5 to +55 degrees Celsius (+23 to +131 degrees Fahrenheit)
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Operating humidity: Telcordia GR-63 5.1.1.3 compliant; 5 to 95 percent RH 
• Dimensions
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Height: 12.650 in. (321.3 mm)
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Width: 0.92 in. (23.4 mm)
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Depth: 9.0 in. (228.6 mm)
B.4.11 AD-2C-xx.x Card Specifications
Table B-9 lists the AD-2C-xx.x optical specifications.
Table B-8 AD-1C-xx.x Card Optical Specifications
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Trx filter shape
(–0.5 dB bandwidth)
TrxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 — pm
Rfx filter shape
(–0.5 dB bandwidth)
RfxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—Exp Tx
Exp Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 — pm
Insertion loss
(drop section)
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx — 2.0 dB
Insertion loss
(express section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—Exp Tx
Exp Rx—COM Tx
—2.4 or 
1.2
dB
Insertion loss
(add section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx — 2.6 dB
VOA dynamic range — — 30 — dB
Maximum optical 
input power
— — 300 — mW