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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 3 Turn Up a Node
NTP-G140 Install Fiber-Optic Cables Between a Terminal, Hub, or ROADM Node and the Transponder Cards
NTP-G140 Install Fiber-Optic Cables Between a Terminal, Hub,
or ROADM Node and the Transponder Cards
Step 1 On the front of the patch-panel tray, push the tabs on the left and right sides inward to release the lock
on the tray.
Purpose This procedure routes fiber-optic cables from 32MUX-O, 32WSS,
32DMX-O, and 32DMX cards in a terminal, hub, or ROADM node to the
patch panel, and from the patch panel to TXP/MXP cards.
Tools/Equipment The following node types require the following equipment. The cards and
patch panels should already be installed before you begin this procedure.
Terminal node:
• One 32DMX-O card
• One 32MUX-O card
• One patch panel
• Eight MPO cables: fiber-optic cables, terminated on one end with one
multifiber push-on (MPO) connector and on the other end with eight
LC-type connectors
Hub node:
• Two 32DMX-O cards
• Two 2MUX-O cards
• Two patch panels
• Sixteen MPO cables: fiber-optic cables, terminated on one end with
one MPO connector and on the other end with eight LC-type
connectors
ROADM node:
• Two 32WSS cards
• Two 32DMX cards
• Two patch panels
• Sixteen MPO cables: fiber-optic cables, terminated on one end with
one MPO connector and on the other end with eight LC-type
connectors
Fiber-optic cables, terminated with a single LC-type connector on each end
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-G28 Install the Fiber Patch-Panel Tray, page 1-67
DLP-G29 Install the Fiber-Storage Tray, page 1-68
NTP-G34 Install Fiber-Optic Cables on DWDM Cards and DCUs, page
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Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite
Security Level None