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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 15 Shelf Hardware Reference
15.5 Typical DWDM Rack Layouts
15.5 Typical DWDM Rack Layouts
Typical dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) applications might include:
• 3 ONS 15454 shelves
• 1 Dispersion Compensating Unit (DCU)
• 7 patch panels (or fiber-storage trays)
Or, alternatively:
• 3 ONS 15454 shelves
• 2 DCUs
• 6 patch panels (or fiber-storage trays)
See Figure 15-15 for a typical rack layout.
Note Use the rack layout generated by Cisco MetroPlanner to determine your exact shelf layout.