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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
April 2006
Chapter 16 Card Reference
16.6.1 32MUX-O Card
• Each single-channel port is equipped with VOAs for automatic optical power regulation prior to
multiplexing. In the case of electrical power failure, the VOA is set to its maximum attenuation for
safety purposes. A manual VOA setting is also available.
• Each single-channel port is monitored using a photodiode to enable automatic power regulation.
An additional optical monitoring port with 1:99 splitting ratio is available.
Figure 16-24 shows the 32MUX-O faceplate.
Figure 16-24 32MUX-O Faceplate
Figure 16-25 shows a block diagram of the 32MUX-O card.
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