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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
December 2006
Appendix B      Hardware Specifications
B.4.12 AD-4C-xx.x Card Specifications
AD-4C-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-4C-xx.x has the following additional specifications:
• Environmental
–
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)
Table B-10 AD-4C-xx.x Optical Specifications
Parameter Note Condition Min Max Unit
Channel grid See Table B-11. The channel 
plan for the AD-4C-xx.x card is 
identical to the channel plan for 
the AD-1B-xx.x card.
————
Trx filter shape
(–0.5 dB 
bandwidth)
TrxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx
COM Rx
—yy.yy Tx
COM Rx—zz.zz Tx
COM Rx—kk.kk Tx
xx.xx Rx—COM Tx
yy.yy Rx—COM Tx
+/–180 — pm
Rfx filter shape
(–1 dB bandwidth)
RfxBW
2
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range
COM Rx—Exp Tx
Exp Rx—COM Tx
——pm
Insertion loss
(drop section)
All SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—xx.xx Tx — 5.5 dB
COM Rx—yy.yy Tx — 5.0 dB
COM Rx—zz.zz Tx — 4.5 dB
COM Rx—kk.kk Tx — 4.1 dB
Insertion loss
(express section)
VOA at minimum attenuation; 
all SOP and within whole 
operating temperature range 
(two connectors included)
COM Rx—Exp Tx — 2.7 dB
Exp Rx—COM Tx — 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 — 3.9 dB
yy.yy Rx—COM Tx — 4.3 dB
zz.zz Rx—COM Tx — 4.5 dB
kk.kk Rx—COM Tx — 4.9 dB
VOA dynamic 
range
——30—dB
Maximum optical 
input power
——300—mW