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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
August 2005
Chapter 17      Node Reference
17.1.2 Terminal Node
Figure 17-2 Hub Node Channel Flow Example
17.1.2 Terminal Node
A terminal node is a single ONS 15454 node equipped with two TCC2/TCC2P cards and one of the 
following combinations:
• One 32MUX-O card and one 32DMX-O card
• One 32WSS and either a 32DMX or a 32DMX-O cards
Terminal nodes can be either east or west. In west terminal nodes, the cards are installed in the east slots 
(Slots 1 through 6). In east terminal nodes, cards are installed in the west slots (Slots 12 through 17). 
Figure 17-3 shows an example of an east terminal configuration with a 32MUX-O and 32DMX-O cards 
installed. The channel flow for a terminal node is the same as the hub node (Figure 17-2).
Client
equipment
32DMX-0
32MUX-0
32MUX-0
32DMX-0
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OPT-PRE
OPT-BST
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